Question

According to Edmund von Lippman, the invention of the three-cylinder mill in this region revived its sugar industry. Frederick II instituted a monopoly (10[1])on the grain trade to this region via a legal code called the Liber Augustalis. The Kalbid dynasty introduced oranges (10[3])and (10[1])lemons (10[1])to this region, which was (10[1])once part of the (10[1])Fatimid Caliphate. (10[1]-5[3])John (-5[1])of Procida (10[1]-5[1])was involved (10[1])in a revolt (-5[1])in this region between Peter of Aragon (10[1]-5[3])and Charles of Anjou. (10[3]-5[1])This (10[1])island (10[3])was conquered (10[2]-5[1])under (-5[2])the (10[1])leadership (10[4]-5[1])of (-5[1])Roger (10[1])Bosso (10[3])and the (10[1])Hauteville (10[2])scion Robert (10[2])Guiscard, (10[3])and was (10[1])the site (10[1])of an Eastertide (10[1])revolt that broke out against the French. For 10 points, (-5[1])a blend of Norman and Arab culture (10[1])emerged (10[1])on what island, (10[3])where a 1282 (10[1])“Vespers” (10[1])revolt (10[1])broke out in Palermo? (10[3]0[1])■END■ (10[7]0[2])

ANSWER: Sicily [or Sicilia; accept War of the Sicilian Vespers; accept County of Sicily; accept Kingdom of Sicily; accept Emirate of Sicily; accept Fatimid Sicily; prompt on Mezzogiorno or Southern Italy or Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana; reject “Kingdom of the Two Sicilies”]
<European History>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aisling SkeetDurham ASouthampton A2210
Akshar GoyalUIUC APurdue D4210
Akshar GoyalUIUC APurdue D4210
Justin LeeImperial ACambridge C4210
Ted WarnerBristol AVanderbilt4310
Allan LeeStanford LBerkeley C4410
Ian LuGeorgia Tech FAuburn C4910
Arthur Stadlin (DII)Ohio State A (UG)Ohio State C (DII)5310
Richard D'AngeloTennesse AAlabama A55-5
Yahwanth Bajji (DII)Michigan AKenyon B (DII)55-5
Nicholas NguyenUF DUF C55-5
Brendan BethlehemCambridge ASouthampton A5510
Cade SmithMichigan State AOhio State B (DII)56-5
Nathaniel HullBerkeley AStanford A5810
Zac StaplerPitt AMichigan State B (UG)58-5
Henry JamesonLSE BBirmingham6010
Roan DowlingIowaOle Miss63-5
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech DClemson A7010
Teigue KellyPenn State ABard A70-5
Maximilian NieburJohns Hopkins BLehigh A70-5
Zaid Asif (D2)NYU BVassar B70-5
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech CGeorgia Tech A74-5
Luke ZhangEmory AGeorgia Tech E7410
Cooper RohColumbia APenn B7410
Qingyu ZhangUF AFlorida Tech A7410
Michal Gerasimiukstanford MBerkeley B7510
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins ARutgers A7610
Justin HawkinsIndiana AWashU C7610
Justin Qian (DII)UBC BUW B7610
Will HughesAuburn AEmory B7810
Austin GuoPrinceton AJohns Hopkins B7810
Omer KeskinOxford ACambridge D78-5
Oliver Thompson (DII)CWRU C (UG)Michigan State C (UG)79-5
Odysseas GabrielatosWarwick ADurham B79-5
Martin BrandenburgGeorgia AAuburn B8010
Sam KonkelUChicago CPurdue C81-5
June YinWashU BUChicago D8110
June YinWashU BUChicago D8110
Drew Scheiner (UG)MissouriArkansas8110
Evan Moore (UG)Mississippi StateColorado College8110
Albert NyangLSE AWarwick B82-5
Emma Victoria ByronRutgers CPrinceton A8310
Rahul Rao-PothurajuRowan APenn State B8410
Rahul Rao-PothurajuRowan APenn State B8410
Biniam AlaroUF BUF F8410
Truman Fillbrandt (UG)UW AAlberta8610
Aden SunUChicago AUIUC D8710
Kai MadgwickManchesterCambridge B8710
Luca Balescu (D2)Texas DVassar A8910
Christophe SavoieUF EFlorida State University A8910
Nolan JonesPurdue APurdue B9010
Tom HainesDurham ASouthampton B9010
Josh HowarthWarwick BLSE A9010
Dexter Hine (UG)SFUUBC A9210
Athena Shadden (UG)Texas ATexas B9410
Patrick MinskerUIUC BWashU D9710
AlanCWRU BKenyon A107-5
Chase BarrickLehigh AJohns Hopkins B11410
Joe Paterson (UG)Michigan State B (UG)Pitt A11510
Matthew AndersenUF CUF D11810
Alexander NicholsUCF BFlorida Tech B11810
Matthew TurnerOxford BBristol B11810
Benjamin Allen (UG)Central OklahomaOregon State12110
Michael ZhouGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech C12210
Prahalad Rao (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan State A12310
FrancisKenyon ACWRU B12710
Dylan Dexter (D2)Ole MissIowa12710
Collin NadarajahWUSTL ATexas C12710
Luke NashDurham BWarwick A1270
Everett SegoTennesse BTusculum A1280
Malachi LedfordTusculum ATennesse B1280
Jackson McDonaldAlabama ATennesse A12810
Hazel DePreist-SullivanBard APenn State A12810
Sophia MadrazoPurdue CUChicago C12810
Ethan Shu (DII)CWRU D (DII)Michigan D (DII)12810
Daniel Luebs (DII)Michigan State C (UG)CWRU C (UG)12810
Thomas Doyle (UG)Vassar BNYU B12810
Percy YuenCambridge DOxford A12810