Question
Border disputes have made a comeback in the 2020s. For 10 points each:
[10h] Two answers required. A dispute about the reach of the Exclusive Economic Zone of one of these two countries has led the other to threaten to seize the island of Kastellorizo. These two countries once engaged in “earthquake diplomacy.”
ANSWER: Greece AND Turkey [accept Hellenic Republic for Greece; accept the Republic of Türkiye for Turkey]
[10e] In 2023, this president of Venezuela ordered new maps printed in all the country’s schools showing Venezuela now possessed long-disputed territory with Guyana.
ANSWER: Nicolás Maduro [or Nicolás Maduro Moros]
[10m] This proposed border in the South China Sea gets its name from a map amended by Mao Zedong in 1952. A supposed depiction of this border caused the government of Vietnam to ban the Barbie film.
ANSWER: nine-dash line [or nine-segment line; or nánhǎi duànxùxiàn; or jiǔduàn xiàn; prompt on South Sea intermittent line; reject “eleven-dash line” or “ten-dash line”; reject “shíyīduàn xiàn”]
<Michael Bentley, Current Events - World> ~23204~ <Editor: Michael Bentley>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 18.06 | 89% | 78% | 14% |