Question

A polymath in this kingdom, who helped pass one of the world’s earliest freedom of information acts, predated Adam Smith’s ideas with his pamphlet The National Gain. A ruler of this kingdom died after eating fourteen large servings (10[1])of pastries (10[1])on Shrove Tuesday. (10[2])A different ruler of this kingdom conducted a twin study to see if coffee was (10[2])poisonous, (10[2]-5[1])and (10[1])negotiated (-5[1])with Louis XVI (10[1])to purchase the colony of Saint Barthélemy in the West Indies. Louisa Ulrika of Prussia attempted a 1756 coup in this kingdom during the reign of her son, who was supported by an anti-Russian faction known for wearing tricorns. (10[2])After committing (10[1])a self-coup (10[1])that ended the Age of Liberty, (10[1])a ruler of (10[2])this kingdom was assassinated at a masked ball. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])give this country currently ruled (10[1])by the Bernadotte dynasty, (-5[1])and once (10[1])ruled by the Vasa dynasty. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Kingdom of Sweden [or Konungariket Sverige (“SVARR-yeh”)] (The first clue refers to Anders Chydenius.)
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y24100%0%13%92.21

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Aiden DartleyRutgersStanford3710
Elijah ScheinsonColumbia BMichigan3910
Henry BonWinona StateCornell B4210
Justin HawkinsIndianaWaterloo A4210
Akshar GoyalIllinois ANorth Carolina A5710
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto ANorthwestern5710
Cooper RohColumbia AWUSTL A5810
Nathaniel HullUC Berkeley AChicago A5810
Ryan RosenbergNYULSE58-5
Noah ChinVirginia TechGeorgia Tech5910
Athena ShaddenTexasMinnesota60-5
Joey SunToronto BIowa State6310
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltRIT10210
Anthony LovegrenUCFNorth Carolina B10210
James WangOttawaFlorida10410
Nathan ZhangCornell AMIT10610
Gabriel DubowskiIllinois BMaryland11210
Joseph ChambersVirginiaOhio State11510
Micah ColmanWaterloo BWUSTL B11510
Michael KearneyHarvardToronto C12310
Skand ParvatikarArizona StateGeorgia State12610
Russell NipBritish ColumbiaYale13110
Liam StarnesChicago BJohns Hopkins135-5
Mitch McCullarPenn StateUC Berkeley B13710
Joel MilesMinnesotaTexas14210
Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsChicago B14310
Cormac BeirneLSENYU14310