Question

The over-budget construction of the Hull 802 ferry in this country has led to investigation over whether the construction bidding was rigged by CAML. In May 2023, Shell announced that they were planning on selling their stake in this country’s Cambo oil field to outside buyers and Ithaca Energy. A central issue in a 2023 election in this country was over Section 35 being used to stop passage of the (10[1])(*) Gender Recognition Reform Bill. This (10[1])country’s police investigated missing party funds in Operation Branchform, which led to the arrest of Peter Murrell. This country’s current First Minister is Humza Yousaf, who (10[1])took office after the resignation of Nicola (10[1])Sturgeon. For 10 (10[2])points, a 2014 referendum narrowly rejected independence for what constituent country of the United Kingdom? ■END■

ANSWER: Scotland [prompt on Great Britain or the United Kingdom or UK]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Will HollisterLehigh BNYU C7010
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU AGatherer7510
Andrew MinagarYalePrinceton10110
Moses KitakuleColumbia BRutgers10810
Cody CoonBardNYU B11110
Jack RadoColumbia ALehigh A11110

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y6100%0%0%96.00
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%0%25%95.00
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%0%25%114.50
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%0%33%103.67
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y367%0%0%115.50