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Description acceptable. Members of an organization opposed to this event called Interfront occupied a castle in response to the passage of a law banning the flying of one flag. During this event, one group issued “Instructions for X-Hour,” leading to thousands of civilians constructing barricades. Fears of an influx of foreign labor and environmental degradation led to the Phosphorite War preceding this event. (15[1])Fourteen people were killed (15[1])during this event in clashes referred to as the January Events, during which a failed attempt was made to seize one capital’s (*) TV tower. On the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact during this event, two million people (-5[1])formed a human chain (10[1])stretching from Tallinn to Vilnius (-5[1])called the Baltic Way. For 10 points, name this event culminating in the independence (10[1])of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from (10[1])the Soviet Union. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Singing Revolution [accept anything relating to the independence of the Baltic states from the Soviet Union; prompt on the independence of Lithuania, Latvia, or Estonia with “What larger region is that country a part of?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nick Jensen>:3Nobodaddy but you6215
Matt BollingerBHSUChicago A Minus Minus6615
Charles HangOh the MissouriMichigan104-5
Taylor HarveyCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawlineNoli Me Tangerine10810
Quynh Phungmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behind113-5
Liam StarnesChicago Bpurdoobie brothers12710
Akshar Goyal2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behindmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)13310
Todd MaslykMichiganOh the Missouri1370

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2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y683%33%33%99.20
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y7100%43%14%93.57