Question

As a CEO, Torkild Rieber violated Franklin Roosevelt’s neutrality policy to supply this good to Franco (15[1])at cut-rate (15[1])prices during the Spanish Civil (15[1])War. The U.S. and Britain sought to prevent Spain from selling tungsten to Nazi Germany by restricting sales of this good to Spain. At a 1945 meeting onboard the USS Quincy, FDR struck a deal (15[1])to gain access (15[1])to this (15[1])resource. (15[1]-5[1])During World War II, (-5[1])the Big Inch and Little Big Inch were created to transport this good across the U.S. The failed (*) Operation Tidal Wave bombed production (-5[1])centers of (10[1])this (10[1])good (10[1]-5[1])in (10[1])Ploiești (10[1])(plo-YESHT), (10[3])Romania. Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and conquest of Borneo were driven by a U.S. embargo on this (10[2])good, which is extracted in Brunei. For 10 points, name this fossil fuel sold by companies like (10[1])Texaco. (10[3])■END■

ANSWER: oil [or petroleum; prompt on gas or gasoline; reject “natural gas”]
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Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%50%0%67.00
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%33%0%75.00
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%33%33%96.00
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%25%25%95.75
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%50%0%78.50
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%67%121.00

Buzzes

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Stevie MillerMaryland AGlass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery1515
Mike BentleyAmartya Senpai Notice MeWUSTL1715
Jordan BrownsteinMaryland B-Michigan2215
Matt JacksonChicago APurdue5715
JamesMagisters LudiOxford Hornets6015
Jonathan TranHutto HipposCornell B-6215
Hari ParameswaranIt's JoeverBerkeley B6315
Michael DuThe Vulture's Guide to BuzzCameron et al.63-5
Ryan SunBerkeley AStanford A67-5
Amogh KulkarniCornell C++Dr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, Iraq90-5
Stephen Liu[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]Stanford B9210
Mike CheyneRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne GangHouston and friends9310
Chris RayOhio StateIllinois+9410
Ian ChowMilan et al.The Passion According to C.H.94-5
Kevin ThomasFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemMaryland B+9510
Arya KarthikThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BWhat is BH! And you are asking me? BHSU9610
Chris SimsNorthwesternChicago B9710
BenBuzzers KaramazovBroken Imperial Nomads9710
Gareth ThorlaksonNeg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy StyleParth et al.9710
Jonathan ShaufThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 NegsRutgers Diaspora11510
Ashvin SrivatsaEpic GamesMojo Shojo11510
Daniel HothemDr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, IraqCornell C++13210
Ethan StrombeckStanford ABerkeley A13310
Erik ChristensenThe Passion According to C.H.Milan et al.13310
Cameron AminiCameron et al.The Vulture's Guide to Buzz13310