Washington Crossing the Delaware - Eastern Canada (1)

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Black men play the banjo and drink moonshine in an acrylic interpretation of this painting by Robert Colescott. In this painting’s background, a beam of light shines on men in blue coats trying to calm rearing horses. A Black man crouches behind a figure at the front of this painting kicking his leg out with a pole. The view from an artist’s home in Düsseldorf along the Rhine inspired this painting’s large ice chunks. The title figure of this 1851 painting stares towards a snowy shoreline and raises his leg (-5[1])as (-5[1])he stands (-5[1])next to an inaccurate Star and Stripes flag. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this painting by Emmanuel Leutze (“LOYT-suh”) that depicts America’s first president on a rowboat. (10[1])■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: Washington Crossing the Delaware

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Position	Value
Devito Stevanus	McGill B	Ottawa A	89	-5
Tristan Scarlett	Ottawa D	McGill C	90	-5
Anthony Gagliano	McGill A	Ottawa B	92	-5
Sophia Schlag	Ottawa C	Carleton B	100	-5
Malcolm Meyn	McGill C	Ottawa D	117	10
Anjali Rao	Ottawa B	McGill A	118	10
Aedan Cooper	Ottawa A	McGill B	118	10
Nicolaus Derikx	Carleton A	McGill E	118	10
Valerie Brown	Carleton B	Ottawa C	118	0

Summary

Tournament	Edition	TUH	Conv. %	Neg %	Average Buzz
Northern California	US	4	100%	0%	80.25
Southern California	US	7	100%	14%	99.14
Eastern Canada (1)	US	5	80%	80%	117.75
Eastern Canada (2)	US	9	89%	33%	109.25
Florida	US	4	75%	0%	96.00
Great Lakes	US	11	91%	36%	90.10
Lower Mid-Atlantic	US	9	100%	0%	82.78
Upper Mid-Atlantic	US	1	0%	100%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	US	9	100%	0%	72.56
Upper Mid-Atlantic	US	2	100%	0%	70.00
Midwest	US	9	89%	33%	94.63
North	US	4	100%	50%	106.25
Northeast	US	1	100%	0%	85.00
Pacific	US	8	88%	38%	105.43
Southeast	US	12	92%	50%	97.27
Upstate NY	US	5	80%	40%	96.25