Question
In 2021, Jesus College, Cambridge became the first institution to repatriate one of a set of artworks seized from this historical kingdom. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this kingdom, which gives its name to a collection of bronzes, many of which are held in the British Museum after being plundered in 1897. Another country with this name was once known as Dahomey.
ANSWER: Kingdom of Benin [or Edo Kingdom]
[10e] The Kingdom of Benin is located in this modern-day country, whose main ethnic groups include the Igbo and Yoruba. British colonization of this country began with the cession of Lagos island, the site of its largest city.
ANSWER: Nigeria
[10h] Another set of “contested items” in the British Museum collection consists of gold regalia from this empire, once led by Osei Tutu. The third of this empire’s wars with Britain was fought over its sacred Golden Stool.
ANSWER: Asante Empire [or Ashanti]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 7 | 20.00 | 100% | 71% | 29% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 7 | 20.00 | 100% | 86% | 14% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 8 | 22.50 | 88% | 75% | 63% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 10 | 15.00 | 100% | 40% | 10% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 50% | 100% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 83% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 22.22 | 100% | 78% | 44% |
Data
| Appalachian State B | Liberty A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Duke B | Appalachian State A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| NC State | James Madison A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| NC State | James Madison A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| NC State | James Madison A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| NC State | James Madison A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| NC State | James Madison A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| NC State | James Madison A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| NC State | James Madison A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| NC State | James Madison A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Liberty B | UNC D | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Liberty C | Virginia | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| VCU | Tusculum | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| William & Mary | UNC B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| UNC C | James Madison B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| UNC A | Virginia Tech B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |