Question
In June 2024, some workers for this country’s largest company held a failed first-ever strike, four years after that company’s chairman was convicted in a bribery scandal. In February 2024, doctors in this country launched a strike in response to the ruling People Power Party’s plan to increase medical school enrollment quotas by roughly 40%. A mass crowd crush occurred during 2022 Halloween celebrations in this country’s capital. In June 2024, this country restarted cross-border loudspeaker propaganda in retaliation for trash balloons launched by this country’s northern neighbor. For 10 points, name this country home to chaebols like Samsung and Hyundai. ■END■
ANSWER: South Korea [or Republic of Korea or ROK or Taehan-minguk or Han’guk; prompt on Korea; prompt on SK; reject “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” or “DPRK”]
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= Average correct buzz position
Summary
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 89% | 0% | 44% | 62.38 |
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 88% | 0% | 38% | 70.29 |
2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 83% | 0% | 50% | 74.20 |
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 100% | 0% | 55% | 81.09 |
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 67.78 |
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 40% | 79.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 88% | 0% | 50% | 65.57 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Vincent Misterkiewicz | Cornell E | Binghamton B | 26 | 10 |
Greg Reiser | RIT B | U of Rochester B | 41 | -5 |
Michael Ge | Cornell D | Cornell A | 42 | 10 |
Pierce DeCain | Cornell F | Penn State | 44 | -5 |
Owen Linder | Binghamton A | RIT C | 50 | -5 |
Elijah O'Sick Johnson | Binghamton C | Cornell C | 53 | -5 |
Brian Chen | Cornell G | ESF | 62 | 10 |
Grace Griffiths | Penn State | Cornell F | 63 | 10 |
Brian Hoff | Cornell B | RIT A | 63 | 10 |
Ethan Maddox | U of Rochester A | Syracuse | 66 | 10 |
Spencer Ahn | U of Rochester B | RIT B | 87 | 10 |
Madelyn Stochaj | RIT C | Binghamton A | 90 | 10 |
Pranaav Senthilkumar | Cornell C | Binghamton C | 101 | 0 |