Question

A raid on a printing press in this city (-5[1])revealed a rebel society with the initials KKK, the Katipunan. In the 16th century, a Chinatown was built in this city’s Binondo (10[1])district, away from its walled center of Intramuros. Silver (10[2])bound for China was transported between (10[1])Acapulco and this Asian city, plied by this city’s namesake galleons. (10[1])In 1898, a mock battle was staged to seize this city without allowing Emiliano Aguinaldo’s troops (10[1])to occupy it. Shortly before that, George Dewey beat a Spanish (-5[1])fleet (10[1])in a bay named for this city, (10[1])now the second-biggest in Luzon. For 10 points, name this Southeast Asian city (10[1])which the US captured in the Spanish-American War, the capital of the Philippines. ■END■

ANSWER: Manila
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Pierce DeCainCornell FESF8-5
Owen LinderBinghamton ACornell E3010
Sam HofeckerPenn StateU of Rochester A3910
Michael GeCornell DCornell C3910
Brian HoffCornell BCornell A4510
Alec WestSyracuseRIT B5610
Gregory StoneESFCornell F7210
Spencer AhnU of Rochester BRIT C83-5
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Joseph TabaskoBinghamton CBinghamton B9110
Jude Mejia-VazquezRIT CU of Rochester B10410