Question

Archaeologists in this country hope to find all fifty of the “Elliq-Qala,” or “Fifty Forts,” including castles at Guldursun and Toprak. Toxic dust storms cause chronic illnesses in this country’s depopulated city of Moynaq, home to a “cemetery (10[1])of boats.” Most of the (10[1])Karakalpak people (-5[1])live in this country (10[1]-5[1])around a (-5[1])river delta home (10[1])to the cities of Nukus and Urgench. (-5[1])This country’s main ethnic group speaks the second most widely-spoken Turkic language, (10[1])which is closely related to Uighur. The city of Andijan lies in this country’s section of the Ferghana Valley. Before the effects of irrigation for cotton growing, (-5[1])the Amu Darya met the Aral Sea in this country. For 10 points, what most populous country in Central Asia contains cities like Samarkand and Tashkent? (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Uzbekistan [or Republic of Uzbekistan; or O‘zbekiston Respublikasi]
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Summary

California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%64.67
Florida2025-02-01Y367%0%67%84.50
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y683%0%50%90.00
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%94.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%82.00
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%81.00
Northeast2025-02-01Y5100%0%60%111.00
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%40%86.60
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%85.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%74.00
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%50%88.10
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y786%0%43%120.50
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%117.67

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Brendan BethlehemCambridge ADurham3710
Kai MadgwickManchesterCambridge E4210
Joseph CollinsImperial BOxford A44-5
Paritosh PurohitBristolLSE4810
Antoni KluzowskiWarwick AOxford B48-5
Jacob PriceSheffieldCambridge B50-5
Oscar O'FlanaganImperial ASouthampton B5310
Fahim AfzalCambridge DSouthampton A60-5
Arvin BoraghiCambridge CNYU C7210
Tobin PayneWarwick BOxford C99-5
Benjamin WatsonOxford CWarwick B12510
Christian SherringtonSouthampton ACambridge D12610
Arya KarthikOxford AImperial B12610
Shiv SeshanCambridge BSheffield12610
Eliza DeanOxford BWarwick A12610