Question

This province contains a system of tunnels built for use in case of nuclear war called Underground Project 131. The Purple Cloud Institute takes its name from a Daoist temple in the mountains of this province. The city of Yíchāng (10[1])in this province is near the Gězhōubà (“guh-joh-BAH”) Dam. In 2022, a huge bronze depiction of the Green Dragon Crescent Blade was removed as this province demolished a 190-foot (-5[1])statue of Guān Yǔ. This province’s capital, where the hot dry noodle dish règānmiàn (10[1])(“ruh-gan-m’YEN”) is traditional, (-5[1])is often described as a “triple city” formed from the merger of (10[1]-5[1])Hànkǒu (“han-KOH”) and two (10[2])other towns. (10[1]-5[1])This province’s name alludes to its location north of Dòngtíng Lake, (-5[2])which contrasts (10[2])with a (10[1])province to its south where Mao Zedong was born. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Chinese province where “wet markets” (-5[1])were a likely origin (-5[1])for (10[1])SARS-CoV-2 (-5[1])first detected in (-5[1])Wǔhàn. ■END■ (10[6]0[3])

ANSWER: Húběi province [or Húběi shěng; prompt on HB; reject “Héběi” or “Héběi shěng”; ask players to spell their answer if their intended first vowel is unclear; reject “HE” or “HEB”] (The province to its south is Húnán.)
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y2181%0%48%116.76

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jacky XuCornell AVanderbilt3910
Andrew WangIllinois ARutgers67-5
John ChenBritish ColumbiaMinnesota8110
Jaik HavlickArizona StateTexas83-5
Jakob MyersIndianaFlorida95-5
Chris SimsNorthwesternUC Berkeley B9510
John John GrogerWUSTL BMichigan9810
Adrian WongOttawaLSE9810
Brian LaiVirginiaChicago B100-5
Noah ChinVirginia TechStanford10010
Roxanne TangOhio StateJohns Hopkins111-5
Micah ColmanWaterloo BNorth Carolina B111-5
Sky LiToronto AColumbia B11310
Ian LuGeorgia TechUC Berkeley A11310
Ted GanPenn StateToronto C11510
Conor ThompsonIowa StateYale12410
John MarvinChicago AWinona State134-5
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordNorth Carolina AHarvard138-5
Owen MimnoNYURIT13910
Amogh KulkarniGeorgia StateUCF140-5
Julian BushlowCornell BIllinois B143-5
Arjun KalaIllinois BCornell B1450
Liam StarnesChicago BVirginia14510
Qingyu ZhangFloridaIndiana14510
Bryce CruiseTexasArizona State14510
Michael KearneyHarvardNorth Carolina A1450
David BassJohns HopkinsOhio State14510
Henry BonWinona StateChicago A1450
Aum MundheRutgersIllinois A14510
Crow HeNorth Carolina BWaterloo B14510