Packet 2: Bonus 11

During a 2025 State Visit, this leader gifted Donald Trump a three-pronged Silla crown. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this current President of South Korea who live-streamed himself climbing over a fence during Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2024 declaration of martial law.
ANSWER: Lee Jae-myung
[10e] As a gesture of good faith, Lee ended propaganda broadcasts sent by South Korea in this buffer region between the Koreas that follows the 38th parallel.
ANSWER: DMZ [or demilitarized zone; accept Joint Security Area; prompt on descriptions of the border between North and South Korea]
[10h] Description Required. Lee’s attempt to restore the “Sunshine Policy” of good relations with the north might involve punishing activists who attempt to send pamphlets into North Korea in this illegal manner. In 2024, North Korea sent trash, manure, and cigarette butts across the DMZ in this manner.
ANSWER: using a balloon [accept descriptions of putting things in balloons or generally using a balloon to send things across the border]
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HeardPPBE %M %H %
3419.41100%27%68%

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Conversion

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Belmont ALexington B10101030MEH
Lexington ABelmont B0101020EH
Mansfield AMansfield B0101020EH
Waltham BWaltham A010010E

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24620.00100%33%67%
Triangle Cup2026-03-13323.33100%33%100%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13110.00100%0%0%
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13422.50100%50%75%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13512.00100%0%20%
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24316.67100%0%67%
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24422.50100%25%100%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30420.00100%25%75%
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19422.50100%50%75%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17718.57100%14%71%