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Round 4: Tossup 8

Note to players: Two Answers Required. Resistance fighters called Arbegnoch (“AR-beh-notch”) fought an invasion of one of these two countries by the other. Samuel Hoare and Pierre Laval secretly tried to end a war between these two countries. (15[1])After ripping up a treaty on behalf of one of these two countries, Empress Taytu Betul (“TAH-too BEH-tool”) commanded cannons against the other’s askaris. To manage Massawa, these two countries signed 1889 Treaty of (*) Wuchale (“wuh-CHAH-lay”). A leader of one of these two countries declared “it is us today, It will be you tomorrow" while denouncing the other at the League of Nations. Menelik (10[1])II led one of these two countries against the other at the Battle (10[1])of Adwa. For 10 points, name these two countries once led by Haile Selassie (“HAI-luh seh-LAS-see”) and Benito Mussolini. ■END■

ANSWER: Ethiopia AND Italy [accept in either order; accept Ethiopian Empire or Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia or Abyssinia for “Ethiopia; accept Kingdom of Italy for “Italy”; reject partial answers]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Graham HallquistChapel Hill AGrimsley3615
Liam BrowneEast Chapel HillTantaene Animis Caelestibus Irae9710
Arjun PantCary AcademyChapel Hill B11010

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VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%50%17%67.33
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%33%0%81.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%0%0%98.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%25%0%87.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓580%40%60%63.50
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%33%33%98.33
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%75%50%66.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%25%0%94.50
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%0%0%98.60
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%25%38%75.88