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
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anton Akroush (DII) | Michigan State A | Miami C (DII) | 18 | 10 |
Leo Tao (UG) | Michigan B (UG) | Michigan D (UG) | 31 | 10 |
Alan Lee (UG) | CWRU A (UG) | Ohio State B (DII) | 49 | 10 |
Oliver Thompson (DII) | CWRU C (UG) | Michigan A (UG) | 57 | 10 |
Matthew Lam (DII) | Ohio State A (UG) | West Virginia B (UG) | 71 | 10 |
Venkat Das (DII) | West Virginia A (UG) | Michigan C | 75 | 10 |
Beckett Gilmore (DII) | Jefferson County Scholars (DII) | Miami B (UG) | 75 | 10 |
Jacob Moeller (DII) | Miami A (UG) | Ohio State C (DII) | 87 | 10 |
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 |