United Kingdom - 2023 PACE NSC

Question

Men from this country founded Japan’s Ministry of Public Works and the Imperial College of Engineering in Tokyo. The Choshu Five studied in this country, which was the home of two sailors who were murdered by a samurai in the Icarus (0[1])affair. (0[2])This country (20[1])bombarded Kanogoshima during its brief (0[1])war with the (0[1])Satsuma domain in 1863. (20[1]0[3])A 1903 treaty (0[1])with Japan marked (20[1])the end of this country’s (0[2])“Splendid (0[1])Isolation” policy. (20[2]0[3])In 1942, this (*) country (0[1])surrendered its Straits Settlement to Japanese troops. (10[1]0[3])Japan, South Korea, (0[1])and two former (10[1])colonies of this European country are called the “Asian Tigers” due to their (10[1])rapid growth (10[1])rate. (10[3])For 10 points, name this country that colonized Singapore (10[1]0[1])and Hong Kong. (10[3])■END■ (10[17])

ANSWER: United Kingdom [or UK; or Great Britain; or England]

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Summary


2023 PACE NSC	06/10/2023	Y	35	94%	14%	0%	102.33

Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Kevin Peng	Winston Churchill A	Kinkaid	40	0
Ethan Bosita	St. Mark's	Maggie Walker A	41	0
Aeres Zhou	Detroit Country Day	Richard Montgomery	41	0
Carson Jacobson	Winnebago	Northmont A	43	20
John Hines-Shah	Hinsdale Central	Irvington A	48	0
Rushil Murikinati	Plymouth	Mira Loma	51	0
Alan Fan	Thomas Jefferson D	Chattahoochee A	55	0
Camden Williams	Mexico	Chattahoochee B	55	0
Sam McNamee	Maggie Walker A	St. Mark's	55	20
Pablo Hu	Belmont	Johns Creek A	55	0
Jack Mangrum	Innovation Academy A	Winston Churchill B	58	0
Prahalad Rao	Solon	University Lab	61	20
Hari Veginati	Stevenson A	Parkway West	66	0
Noah McRedmond	Cincinnati Hills Christian	Mercer County	66	0
Luke Puttnam	Innovation Academy B	Elkhorn North	67	0
Christian Allen	Dallas County	Canyon Crest	69	20
Matt Mokrzycki	Carl Sandburg	Carbondale	69	0
Aiden Dombrosky	Hoover B	Norris	69	0
Chakri Gudlavalleti	Dunbar	Hunter A	69	20
Alex Crowell	Rockford Auburn A	Woodland	69	0
Owen Willenborg	Norman	John Adams A	73	0
Anthony Zhao	Thomas Jefferson C	Barrington B	80	0
Andrew Shi	Thomas Jefferson A	Detroit Catholic Central A	80	10
Thomas Belcher	Saint Joseph	Maggie Walker B	80	0
Pranav Aiyar	William Fremd	Troy	80	0
Grace Sun	Stevenson B	West Point	83	0
Brenden Stremler	Maggie Walker C	Midtown	86	10
Ben Horning	Waukee	Detroit Catholic Central C	99	10
Ian Mann	Walter Payton	Choate Rosemary Hall	101	10
Owen Gibbs	Heights	New Brighton	102	10
David Bertolasi	Belvidere	Lake Highland	102	10
Sophie Higgs	Richard Montgomery	Detroit Country Day	102	10
Rohan Kher	Barrington A	Thomas Jefferson B	111	0
Hayden Qi	Johns Creek B	Lincoln-Way East	111	10
Ulden Gao	Winston Churchill B	Innovation Academy A	114	10
Jesse Rabbitt	John Adams B	Northmont B	114	10
Cole Hartung	Kinkaid	Winston Churchill A	114	10
Ryan Zhang	Thomas Jefferson B	Barrington A	115	10
Sam Konkel	Johns Creek A	Belmont	115	10
Yashwanth Bajji	Troy	William Fremd	115	10
Lucas Jraiche	Detroit Catholic Central B	Moberly	115	10
Aristuto Paul	Parkway West	Stevenson A	115	10
Michael Zheng	Irvington A	Hinsdale Central	115	10
Martin Ames	Chattahoochee B	Mexico	115	10
Brady Laughlin	West Point	Stevenson B	115	10
William Yao	Barrington B	Thomas Jefferson C	115	10
Mason Severson	Norris	Hoover B	115	10
Michael Camilleri	John Adams A	Norman	115	10
Fahian Joy	Hunter B	Rockford Auburn B	115	10
Ryan Dai	Carbondale	Carl Sandburg	115	10
Evan Lin	Woodland	Rockford Auburn A	115	10
Aatreyo Bhattacharyya	Mira Loma	Plymouth	115	10
Kyunghwan Lim	Chattahoochee A	Thomas Jefferson D	115	10
Sumuk Anand	Mercer County	Cincinnati Hills Christian	115	10