Question
In May 2024, the Associated Press reported that a FedEx employee from Utah declined a $100,000 offer to unknowingly partake in an attempted coup in this country. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this most populous Francophone country in the world. The attacks in this country targeted the Palais de la Nation and President Félix Tshisekedi (“chee-say-KAY-dee”) and were led by members of the exiled New Zaire Government.
ANSWER: Democratic Republic of the Congo [or DRC; prompt on Congo; reject “Republic of the Congo” or “ROC”]
[10m] The attempted coup occurred amid an ongoing conflict between the DRC-backed FLDR and the March 23 Movement, which is primarily backed by this country’s government.
ANSWER: Rwanda
[10h] Despite the conflict, EU countries have continued trade with Rwanda, such as a supply deal including these 3TG metals. With gold, these three conflict mineral extracts are abundant in the conflict zone. Name any of the three.
ANSWER: tantalum OR tin OR tungsten [prompt on coltan, cassiterite, columbite-tantalite and wolframite by asking “what 3TG metal can be extracted from that mineral?”]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 10.00 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 7.50 | 50% | 25% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 13 | 13.85 | 85% | 31% | 23% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 13.33 | 89% | 44% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 80% | 40% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 11.11 | 67% | 44% | 0% |
Data
| Virginia Tech B | Appalachian State A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| William & Mary | Appalachian State B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| James Madison A | Duke B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Liberty B | James Madison B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| NC State | UNC C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Tusculum | Liberty A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC A | UNC D | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Virginia Tech A | UNC B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Duke A | Virginia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |