An event that involved these objects took place at the “town” of Crush, Texas, named for organizer William Crush, and drew over forty thousand people. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these objects used in a publicity stunt by a company nicknamed “Katy.” Many of these objects were destroyed in events organized by Joe Connolly.
ANSWER: trains [or locomotives or train engines] (Connolly was nicknamed “Head-on.”)
[10e] Prior to the Crash at Crush, the Hocking Valley Railway staged a crash in this state. The first major rail line in the US was partly named for this state.
ANSWER: Ohio [accept Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]
[10m] The names of the candidates in the presidential election of this year were written on the trains in the last staged crash. This election marked the transition between the Fourth and Fifth Party Systems.
ANSWER: 1932 [or US presidential election of 1932; prompt on ’32]
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