Question

Mandarin ducks and these animals name a popular genre of early 20th-century Chinese entertainment fiction. (10[1])“Judge Bao Thrice Investigates” an event regarding one of these animals in the title of a Guān Hànqīng play. A man is nicknamed for this animal after sending a letter that says, “I have already given you my shame.” (-5[1])These animals’ association with romance derives from a story in which a woman throws herself (10[1])into her lover’s grave on her wedding (10[1])day (10[2])and their (10[1])spirits emerge in the form of these animals. (10[3])A play titled for one of these animals (10[1])ends with the protagonist (10[1])killing himself in his prison cell (10[1])while dressed (10[2])in his lover’s wig and kimono. (10[3])In a (-5[1])play titled for one of these animals, (10[2])René Gallimard falls in love with the opera (10[1])singer (10[2])Song Liling, (10[1])who is revealed to be a man. For 10 points, name this animal that titles a David Henry Hwang play that was inspired by a Giacomo Puccini opera. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: butterflies [or butterfly; accept Madame Butterfly or Madama Butterfly; accept M. Butterfly; accept Butterfly Lovers; accept Butterfly Dream or Judge Bao Thrice Investigates the Butterfly Dream or Bāo Dài Zhì Sān Kān Húdié Mèng; accept Yuānyāng Húdié; prompt on insects or arthropods; prompt on lepidopterans; reject “caterpillars”]
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y24100%0%8%100.54

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matt BollingerGeorgia Tech ABrown A1410
Eric WolfsbergStanford AOhio State A53-5
Michał GerasimiukYale AWUSTL A6810
Raymond WangCornell AMaryland A7510
Vincent DuNorth Carolina AIndiana A7610
Ryan SunUC Berkeley AMinnesota A7610
Wenying WuToronto ATexas A7810
Rosa XiaCornell BMIT A8610
Tiffany ZhouFlorida BVanderbilt A8610
Steven YuanUC Berkeley BNYU A8610
Christopher SimsNorthwestern AColumbia A9410
Karsten RynearsonYale BMcGill A9810
Puna EkkaMinnesota BMichigan A10410
Enoch YuenImperial AHouston A10610
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTL BClaremont A10610
Mitch McCullarIllinois AGeorgia Tech B11210
Ben DahlPurdue ARutgers B11210
Ani PerumallaPenn State ARutgers A11210
Seth EbnerJohns Hopkins AColumbia B114-5
Tracy MirkinFlorida AChicago B12110
Chris RayOhio State AStanford A12110
Mazin OmerHarvard AChicago C12910
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordPenn AIowa State A13010
Matt JacksonChicago ADuke A13010
Khushi UmarwadiaSouth Carolina AVirginia A13210
Forrest WeintraubColumbia BJohns Hopkins A16110