Question

In this book, a man is kicked by a horse and then flogged by angels after trying to steal money set aside for widows and orphans. According to this book, Jeremiah hid the Ark of the Covenant in Mount Nebo (15[1])before the destruction of the Temple. A woman in this book exhorts her son to look at the heavens and the earth and “know that God did not make them out of existing things” when giving him courage to die with his six (-5[1])brothers, who had refused to eat (*) pork. (10[1])After a (-5[1])battle in this book, (10[1]-5[1])Judas (-5[1])offers (10[1])prayers (-5[1])for the fallen “that they might be absolved from their sin,” which Catholics cite as evidence for purgatory. This book is the last of the deuterocanonical books (-5[2])about Antiochus IV Epiphanes, (-5[1])who attempted (10[1])to suppress Judaism. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name this book, the second of two about the rededication (10[3])of the Temple following a namesake revolt. (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: 2 Maccabees [or Second Maccabees; prompt on Maccabees before “second” is read but accept afterwards]
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= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nick DaiKnox et alYesodei HaTorah 2:73915
Will AlstonThe Rumbleless Rumble in Meinong's JungleRump Fest? I Thought They Closed That Place Down82-5
Alex DamischDoes a dawg have Buddha-nature?Kirtland Signature8910
Derek SoQuining Quem QuaeritisHawk Tuahology91-5
Jordan BrownsteinThe Questions for the Historical Je*BUZZ* by AlBonus SchweitzerJosiah Royce da 5'995-5
Patrick TorreJosiah Royce da 5'9The Questions for the Historical Je*BUZZ* by AlBonus Schweitzer9510
Amogh KulkarniThe Chard Problem of ConsciousnessWater Buffalo96-5
Kevin ThomasWater BuffaloThe Chard Problem of Consciousness9710
Abhay AriyappillilTrielectic MaterialistsThe Book of Coming Forth by Gay98-5
Henry BonFable of the MiisThree Cantabrigians125-5
Henry BonFable of the MiisThree Cantabrigians125-5
Alexis Wolfis the priestly source stored in the ballsBringing an Occam's Razor and a Hume's Guillotine to a Newton's Flaming Laser Sword fight129-5
Joey SunHawk the Herald Angels TuahThe Waterloo Queens13110
Mitch McCullarJesus wept, for He had no more worlds to conquerEzrielev et al.13410
Kenneth Martin2 Indiscernible Broke GirlsGoldman & Jackson134-5
Mike CheyneThe Philosophy of FurnitureMorlocks! Morlocks! lama sabachthani?14710
Brendan BethlehemThree CantabrigiansFable of the Miis14710
Brendan BethlehemThree CantabrigiansFable of the Miis14710
Daoud JacksonGoldman & Jackson2 Indiscernible Broke Girls15410
Ben WismathHawk TuahologyQuining Quem Quaeritis15510
Robin CThe Book of Coming Forth by GayTrielectic Materialists15510
Rob CarsonRump Fest? I Thought They Closed That Place DownThe Rumbleless Rumble in Meinong's Jungle15510
Tracy MirkinBringing an Occam's Razor and a Hume's Guillotine to a Newton's Flaming Laser Sword fightis the priestly source stored in the balls15510

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror05/31/25Y5100%20%80%116.80
2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror07/13/25Y3100%0%67%147.00
2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror08/10/25Y6100%0%50%129.17