Description acceptable. Mokgweetsi (“MOEK-wayt-see”) Masisi, the president of Botswana, threatened to do this action after Germany tried to prevent hunting trophies from being exported there. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this action. A common legend states that the King of Siam did this action to punish people because they could not handle the upkeep costs.
ANSWER: giving elephants [accept any description about giving a white elephant to somebody or sending elephants]
[10h] An earlier threat from Botswana involved putting 10,000 elephants in this specific location. Horse riding is popular on Rotten Row in this location, which also contains the Serpentine Lido.
ANSWER: Hyde Park [prompt on London]
[10e] Botswana was much more successful in giving some elephants to this neighboring country. Tourists to this country often fly into its capital of Luanda.
ANSWER: Angola [accept Republic of Angola or República de Angola]
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