Question

Women of this ethnicity are coated with fat from a cow’s stomach and are gifted a spear during the umemulo ceremony. Thomas Mofolo wrote an account of a leader of this ethnicity who began a period called “the Crushing.”A soldier of this ethnicity who murdered the young Napoleon IV died during the destruction of Ulundi. A (10[1])leader of this ethnicity began the Mfecane (“mm-fuh-CAH-nay”) when his impi (10[1])warriors equipped with cowhide shields and iklwa (10[1])(“ick-lwah”) spears (10[1])began conquering other Nguni kingdoms. Under Cetshwayo (“set-SHWAH-yo”), a kingdom of this ethnicity lost the Battle of Rorke’s Drift to British forces from the Natal and Cape colonies. For 10 points, name this Southern African ethnic group once led by Shaka. ■END■

ANSWER: Zulu [or amaZulu; accept the Zulu Nation; prompt on Bantu; prompt on Nguni before mention]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Will Hollister (DII)LehighColumbia A5510
Alex Emmert (DII)MarylandSwarthmore B6510
Frank Paz (DII)Swarthmore AUniversity of Delaware B7210
Finn Doyle (DII)PrincetonNYU C7310
Vincent Zhang (DII)PennNYU B11510

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