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According to Edmund von Lippman, the invention of the three-cylinder mill in this region revived its sugar industry. Frederick II instituted a monopoly on the grain trade to this region via a legal code called the Liber Augustalis. The Kalbid dynasty introduced oranges and lemons to this region, which was once part of the (10[1])Fatimid Caliphate. (-5[1])John (-5[1])of Procida (-5[1])was involved in a revolt in this region between Peter of Aragon and Charles of Anjou. This island was conquered under (-5[1])the leadership of Roger Bosso and the Hauteville scion Robert Guiscard, and was the site of an Eastertide revolt that broke out against the French. For 10 points, (-5[1])a blend of Norman and Arab culture emerged (10[1])on what island, where a 1282 “Vespers” revolt (10[1])broke out in Palermo? (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Sicily [or Sicilia; accept War of the Sicilian Vespers; accept County of Sicily; accept Kingdom of Sicily; accept Emirate of Sicily; accept Fatimid Sicily; prompt on Mezzogiorno or Southern Italy or Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana; reject “Kingdom of the Two Sicilies”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Arthur Stadlin (DII)Ohio State A (UG)Ohio State C (DII)5310
Yahwanth Bajji (DII)Michigan AKenyon B (DII)55-5
Cade SmithMichigan State AOhio State B (DII)56-5
Zac StaplerPitt AMichigan State B (UG)58-5
Oliver Thompson (DII)CWRU C (UG)Michigan State C (UG)79-5
AlanCWRU BKenyon A107-5
Joe Paterson (UG)Michigan State B (UG)Pitt A11510
Prahalad Rao (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan State A12310
FrancisKenyon ACWRU B12710
Ethan Shu (DII)CWRU D (DII)Michigan D (DII)12810
Daniel Luebs (DII)Michigan State C (UG)CWRU C (UG)12810