Round 8: Tossup 9
A “Little” strike in this industry led to the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago. The Supreme Court blocked the Truman administration’s attempt to seize properties in this industry in the Youngstown case. Alexander Berkman was arrested for attempting to stab an executive in this industry, Henry Clay Frick. A businessman in this industry who funded the American Anti-Imperialist League described the duties of philanthropy in “The Gospel of Wealth.” Pinkerton agents engaged in a shootout with striking workers in this industry in Homestead, Pennsylvania. For 10 points, Pittsburgh was a center for what industry in which Andrew Carnegie became a billionaire? ■END■
ANSWER: steel industry [or steelmaking or steel manufacturing; prompt on metal or iron; prompt on manufacturing]
<Editors, American History> | Packet I
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Yu | Cornell C | RIT A | 28 | 10 |
| Solomon Blecher | Cornell D | RIT B | 50 | 10 |
| Ben Gardberg | Cornell B | Binghamton C | 53 | 10 |
| Ariyan Miah | Binghamton B | Rochester | 70 | 10 |
| Aaron Wang | Cornell A | ESF | 78 | -5 |
| Hannah Bickom | ESF | Cornell A | 101 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 70.75 |
| Southern California | US | 7 | 100% | 29% | 47.57 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 5 | 80% | 60% | 82.00 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 9 | 89% | 44% | 84.25 |
| Florida | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 65.75 |
| Great Lakes | US | 12 | 100% | 8% | 42.08 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 100% | 22% | 69.22 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 2 | 100% | 0% | 28.50 |
| Midwest | US | 9 | 100% | 22% | 56.11 |
| North | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 44.75 |
| Northeast | US | 10 | 90% | 20% | 56.56 |
| Pacific | US | 8 | 88% | 50% | 65.57 |
| South Central | US | 7 | 100% | 14% | 69.43 |
| Southeast | US | 13 | 100% | 15% | 57.31 |
| Upstate NY | US | 5 | 100% | 20% | 60.40 |