Question

In this country, warfare between rival gangs who wore yellow-and-black blankets and maroon-and-black blankets emerged from a dispute amongst accordion players of Famo music. According to Colin Hoag’s The Fluvial Imagination, this country became the first “water-exporter” upon the creation of a namesake “Highlands Water Project.” The valorization of livestock is part of the “bovine mystique” of this country, (-5[1])which is the focus of James Ferguson’s The Anti-Politics Machine. An 1880s Gun War in this modern-day country was led by Lerotholi and Masopha. Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso founded Sentebale, a charity focused on this country’s high prevalence rate of HIV. The mokorotlo is a conical straw hat that appears on the blue, white, and green-striped flag of this country, which was once ruled (10[1])by Moshoeshoe II (“MAH-shway-shway the second”). For 10 points, name this country that is an enclave entirely within South Africa. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Lesotho (“leh-SOO-too”) [or Kingdom of Lesotho; or Naha ea Lesotho; accept Lesotho Highlands Water Project; prompt on Basutoland]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Arya KarthikGeorgia Tech ACornell A58-5
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordPenn AWUSTL B12310
Jonathan TranCornell AGeorgia Tech A14110

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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y2100%0%50%132.00