Nicholas II - 2025 PACE NSC

Question

After an assassination attempt on this man, the family name "Tsuda" was outlawed. This man's cousin Prince George of Greece and Denmark saved him (0[1])from a fatal saber blow (20[1])in the Otsu incident. (20[3])This ruler (20[3])and his foreign minister (20[1])proposed the First Hague Conference. Rumors about a lack of beer and pretzels during (20[2])this man's (20[2])coronation (20[5])led to the deaths (20[3]0[1])of over (20[1])1,000 (20[3])subjects (20[3]0[1])at (20[1])Khodynka (20[1])("koh-DIN-kah") Field. (20[1])A prime minister of this monarch who extended the (*) zemstvo system into Poland was assassinated (0[1])by Dmitrii (10[1])Bogrov and was named Pyotr Stolypin. (0[1])This ruler's bones were dissolved in acid and thrown down a mineshaft. An advisor to this ruler treated the hemophilia of his son, (10[1])Alexei. (10[1])For 10 (10[1])points, name this final emperor of Russia. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Nicholas II [or Nikolai II; or Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; prompt on Nicholas or Nikolai; prompt on Romanov]

= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Alex Bach	Yukon A	Homewood-Flossmoor	23	0
Adhrit Yadav	Lambert B	Edina	28	20
Maggie Sun	Hunter A	Wayzata	32	20
Jack Mangrum	Innovation Academy A	Grosse Pointe South	32	20
Samanyu Bhupalam	Innovation Academy B	Walker	32	20
Thomas Donelon	Lindbergh	Alabama Cyber Tech	34	20
Kaitlyn Leonard	Barrington	Carmel A	34	20
Russell Dillak	Northmont	Lexington	34	20
Jeremy Kantsiper	Centennial B	Carmel B	38	20
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Quince Orchard	52	20
Ray Zhao	Thomas Jefferson B	Chattahoochee A	52	20
Stephen Langdon	Lincoln-Way East B	Page	54	20
Kieran Blake	Walter Payton B	Saint Joseph	54	20
Nick Murray	Detroit Catholic Central A	Westwood	55	20
Evan Ting	Park Tudor	Fremd	55	20
Justin Rosentover	Montgomery Blair A	Strake Jesuit A	55	20
Parker Brathwaite	Thomas Jefferson E	Winston Churchill B	55	20
Evan Giles	Uni School of Nashville B	Saratoga	55	20
Ayaan Ghori	Carl Sandburg	Great Valley	59	20
Belle Li	North Quincy	Fairfield County AT	59	20
Pranav Srambikkal	Lambert A	Richard Montgomery	59	0
Brodie Henry	West Point	Uni School of Nashville A	59	20
Aaron Zhou	Winston Churchill A	Milton	61	20
Luke Whitehead	Lee's Summit	Kane County AT	62	20
Anoop Valavoju	Northview	Adlai E. Stevenson B	62	20
Nam Dang	Richard Montgomery	Lambert A	62	20
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Audrain County AT	63	20
Elijah Tyler	Herron	Hunter B	63	0
Samuel Shottes	Hunter B	Herron	63	20
Caleb Lee	Lincoln-Way East A	Coronado	63	20
Edward Kim	Johns Creek	Walter Payton A	64	20
Alex Ewart	Strake Jesuit B	Hinsdale Central A	65	20
Adam Johnson	Virginia	Chattahoochee B	66	20
Lyn Redman	Northside College Prep	Montgomery Blair B	81	0
James Wray	Glenbrook South	Downingtown STEM	83	10
Paul Cavalieri	Homewood-Flossmoor	Yukon A	89	0
Eli Oster	Solon	White Pigeon	112	10
Christian Curtis	Detroit Catholic Central B	Yukon B	113	10
Jeffrey Lee	Irvington	Detroit Catholic Central C	115	10
Yongle Xin	Montgomery Blair B	Northside College Prep	122	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	36	97%	83%	0%	60.11