Question
Honiara International Airport evolved from a key site contested in this campaign. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this World War II campaign fought in the Solomon Islands. The US Marines captured Henderson Field from the Japanese during this campaign.
ANSWER: Guadalcanal campaign [or Battle of Guadalcanal; accept Operation Watchtower]
[10h] This plant served as the codename for the island of Guadalcanal, naming the “Air Force” that operated from Henderson Field. FDR’s first vice president, John Nance Garner, was nicknamed after this plant.
ANSWER: cactus [accept Cactus Air Force; accept “Cactus Jack”]
[10e] The US entered World War II following the Japanese attack on this Hawaiian naval facility on December 7, 1941.
ANSWER: Pearl Harbor
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASIS-Independent Brooklyn | North Babylon B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Downingtown STEM | East Brunswick A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Eastchester | Great Valley | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Hastings B | moving finger B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Hunter A | Mather A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Hunter B | moving finger C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Mather B | Mather C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| North Babylon A | Stuyvesant B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Stuyvesant A | moving finger A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Trinity B | East Brunswick B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 10 | 15.00 | 100% | 40% | 10% |