Question

Director Edgar Ulmer named the protagonist of his film The Black Cat after an architect from this country who designed the IG Farben Building. An architect from this country who designed the AEG Turbine Factory was a founding member of an “association of craftsmen” centered in this country. The American Embassy in Athens was designed by an architect from this country who also designed the (*) JFK (-5[1])Federal Building in Boston. That architect from this country married the widowed (10[1])Alma Mahler and (10[1])designed the Fagus Shoe Factory with Adolf (10[1])Meyer. For 10 points, name this country whose (10[1])Bauhaus (10[1])school of (10[2])architecture was founded by Walter (10[1])Gropius in the city of Weimar. ■END■

ANSWER: Germany [accept Deutschland] (The first two architects are Hans Poelzig and Peter Behrens. The “association of craftsmen” is the Deutscher Werkbund.)
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Will HoustonChicago BChicago D66-5
Stan MelkumianPurdue ASIUE A7810
Eric YangPurdue BWUSTL8110
Braden BoothMissouriChicago A8810
Roxanne TangOhio State AMichigan A9610
David NickelPurdue COhio State B9710
Mitchell IndekMichigan BChicago C9910
Ryan HappelSIUE BOhio State C9910
Carter HerronChicago DChicago B10410

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