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The graffiti “here we drown [people from this country]” was created during a 1961 massacre led by the former Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon. (10[1])The gégène (“zhay-ZHEN”) was used to conduct torture in this modern-day country, in which the paratrooper Jean-Marie Le Pen (-5[1])participated. (10[1])In this modern country, (10[1])Raoul Dufy (10[1])founded the far-right OAS, which attempted to (10[1])assassinate Charles de Gaulle. This country’s (10[1])independence led to an exodus of white (10[1])pieds-noirs (“pyay-nwar”). The Fourth French Republic ended due to a revolution in this country, which was granted independence in the 1962 Évian Accords. For 10 points, what country’s FLN fought French (10[1])colonial forces in the Battle of Algiers? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Algeria [or Algérie; or People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria; or al-Jazā'ir]
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Bailey LacefieldToronto GWaterloo C2210
Aidan HoffnerMcMaster BGuelph A40-5
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Stephen OttewellToronto BToronto D4510
Frances CorbanToronto HToronto F4710
Cranmer McGinnMcMaster CQueen's A5410
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UK (South)UK8100%25%59.63
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Southern CaliforniaUS7100%14%44.29
Eastern Canada (1)US5100%60%62.40
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%11%59.78
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