Louvain - 2023 Chicago Open

Question

A sack of this city, which led Romain Rolland to call the Germans “descendants of Attila the Hun,” was preceded by a similar action undertaken by Max von Hausen’s army in Dinant. For 10 points each:

[10m] A chapter of The Guns of August details the burning of a university library in what city by invading German forces?

ANSWER: Louvain [or Leuven]

[10h] This document authored by scientists, artists, and professors defends the invasion of Belgium. This document asserts that “we…refuse to buy a defeat at the cost of saving a work of art” in response to the destruction of Louvain.

ANSWER: Manifesto of the Ninety-Three German Intellectuals [or An Appeal To The World of Culture, An Appeal To The Civilized World, or An die Kulturwelt!]

[10e] The John Rylands Library in this city spearheaded the drive for donations to replenish the Catholic University of Louvain’s library. Friedrich Engels wrote The Condition of the Working Class in England while in this city.

ANSWER: Manchester

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Summary


2023 Chicago Open	08/05/2023	Y	10	14.00	100%	30%	10%

Data


The Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club	BHSU	0	0	10	10
Don't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too	Hang et al., Robert Browning	10	0	10	20
Evans Hall destruction awaiters	I prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble	0	0	10	10
I would prefer not to	In Search of Things Past	0	0	10	10
[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?	Quasicrystal Silence	0	0	10	10
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness	remembrance of lost time	0	0	10	10
Curse you, Periplus the Platypus!	Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill	10	10	10	30
Team Name Think Detail	Saint Peter Andre 3000	0	0	10	10
The Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub	The anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)	0	0	10	10
The Canadians	wave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp	10	0	10	20