Question

Mike Harcourt failed to protect residents of this city from evictions in the leadup to an event with the theme “Transportation and Communication: World in Motion - World in Touch.” That event led to the coining of the term SkyTrain for this city’s public transit system. The Asiatic Exclusion League led a series of 1907 Anti-Oriental Riots in this city, in which demonstrators advocating for indigenous women tore down the statue of an ex-prospector who founded this city’s (*) Gastown neighborhood following the Cariboo Gold Rush. This city hosted the 1986 World’s Fair, and the Sea to Sky highway connects it to Whistler, (-5[2])where the ski events of the 2010 Winter Olympics (10[1])took place. (10[1])For 10 points, name this large city on Canada’s Western shore, the most populous in British Columbia. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Vancouver
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael GeCornell WindCornell Earth101-5
Darryl WangRochester ARochester B101-5
Cade ReinbergerRITRochester C11010
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αCornell Fire11210
Brian HoffCornell EarthCornell Wind13010
Ethan MaddoxRochester BRochester A13010

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y4100%0%50%120.50
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y8100%13%38%107.00