Question

Iven MacKay’s plan to cede territory to this country was turned into a national conspiracy by Eddie Ward. People from this country were killed while attempting to escape during the Cowra breakout, and people from this country (-5[1])had rioted one year earlier in Featherston. (15[1])Damien Parer was killed by this country’s soldiers after shooting a documentary that won Australia’s first (-5[1])Oscar. (-5[1])The killing of five (-5[1])fishermen from this country by a group of Aboriginal Australians (-5[1])sparked the (*) Caledon Bay (10[1])crisis. Billy Hughes spearheaded opposition to a racial equality clause proposed by this (10[1])country’s delegation (10[1])at the Paris Peace Conference. (10[3])The dog Gunner alerted (-5[1])Percy Westcott (10[1])to air (10[1])raids from this (10[1])country. Australian forces wrested (10[2])control of territory (10[1])occupied by this country during (10[1])the Kokoda (10[1])Track (10[1])Campaign. For 10 points, (10[1])what country bombed Darwin during World War (10[1])II? (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Japan [or Empire of Japan; accept Nippon] (The first clue refers to the so-called “Brisbane Line”. Damien Parer’s documentary was Kokoda Front Line!)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Amogh KulkarniThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuolamnemonists36-5
Joel MilesRiley et al.Houston Junior College4315
Tejas RajebruhSandmännchen im Helikopter59-5
Raymond WangNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew HesseJinAh and Jordan from Wikiquiz60-5
Isaac Kirk-DavidoffParden the InterruptionJJaryland64-5
Jake GreerJeffrey and DahmersTriple Round Robin Lovers74-5
Subhamitra Banerjee RoychoudhuryMichiganChicago B7810
guest-starring Vivek Sasse as ADAM S. FINEChicago A Minus Minus>:39110
June YinOh the Missouri2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behind9310
Abigail TanHeat-Oppressed BrainsEugene o'Negging9810
Omer KeskinYou, Me and the Big GA VK a Day Keeps the Doctor Away9810
Alana DickeyCleo: 5/7 movieThe Present King of James is Bald9810
Robert WangNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)1.g4 Test Mixture102-5
Theo KatzmanClark ALabour's Lost Lovers10410
Diego AlmarazUNC HunnyDuke10610
Derek FinoClark BJason Lovers10910
Michael CoatesFree-ish AgentsWilliams et al.11310
Michael CoatesFree-ish AgentsWilliams et al.11310
Dylan MinarikNoli Me TangerineBHSU11610
Justin WytmarNobodaddy but youmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)12110
Will Alston1.g4 Test MixtureNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)12310
Michael Boreckiprotobowling for soupchamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbia12410
Johnathan ShaufUNC AUNC B12810
Taylor HarveyCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawlinepurdoobie brothers13510
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtSandmännchen im Helikopterbruh13610
Kevin WangTriple Round Robin LoversJeffrey and Dahmers13710
OphirmnemonistsThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuola13710
Jordan BrownsteinJinAh and Jordan from WikiquizNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew Hesse13710
Caleb KendrickJJarylandParden the Interruption13710