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A group of participants in one of these events were known as the “Dirty Thirty” and were supported by the WAPC. One of these events led to the creation of a contingency plan by MP Nicholas Ridley. A party leader publicly broke with a leader of one of these events after the death of cab driver David Wilkie. (10[2])During one of these events, nearly 100 people were arrested during the Battle of Orgreave. Mark (10[1])Ashton led a group of lesbian and gay people who supported participants (10[1]-5[1])in one of these events. One of these events that lasted from 1984 to 1985 began with a walkout at the Cortonwood Colliery (10[1])and was led by NUM president Arthur Scargill. (-5[1])For 10 points, what kind of event occurred after Margaret Thatcher announced plans to close supposedly uneconomic pits in northern England? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: coal miners’ strikes [accept coal strikes; prompt on marches by asking “during what sort of larger movement?”; prompt on strikes by asking “by whom?” prompt on miner’s strikes by asking “mining of what resource?”] (The WAPC is Women Against Pit Closures.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Akshar GoyalIllinois AIndiana B5710
Braden BoothMissouriChicago B5710
Charles HangWashU AIllinois B7310
Benny FeldmanChicago DIndiana A85-5
Jakob MyersIndiana AChicago D8510
Luke KetchumMissouri S&TChicago C10810
Jiping FangIllinois CWashU B116-5
John John GrogerWashU BIllinois C13810

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
California2025-02-013100%33%96.00
Great Lakes2025-02-016100%17%92.67
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-016100%0%112.83
Midwest2025-02-016100%33%86.33
Overflow2025-02-015100%0%93.00
Pacific Northwest2025-02-012100%0%64.50
Southeast2025-02-01367%67%130.50
UK2025-02-0110100%10%78.20