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This company faced accusations of anti-Chinese discrimination when staffers at a show in Shanghai were filmed refusing to give free ice cream to Chinese people. Zaha Hadid designed the central building of a factory complex meant to bring together blue-collar and white-collar employees of this company. This company’s K100 was the first motorcycle with an anti-lock braking system. (*) Ernst Henne achieved 76 land speed world records on motorcycles produced by this company, the last of which was on its 500 Kompressor racing motorcycle. This company built the engines on the first jet-powered aircraft, the Messerschmitt Me 262. This company’s aircraft engines were inspected by prisoners at Dachau. For 10 points, name this car company headquartered in Munich, (10[2]-5[3])the manufacturer of the X3 and i8. (10[2]0[1])■END■

ANSWER: BMW [or Bavarian Motor Works, or Bayerische Motoren Werke]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Richard ZhangBoston College ABrandeis B116-5
Michael SunBrandeis BBoston College A11610
Michael KearneyHarvardMIT11610
Yixi YangYaleAmherst116-5
Khumoyun BakhityarovBrandeis ATufts A116-5
Fahian JoyAmherstYale12410
Cecile ThomasTufts ABrandeis A1240
Evan LuccaBowdoin ATufts B12410

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