Round 6: Tossup 9

The Narodnik movement agitated against a ruler with this name who oversaw the Circassian genocide. Another ruler with this name allied with Napoleon in the first Treaty of Tilsit after a defeat at the Battle of Friedland. After that ruler with this name died, a group of liberal revolutionaries (10[1])fought for the accession of his brother Konstantin, sparking (10[1])the Decembrist revolt. Under a ruler with this name, local assemblies known as zemstvo were created. A reformist tsar with this name ruled Russia from (10[1])1855 until his 1881 assassination. (-5[1])For 10 points, what first name was shared by three 19th-century tsars of Russia, including one who emancipated the serfs in 1861? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Alexander [accept Alexander I or Alexander II or Alexander the Liberator]
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
Northern CaliforniaUS475%25%88.00
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%29%58.00
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%0%46.25
Eastern Canada (2)US989%33%70.25
FloridaUS475%25%45.00
Great LakesUS10100%10%52.90
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS989%11%53.13
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS9100%33%66.56
MidwestUS989%33%68.00
NorthUS4100%25%79.75
NortheastUS12100%0%54.00
PacificUS888%38%57.00
South CentralUS667%33%44.25
SoutheastUS12100%17%57.00
Upstate NYUS4100%25%74.25