Question
Margaret Thatcher's son Mark was arrested after a plot involving people with this occupation. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this occupation. Thirteen people with this occupation were imprisoned or executed after the Luanda Trial, while Taffy Williams and Rolf Steiner were Europeans with this occupation in Biafra.
ANSWER: mercenaries [accept alternatives like soldiers for hire or private soldiers or private military contractors; prompt on just soldiers]
[10e] Two-Gun Cohen and One-Armed Sutton were mercenaries during this country's Warlord Era, which ended when the KMT took Beijing in the Northern Expedition.
ANSWER: China [or People's Republic of China]
[10h] American Olympian Sam Hall was released by this group after they realized he was just pretending to be a mercenary. This group came to power in a revolt that began after the assassination of the editor of the La Prensa newspaper.
ANSWER: Sandinistas [or Sandinista National Liberation Front]
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Summary
| 2023 NASAT | 06/17/2023 | Y | 8 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
Data
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| Virginia | Missouri A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
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