Bonus
The success of this state’s Communist Party was described by Robin Kelley in his book Hammer and Hoe. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this state whose Communist Party-organized “Sharecroppers Union” initiated numerous protests in cities like Birmingham.
ANSWER: Alabama [or AL]
[10m] The Alabama Communist Party was instrumental in the defense fund of this group of nine black teenagers falsely accused of assaulting two women on a train.
ANSWER: Scottsboro Boys [or Scottsboro Youths; or Scottsboro Teens]
[10h] Kelly argued that the demise of the Alabama Communist Party came from its absorption into the CIO, which was led by a man with this first and last name. A Georgia Representative with this first and last name who died in 2020 was the chairman of SNCC (“snick”).
ANSWER: John Lewis [accept John L. Lewis or John R. Lewis; prompt on John or Lewis]
<Editors, American History>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 106 | 15.75 | 92% | 27% | 39% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst B | Vermont B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Boston College A | Harvard | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Boston College B | Amherst A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Brown A | Boston University A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Brown B | Dartmouth A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Dartmouth B | Williams C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Dartmouth C | Williams B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MIT A | Boston University B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| MIT B | Vermont A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Southern Connecticut State University A | Tufts B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Tufts C | Brandeis Bach | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| UConn A | Brandeis Beethoven | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EH |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 12.86 | 86% | 14% | 29% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 8.89 | 78% | 0% | 11% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 7.50 | 50% | 25% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 18.00 | 100% | 30% | 50% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 56% | 56% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 100% | 22% | 44% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 15.00 | 92% | 17% | 42% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 88% | 50% | 50% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 21.67 | 100% | 42% | 75% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 8.00 | 60% | 0% | 20% |