Round 7: Tossup 2

A politician from this state introduced the Early Childhood Education Act and became the first woman Democrat to issue a televised response to the State of the Union. The ILWU supported a senator from this state to serve alongside (-5[1])Oren Long; that senator from this state was succeeded by a politician who took the name “Spark.” A politician from this state was said to “answer Vietnam with that empty sleeve,” referring to how he lost his arm with the 442nd Infantry Regiment. In the 1964 election, a senator from this state named Hiram Fong was the first Asian American to receive delegate votes. Patsy Mink served this state, home to a senator who succeeded Robert Byrd as President pro tempore, (-5[1])Daniel Inouye. (10[1])For 10 points, name this state where Inouye gave a keynote address defining “Aloha.” (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Hawaii
<NS, American History> | Packet G - McMaster A, Notre Dame C, Rutgers A, NYU A
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (North)Main Site3100%0%81.00
California (South)Main Site4100%25%103.50
CanadaMain Site11100%0%102.18
FloridaMain Site3100%67%131.00
Great LakesMain Site5100%40%111.80
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site9100%22%108.22
MidwestMain Site8100%50%118.00
NortheastMain Site6100%17%95.83
OverflowMain Site4100%50%117.75
South CentralMain Site2100%50%104.00
SoutheastMain Site8100%0%116.63
UKMain Site12100%25%110.92
Upstate NYMain Site4100%50%132.00