Question
Due to a facial tumor affecting his vision, the second Portuguese king of this name fatally tripped down a staircase at a theater in 1885. For 10 points each:
[10h] What regnal name did the king of Romania and tsar of Bulgaria share during World War I?
ANSWER: Ferdinand [or Fernando II of Portugal; or Ferdinand August Franz Anton; or Ferdinand I of Romania; or Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad; or Ferdinand I of Bulgaria; or Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria]
[10e] Tsar Ferdinand's 1913 invasion of Serbia and Greece instigated the second war named for this European peninsula. Franz Ferdinand's assassination proved Bismarck's prediction that "some damned foolish thing" in this region would start World War I.
ANSWER: Balkan peninsula [or Balkans; or Second Balkan War]
[10m] This ruling house of Prussia's Sigmaringen branch included both Ferdinand of Romania and his father, Leopold, whom Bismarck had tried to place on the Spanish throne.
ANSWER: House of Hohenzollern [or House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]
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Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 36 | 16.39 | 94% | 61% | 8% |