Question

Students in this country were urged to “look into the Mirror of the Past”, and use Le Morte d’Arthur as a model for translation by G.E. Harvey. In 1871, the Fifth Buddhist council took place in this modern-day country. It’s not South Korea, but 730 tablets in this country inscribed with the tripiṭaka are claimed (-5[1])to be the largest book in the world. The Portuguese mercenary Filipe de Brito e Nicote stole an enormous bell from a (*) pagoda and rolled it down Singuttara Hill in this country. The British forced a monarch of this country to abdicate (-5[1])and referred to his queen as ■END■

ANSWER: Republic of the Union of Myanmar [or Burma]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Urbas EkkaJeff Weiner Fan Clubdoubleplusnegfive54-5
Danny VopavaWeird Klaus BarbiePalestrina Sawayama96-5
Rob CarsonBHSUOur Job is Buzz11710
Conor ThompsondoubleplusnegfiveJeff Weiner Fan Club13610
Sharath NarayanPalestrina SawayamaWeird Klaus Barbie13710

Summary

2023 UMN COOT08/19/2023Y3100%0%67%130.00