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Round 11: Tossup 7

This polity won the War of Saint Sabas after defeating a (-5[1])rival at the 1258 Battle of Acre (“AH-ker”). In 1355, this polity’s Lords of the Night executed its 81 year old leader Marino Faliero for plotting a coup. (15[1])This polity’s forces ignored Innocent III’s excommunication threats while besieging Zara. This city adopted a winged lion flag (15[1])after its merchants smuggled a (*) body out of Alexandria. The Council of Ten selected leaders of this city, who were ordained by the “Marriage of the Sea” ceremony. (10[1])Constantinople’s sack was led by a blind leader of this city named Enrico Dandolo during the Fourth Crusade. For 10 points, “Doges” led what (10[1])Italian city built over canals? ■END■

ANSWER: Venice [or the Most Serene Republic of Venice or the Venetian Republic or Venezia or Vèneta or Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia or Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta]
<History - European, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 11
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Terry TangMidnight Bus to VistaAlbanian Rift in the Sky10-5
Sumukh MurthyLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearancePrat Pack3715
Jas WangAlbanian Rift in the SkyMidnight Bus to Vista5515
Andrew NucciDon't Ever Take Sides Against the FamilyHeauton Timorumenos8310
March DelfinWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceAlways Set the Kurve10710

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%50%17%59.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓4100%50%25%70.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%50%0%67.75
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%50%25%63.13