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After this event, the Hungarian-born Carlos Mardel argued against a “no change” option in favor of a “clean slate” option. A 60-question survey inquiring about local landforms and rivers formed the “Parochial Memories” (15[1])distributed after this event. After this event, wooden cages inside buildings became common in a downtown area designed by (15[1])Eugénio dos Santos. (15[1])This event was called an act of divine (15[1])providence against his country’s sinful government by (*) Gabriel Malagrida. This event forced a ruler to move to a tent complex in Ajuda, where he was attacked in the Távora affair (10[1])three years later. After this event, the command to “bury the dead and heal the living” was proclaimed by the Marquis of Pombal, who served as Joseph I’s chief minister. For 10 points, name this 1755 natural disaster that destroyed much of the capital of Portugal. ■END■

ANSWER: 1755 Lisbon earthquake [or the Great Lisbon earthquake; prompt on earthquake]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Mattias EhatammYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange3215
Micah ColmanTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 5115
Sheena LiCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha5415
Stefan Vladas rational as the square root of two power bottomsRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers6215
Benjamin ChapmanSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere9210

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