Question

A country in this region is the subject of a “personal history” that takes as a starting point a White Paper advocating for economic openness written by T. K. Whitaker. A Boston College oral history about a conflict in this region includes an interview with a man nicknamed “Darkie”; two detectives retrieved those interviews from BC’s Treasure Room at the start of a book that intersperses a history of that conflict in this region with a kidnapping from the Divis Flats. (*) We Don’t Know Ourselves (10[2])chronicles a country in this region, the site of a conflict detailed in Say Nothing. Prisoners (10[1])led “no wash” protests in this region. (10[1])Gerry Adams (10[1])has denied involvement in a group in this country who decommissioned their weapons per the Good Friday Agreement. For 10 points, name this island, the site of the Troubles. ■END■

ANSWER: Ireland [or Northern Ireland]
<Emmett Laurie, Other History>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Richard PollardYes, Moderator10 Negs that Shook the Quiz8410
James CarrigyEdinburghTabearnacle8410
Frances Clark-MurrayScottish, Irish, Both or NeitherBroken Hearts10010
Paul SteeplesOld London Town3HK1MM10710
Sam MooreFoucault's PenndulumBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust10910

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%0%0%118.67
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y7100%0%0%112.14
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y2100%50%0%103.50
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y3100%0%0%124.00
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%0%0%96.80
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%25%0%94.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y3100%0%0%126.67
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%115.00