Bonus
The Tower Commission criticized CIA director William Casey for failing to properly advise the president and Congress during this event. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this 1987 scandal in which missiles were sold to negotiate hostage releases while the funds were funneled to opposing the Sandinistas.
ANSWER: Iran–Contra Affair
[10h] The Tower Commission implicated this member of the National Security Council for securing payments to Nicaragua. The secretary Fawn Hall shredded hundreds of documents for this man, who later became President of the NRA.
ANSWER: Oliver North [or Oliver Laurence North]
[10e] The Tower Commission was established by this president whose reputation was tarnished by the Iran-Contra Affair. This president’s wife Nancy coined the phrase “Just Say No” during the War on Drugs.
ANSWER: Ronald Reagan [or Ronald Wilson Reagan]
<UCLA C, American History>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | 26.41 | 100% | 97% | 67% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | US | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| Florida | US | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 8 | 27.50 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 2 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 7 | 28.57 | 100% | 86% | 100% |
| North | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 5 | 28.00 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |