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Question

An anti-American riot in this modern-day country in 1865 began after Jack Oliver attempted to take a slice of watermelon without paying for it. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name this country where the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty granted the US the rights to a “canal zone” in 1903.

ANSWER: Panama [or Republic of Panama; accept Panama Canal; accept Panama Canal Zone]

[10h] Anti-American sentiments in Panama reached a fever pitch after a Panamanian flag was torn in the Canal Zone, causing this 1964 riot during which protestors tore down the Panama Canal’s “fence of shame.”

ANSWER: Martyrs’ Day [or Día de los Mártires; prompt on Flag Incident or Flag Protests]

[10m] Panama attempted to re-establish diplomatic ties with the United States through a series of 1977 treaties signed by Jimmy Carter and this Panamanian leader.

ANSWER: Omar Torrijos (“toh-REE-hohs”) [or Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera; accept Torrijos–Carter Treaties]

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California	2025-02-01	Y	2	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Great Lakes	2025-02-01	Y	5	14.00	100%	40%	0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	Y	4	17.50	100%	75%	0%
Midwest	2025-02-01	Y	6	13.33	83%	50%	0%
North	2025-02-01	Y	2	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Northeast	2025-02-01	Y	2	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Pacific Northwest	2025-02-01	Y	2	15.00	100%	50%	0%
South Central	2025-02-01	Y	2	20.00	100%	50%	50%
Southeast	2025-02-01	Y	4	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	Y	6	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Upstate NY	2025-02-01	Y	2	10.00	100%	0%	0%

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Texas A	ASU	10	10	10	30
Texas B	TAMU	10	0	0	10