Tossup
Miners opposed this country’s regime in the Jiu (“JEE-oo”) Valley strike. In 1967, this country tried to increase its population size by restricting abortion under Decree 770. Political prisoners were held in the Sighet Prison by this country’s brutal secret police, the Securitate. This country’s revolution began in its city of Timișoara (“tee-meesh-WAH-rah”), after which this country’s dictator and his wife failed to escape by helicopter. Ion Iliescu (“yohn eel-YES-koo”) became this country’s President after it became the only Warsaw Pact country to execute its former leader on Christmas Day 1989. For 10 points, which country was led for most of the Cold War by Nicolae Ceaușescu ■END■
ANSWER: Romania [or România]
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Linder | Binghamton A | Cornell B | 25 | 10 |
| Derek Li | Cornell A | Binghamton B | 42 | 10 |
| Alex Forman | Cornell D | Rochester | 58 | 10 |
| Jake Scoville | RIT B | Binghamton C | 59 | 10 |
| Vincent Misterkiewicz | Cornell C | ESF | 81 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 5 | 100% | 20% | 59.80 |
| UK (South) | UK | 8 | 100% | 25% | 51.50 |
| Northern California | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 39.50 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 44.75 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 9 | 100% | 44% | 62.22 |
| Florida | US | 4 | 75% | 25% | 45.67 |
| Great Lakes | US | 10 | 90% | 30% | 52.67 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 100% | 22% | 49.22 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 100% | 22% | 43.33 |
| Midwest | US | 10 | 100% | 0% | 56.50 |
| North | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 32.50 |
| Northeast | US | 11 | 100% | 9% | 36.64 |
| Southeast | US | 12 | 100% | 0% | 44.92 |
| Upstate NY | US | 5 | 100% | 0% | 53.00 |