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| In 2016, this event began with its host giving a tribute to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting, which occurred the same day. The last person to both host this event and win in a category on the same night was Hugh (+) Jackman in 2004. Nathan Lane twice accomplished this achievement when he won for A Funny Thing Happen on the Way to the Forum in 1996, and for The Producers in 2001. In 2022, Ariana DeBose hosted the 75th anniversary celebration of, (*) for the point, what ceremony that honors the best and brightest of Broadway? | The Tony Awards (accept The Tonys; accept the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre) |
| This university's private police force, known as the Bulldogs, was disbanded in 2003. For the third time in history, this university suffered a “clean sweep” loss (+), including of its “blue” rowing crews, at the 2023 Boat Race. Scientists at this university helped develop the first vaccine approved for use in the United Kingdom with AstraZeneca. (*) For the point, name this university where activists have called for its Rhodes Scholarship to be renamed. | University of Oxford (accept Oxford Union) |
| An outbreak of these events in Kentucky in 2021 led workers at the Mayfield Candle Factory to sue, as they were allegedly trapped inside during it. One of these events which devastated the town of Moore occurred two years after another one in the town of (+) Joplin, which led Barack Obama to deliver a commencement address to its high school. The formation of these events was researched by the (*) VORTEX projects. For the point, name these events which typically occur in an “alley” in the southern Great Plains. | Tornadoes |
| The founder of this authority, Mullah Omar, spent twelve years hiding in Zabul Province before dying of tuberculosis. Diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad helped organize a peace deal between this authority and the United States in Doha, (+) and this authority maintained a base-in-exile in the city of Quetta in Pakistan. This authority forced the evacuation of Ashraf Ghani during its resurgence, which marked the end of the longest war in (*) U.S. history. For the point, name this authority which controls Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. | Taliban |
| Artist Dread Scott created an artwork via this medium which controversially featured a white man being auctioned as a slave. Yuga Labs specializes in the creation of artwork via this medium, and Donald Trump sold (+) "TrumpCards" of himself via this medium. A collection of works produced via these mediums called the Bored Ape Yacht Club have been sold on Ethereum. (*) For the point, name these digital identifiers recorded on blockchain, often used to create virtual art. | Non-fungible tokens (or NFTs) |
| EVENT AND LOCATION REQUIRED. This USNS Comfort arrived to remedy this event that acutely impacted neighborhoods like Far Rockaway. This event caused the MTA to stop running (+) 24/7 subway service for the first time in history, and this event saw the conversion of a tennis complex within Flushing Meadows–Corona Park and the Javits Center into field hospitals. Bill (*) de Blasio and Andrew Cuomo clashed over authority in, for the point, what event that saw Times Square and Broadway theatres shut down? | COVID-19 pandemic in New York City (accept equivalents like coronavirus pandemic or NYC) |