Question

A priest of this ethnicity from Negovan was killed for using his native language during a liturgy. A brigand leader of this ethnicity from Telepana ruled a large, virtually independent state from Yanina. People of this ethnicity adopted the Kanun of the Mountains, which permitted people assigned female at birth to adopt the male societal role (10[2])of “sworn virgin.” A 1912 revolt led to (-5[1])an independent principality (-5[1])for this ethnic group led by Ismail (10[1])Qemali (“chay-MAH-lee”). Intellectuals of this ethnicity organized the League of Prizren after the Treaty of San Stefano. A king of this ethnicity developed a salute with a flat hand to the heart, survived 55 assassination attempts, and fled his country after its 1939 invasion (10[1])by Benito Mussolini. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Balkan ethnicity (10[1])ruled by King Zog. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Albanians [accept Kosovars; accept shqip] (The leader in the second line is Ali Pasha of Ioannina.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jack RadoColumbia BPenn B5510
Jem BurchYale AColumbia C5510
David BassJohns Hopkins AGeorge Washington A63-5
Audrey ChoHaverford ARutgers A66-5
Ryan RosenbergNYU AHaverford B7310
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegeGeorge Washington B11610
Patrick TorreMaryland AMaryland B11910
Nathan ZhangCornell BNYU B12610
Vikshar AthreyaRutgers AHaverford A13110
Nicholas LaneGeorge Washington AJohns Hopkins A13110

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