Question
A South African dog named Killer won the Dickin Medal for helping to catch 115 people engaging in this crime. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this crime militantly combated in a "fortress" strategy practiced in Botswana. Richard Leakey staged the first ceremonial fire to burn objects commonly targeted in this crime.
ANSWER: illegal wildlife poaching [accept ivory poaching or elephant poaching; accept ivory trafficking or wildlife trafficking]
[10e] This actor produced the documentary Virunga about poaching in the DRC. This actor was interviewed by the FBI for links to the 1MDB scandal after starring in The Wolf of Wall Street.
ANSWER: Leonardo DiCaprio [or Leo DiCaprio; or Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio]
[10h] This group led by Ahmad Umar gets some of its funding from conflict ivory. This al-Qaeda affiliate once ran a Covid treatment facility in Jilib in Middle Juba.
ANSWER: al-Shabaab [or Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen; or Ḥarakat ash-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn; or Hizb al-Shabaab; or Islamic Emirate of Somalia; or Ḥarakat ash-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn; or Xarakada Mujaahidiinta al-Shabaab; prompt on The Youth]
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Data
Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belmont | Adlai E. Stevenson A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Eastchester | Richard Montgomery | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Hinsdale Central A | Walter Payton A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Hunter A | Detroit Catholic Central A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Johns Creek | Northmont | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Lambert A | Audrain County AT | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Lexington | Strake Jesuit A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Montgomery Blair A | Northview | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Strake Jesuit B | Fremd | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Thomas Jefferson A | Alabama Cyber Tech | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Uni of Illinois Laboratory | Innovation Academy A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Westwood | Lindbergh | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 12 | 15.83 | 92% | 42% | 25% |