Question
After a deadly fire in Ürümqi (“uu-RUUM-chee”), protesters across China took to holding up these objects. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these objects. The practice of holding these objects originated in the 2020 protests in Hong Kong as a way of getting around potential censorship. Description acceptable.
ANSWER: blank sheets of paper [or báizhǐ; prompt on “paper” or “zhǐ”; accept anything that describes paper that does NOT have anything written on it]
[10e] Protesters in Iran in 2022 held up blank paper, as part of protests where many women cut off this feature to protest the death of Mahsa Amini. Clothing like the hijab usually covers this feature.
ANSWER: hair [or mu or gês]
[10h] In 2022, protests also occurred against the corruption of this leader, forcing them to step down amid a fuel crisis. This leader, whose brother Mahinda was also president, banned chemical fertilizers in 2021, resulting in food shortages.
ANSWER: Lieutenant Colonel Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Summary
| 2023 UMN COOT | 08/19/2023 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
Data
| Our Job is Buzz | Jeff Weiner Fan Club | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Palestrina Sawayama | doubleplusnegfive | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| BHSU | Weird Klaus Barbie | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |