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 (10[1])snap election, which was accordingly dubbed the “schnapps election.” In 2005, Pierre Lacoste confirmed rumors of a third team of divers involved in an incident in this country that killed (10[1]-5[1])Fernando Pereira. (-5[1])This (10[1])country’s nuclear-free policy was enacted by David Lange, who was prime minister when a (-5[1])Greenpeace ship (10[2])protesting nuclear tests in Polynesia was bombed in this country. (-5[1])This country’s prime minister Helen (-5[1])Clark criticized the French government’s (10[1])sinking of that ship, the Rainbow Warrior. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name this country where the Waitangi Tribunal was held (10[1])in its capital of Wellington. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: New Zealand [or Aotearoa] (The first line refers to David Lange. The “schnapps election” was called by Robert Muldoon.)
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Benjamin WatsonOxford BImperial A3110
Kai MadgwickManchesterEdinburgh6110
Henry JamesonLSE BBristol B61-5
Ved MuthusamyOxford ABristol A63-5
Lewys JenkinsBristol AOxford A6410
Zuhayr ShaikhBirminghamCambridge C78-5
Seraphina CharlotteCambridge AImperial B8010
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltDurham B8010
Danny FisherWarwick BSouthampton A90-5
Aisling SkeetDurham ACambridge B95-5
Christian SherringtonSouthampton AWarwick B10010
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Lily MorrisBristol BLSE B10710
Piers MarchantCambridge DWarwick A11910
Linus LuuCambridge BDurham A12410
Ian McDowellCambridge CBirmingham12510