Question

The late stages of this colony saw the leadership of the so-called “reactionary lawyers” challenged by a party composed of “verandah boys.” The Watson Commission investigated riots in this colony, during which protesting veterans were killed in the Christiansborg Crossroads shooting incident. (10[1])Five of the “Big Six” were included in the Coussey (-5[1])Committee to write a new constitution for this colony, leading the excluded member to launch the “Positive Action” campaign. Charles Arden-Clarke (-5[1])appointed a future prime minister (10[1])as “Leader of Government Business” in this colony after that leader’s release from Fort James. That proponent of Pan-Africanism founded (-5[1])the Convention People’s Party in this colony. (-5[1])For 10 points, what British colony gained independence under (-5[1])Kwame (10[1])Nkrumah? (10[3]-5[1])■END■ (10[7]0[1])

ANSWER: Gold Coast [accept British Ghana; prompt on Ghana]
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Summary

Great Lakes2025-02-01Y580%0%20%115.25
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y1100%0%0%115.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y5100%0%60%93.20
Northeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%67%115.67

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jakob MyersIndiana AWashU A4110
Jon SuhHarvard ABrandeis B51-5
Akshar GoyalIllinois AChicago D72-5
Neal JoshiWashU BMissoui S&T7710
Christopher DechBrandeis AHarvard B97-5
Cole PolleyMichigan DKenyon104-5
Claire JonesChicago AIndiana B113-5
Alan LeeCase Western AMichigan A11410
Simon ZimmermanOhio State AMichigan B11510
Noah ChinVirginia Tech AVirginia A11510
Liam StarnesChicago BIllinois C115-5
Yrwin BatanMIT ABrown A11510
Elizabeth WallaceKenyonMichigan D1160
Prahalad RaoOhio State BMichigan State11610
Stevie MillerCarnegie Mellon ACarnegie Mellon B11610
Sriram KoritalaIllinois CChicago B11610
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BChicago A11610
Carter HerronChicago DIllinois A11610
Andrew MessersmithBrandeis BHarvard A11610
Daniel JuHarvard BBrandeis A11610