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| This island’s Pettakere and Leang Tedongnge [[teh-DONG-geh]] Caves are home to the oldest known depictions of animals, showing endemic species of warty pigs. The historic Fort Rotterdam is located on this body of water, which was founded by the Gowa Kingdom. Protrusions from this island create the boundaries of the Tomini, Tolo, and Boni Gulfs. This island’s northernmost point is at the tip of Minahasa Peninsula. For the point, name this third largest island in Indonesia, located across the Strait of Makassar from Borneo. | Sulawesi (or Celebes) |
| The Hosso School of Yogacara in this place is housed in the Kōfuku-ji temple.The Todai-ji [[TOH-dye JEE]] temple complex in this place contains the world’s largest wooden building and an enormous 50 foot tall statue of the Buddha. According to legend, this place at the foot of Mount Wakakusa was once visited by a god riding a white animal. This park’s most famous animals are believed to be representatives of Takemikazuchi [[tah-keh-me- kah-ZOO-chee]] from the nearby Kasuga Shrine. For the point, name this very old Japanese park, famous for being home to sacred Sitka deer. | Nara Park |
| Madeleine Colani was the first archeologist to excavate this area, whose Site One is near the city of Phonsavan [[fohn-SAH-vahn]]. This area has been plagued by unexploded landmines from the Secret War. Legends say that this place was constructed after Khun Cheung's victory to make rice wine. Located in the Xiangkhoang [[SHEE-AHNG-KHOH- AHNG]] Plateau, for the point, what megalithic archaeological area in central Laos is named for the thousands of large stone containers strewn across the landscape? | Plain of Jars (accept Thong Hai Hin) |
| This city was formally known as Tanjung Penaga because of the large quantity of Penaga Laut trees in the area. This city was the first British settlement in Southeast Asia, and, along with Singapore and Malacca, formed part of the Straits Settlement. Home to the Jubilee Clock Tower, which commemorated Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, this is the sixth most populous city in Malaysia, and is where Fort Cornwallis is located. For the point, name this city, the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang. | George Town |
| In 1914, this location saw the performance of a Ming prayer ceremony by Yuan Shikai in an effort to have himself declared Emperor of China. In 1918, this location was opened to the public for the first time when it was turned into a park. The parkland grounds of this location contain the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the Circular Mound Altar. Occupied by the Anglo-French alliance during the Second Opium War, for the point, name this imperial complex that can be found in the southern Dongcheng District of Beijing, China. | The Temple of Heaven (accept Tiāntán) |
| This location was the site of the largest Papal gathering in history when Pope Francis gave a concluding mass here on January 18th, 2015. During a visit by Pope John Paul II in 1981, this park was the location of the Beatification Mass of Saint Lorenzo, the first beatification ceremony held outside the Vatican in Church history. During the Spanish colonial period, the grounds on which this park now sits was known as Bagumbayan [[bah- goom-BAH-yahn]]. Located in the Manila district of Ermita, for the point, name this park in the Philippines that is also known as Luneta Park. | Rizal Park (accept Luneta Park or Luneta before mentioned) |
| This non-national capital city contains the Yonbok Temple Bell in its Namdaemun Gate. This city's Manwoldae Palace burned down five times, and this city is historically known for its ginseng production. In 2002, this city formed a namesake Industrial Region with a southern neighbor and was the only city to officially change hands in a 1953 armistice. For the point, name this city on the Imjin River, a historic capital of the Goryeo Dynasty and a major North Korean industrial center located just north of the DMZ. | Kaesong |
| Members of this ethnic group include the Dungan people of Central Asia. Unlike the “black capped” Salar people, this “white capped” ethnic group permits the consumption of alcohol and has incorporated Taoist and Confucian rituals. This is the largest ethnic group to use the surname Ma as an abbreviation of Muhammad, and, in contrast to the Uyghurs, this ethnic group is not subject to laws suppressing Islam. For the point, name this ethnic group, defined as all Chinese Muslims who are not part of another group. | Hui (prompt on "Chinese muslims" before "Islam") |
| The Cassiopeia service formerly ran through this structure, the construction of which was partly driven by the Toya Maru accident after Typhoon Marie. This structure, which crosses the Tsugaru Strait, connects Aomori and Hakodate. This structure is the world's longest tunnel that passes under water, and it carries the northernmost Shinkansen line. For the point, name this tunnel that connects Hokkaido to Honshu in Japan. | Seikan Tunnel (prompt on generic answers about a tunnel connecting Hokkaido and Honshu until mentioned) |
| The Wanshan Archipelago lies in the opening of this river’s estuary, and this river flows through a formerly fortified strait known as Humen, or Bocca Tigris. This river’s basin is home to the Siyi counties, and this river’s delta flows past major Cities such as Shenzhen and Guangzhou. This river forms from the confluence of the Xi, Bei, and Dong Rivers and flows into the South China Sea. For the point, name this river in southern China whose estuary separates Hong Kong from Macau. | Pearl River (or Zhu Jiang; accept Canton River) |
| This river, which is formed from the confluence of the Katun and the Biya near Biysk, discharges near the town of Salekhard, the capital of Yamalo-Nenets. The mouth of this river separates the Gyda and Yamal Peninsulas, and this river’s Irtysh Tributary is diverted by China near its source in Xinjiang. This river, whose basin is west of the Lena and Yenisei, passes through Novosibirsk and discharges into the Kara Sea through the world’s longest estuary. For the point, name this river in western Siberia. | Ob River |
| In historic poetry, this lake was identified as “Little Grebe Lake.” Submerged shell middens in this lake are an important site of Jomon artifacts, including the remains of large quantities of horse chestnuts. This lake may have been named after an object carried by the Bodhisattva Benten. This lake drains into the Seto Inland Sea via the Seta River. This lake in the Shiga Prefecture serves as a natural reservoir for the cities of Ōtsu and Kyoto. For the point, name this largest lake in Japan, named for resembling a stringed instrument. | Lake Biwa |
| Potatso National Park is located in this province’s city of Shangri-La. This province is called the Birthplace of Tea and is likely where tea was first domesticated. A town in this province lends its name to a type of fermented tea called Pu-er. This province contains a protected region named Three Parallel Rivers, which are the Salween, the Mekong, and the Yangtze. This province contains China’s only border with Laos. For the point, name this Chinese province located between Tibet and Guangxi, whose capital is Kunming. | Yunnan |
| In the 1960s, this country built the industrial center of Darkhan after receiving aid from COMECON. This country's first president stated that "On earth, there are two great geniuses – Buddha and Lenin." That man, Peljidiin Genden, led this country before being purged and was succeeded by Khorloogiin Choibalsan [[CORE-loo-ghin CHOI-bal-sun]]. For the point, name this second major communist state in world history that was led by Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal [[yoom-JAG-in sed-EN-ball]] for 44 years and transitioned to democracy following a peaceful 1990 revolution in Ulaanbaatar. | Mongolian People's Republic (accept Communist Mongolia; or Bügd Nairamdakh Mongol Ard Uls; prompt on "Mongolia") |
| The city of Butuan on this island was once the center of an early Hindu kingdom in this island’s Caraga region. This island’s Zamboanga Peninsula was once ruled by the Sulu Sultanate, who led this island’s resistance to colonization. Although never Islamized, this island's local Lumad people still employed the term “sultan” for their datu leaders. This island, whose largest city is Davao [[DAH-vow]], is the primary base of operations of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. For the point, name this second largest island in the Philippines. | Mindanao [[mihn-DAH-now]] |
| This campaign included the suppression of the first Khamba rebellion, and this campaign led to the destruction of a warlord force near the Dadu River on the Luding Bridge in Tibet. One power struggle during this campaign was resolved at the Zunyi Conference and this campaign started with a diversionary attack led by Fang Zhimin in Jiangxi. This event ended after one group managed to refortify in Shangxi. For the point, name this year- long military retreat of the Chinese Communist Party, taken to evade destruction at the hands of Nationalist forces led by Chiang Kai-shek. | Long March (or Chángzhēng) |
| Shuey Rhon Rhon [[SHWEE ROHN ROHN]] was an anthropomorphic red lantern that served as this event's mascot and a rival event to this one called "We Are Together" was held a week later in Khanty-Mansiysk in Siberia. Belarus and Russia were barred from this event where Ukraine won a record 11 gold medals, coming in 2nd on the medal table to the host nation and this event's cauldron was lit by Li Duan, a blind track and field jumper. For the point, name this multisport event held in from March 4 to March 13, 2022, which occurred after the 2022 Winter Olympics. | 2022 Winter Paralympics (Prompt on "Beijing 2022"; do not accept or prompt on anything that only mentions "Olympics" as these clues are unique to the Paralympics) |
| A replica of this building's façade [[fah-SAHD]] was built for the Oceanus Casino in Macau and its outer walls were inspired by Weaire–Phelan [[WHERE "FEEL"-ahn]] structures. This building is the largest ETFE-clad structure in the world and the Canadian firm Forrec renovated part of this building into a water park and this building housed curling events for a 2022 event. For the point, name this building adjacent to the Bird's Nest Stadium that hosted the swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming events for the 2008 Summer Olympics, nicknamed the "Water Cube." | Beijing National Aquatics Centre (accept Water Cube before mentioned; accept Ice Cube) |
| President Lee Myung-bak was criticized for pardoning the leader of one of these organizations, and since 1982, these entities are not allowed to contain banks. One of these types of organizations introduced the subcompact Excel model to the U.S. in 1986 and operates the Genesis luxury division. The largest of these business entities was founded by Lee Byung-chul and the largest of these things to go bankrupt was Daewoo. For the point, give this term for Korean business conglomerates such as Hyundai, Samsung, and LG, similar to Japanese zaibats and keiretsu. | chaebols (prompt on non-specific answers referring to "businesses" or "corporations") |
| This sea is crossed by the Great Jukung Race, and is underlied by the Ichthys [ICK- this]] Gas Field. This sea's Ashmore and Cartier Islands was cut out from a "migration zone" in 2001 after an influx of "boat people." The Joseph Bonaparte Gulf is part of this sea where the Portuguese joined the Dutch in fighting against the Japanese in a 1942 World War II battle, and this sea's largest port is Darwin. For the point, name this sea between Australia and a namesake island split between Indonesia and a country governed from Dili. | Timor Sea |
| This observance traditionally sees the flying of a series of carp-shaped windsocks called koinobori [[koh-ee-noh-BOH-ree]]. This holiday is the last in a series of holidays known as its country's "Golden Week" and traditional foods served on this holiday include glutinous rice flour dumplings called chimaki while another consists of a white mochi filled with red bean paste and wrapped in a kashiwa leaf. For the point, name this Japanese public holiday that is observed annually on May 5th, that was created in 1948 from the consolidation of Boys' Day and Girls' Day. | Children's Day (or Kodomo no hi) |
| This island’s longest river, the Poronoy, discharges near Tyuleny Island in the Gulf of Patience. The south of this island is home to Cape Crillon and the city of Korsakov, which lie on the semi-circular Aniva Bay. This island is separated from the mainland by the Strait of Tartary and from a southern neighbor by the La Perouse Strait. The Sea of Okhotsk and the East Sea are separated by this island, which was known as Karafuto while under Japanese control. For the point, name this largest Russian island, located north of Hokkaido. | Sakhalin |
| Historically, small junks would be used to move goods along this river between Yen Bai and Lao Cai during the dry season. This river merges with the Thái Bình River to form its highly populous delta region. This river’s principal port is the industrial center of Haiphong. This river’s delta contains the city of Hanoi, where if flows into the Gulf of Tonkin. For the point, name this river that flows through southeast China and north Vietnam, which shares its colorful name with two major rivers in the United States. | Red River (or Hong River; or Yuan River; or Song Cai) |
| This body of water has a series of rapids called Khon Pi Long that divides Chiang Rai and Bokeo Province in Laos. Originating in the three rivers source area of the Tibetan Plateau, this river is the twelfth longest river in the world and the third longest river in Asia. A basin named for this river is divided into the upper basin, located in Tibet, and the lower basin, which ultimately enters the South China Sea. For the point, name this river that runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. | Mekong River |
| This island’s festival schedule is held on the 210-day Pawukon calendar, including one with burning monster statues called Ogoh-ogoh [[OH-goh OH-goh]]. Artificial ecosystems on this island are constructed with subak irrigation. Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson recorded Kris dagger dances on this island in their short film Trance and Dance in this island. This island’s custom of ritual cockfighting was described in anthropologist Clifford Geertz’s essay “Deep Play.” For the point, name this Indonesian island located east of Java, home to a Hindu majority population. | Bali |
| This city currently spans both sides of the Pearl River, but the old version of this city was only located on the east bank of the Pearl River near Baiyun Mountain. Along with Shanghai and Xi’an [[ZHEE-AHN]], this city is one of China’s nine National Central Cities, and this city is at the center of the most-populous built-up metropolitan area in the world. This sub-provincial city has eleven districts, including the Beijing sub-district of Yuexiu. For the point, name this capital city of the Guangdong province in southern China. | Guangzhou (accept Canton; accept Kwongchow or Kwangchow) |
| This country's economy was propped up through the Commercial Import Program and was the subject of Cable 243. Lucien Conein helped plan a 1963 coup in this country, which was the destination of refugees in Operation Passage to Freedom. Over 7,000 people were evacuated from this country in Operation Frequent Wind, and this state was officially established shortly after the 1954 Geneva Conference. For the point, name this country that was absorbed into a northern neighbor in 1975 with the fall of its capital, Saigon. | South Vietnam (accept Republic of Vietnam; or RVN; prompt on "Vietnam") |
| Anak is often nicknamed as this geographic feature's child and it is located within Ujung Kulon National Park. This feature also names an archipelago that includes Verlaten and Lang Islands. One event involving this feature was investigated by Rogier Verbeek and was the subject of a 1968 film, whose title contains a glaring geographic error. A David Winchester book about that event involving this feature is subtitled The Day the Earth Exploded. For the point, name this caldera west of Java, famed for a massive 1883 eruption. | Krakatoa (or Krakatau) |
| Australian daredevil Felix Baumgartner conducted an unauthorized base Jump from this building in 2007, while Alain Robert made an unauthorized climb of this building shortly before its official opening. Ariel Moscovici's Between Earth and Sky was installed right outside of this building. which houses its country's stock exchange and contains the world's largest wind damper. For the point, name this skyscraper located in a national capital, the tallest building in the world prior to the construction of the Burj Khalifa. | Taipei 101 (accept Taipei World Financial Center) |
| This city was the site of the Kinmon incident, also known as the Hamaguri Gate Rebellion. Today, this city houses the International Manga Museum as well as the Fushimi Castle. U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson honeymooned in this city, which likely influenced the decisions to largely spare this city from conventional and nuclear bombing. A capital and cultural center of the Heian Period, this is, for the point, what city in Honshu's Kansai region, a namesake of an international protocol that aimed to limit greenhouse gas emissions? | Kyoto City |
| A life-sized replica of this structure was displayed at the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition. Maurice Glaize concluded that this structure was built as a funerary temple for King Suryavarman II. The central temple of this temple complex is a representation of Mount Meru, the home of the gods in Hindu mythology. Located in Siem Reap and featured on the flag of Cambodia, for the point, what temple is the world's largest religious monument? | Angkor Wat |