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A group named for one of these events celebrated a victory by inaugurating the Day of the Vow. Moshoeshoe I’s (“mo-SHWAY-shway the first’s”) stronghold at Thaba Bosiu united several clans affected by warfare and these events, which are referenced in the Sesotho name for the Mfecane (“um-feh-KAH-nay”). A “Great” one of these events lends its name to a group of anti-abolitionist Boers who founded the Natalia Republic. Iron smelting has been used to trace one of these events that caused the proliferation of the Bantu people. The transatlantic slave trade caused the largest “forced” instance of these events in history. For 10 points, name these large-scale movements of people from one place to another. ■END■
ANSWER: migrations [accept forced migrations or population transfers or displacements; accept Bantu expansion or Great Trek; prompt on answers specifying people moving until “movements” is read]
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galen Mueller | McGill B | Carleton A | 83 | 10 |
| Charlie Ruff | McGill A | McGill E | 83 | 10 |
| Valerie Brown | Carleton B | Ottawa A | 84 | 10 |
| Malcolm Meyn | McGill C | Ottawa B | 90 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 5 | 100% | 40% | 96.60 |
| UK (South) | UK | 8 | 100% | 25% | 91.38 |
| Northern California | US | 4 | 100% | 25% | 92.50 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 85.00 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 9 | 100% | 11% | 91.44 |
| Florida | US | 4 | 100% | 25% | 77.25 |
| Great Lakes | US | 10 | 100% | 10% | 85.50 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 100% | 11% | 91.33 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 100% | 44% | 92.78 |
| Midwest | US | 10 | 100% | 20% | 87.00 |
| North | US | 4 | 100% | 25% | 88.00 |
| Northeast | US | 11 | 100% | 9% | 84.73 |
| Southeast | US | 12 | 100% | 17% | 84.25 |
| Upstate NY | US | 5 | 100% | 0% | 89.20 |