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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 (10[1])on the grain trade to this region via a legal code called the Liber Augustalis. The Kalbid dynasty introduced oranges (10[1])and (10[1])lemons to this region, which was once part of the Fatimid Caliphate. (10[1])John of Procida was involved (10[1])in a revolt in this region between Peter of Aragon and Charles of Anjou. This island was conquered (-5[1])under (-5[1])the leadership of (-5[1])Roger Bosso and the Hauteville (10[1])scion Robert Guiscard, (10[2])and was the site of an Eastertide revolt that broke out against the French. For 10 points, a blend of Norman and Arab culture emerged on what island, (10[1])where a 1282 “Vespers” revolt broke out in Palermo? (0[1])■END■ (10[1])

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
Aisling SkeetDurham ASouthampton A2210
Justin LeeImperial ACambridge C4210
Ted WarnerBristol AVanderbilt4310
Brendan BethlehemCambridge ASouthampton A5510
Henry JamesonLSE BBirmingham6010
Omer KeskinOxford ACambridge D78-5
Odysseas GabrielatosWarwick ADurham B79-5
Albert NyangLSE AWarwick B82-5
Kai MadgwickManchesterCambridge B8710
Tom HainesDurham ASouthampton B9010
Josh HowarthWarwick BLSE A9010
Matthew TurnerOxford BBristol B11810
Luke NashDurham BWarwick A1270
Percy YuenCambridge DOxford A12810