Question
This nation’s liberum veto required unanimity to pass any law. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this country, which was eventually partitioned by its neighbors due partly to the inefficiency of its parliament, the Sejm (“same”). Earlier, the Union of Lublin combined this kingdom with a Grand Duchy to its east.
ANSWER: Poland [accept Poland-Lithuania or Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, prompt on Lithuania]
[10h] This monarch orchestrated the First Partition of Poland, and gained the cities of Olsztyn (“OL-shtin”) and Elbląg (“EL-blonk”) from it, which allowed him to alter his title from “King in” a region to “King of” that region.
ANSWER: Frederick the Great [or Frederick II of Prussia or Friedrich II; prompt on Frederick or Friedrich]
[10e] After the Partitions of Poland, the Duchy of Warsaw was formed by this Corsican-born Emperor of the French, bringing a Polish state back into existence.
ANSWER: Napoleon I [or Napoleon Bonaparte or Napoleone di Buonaparte]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 78% | 22% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 27.50 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 23.33 | 100% | 83% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 12 | 21.67 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 23.33 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 28.00 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 67% | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 28.89 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
Data
| Purdue B | Chicago B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Northwestern A | Illinois A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Illinois B | Indiana | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Illinois D | Illinois C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Chicago A | Iowa A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Iowa B | WashU B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Notre Dame A | Notre Dame C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Purdue A | Notre Dame B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Purdue C | WashU A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |