Question

Tim Buckley accompanied a musician from this country during a difficult period in which her management attempted to make her perform inside a plexiglas box. It’s not France, but LCD Soundsystem’s song “Get Innocuous!” is built around a sample from a “robot pop” band from this country, (10[1]-5[1])who recorded the album The Man-Machine. A band from this country employed the propulsive 4/4 “motorik” (0[1])drumbeat on albums like Tago Mago. A singer from this country implores the listener to “put down your hands / ‘cause I see you” on the song “I’ll Be Your Mirror.” (10[1])A singer from this country performs lead vocals on “Femme Fatale,” a track from the debut album by the Velvet Underground. (10[1])For 10 points, Nico was from what country home to the bands Can and Kraftwerk, (10[1])who pioneered (10[1])krautrock? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Germany [or Federal Republic of Germany or Bundesrepublik Deutschland; accept West Germany or Westdeutschland; reject “East Germany”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Austin GuoPrinceton AHaverford4610
Cyrus HodgsonBard APrinceton B46-5
Jasin CekinmezPrinceton BBard A620
Aiden DartleyRutgers AYale A9310
Jack RadoColumbia BColumbia A11410
Owen MimnoNYU ACornell C12910
Iyanu NafiuYale CRutgers B13110
Max HauslerVassarNYU B13310
Alex MoonPenn ARowan A13310
Srikar VenkatesanPenn BYale B13310

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