papal conclaves - 2025 PACE NSC

Question

Description acceptable. Ceremonial procedures of these events are described in a 15th century Johannes Burchard text published 400 years later. Special coins featuring a parasol and two crossed keys were issued during these events. (20[1]0[1])The secretary of these events (0[1])traditionally receives a red zucchetto (20[3])at their end. (20[5])A three-year (20[1])one of (0[1])these events (20[4])that ended in (20[1])1271 (20[3])resulted (20[1])in the (20[1])proclamation (20[2])of Ubi periculum. (20[2])These events (20[1])coincide with a period known as (0[1])(*) sede vacante. (10[4])The (10[1])fumata (10[1])bianca (10[1])indicates a two-thirds majority (10[1])has (10[1])been (10[1])reached, (10[3])concluding (10[2])these events. Participants in these events sleep in bunk beds under the painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. For 10 points, name these events where a new head of the Catholic Church is chosen. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: papal conclaves [accept papal elections or answers such as electing a new pope]

= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Ezra Zibel	Montgomery Blair B	Lambert A	33	0
Pranav Srambikkal	Lambert A	Montgomery Blair B	33	20
Rajiv Pujara	Fairfield County AT	Thomas Jefferson A	38	0
Andrew Peuster	Audrain County AT	Carl Sandburg	43	20
Jack Mangrum	Innovation Academy A	Russell	43	20
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Irvington	43	20
Arjun Vijaykumar	Saratoga	Detroit Catholic Central B	46	20
Colin O'Neill	Great Valley	Detroit Catholic Central C	46	20
Juni Lowenhar	Hunter B	Hinsdale Central A	46	20
Evan Schleck	Hunter A	Walter Payton A	46	20
Aaron Zhou	Winston Churchill A	Kane County AT	46	20
Ananth Ramsankar	Wayzata	Thomas Jefferson E	48	20
Justin Rosentover	Montgomery Blair A	Lincoln-Way East B	50	0
Matthew Yang	Centennial B	Uni School of Nashville A	52	20
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Coronado	52	20
James Wray	Glenbrook South	Lindbergh	52	20
Evan Gniadek	Quince Orchard	Strake Jesuit A	52	20
Henry Nolan	Herron	Edina	55	20
Henry Berger	Centennial A	Barrington	56	20
Kieran Blake	Walter Payton B	Downingtown STEM	56	20
Robert Young Jr	Page	Johns Creek	56	20
Andrew Gao	Belmont	Innovation Academy B	57	20
Christopher Stewart	Yukon A	Adlai E. Stevenson B	59	20
Aaron Liu	Okemos	Adlai E. Stevenson A	60	20
Rohan Jain	Walker	Thomas Jefferson D	60	20
Alex Ewart	Strake Jesuit B	Northside College Prep	63	20
Samin Asif	Seven Lakes	North Quincy	63	20
Hunter Davis	Milton	Richard Montgomery	65	20
Anthony Pho	Carmel A	Winston Churchill B	71	0
Nachiket Hegde	Chattahoochee B	Fremd	73	10
Alvan Hossain	Lexington	Solon	73	10
Ben Newman	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	Saint Joseph	73	10
Rochan Saireddy	Lambert B	Thomas Jefferson C	73	10
Evan Ting	Park Tudor	Alabama Cyber Tech	74	10
Dylan Cregar	Detroit Catholic Central A	Uni School of Nashville B	75	10
Soham Ray	Parkway West	Yukon B	76	10
Caleb Lee	Lincoln-Way East A	Westwood	80	10
Luke De Bruin	Homewood-Flossmoor	Classen SAS	81	10
Kevin Adler	Northmont	White Pigeon	82	10
Ray Zhao	Thomas Jefferson B	Carmel B	83	10
Sean Harbison	West Point	Lee's Summit	83	10
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Northview	83	10
Dhruv Rastogi	Chattahoochee A	Virginia	84	10
Josephine Baxa	Lincoln-Way East B	Montgomery Blair A	84	10
Ray Guan	Winston Churchill B	Carmel A	119	10
Anthony Zhao	Thomas Jefferson A	Fairfield County AT	119	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	42	100%	60%	0%	64.60