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. A reporter for WLS radio interviewed Captain Max Pruss in the aftermath of an event involving one of these vehicles, which the spire of the (*) Empire State Building was designed to accommodate. While in Lakehurst, New Jersey, Herbert Morrison exclaimed “oh, the humanity!” when one of these vehicles crashed. A German count names, for 10 points, what aircraft like the Hindenburg which are similar to blimps? ■END■
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
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oren Shwartz | USN C | Athens Bible School | 29 | 15 |
| Carson Tidwell | Merrol Hyde A | Franklin Road Academy | 47 | -5 |
| Khoa Ta | Owensboro | USN B | 55 | -5 |
| Liam Mooney | USN B | Owensboro | 58 | 0 |
| Mason Lack | USN A | Harpeth Hall | 59 | -5 |
| John Watts | Portland High | Merrol Hyde B | 63 | 15 |
| Randy Cooper | Franklin Road Academy | Merrol Hyde A | 105 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 81% | 13% | 50% | 82.62 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 80% | 0% | 43.60 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 60% | 40% | 60% | 65.67 |