Question
The Cooper Union speech tars John Brown by association with this man, whose actions prompted Palmerston to introduce a Conspiracy to Murder Bill that brought down his government. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Italian nationalist who used mercury fulminate to craft his namesake bombs, which gained popularity with 19th-century terrorists after he lobbed them at Napoleon III in an 1858 assassination attempt.
ANSWER: Felice Orsini [accept Orsini bomb]
[10e] In this city, Orsini bombs were employed in the Liceu (“lee-SAY-oo”) bombing and an 1896 attack that led to the Montjuïc (“moon-zhoo-EEK”) trials. An Orsini bomb appears in the Temptation of Man relief on an unfinished basilica in this Spanish city.
ANSWER: Barcelona (The basilica is La Sagrada Familia.)
[10h] Orsini bombs were replaced in the public imagination by dynamite, thanks in part to this German “apostle of dynamite.” This grandfather of a sports announcer called for “propaganda of the deed” in his Freiheit journal.
ANSWER: Johann Most [or Johann Joseph Most; or Hans Most] (His grandson was Celtics announcer Johnny Most.)
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 12 | 15.83 | 92% | 58% | 8% |