Bonus
This city was the first to use an early automated rapid transit system called the Véhicule Automatique Léger. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this city in the département (“day-par-tuh-MAWN”) of Nord. Until 2013, a “loophole” named for this city let some passengers in the Eurostar train network bypass border controls between Britain and the Schengen area.
ANSWER: Lille (“leel”), France [accept Lille loophole; accept Rijsel]
[10e] The Eurostar system includes this passage, through which trains go under the body of water between England and France.
ANSWER: Channel Tunnel [or Chunnel; accept Le Tunnel sous la Manche]
[10m] From Lille, one can take a TGV train to this place, whose landmarks include a steampunk model cannon inspired by Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon. A much-decried ban on serving wine at this place was lifted in 1993 with Michael Eisner’s approval.
ANSWER: Disneyland Paris [or Disneyland Resort Paris; accept Euro Disney; prompt on Marne-la-Vallée by asking “What place in that urban area?”; prompt on Disneyland; reject “Walt Disney World”; reject “Paris”]
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Conversion
Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
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North Carolina A | Cornell A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
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2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |