Bonus
A president of this union criticized FDR for his callous response to the Little Steel strike despite earlier being one of his largest donors. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this union led by John Llewellyn (“loo-ELL-in”) Lewis, who enforced strikes during World War II. In 1914, strikers tried joining this union before being attacked by guards of the CF&I.
ANSWER: United Mine Workers of America [or UMWA]
[10e] Lewis was instrumental in splitting the Congress of Industrial Organizations, or CIO, from this other labor union led by George Meany and founded by Samuel Gompers.
ANSWER: AFL [or American Federation of Labor; accept AFL-CIO]
[10m] The AFL-CIO’s anti-corruption push led to conflict with David Beck, who succeeded this man. This man’s death, presumably outside Detroit, likely occurred after meeting with Anthony Giacalone and Anthony Provenzano.
ANSWER: Jimmy Hoffa [or James Riddle Hoffa]
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | 15.26 | 74% | 65% | 14% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 3.33 | 0% | 33% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 15.00 | 67% | 67% | 17% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 13.33 | 67% | 50% | 17% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 12.00 | 60% | 40% | 20% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 17.50 | 75% | 50% | 50% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 10 | 14.00 | 70% | 70% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 8 | 17.50 | 88% | 75% | 13% |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 67% | 0% |