This ethnic group has founded dozens of Swedish soccer teams, many of which use the wavy diagonal red, white, and blue stripes of its flag as a badge. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this ethnic group whose language is used in the liturgy of the Chaldean (“kal-dee-uhn”) Catholic Church. In 2015, ISIS attempted to bulldoze the ruins of Nimrud, an ancient city founded by this ethnic group in Northern Iraq.
ANSWER: Assyrians [or Sūrāyē or Suryoye or Āṯōrāyē; accept Syriacs or Arameans or Syriac-Arameans; reject “Syrians” or “Kurds”]
[10h] An alternate version of the Assyrian flag features a depiction of the sun with this unusual physical feature. A common motif in Zoroastrianism depicts the fravashi spirit in this way based on the faravahar.
ANSWER: having wings [accept winged sun; accept descriptions oh it being stylized like a bird or eagle; prompt on having feathers]
[10e] The largest Assyrian diaspora community in the world emerged from the auto industry of this most populous city in Michigan.
ANSWER: Detroit
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