Hatshepsut - 2025 PACE NSC

Question

Sexually explicit graffiti may depict an affair between this non-Jewish ruler and the architect of the "holy of holies" in which it was found. (0[1])An artwork commissioned by this ruler depicts another kingdom's overweight queen Ati. The architect Senenmut (20[2])designed (20[1])a room (20[1])called (0[1])the (0[1])Djeser-Djeseru (0[1])("JEH-ser jeh-SEH-roo") and two obelisks (20[1]0[1])flanking the entrance (20[1])to the Temple of Karnak (0[2])for this ruler. (20[1]0[2])Reliefs in this ruler's mortuary temple (0[1])at (20[1]0[1])(*) Deir (10[1])el-Bahri (10[3])depict shipments of frankincense (10[1])and myrrh (10[2])from an expedition to Punt. (10[3])This (0[1])ruler's (10[1])likeness (0[1])was systematically (10[1])defaced by (10[1])Thutmose (0[1])III, (10[2]0[1])for whom this pharaoh had previously served as regent. For 10 points, a false beard was often used (10[1])to depict what longest-reigning female (10[1])pharaoh? (10[1])■END■ (10[7]0[8])

ANSWER: Hatshepsut [or Hatchepsut; or Hatasu]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Karthik Jayaram	Walker	Hunter A	23	0
Haricharan "Hari" Veginati	Adlai E. Stevenson B	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	38	20
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Grosse Pointe South	38	20
Ayaan Ghori	Carl Sandburg	Saratoga	39	20
Samin Asif	Seven Lakes	Lambert A	41	20
Anirudh "Ani" Srinivasan	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Parkway West	42	0
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Classen SAS	43	0
Evan Gniadek	Quince Orchard	Westwood	44	0
Satvik Jain	Centennial A	Solon	47	20
Camden Williams	Audrain County AT	Wayzata	47	0
Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Northview	50	20
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Lexington	55	0
Daniel Guo	Uni School of Nashville A	Yukon A	55	0
Cormac Kennedy	Saint Joseph	Centennial B	58	0
Khang Le	Strake Jesuit A	Chattahoochee A	58	0
Keefe Yang	Carmel B	White Pigeon	58	20
Jackson Green	Uni School of Nashville B	Winston Churchill A	64	0
Charlie Doehring	Hinsdale Central A	Montgomery Blair B	65	20
Kate Gu	Irvington	Walter Payton B	65	0
Ruhi Nair	Winston Churchill B	Northside College Prep	66	10
Edward Kim	Johns Creek	Detroit Catholic Central A	67	10
George Aljarbo	Detroit Catholic Central C	Glenbrook South	67	10
Anthony Zhao	Thomas Jefferson A	Great Valley	67	10
Evan Ting	Park Tudor	Lambert B	71	10
Samuel Li	Thomas Jefferson D	Lee's Summit	73	10
Brodie Henry	West Point	Walter Payton A	73	10
Sophia Jones	Montgomery Blair A	Belmont	78	10
John Szaukellis	Barrington	Coronado	78	10
Nam Dang	Richard Montgomery	Okemos	78	10
Aidan Sneller	Edina	Innovation Academy B	79	0
Justin Yuan	Thomas Jefferson E	Detroit Catholic Central B	80	10
Darren Kellis	Milton	Yukon B	81	0
Alex Ewart	Strake Jesuit B	Russell	83	10
Paul Cavalieri	Homewood-Flossmoor	Thomas Jefferson C	85	10
Jack Mangrum	Innovation Academy A	Carmel A	86	0
Omkar Marathe	Fremd	Northmont	87	10
Thomas Donelon	Lindbergh	Fairfield County AT	87	0
Jasper Xu	Westwood	Quince Orchard	87	10
Sophia Guo	Thomas Jefferson B	Chattahoochee B	105	10
Felix Sacks	Lincoln-Way East A	Virginia	110	10
Alvan Hossain	Lexington	Eastchester	111	10
Charan Pratapeneni	Classen SAS	Alabama Cyber Tech	112	10
Shravan Yoagentharan	Centennial B	Saint Joseph	112	10
Martin Ames	Chattahoochee A	Strake Jesuit A	112	0
Samanyu Bhupalam	Innovation Academy B	Edina	112	0
Anthony Pho	Carmel A	Innovation Academy A	112	10
Josephine Baxa	Lincoln-Way East B	Herron	112	0
Maya Pujara	Fairfield County AT	Lindbergh	112	0
Samuel Shottes	Hunter B	North Quincy	112	10
Jeev Hora	Kane County AT	Page	112	10
Sasha Tripathi	Parkway West	Adlai E. Stevenson A	112	10
Theodore Kronby	Hunter A	Walker	112	0
Ben Hesser	Walter Payton B	Irvington	112	0
Sriram Susarla	Wayzata	Audrain County AT	112	0
Colette Kendrick	Winston Churchill A	Uni School of Nashville B	112	0
Christopher Stewart	Yukon A	Uni School of Nashville A	112	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	42	79%	19%	0%	79.58