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
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 15.00 | 82% | 52% | 16% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdoin B | Dartmouth B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brandeis B | Yale | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Brown | Dartmouth A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| MIT | Harvard B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Southern Connecticut State | Bowdoin A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 7 | 17.14 | 100% | 57% | 14% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Midwest | Main Site | ✓ | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 67% | 22% |
| Northeast | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 80% | 60% | 20% |
| Southeast | Main Site | ✓ | 6 | 11.67 | 67% | 50% | 0% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 11 | 8.18 | 55% | 18% | 9% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 6 | 20.00 | 83% | 83% | 33% |