Question
In June 2024, some workers for this country’s largest company held a failed first-ever strike, four years after that company’s chairman was convicted in a bribery scandal. In February 2024, doctors in this country launched a strike in response to the ruling People Power Party’s plan to increase medical school enrollment quotas by roughly 40%. A mass crowd crush occurred during 2022 Halloween celebrations in this country’s capital. In June 2024, this country restarted cross-border loudspeaker propaganda in retaliation for trash balloons launched by this country’s northern neighbor. For 10 points, name this country home to chaebols like Samsung and Hyundai. ■END■
ANSWER: South Korea [or Republic of Korea or ROK or Taehan-minguk or Han’guk; prompt on Korea; prompt on SK; reject “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” or “DPRK”]
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= Average correct buzz position
Summary
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 89% | 0% | 44% | 62.38 |
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 88% | 0% | 38% | 70.29 |
2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 83% | 0% | 50% | 74.20 |
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 100% | 0% | 55% | 81.09 |
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 67.78 |
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 40% | 79.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 88% | 0% | 50% | 65.57 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wade Rogers (DII) | Fordham A | Maryland B (DII) | 14 | -5 |
Chase Barrick (DII) | Lehigh A (UG) | Penn A (DII) | 36 | 10 |
Annis Choi (DII) | Columbia A (UG) | Bard A (UG) | 44 | 10 |
Leonard Castine (DII) | Penn B (DII) | Princeton A (UG) | 45 | -5 |
Andrew Yang | Columbia B | Rutgers B | 45 | 10 |
Jason Qin (DII) | Columbia J (DII) | Lehigh B (DII) | 45 | -5 |
Andy Yu (DII) | Maryland A (DII) | NYU B | 47 | -5 |
Vinayak Singh Bhadoriya | NYU B | Maryland A (DII) | 49 | 0 |
Arthur Zhang (DII) | NYU A (UG) | Rowan A (DII) | 63 | 10 |
Lucas Shedlock (UG) | Princeton A (UG) | Penn B (DII) | 80 | 10 |
Jack Stuhlman (DII) | Lehigh B (DII) | Columbia J (DII) | 90 | 10 |
Daniel Kim (DII) | Maryland B (DII) | Fordham A | 101 | 10 |