Question

Susan Sontag’s claim that this term is an “American metaphor” is cited disparagingly in a Tony Judt essay on its “rediscovery” after the Cold War. This term titles a 1915 book by German Democratic Party founder Friedrich Naumann (-5[1])that proposed an economic version of Anschluss. According to archival research by Fritz Fischer, this term described the region of economic hegemony called for by the September Program. A book whose title inverts this term presents lightly fictionalized biographies of cultural figures like Käthe Kollwitz (“KAY-tuh KOHL-vitz”) and Friedrich (*) Paulus during World War II and is by William T. Vollmann. This geographic (10[2])term names a university (10[1])that changed locations in 2018 after pressure from Fidesz against George Soros. For 10 points, the Visegrád Group makes up the Eastern flank of which loosely-defined geographic region that also includes Germany and Austria? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Central Europe [or Mitteleuropa; accept Middle Europe, East-Central Europe, Europe Central, or Central European University; prompt on Europe]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
John LawrenceCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!The Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club37-5
Andrew HartBHSUThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub9710
Rahul KeyalThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)Team Name Think Detail9710
Taylor HarveySaint Peter Andre 3000Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill10110
Will NedigerThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!13610

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y4100%0%25%107.75