Packet 1: Bonus 2

This man declared “What we need is an Andrew Jackson to stand” during a speech that caused him to be carried around an auditorium for 30 minutes. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this politician who declared that “It is the issue of 1776 over again” while arguing in support of a policy on behalf of “the toilers everywhere.”
ANSWER: William Jennings Bryan
[10e] William Jennings Bryan’s raucous 1896 DNC speech advocated for Free Silver by fervently declaring that “you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of [this metal].”
ANSWER: gold [accept gold standard or the Cross of Gold speech; prompt on Au]
[10m] The Cross of Gold Speech earned Bryan the endorsement of this party, which adopted the farmer-led “Ocala Demands.” Greenback James Weaver advocated for this party’s Omaha Platform.
ANSWER: Populist Party [or Populists or The People’s Party]
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HeardPPBE %M %H %
4517.3393%53%27%

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Conversion

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
BathSouthampton010010E
Birmingham ASouthperial001010M
Birmingham BWarperial010010E
CambridgeOxford010010E

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24621.67100%83%33%
Triangle Cup2026-03-13326.67100%100%67%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13320.00100%67%33%
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13417.50100%50%25%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13520.00100%60%40%
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24313.33100%33%0%
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24410.0075%25%0%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30415.0075%50%25%
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19512.0080%40%0%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17817.50100%38%38%