Question

This animal received little attention in classical Chinese culture, making it a safe symbol during the Maoist era. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this animal, two of which were gifted to the US during Nixon's visit to China. Its diet is mostly bamboo.
ANSWER: giant panda [or panda bear; or Ailuropoda melanoleuca; or xióngmāo]
[10h] Two brothers from this family described hunting a giant panda in the book Trailing the Giant Panda. At his estate of Sagamore Hill, the patriarch of this family wrote the book Through the Brazilian Wilderness.
ANSWER: Roosevelt [accept Theodore Roosevelt or Kermit Roosevelt]
[10m] A panda named Chi Chi brought to this city's zoo in 1958 inspired the logo of the World Wildlife Fund. The now-abandoned Penguin Pool in Regent's Park in this city is a celebrated Modernist structure.
ANSWER: London
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TournamentEditionExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 PACE NSC06/07/2025Y4216.43100%21%43%