Question

This country’s 19th-century population boom is attributed to “peace, vaccines, and potatoes.” A feminist from this country influenced Frank Lloyd Wright with her theories of “collective motherliness,” (15[1])“beauty for everyone,” and the “century of the child.” In this home country of Ellen Key, 30,000 farmers supported the funding of the “F-ship” by marching to its Royal Palace Yard, kicking off the “Courtyard Crisis.” (15[2]-5[1])This country’s second-largest (-5[1])city names a “system” for limiting per capita (*) alcohol consumption that caught on (10[1])in Scottish taverns in the 1890s. This country’s “parish granaries” failed to prevent its 1867 famine, which drove peasants to “bark bread” and was a factor in the wave of emigration that brought Joe Hill to the US. (10[2]-5[1])This is the northeasternmost of three countries whose culture (10[1])was shaped by the late 19th-century Modern (-5[1])Breakthrough. For 10 points, name this country ruled by Oscar II (-5[1])and Gustav V. ■END■ (10[7]0[1])

ANSWER: Sweden [or Kingdom of Sweden or Konungariket Sverige] (The system is the Gothenburg System.)
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= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Justin WytmarAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A2615
Akshar GoyalSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUAREBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy6215
Nathaniel Hullit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownPunished "Venom" BHSU6215
Tracy Mirkinsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneWe Need New Names62-5
Raymond WangAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer65-5
Rohan Khervar merchantsLes Missourables7810
Matt JacksonLMM's LLM MLMThe Dyatlov Passement incident11610
Doug SimonsLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoThe Oldest Men in the World11610
Anwen KelleherNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)The Jeam Team116-5
Tejas RajeBHSU BA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence12510
Natan HoltzmanLisan al-QuibThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see132-5
Gareth ThorlaksonThe Empire Bikes BackI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)143-5
Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)1470
Robert WangNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)Charlotte's Moderately Successful Team14710
Conor ThompsonGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH14710
Kenji ShimizuI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)The Empire Bikes Back14710
Ryan Westbrookwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingMindgoblin of Little Hobbes14710
Chris RayWe Need New Namessticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone14710
Jason HongThe Jeam TeamNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)14710
Christopher SimsThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeLisan al-Quib14710

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y14100%21%36%115.29