Question

American intervention in this country was publicly acknowledged in the 1993 Apology Resolution. The US minister to this country, John L. Stevens, was found guilty in the Blount Report, which condemned him for arranging (10[1])US marines to land there to serve as intimidation (-5[1])during a coup d’etat. The Lorrin Thurston-led Committee of Safety plotted to overthrow this country’s leader, (-5[1])whose predecessor was forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution. (10[1])An 1893 coup brought this country’s (10[1])first and only president, Sanford Dole, into power. (10[1])For 10 points, Liliʻuokalani (10[1])was the last monarch of what Pacific island kingdom, annexed by the US in 1898 and now its 50th state? ■END■

ANSWER: Kingdom of Hawaii [or Ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Karthik Krishnamurthy (DII)USCUCLA E3310
Jerry Xu (DII)Claremont AUCLA C42-5
Aidan Deshong (DII)Claremont BUCSD58-5
Jacob Cohen (UG)UCLA BClaremont C6710
Sumukh Murthy (UG)UCSDClaremont B7310
Daniel Tritasavit (DII)UCLA DUCLA A8110
Terrence Han (DII)UCLA CClaremont A8510

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%33%72.44
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%38%83.63
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%78.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%17%75.42
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%76.67
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%40%67.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%79.25
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%22%72.89