Abigail Adams - 2025 PACE NSC

Question

This person cared for the children of relatives William Smith and John Shaw because they were both alcoholics. In the 12 years as the sole head of the household, this person greatly expanded the Peacefield House. (20[2])A stone monument named for this person (0[1])marks the spot where she watched the Battle of Bunker (20[1])Hill. (20[1])This woman's (0[1])(*) husband (20[1]0[1])expressed fear (20[1])of a (20[1]0[1])"despotism of the (10[1])petticoat" (10[5]0[2])while (10[1]0[1])participating (10[1])in the First Continental (10[1]0[1])Congress. (0[2])In one of her many (10[1])saved (0[1])letters, (10[7]0[2])this woman (0[1])stated, "All men would be tyrants (10[2])if they (10[1])could," and urged, "Remember the ladies." (10[4])This woman (0[1])defended the Alien and Sedition Acts passed by her husband. For 10 points, name this second US (10[1])First (10[1])Lady. (10[1])■END■ (10[5]0[2])

ANSWER: Abigail Adams [or Abigail Smith; prompt on Adams or Smith]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Ethan Kral	Northmont	Westwood	35	20
Kieran Blake	Walter Payton B	Winston Churchill B	35	20
Tejas Kohli	Lambert A	Strake Jesuit A	42	0
Justin Rosentover	Montgomery Blair A	Hunter A	52	20
Spencer Manning	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Alabama Cyber Tech	53	20
Sahil Prasad	Centennial A	Great Valley	55	0
Maya Pujara	Fairfield County AT	Detroit Catholic Central B	56	20
Edward Kim	Johns Creek	Lindbergh	56	0
Brady Gaylord	Lee's Summit	Yukon B	58	20
Anoop Valavoju	Northview	Detroit Catholic Central A	60	0
Jeremy Kantsiper	Centennial B	Thomas Jefferson B	60	20
Andrew Peuster	Audrain County AT	Lexington	63	10
Samin Asif	Seven Lakes	Edina	64	10
Ben Newman	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	Fremd	64	10
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Wayzata	64	0
Henry Nolan	Herron	Homewood-Flossmoor	64	0
Felix Sacks	Lincoln-Way East A	Yukon A	64	10
Tristan Andre	North Quincy	Lincoln-Way East B	64	10
Matthew Ryan	Thomas Jefferson A	Belmont	64	10
Anthony Pho	Carmel A	Glenbrook South	65	0
Jackson Green	Uni School of Nashville B	Montgomery Blair B	65	10
Soham Ray	Parkway West	Saratoga	66	10
Juni Lowenhar	Hunter B	Chattahoochee B	70	0
Jeffrey Lee	Irvington	Solon	70	10
Lyn Redman	Northside College Prep	Carmel B	71	0
Adam Johnson	Virginia	Coronado	71	0
Karthik Jayaram	Walker	Winston Churchill A	76	10
Steven Zhao	Hinsdale Central A	Eastchester	77	0
Evan Ting	Park Tudor	Adlai E. Stevenson B	78	10
Dhruv Rastogi	Chattahoochee A	Barrington	78	0
Ayaan Ghori	Carl Sandburg	Milton	78	10
Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Classen SAS	78	10
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	West Point	78	10
Elena Whitford	Walter Payton A	Richard Montgomery	78	10
Krish Chinta	Innovation Academy A	Strake Jesuit B	78	10
Jeev Hora	Kane County AT	Thomas Jefferson C	78	0
Ophelia Cherry-Pulay	Uni School of Nashville A	Innovation Academy B	78	10
Cole Kurzhal	Saint Joseph	Thomas Jefferson E	80	0
Keefe Yang	Carmel B	Northside College Prep	86	10
Adhrit Yadav	Lambert B	Quince Orchard	86	10
Aaron Liu	Okemos	Detroit Catholic Central C	88	10
Nick Murray	Detroit Catholic Central A	Northview	94	10
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Hinsdale Central A	94	10
Micah Chacon	Page	White Pigeon	94	10
Samuel Li	Thomas Jefferson D	Russell	94	10
Ananth Ramsankar	Wayzata	Grosse Pointe South	96	0
Samy El-Zahabi	Chattahoochee B	Hunter B	113	10
Luke De Bruin	Homewood-Flossmoor	Herron	114	10
Safiya Hasan	Lindbergh	Johns Creek	115	10
John Szaukellis	Barrington	Chattahoochee A	116	10
Nico Bobis	Glenbrook South	Carmel A	116	10
Smeet Thaker	Great Valley	Centennial A	116	10
Justin Wang	Strake Jesuit A	Lambert A	116	10
Jerry Huang	Thomas Jefferson C	Kane County AT	116	0
Crystal He	Thomas Jefferson E	Saint Joseph	116	10
Reed Karosich	Coronado	Virginia	116	0

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	42	93%	17%	0%	79.82