Question

Name these locations of African space initiatives, for 10 points each.
[10e] Edward Nkoloso’s possibly satirical one-man space program in this country inspired Frances Bodomo’s film Afronauts. A rocket was named for Kenneth Kaunda, who changed this country’s name from Northern Rhodesia.
ANSWER: Zambia [or Republic of Zambia] (Namwali Serpell argued that the program was satirical.)
[10m] Jean-Patrice Keka launched Troposphère rockets from Menkao near this megacity of circa 15 million people. N’djili (“un-jee-lee”) airport serves this francophone province-city, whose Boulevard du 30-Juin (“tront-zhwann”) spans the upscale Gombe district.
ANSWER: Kinshasa [or Kinsásá; accept Kinois; accept “Kin la belle”; prompt on Léopoldville]
[10h] A coastal city named for its location at this river’s mouth hosts a Chinese telemetry station opened by Sam Nujoma (“noo-YOH-muh”). This river is ephemeral, like Namibia’s more southerly Kuiseb (“KY-seb”) and Fish rivers.
ANSWER: Swakop River [or Tsoakhaub; accept Swakopmund or Otjozondjii; accept Khan River]
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Data

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3Total
Berkeley AIowa State1010020
BrownJohns Hopkins100010
Chicago AChicago B1010020
Chicago BNorth Carolina A001010
FloridaColumbia B0000
HarvardChicago C1010020
IllinoisNorthwestern100010
IndianaTexas1010020
MichiganMaryland1010020
Minnesota BCornell B1010020
NYUYale A1010020
North Carolina ACornell A100010
North Carolina BKentucky0000
PennClaremont Colleges1010020
RutgersOttawa1010020
South CarolinaBerkeley B1010020
StanfordColumbia A1010020
Toronto AGeorgia Tech0000
Toronto BYale B1010020
Truman StateChicago D001010
VanderbiltMcGill0000
VirginiaArizona State1010020
WUSTL AMinnesota A100010
WUSTL BDuke0000
WaterlooPurdue1010020

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2024 ACF Nationals04/21/2024Y2513.6072%56%8%