Pepin the Short - UK (North)

Question

The Carolingians were originally “mayors of the Palace” until this ruler deposed the last Merovingian king, Childeric III, and cut off his hair. For 10 points each:

[10h] Name this Frankish ruler and father of Charlemagne. This person’s namesake Donation essentially founded the Papal States in 756.

ANSWER: Pepin the Short [or Peppin or Pippin; accept Donation of Pepin]

[10m] Pepin helped the papacy against this Germanic ethnic group, which had spread across Italy. This ethnic group, whose “Iron Crown” was used to crown Italian rulers, gives its name to a modern-day region in northern Italy.

ANSWER: Lombards [or Langobards; accept Lombardy]

[10e] This city served as the capital of the Papal States until it was conquered during the Risorgimento. The Vatican City remains entirely surrounded by this city today.

ANSWER: Rome [or Roma]

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Northern California	Main	Y	4	15.00	100%	0%	50%
Southern California	Main	Y	7	18.57	100%	43%	43%
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	4	22.50	100%	50%	75%
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	Y	9	21.11	100%	44%	67%
Florida	Main	Y	4	17.50	100%	50%	25%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	11	27.27	100%	82%	91%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	24.44	100%	67%	78%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	12	20.00	100%	50%	50%
Midwest	Main	Y	9	23.33	100%	44%	89%
North	Main	Y	4	22.50	100%	75%	50%
Northeast	Main	Y	12	22.50	92%	75%	58%
Pacific	Main	Y	8	22.50	88%	63%	75%
South Central	Main	Y	6	20.00	100%	67%	33%
Southeast	Main	Y	12	25.00	100%	83%	67%
UK (North)	UK	Y	5	20.00	100%	80%	20%
UK (South)	UK	Y	8	18.75	88%	88%	13%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	24.00	100%	80%	60%

Data


Durham D	Edinburgh A	10	10	10	30
Durham C	Edinburgh B	0	10	10	20
York	Edinburgh C	0	0	10	10
Sheffield A	Durham A	0	10	10	20
Sheffield B	Edinburgh D	0	10	10	20