Question

After Kamal Bamadhaj was killed in a protest in this country, his mother successfully sued Sintong Panjaitan (“SEEN-tong pahn-JYE-tahn”) in an American court. This country has repeatedly tried to locate the body of national hero Nicolau Lobato. Max Stahl filmed the massacre of at least 250 people marching from Motael (-5[1])Church to a cemetery (15[1])in this country. A priest (15[1])from this country, who was later accused of sexual abuse, (-5[1])received the (15[1])1996 Nobel Peace (15[1])Prize (-5[1])along with (15[1])a leader of (15[1])it, (15[1]-5[2])(*) José Ramos-Horta. (10[4]-5[2])A 1999 referendum led to a United (-5[1])Nations Transitional Administration in this country before the presidency of Xanana Gusmão (“SHAH-nah-nah GOOZH-mahw”). FRETILIN sought this country’s independence (10[1])after the Carnation Revolution (-5[2])in its (-5[2])colonizer. (-5[3])For 10 points, (-5[1])name this former Portuguese colony that was (-5[1])occupied by Indonesia (10[1])from 1975-1999. (10[4])■END■ (10[7]0[3])

ANSWER: Timor-Leste [or Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste; or East Timor; or Timor Timur; or Timór Lorosa’e; prompt on Timor]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, World History>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%33%67%109.67
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y757%14%57%102.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y2100%50%50%91.50
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y3100%33%67%110.00
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%20%20%78.20
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%25%100%113.25
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y333%33%33%68.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%100%127.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Joey SunToronto RoflWaterloo Miku47-5
Moses KitakuleColumbia ACornell A5115
Andrew ZengStanfordBerkeley B5615
Ben BeardsleyOld London TownBroken Hearts66-5
Vincent DuUNC AUNC B6815
Justin Lee3HK1MMFoucoult's Penndulum7115
Maude-Sophie LockmanLa Clique du ChâteauLibrary of Babel School of Continuing Studies72-5
Micah ColmanWaterloo MikuToronto Rofl7415
Chinmay MurthyTexas ATexas B7715
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto WearyWaterloo Hatsune78-5
Rodrigo RoseMITHarvard7815
Owen GilroyTexas COklahoma A78-5
Lexi TermanRutgersUMD A80-5
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYUPitt80-5
Richard PollardYes, ModeratorBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust8010
Claire JonesScottish, Irish, Both or NeitherEdinburgh8010
Daoud JacksonBroken HeartsOld London Town8010
Ali IzzatdustFour Neg OmeletteTabearnacle8010
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay ARIT87-5
Geoffrey WuColumbia BCornell B10410
Biniam AlaroFlorida ANorth Florida108-5
Jeffrey AustinUNC CUSC B108-5
Marcus Forbes-GreeneToronto JoyMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian110-5
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley CBerkeley A110-5
Alejandro ValdiviaFSU AFSU B111-5
Robin LeeBoston CollegeTufts111-5
Patrick TorreUMD BJHU A111-5
Jason HongBrownBrandeis114-5
Christopher LloydOklahoma BRice121-5
Vedant ModiTuftsBoston College12410
Michael DuWaterloo HatsuneToronto Weary12610
Kane NguyenMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, AdrianToronto Joy12610
Alex ShiSwarthmoreJHU B12610
Rahul KumarRiceOklahoma B12610
Erik ChristensenLibrary of Babel School of Continuing StudiesLa Clique du Château12710
Samuel StellaFSU BFSU A12710
Sean FarrellNorth FloridaFlorida A12710
Jack GranahanBrandeisBrown12710
Danny PeelenPittNYU12710
Cade ReinbergerRITJohn Jay A1270
Sinecio MoralesJHU AUMD B1270
Nathaniel HullBerkeley ABerkeley C12710
Oliver WuOklahoma ATexas C12710
Khushi UmarwadiaUSC ADuke A1270