Hong Kong - 2024 ACF Winter at UBC

Question

Partially due to confused jurisdiction, an enclave in this territory became a hotbed of opium smuggling and organized crime after World War II. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name this territory formerly home to the Kowloon Walled City, which was demolished after this territory was returned to China in 1997.

ANSWER: Hong Kong [or hoeng gong or Xiānggǎng or Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or Hong Kong SAR]

[10m] Early population growth in Hong Kong was sparked by wealthy refugees fleeing this conflict, which occurred at the same time as the Niǎn Rebellion. The “Ever Victorious Army” fought against this rebellion.

ANSWER: Tàipíng Rebellion [accept Tàipíng Civil War or Tàipíng Revolution or Tàipíng tiānguó yùndòng or taai ping tin gwok wan dung]

[10h] The Kowloon Walled City Park preserves one of these administrative buildings which employed namesake “runners.” This term is generally used to refer to imperial Chinese administrative residences or bureaucratic offices.

ANSWER: yámén [or guānyá or nga mun or yamun; accept yámén runner or yáyì]

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Summary


2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley	2024-11-16	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson	2024-11-16	Y	7	15.71	86%	71%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern	2024-11-16	Y	10	16.00	80%	50%	30%
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State	2024-11-16	Y	7	17.14	0%	86%	86%
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State	2024-11-16	Y	7	18.57	100%	71%	14%
2024 ACF Winter at Online	2024-11-16	Y	8	13.75	100%	38%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at UBC	2024-11-16	Y	3	20.00	100%	100%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida	2024-11-16	Y	5	18.00	100%	80%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford	2024-11-16	Y	10	19.00	100%	80%	10%

Data


SFU	Alberta	10	10	20
UBC A	UBC B	10	10	20
UW A	UW B	10	10	20