Question

Charles Kindleberger called this institution the hegemonic power in the prewar period and linked its decline to the Great Depression. This institution's refusal to intervene in the Overend Gurney Crisis exacerbated popular demand for reforms achieved the next year (-5[1])in the 1867 Reform Act. Members of this institution like Montagu Norman befriended Nazis like Hjalmar Schacht as part of the Anglo-German Fellowship. An 18th-century political cartoon by James Gilroy allegorized this institution as the (*) “Old Lady (-5[1])of Threadneedle Street.” Because of chaotic events occurring on Black Wednesday, billionaire George Soros is known as the “man who broke” this institution (-5[2])through currency speculation. (10[1])For 10 points, name this institution that sets monetary policy in the United Kingdom. ■END■ (0[3])

ANSWER: Bank of England [accept “the man who broke the Bank of England”; prompt on “Old Lady of Threadneedle Street” until read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Danny TranTennessee AEmory A38-5
Aidan LeahyGeorgia AGeorgia B75-5
Sanjay SrihariGeorgia Tech BGeorgia Tech C98-5
Arya KarthikGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech A98-5
Tarun KotiEmory ATennessee A10110
Martin BrandenburgGeorgia BGeorgia A1160
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech CGeorgia Tech B1160
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech D1160

Summary

2023 ARCADIA at DukeEmory, Duke, YaleY10%0%0%0.00
2023 ARCADIA at EmoryEmory, Duke, YaleY425%0%100%101.00
2023 ARCADIA OnlineMaryland, OnlineY1100%0%0%96.00