Packet L: Bonus 10

This man popularized the adage “All politics is local” after losing a council race to start his career. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this politician who explained that “before 6 P.M., it’s all politics” when Ronald Reagan said that they were friends “after 6 P.M.” This man succeeded Carl Albert after he retired due to the Tongsun Park scandal.
ANSWER: Tip O’Neill [or Thomas Philip O’Neill, Jr.]
[10m] An O’Neill local success was securing federal support for this project, which included the O’Neill Tunnel when it opened in 2003. This project with a rhyming nickname connected Boston’s center to Logan Airport.
ANSWER: The “Big Dig” [or Central Artery/Tunnel Project; or CA/T Project]
[10e] The O’Neill Tunnel culminates in a bridge named after this battle that connects Boston to Charlestown. The “Freedom Trail” finishes at the site of this Revolutionary War battle, which largely took place on Breed’s Hill.
ANSWER: Battle of Bunker Hill
<Harvard A, American History> | Packet L - Harvard A, McGill A, Arizona State A, Georgia Tech B, Toronto D, Georgia Tech D

HeardPPBE %M %H %
5015.0082%52%16%

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Conversion

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
CWRU APittsburgh0101020ME
Michigan AOhio State C0101020ME
Michigan StateCWRU B001010E
Ohio State AMichigan B001010E
Ohio State BMichigan C1001020HE

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
Great LakesMain Site516.00100%40%20%
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site717.14100%57%14%
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site120.00100%100%0%
MidwestMain Site918.89100%67%22%
NortheastMain Site516.0080%60%20%
SoutheastMain Site611.6767%50%0%
UKMain Site118.1855%18%9%
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site620.0083%83%33%