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Packet 8: Bonus 17

Gunnar Karlsson’s history of this country argues it gained sovereignty in 1918 after "proving" its ability to self-govern during World War I. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this country that Norway surrendered control of in the Treaty of Kiel. This nation later fought the Cod Wars with the UK.
ANSWER: Iceland [or Ísland; accept Republic of Iceland]
[10h] This ruler served as the only king of Iceland amidst increasing unpopularity during World War II, when he was known for riding his horse Jubilee publicly every day. This ruler sparked the Telegram Crisis by replying only “giving my best, thanks” to Adolf Hitler’s birthday wish.
ANSWER: Christian X [or Kristján X; prompt on Christian or Kristján alone]
[10e] Christian X’s rule of Iceland ended with a vote in the oldest surviving one of these bodies, the Althing. The UK’s Houses of Lords and Commons make up one of these legislative bodies.
ANSWER: parliaments [accept parliamentary systems or bicameral parliaments; prompt on bicameral legislature]
<History - European, Sinecio Morales> | VAULT II Packet 08

HeardPPBE %M %H %
2923.10100%90%41%

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
HooverInnovation B1001020ME
Innovation AExhibition10101030MHE
Johns CreekChattahoochee A1001020ME
Lambert ALambert B1001020ME
MidtownChattahoochee B1001020ME
Northview ANorthview B10101030MHE

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓623.33100%100%33%
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓130.00100%100%100%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓323.33100%100%33%
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓130.00100%100%100%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓524.00100%100%40%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓110.00100%0%0%
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓417.50100%75%0%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓825.00100%88%63%