Question

A dispute over one of these objects was held not to be a political (-5[1])question in the Supreme Court case Zivotofsky v. Clinton. In 2018, the company De La Rue lost a contract to Gemalto to produce a new blue-and-gold version of these objects. Henley & Partners maintain a namesake index that measures the strength of these things. In 2022, the European Commission referred Malta to the EU Court of Justice over a program in which 1 million euros can be invested in the (15[1])country to obtain a (10[1])(*) “golden” one of these things. The 1938 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to an organization that provided these objects to refugees named for Fridtjof (10[1])Nansen [FRIT-yoff NAHN-sin]. Canadians and Americans may use a NEXUS card in place of these (10[1])documents. For 10 points, name these non-visa identity documents that may be presented when crossing an international border. ■END■

ANSWER: passports [accept Henley Passport Index or golden passports or Nansen passports; accept passports of specific countries like British passports or UK passports or Canadian passports or American passports; prompt on travel documents or identity cards or ID cards]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael DuWaterloo CaliOttawa14-5
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto SproutToronto Pilk8415
Sky LiToronto Penguin World WarWaterloo Bust8810
Joey SunToronto Tony Jingyu Chen eats quizbowlToronto cDNA11210
Maude-Sophie LockmanOttawaWaterloo Cali12710

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y6100%17%33%108.17
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%25%25%102.75
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%0%0%111.50
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%33%33%93.83
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%0%33%118.67