Question

During an Oxford Union debate, a leader of this country quipped, “I can smell the uranium on [your breath]!” While visibly drunk on TV, one leader of this country called a surprise snap election, (-5[1])which was accordingly dubbed the “schnapps election.” In 2005, Pierre (-5[1])Lacoste confirmed rumors of a third team of divers involved in an incident in this country that killed Fernando Pereira. This country’s nuclear-free policy was enacted by David Lange, who was prime minister when a Greenpeace ship protesting (10[2])nuclear tests (10[1])in Polynesia was bombed (10[1])in this country. This country’s prime minister Helen Clark criticized the French government’s sinking of that ship, the Rainbow Warrior. (10[1])For 10 points, name this country where the Waitangi (10[1])Tribunal was held in its capital of Wellington. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: New Zealand [or Aotearoa] (The first line refers to David Lange. The “schnapps election” was called by Robert Muldoon.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Logan MathisSIUE AUChicago A33-5
Owyn NoblePurdue CNotre Dame43-5
Liam StarnesUChicago BPurdue B8110
John John GrogerWashU BUIUC A8110
Stephen WalshNorthwestern AWashU D8310
Trenton BurgesIndiana BMiami8710
Aden SunUChicago ASIUE A10710
Carter HerronUChicago DPurdue D11610
Christopher JosephNotre DamePurdue C12410

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