Question

Access to sexual health products in this country was affected by its world’s-longest COVID-19 school shutdown, which ended in January 2022. In this country, 2014 and 2023 anti-homosexuality laws allowing life imprisonment or death have been supported by pastor Martin Ssempa. (10[3])In 2024, a court in this country found Thomas Kwoyelo guilty of crimes committed in a militia led by Joseph Kony. In September (-5[1])2024, Rebecca Cheptegei, (10[1])an Olympic marathon (-5[1])runner from this country, was killed in Kenya after being set on fire by her partner. For 10 points, Yoweri Museveni leads what East African country where the Lord’s Resistance Army opposes the government in Kampala? (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Uganda [or Republic of Uganda or Jamhuri ya Uganda or Lipabuliika ya Uganda or Uganda Eryetwala or Linambo lya Uganda]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Columbia A (UG)4010
Jaden Bandy (DII)Rutgers BMaryland B (DII)4010
Paul Cantave (UG)Rutgers A (UG)Penn A (DII)4010
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Rowan A (DII)63-5
Leonard Castine (DII)Penn B (DII)Columbia J (DII)6610
Rishi Swaminathan (DII)NYU A (UG)Fordham A69-5
Jack Stuhlman (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Bard A (UG)10510
Saif Virani (UG)Fordham ANYU A (UG)10610
Rico-Ian Banting (UG)NYU BLehigh A (UG)10610
John Shelly (DII)Rowan A (DII)Princeton A (UG)10610

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY1100%0%0%63.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY9100%0%44%78.11
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY786%0%43%72.50
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1292%0%25%74.36
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY1070%0%50%74.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%25%76.13
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY989%0%22%56.25