Round 1: Tossup 13

All kings of this country swore to uphold the Henrician Articles, which were named for Henry de Valois. This country’s king Augustus the Strong’s desire (15[1])to (15[1])regain Livonia (15[1])after it was lost (-5[1])to Sweden in a destructive (-5[1])mid-1600s invasion led it to side with Russia in the Great (15[1])Northern War. This country’s (15[1])legislature, (15[1]-5[1])which could be obstructed by any single member, was called the (*) Sejm (10[1])(“same”). This country's Winged Hussars helped (10[1])defeat Ottoman forces at the 1683 Battle of Vienna. (10[1])In 1795, this country was partitioned for the third and final time. For 10 points, name this political union between a Baltic country and a country (10[1])with its capital at Warsaw. ■END■ (10[5]0[1])

Back to tossups

Buzzes

Summary