Round 9: Tossup 2
The lawyer "Easy Eddie” was shot to death in this city after serving as an informant for Frank J. Wilson. Frank Lowden called in the National Guard during 1919 race riots in this city. James Belcastro bombed polling stations during this city’s “Pineapple Primary” in an attempt to support Mayor “Big Bill” Thompson. Giuseppe Zangara shot this city’s mayor (*) Anton Cermak while he was shaking hands with FDR. This city’s namesake “Outfit” was targeted by Eliot Ness’s Untouchables. Bootlegger Bugs Moran’s men died during the St. Valentine’s Day massacre in this city. Al Capone was a prolific gangster in, for 10 points, what largest city in Illinois? ■END■
ANSWER: Chicago [accept Chicago Outfit] (“Easy Eddie’s” name is Edward J. O'Hare, his WW2 fighter pilot son names Chicago’s O’Hare Airport)
<History - American, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 09
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Mattson. | Minnetonka A | Minnetonka B | 51 | 15 |
| Samuel Morgan. | Burnsville | Eden Prairie | 60 | 10 |
| Amory Kaufman-Young | Providence | Minnetonka C | 60 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 67% | 17% | 57.33 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 57.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 0% | 73.75 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 40% | 20% | 77.80 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 67% | 91.33 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 75% | 100.00 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 2 | 100% | 50% | 100% | 78.00 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 40% | 73.80 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 38% | 38% | 66.50 |