Question
Answer these questions about cigars in American history. For 10 points each.
[10e] Union troops discovered the Confederate plan for this 1862 battle wrapped around three cigars. This battle in Maryland was the bloodiest single day in American history.
ANSWER: Battle of Antietam [or Battle of Sharpsburg]
[10h] In 1886, this cigar maker established a union known as the Knights of Labor and served as its president until 1894.
ANSWER: Samuel Gompers
[10m] In 1877, cigar makers went on strike to protest their terrible living conditions in these building complexes in the slums of New York City. Muckraking photojournalist Jacob Riis (“reece”) examined these buildings in How the Other Half Lives.
ANSWER: tenements [or tenement houses]
<History - American History>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrol-Hyde | USN B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| USN A | USN C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Vanderbilt | USN MS | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Fight 2 | 1/11/2025 | Y | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 11 | 21.82 | 91% | 91% | 36% |