Question
Two brothers with this family name, Lifu and Guofu, founded the CC Clique, an extreme faction of the Kuomintang. For 10 points each:
[10h] A governor with the given name Yi and what family name was executed for his role in suppressing the 228 incident?
ANSWER: Chen [or Chan; accept Chen Yi; accept Chen Lifu; accept Chen Guofu]
[10m] The influential “four big families” of the Republic of China included the Chen family and this family. Sun Yat-sen married the middle of three famous sisters belonging to this family.
ANSWER: Soong [or Sòng; accept Soong sisters; accept Soong Ai-ling; accept Soong Ching-ling; accept Soong Mei-ling]
[10e] This patriarch of one of the “four big families” extended his influence by marrying the youngest of the Soong sisters, Mei-ling. This leader of the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan after his defeat in the Chinese Civil War.
ANSWER: Chiang Kai-shek [or Jiang Jieshi; or Chiang Chung-cheng]
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Summary
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 50% | 100% | 50% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Cambridge A | Oxford A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |