Question
According to legend, many churches in this modern-day country were burned down during a revolt by a Jewish princess named Judith. One of the Nine Saints who spread Christianity to this modern-day country authored the Garima Gospels. This country contains eleven monolithic churches, such as the Church of St. George, at Lalibela. King Ezana ruled a kingdom based in this modern-day country, where he was baptized and converted by Frumentius. The Kebra Nagast claims that the Ark of the Covenant was transported to this modern-day country under Menelik I. The Christian kingdom of Axum was centered in this modern-day country. For 10 points, the Solomonic dynasty ruled what modern-day country later led by Haile Selassie? ■END■
ANSWER: Ethiopia [or Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]
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Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Karsten Rynearson | Yale A | Princeton B | 36 | -5 |
Albert Zhang | Columbia A | Vassar | 49 | 10 |
Owen Mimno | NYU A | NYU B | 51 | 10 |
Anirudh Bharadwaj | Penn A | Penn B | 51 | 10 |
Jasin Cekinmez | Princeton B | Yale A | 51 | 10 |
Austin Guo | Princeton A | Columbia B | 52 | 10 |
Simon Emmanuel | Rutgers B | Cornell C | 84 | 10 |
William Helman | Bard A | Rowan A | 87 | 10 |
Arjun Bothra | Haverford | Yale C | 88 | 10 |