Question

As a CEO, Torkild Rieber violated Franklin Roosevelt’s neutrality policy to supply this good to Franco (15[1])at cut-rate prices during the Spanish Civil War. The U.S. and Britain sought to prevent Spain from selling tungsten to Nazi Germany by restricting sales of this good to Spain. At a 1945 meeting onboard the USS Quincy, FDR struck a deal to gain access to this resource. During World War II, the Big Inch and Little Big Inch were created to transport this good across the U.S. The failed (*) Operation Tidal Wave bombed production centers of this good in (10[1])Ploiești (plo-YESHT), Romania. Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and conquest of Borneo were driven by a U.S. embargo on this (10[1])good, which is extracted in Brunei. For 10 points, name this fossil fuel sold by companies like Texaco. ■END■

ANSWER: oil [or petroleum; prompt on gas or gasoline; reject “natural gas”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Stevie MillerMaryland AGlass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery1515
Kevin ThomasFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemMaryland B+9510
Jonathan ShaufThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 NegsRutgers Diaspora11510

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2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%50%0%67.00
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%33%0%75.00
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%33%33%96.00
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%25%25%95.75
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%50%0%78.50
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%67%121.00