Bangladesh - 2026 ACF Regionals

Question

Answer the following about phrases that have become prominent among contemporary student protests, for 10 points each.

[10e] In 2024, students in this country use “Chalai den” to describe the spread of misinformation by the Awami League. The term “July 36” is a playful name for the day Sheikh Hasina resigned as president of this South Asian nation.

ANSWER: Bangladesh [or People’s Republic of Bangladesh; accept Gôṇôprôjātôntrī Bāṅlādēś]

[10h] The nonsense word “Ćaci” (“CHAH-tsee”), which originated as a typo spray-painted on a gymnasium, has come to denote a supporter of this leader. A 16-minute blockade of streets began ongoing protests against this leader.

ANSWER: Aleksandar Vučić

[10m] Allegations of sexual assault against José Jerí, the president of this country, have lead to the slang slogan “José Jerí is a violin.” Dina Boluarte was incredibly unpopular after succeeding a former teacher as leader of this country.

ANSWER: Peru [or Republic of Peru; accept República del Perú]

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California (North)	Main Site	Y	3	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Canada	Main Site	Y	10	14.00	90%	50%	0%
Florida	Main Site	Y	3	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Great Lakes	Main Site	Y	5	14.00	80%	60%	0%
Midwest	Main Site	Y	8	16.25	100%	63%	0%
Northeast	Main Site	Y	6	10.00	67%	33%	0%
Overflow	Main Site	Y	4	17.50	100%	75%	0%
South Central	Main Site	Y	2	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Southeast	Main Site	Y	7	14.29	86%	57%	0%
UK	Main Site	Y	12	15.00	92%	58%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main Site	Y	8	13.75	88%	50%	0%
Upstate NY	Main Site	Y	4	12.50	100%	25%	0%

Data


Berkeley C	Berkeley B	10	10	20
Stanford A	Berkeley D	10	10	20
McGill A	Brock	10	10	20
Carleton University	Toronto G	10	10	20
Stanford B	Berkeley A	10	10	20
Waterloo B	McGill B	10	10	20
McMaster A	Western C	10	0	10
Ottawa	McMaster B	10	10	20
Toronto Metropolitan	Queen's	0	0	0
Toronto E	Toronto B	10	0	10
UBC B	Toronto C	10	0	10
Simon Fraser	Western B	10	0	10
Guelph	Western A	10	10	20
Central Florida A	Central Florida B	10	0	10
Florida A	Central Florida C	10	0	10
Florida C	Florida B	10	0	10
Ohio State A	CWRU A	10	0	10
Michigan A	CWRU B	10	10	20
Ohio State B	Michigan B	10	10	20
Michigan C	Michigan State	10	10	20
Ohio State C	Pittsburgh	0	0	0
Northwestern B	Chicago C	10	10	20
Chicago A	Purdue B	10	10	20
Chicago B	Purdue A	10	0	10
Northwestern C	Indiana A	10	10	20
Notre Dame A	Indiana B	10	10	20
Illinois A	Chicago D	10	0	10
Brandeis B	Bowdoin B	0	10	10
Dartmouth A	Bowdoin A	0	0	0
Brown	Harvard B	10	0	10
Harvard A	Dartmouth B	10	0	10
MIT	Southern Connecticut State	10	10	20
Brandeis A	Yale	10	0	10
Georgia Tech A	Claremont	10	10	20
Washington B	Iowa State	10	0	10
Carleton College	Missouri A	10	10	20
Missouri B	Washington A	10	10	20
Georgia Tech B	Alabama A	10	10	20
Bruin	Georgia Tech D	10	0	10
Georgia Tech C	Alabama B	10	10	20
Tennessee B	Mississipi State	0	0	0
Louisville B	Sewanee	10	0	10
WashU A	Tennessee A	10	10	20
Kentucky	Vanderbilt B	10	10	20
Murray State A	Texas A	10	0	10
Texas B	Texas A&M A	10	0	10
Illinois C	Illinois B	10	10	20
Oxford A	Bristol	10	10	20
Imperial C	Cambridge C	10	0	10
Cardiff	Southampton A	10	10	20
Oxford B	City St. George's	10	0	10
Imperial B	Southampton B	0	10	10
Cambridge B	UCL	10	0	10
Warwick A	Birmingham	10	0	10
Cambridge A	Warwick B	10	10	20
Imperial A	Durham	10	10	20
Edinburgh A	Oxford C	10	10	20
Edinburgh B	LSE	10	10	20
Manchester	Montpellier	10	0	10
Columbia A	Vassar	10	10	20
John Jay	Maryland B	0	10	10
Columbia B	Johns Hopkins A	10	0	10
Maryland A	Columbia C	10	10	20
Maryland C	Georgetown	10	0	10
NYU A	Johns Hopkins B	10	0	10
NYU B	Catholic	10	10	20
Swarthmore	NYU C	10	0	10
Indiana C	Notre Dame B	10	0	10
Cornell A	Binghamton B	10	0	10
Cornell C	Binghamton A	10	0	10
Cornell B	RIT	10	0	10
Penn State	Rochester	10	10	20