Round 8: Tossup 4
A member of this house formed the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. A member of this house suppressed the Fronde and employed Cardinal Mazarin. The Legitimists supported a king from this house who was deposed in favor of a member of a cadet branch in the (*) July Revolution. A mass slaughter of Protestants occurred at the wedding of a king from this house and was called the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. This house maintained control of the Spanish throne after the War of Spanish Succession. A member of this house ordered the construction of the Palace of Versailles. For 10 points, name this French royal house, whose member Louis XVI (“the sixteenth”) was guillotined. ■END■
ANSWER: House of Bourbon [or Maison de Bourbon the Bourbons; accept House of Bourbon-Orléans; accept House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies; prompt on House of Orléans or Maison d'Orléans]
<European History — Sriram Susarla> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 8
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Tidwell | Merrol Hyde A | USN A | 21 | 15 |
| Liam Mooney | USN B | USN C | 22 | -5 |
| Khoa Ta | Owensboro | Portland High | 56 | 10 |
| Charlotte Mikos | Harpeth Hall | Athens Bible School | 68 | 10 |
| Randy Cooper | Franklin Road Academy | Merrol Hyde B | 89 | 10 |
| Oren Shwartz | USN C | USN B | 112 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 81% | 44% | 19% | 60.62 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 100% | 20% | 18.00 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 20% | 69.20 |