Question

A blacksmith living on an island in this body of water used exploded artillery shells to create custom kitchen knives. (15[1])During an incident named after this body of water, one country’s air force consisting of inferior F-86 Sabres was equipped with Sidewinder missiles as part of Operation Black Magic. A later incident named for (-5[1])this body of water occurred after a 1995 speech (15[1])was given at Cornell (15[1])by a politician nicknamed (15[1])“Mr. Democracy.” (15[1])One general’s campaign to establish the Kingdom of (*) Tungning began (10[1])with capturing (10[1])islands (-5[1])in this body of water like the Pescadores (-5[2])and subsequently laying siege (10[1])to Fort Zeelandia. Matsu (-5[1])and Quemoy were heavily shelled during an incident in this body of water (-5[1])that was mediated by the Eisenhower Administration. For 10 points, name this body of water that names a 1950s international “crisis” and separates its namesake island from mainland China. (10[2])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Taiwan Strait [or Strait of Taiwan; or Formosa Strait; or Strait of Formosa]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cooper Rohboy's jitches (ft. DMA)chamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbia1915
John John GrogerLet's Fighting LoveSandmännchen im Helikopter53-5
Graham TroyUNC BUNC Hunny6215
Jeremy TsaiJJarylandNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)6615
Tejas Rajebruh1.g4 Test Mixture7015
Jordan BrownsteinJinAh and Jordan from Wikiquizprotobowling for soup7215
Andrew ZengNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew HesseThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuola8210
Liam StarnesChicago Bmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)8410
Nick Jensen>:3Charlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawline85-5
Subhamitra Banerjee RoychoudhuryMichiganNoli Me Tangerine93-5
Ashish SubramanianDukeUNC A93-5
Matt JacksonChicago A Minus Minus2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behind9710
Matt BollingerBHSUNobodaddy but you101-5
Charles HangOh the Missouripurdoobie brothers114-5
Davis Johnsonpurdoobie brothersOh the Missouri14310
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordUNC ADuke14310
Justin WytmarNobodaddy but youBHSU14410
Dylan MinarikNoli Me TangerineMichigan14410
Taylor HarveyCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawline>:314410
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtSandmännchen im HelikopterLet's Fighting Love14410