Question

A raid on a printing press in this city revealed a rebel society with the initials KKK, the Katipunan. (10[1])In the 16th century, a Chinatown was built in this city’s Binondo district, (10[1])away from its walled center of Intramuros. Silver bound for China was transported between Acapulco and this Asian (10[1])city, plied by this city’s namesake galleons. In (10[1])1898, a mock battle was staged to seize this city without allowing Emiliano Aguinaldo’s (10[1])troops to occupy it. (10[2])Shortly before that, George Dewey beat a Spanish fleet in a bay (10[1])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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Anton Akroush (DII)Michigan State A Miami C (DII) 1810
Leo Tao (UG)Michigan B (UG)Michigan D (UG)3110
Alan Lee (UG)CWRU A (UG) Ohio State B (DII) 4910
Oliver Thompson (DII)CWRU C (UG)Michigan A (UG) 5710
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State A (UG) West Virginia B (UG) 7110
Venkat Das (DII)West Virginia A (UG) Michigan C 7510
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Miami B (UG) 7510
Jacob Moeller (DII)Miami A (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 8710

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%22%62.22
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%57.88
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%51.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%0%54.18
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%70.89
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%60.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%47.63
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%61.67