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 (-5[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 Fernando Pereira. This (10[1])country’s nuclear-free (-5[1])policy was enacted by David Lange, (10[1])who was prime minister when a Greenpeace ship protesting nuclear tests in Polynesia was bombed in this country. This country’s prime minister Helen Clark criticized the French government’s sinking of that ship, the Rainbow Warrior. For 10 points, name this country where the Waitangi Tribunal (10[1])was held in its capital of Wellington. ■END■ (10[2])

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
Jacob FriedmanUF FFlorida State University A31-5
Anthony LovegrenUCF AUCF B6410
Biniam AlaroUF BFlorida Tech A66-5
Qingyu ZhangUF AFlorida Tech B7210
Matthew AndersenUF CUF E11710
Samuel StellaFlorida State University AUF F12510
Carter TomaskyFlorida Tech AUF B12510

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