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Round 3: Tossup 13

A burning one of these things is called a “baby-killer” in a piece of British World War I propaganda. An April 1933 storm off of New Jersey killed 73 people when it destroyed one of these things, the Akron. (-5[1])A reporter for WLS radio interviewed Captain Max Pruss (15[1])in the aftermath of an event involving (15[1])one of these vehicles, (-5[2])which (-5[1])the spire of the (*) Empire (-5[1])State Building (10[1])was designed to accommodate. (10[3]-5[3])While in Lakehurst, New Jersey, Herbert Morrison exclaimed “oh, the humanity!” when one of these (10[1])vehicles crashed. (10[1])A German count names, for 10 points, what aircraft like the Hindenburg which are similar to blimps? ■END■ (10[5]0[1])

ANSWER: zeppelins [or airships or dirigibles; accept Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin; reject “blimps”] (Blimps are a specific type of airship which lack a structural frame, unlike zeppelins which have one.)
<Other History — Sam Macchi> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 3
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Henry SullivanTraverse City Central ATaylor38-5
Michael MasciovecchioNew Boston HuronU of D Jesuit4715
Aaron LiuOkemos AHillsdale Academy D5415
Daniel BuzduganUtica AcademyNew Buffalo B58-5
Reid McCabeHillsdale Academy CWilliamston58-5
Dashiell PriceTraverse City Central BDetroit Catholic Central B59-5
Nick GiskaDetroit Country Day AColdwater64-5
Austen AntonioDetroit Catholic Central CWhite Cloud B6610
Jakob RoskeyDeWitt AChelsea7010
Ahmad AbdelhakDetroit Country Day BGrand Ledge70-5
Evan BreeseRockford BHillsdale Academy A7010
Colin MaxworthyDetroit Catholic Central ANew Buffalo A70-5
Chaithanya BudidaOkemos BRockford A70-5
Joey SmithTroy BDeWitt B7010
Cole CampbellTroy AHillsdale Academy B8510
Alice WasingerHoltWhite Cloud A8710
Andersen MeisnerDetroit Catholic Central BTraverse City Central B10510
Evan YaneyGrand LedgeDetroit Country Day B10510
Grace SummersNew Buffalo ADetroit Catholic Central A10510
Evelyn Ixtepan-PuchetaNew Buffalo BUtica Academy1050
Brady BowersRockford AOkemos B10510
Ayden PaquetteTaylorTraverse City Central A10510

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Rube Goldberg XIX11/20/2025✓1681%13%50%82.62
SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS11/20/2025✓5100%80%0%43.60
SPOOKY IX11/20/2025✓560%40%60%65.67