Round 11: Tossup 20

The slogan “he’s finished” was created by this modern-day country’s Otpor youth movement, which led a campaign to overthrow its leader. 16 employees at this country’s Radio Television HQ were killed in a NATO operation that earlier accidentally bombed the Chinese Embassy. (10[3])This country’s “Bulldozer Revolution” overthrew a leader who was later put (-5[1])on trial for war crimes committed with his ally Radovan Karadžić (“KAH-rah-jeech”). In 2006, Montenegro seceded from a union with this country. This country, (10[1])which has refused to recognize the independence of Kosovo, was led in the 1990s by Slobodan Milošević (10[1])(“mee-loh-SHAY-veech”). For 10 points, what country is ruled from Belgrade? ■END■

ANSWER: Serbia [or Srbija or Republic of Serbia; accept Serbia and Montenegro; prompt on Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or FR Yugoslavia; reject “Montenegro”]
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Northern CaliforniaMain1100%0%84.00
Southern CaliforniaMain7100%0%45.71
Eastern Canada (1)Main5100%20%58.00
Eastern Canada (2)Main9100%11%62.33
FloridaMain1100%0%41.00
Great LakesMain12100%17%58.92
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain9100%11%58.78
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain12100%8%62.08
MidwestMain9100%0%49.56
NorthMain1100%0%20.00
NortheastMain1292%25%57.55
PacificMain9100%11%59.00
South CentralMain4100%0%61.75
SoutheastMain13100%23%70.00
Upstate NYMain5100%20%74.00
UK (North)UK5100%0%74.20
UK (South)UK8100%13%56.00