Question

Description Acceptable. Television footage of this event was culled into a three-hour documentary titled Videograms of a Revolution. The Letter of the Six was published in the leadup to this event. During this event, a speech at Palace Square was derailed when a chant about a leader “and the people” unexpectedly changed to that leader “the dictator.” (15[1])This event was presaged by a truck and tractor worker strike two years earlier. After this event, an AIDS epidemic (15[1])was revealed in its country’s overflowing (*) orphanages. (10[2])This event began when protestors supporting Hungarian pastor László Tőkés (10[1])(“toke-esh”) were fired on by soldiers in Timisoara. This event ended in a quick trial and execution of a leader and his wife on Christmas Day, 1989. For 10 points, name this event that overthrew the government of Nicolae Ceaucescu. ■END■

ANSWER: Romanian Revolution [accept Christmas Revolution before mention; accept any answer indicating the fall or end of communism in Romania; accept answers mentioning the overthrow or execution of the Nikolai Ceacescu, Elena Ceaucescu, or the Ceacescus before mention]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Mark GrantBroken HeartsFoucault's Penndulum5615
Matt BoothFour Neg OmeletteScottish, Irish, Both or Neither7615
Richard PollardYes, Moderator3HK1MM8310
Joe TerreyEdinburghOld London Town8310
Omer KeskinBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust10 Negs that Shook the Quiz9310

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