Question

Yuri Gagarin apocryphally commanded a business in this present-day country to “fill these cellars” with medals after he spent multiple days in its Cricova wine cellars. In this present-day country, corrupt businessman Ilan Shor (-5[1])has helped lead a takeover of the Turkic ethnic enclave of (10[1])Gagauzia. The band (10[1])SunStroke Project has represented this country in multiple Eurovision Song Contests, (10[1])popularizing one of its members as “epic sax guy.” (10[1])Mileștii (-5[1])Mici (“mee-LESH-tee MEECH”) is located in this present-day country, whose entire western border is formed by the Prut River. (10[1])A breakaway region (10[1])in this country (10[1])is named for being across the Dniester River (10[1])and contains the city of Tiraspol. This country (10[1])and Ukraine contain the historical region of Bessarabia. For 10 points, name this European country whose capital is Chișinău ■END■

ANSWER: Moldova [or Republic of Moldova or Republica Moldova; prompt on Transnistria or Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic or Pridnestróvskaya Moldávskaya Respúblika by asking “what country is that internationally considered to be a part of?”]
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2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y9100%0%22%76.22

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
John ShellyRowan AYale B33-5
Lexi TermanRutgers ANYU B4410
Jasin CekinmezPrinceton BCornell C4710
Andrew MinagarYale BRowan A5810
Ben SterlingYale APenn B6710
Peter NelsonYale CVassar68-5
John John GrogerColumbia ARutgers B8510
Anirudh BharadwajPenn AHaverford8810
Owen MimnoNYU AColumbia C9110
Austin GuoPrinceton ABard A9910
Sam MacchiVassarYale C10710