Question
A raid on a printing press in this city revealed a rebel society with the initials KKK, the Katipunan. In the 16th century, a Chinatown was built in this city’s Binondo district, away from its walled center of Intramuros. Silver bound for China was transported between Acapulco and this Asian city, plied by this city’s namesake galleons. In 1898, a mock battle was staged to seize this city without allowing Emiliano Aguinaldo’s troops to occupy it. Shortly before that, George Dewey beat a Spanish fleet in a bay named for this city, now the second-biggest in Luzon. For 10 points, name this Southeast Asian city which the US captured in the Spanish-American War, the capital of the Philippines. ■END■
ANSWER: Manila
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= Average correct buzz position
Summary
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 22% | 62.22 |
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 57.88 |
2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 51.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 54.18 |
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 70.89 |
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 20% | 60.80 |
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 47.63 |
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 11% | 61.67 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Pierce DeCain | Cornell F | ESF | 8 | -5 |
Owen Linder | Binghamton A | Cornell E | 30 | 10 |
Sam Hofecker | Penn State | U of Rochester A | 39 | 10 |
Michael Ge | Cornell D | Cornell C | 39 | 10 |
Brian Hoff | Cornell B | Cornell A | 45 | 10 |
Alec West | Syracuse | RIT B | 56 | 10 |
Gregory Stone | ESF | Cornell F | 72 | 10 |
Spencer Ahn | U of Rochester B | RIT C | 83 | -5 |
Aidan Roullet | RIT A | Cornell G | 84 | 10 |
Joseph Tabasko | Binghamton C | Binghamton B | 91 | 10 |
Jude Mejia-Vazquez | RIT C | U of Rochester B | 104 | 10 |