Question

To pay off debt incurred while writing this politician’s weekly newsletter, Robert Heinlein took up science fiction. This politician was supported by the ideological (10[1])Olive Hill billboards of Aline Barnsdall. This politician made a campaign promise to immediately free Thomas Mooney, who had been falsely convicted with Warren Billings for their roles in the Preparedness Day Bombing. This politician’s (10[1])electoral defeat to incumbent Governor Frank Merriam is detailed in his (10[1])memoir (10[2])subtitled (10[1])“How I Got Licked.” (10[4])This politician’s (10[2])EPIC plan (10[2])sought to end (10[1])poverty in California. (10[1])A book (10[1])by this politician, and tests carried out by government chemist Harvey Wiley on the “poison squad,” spurred Congress to pass 1906 regulations. For 10 points, what socialist author’s (10[2])novel about a Lithuanian immigrant led to the passage (10[1])of the Pure Food and Drug Act? ■END■

ANSWER: Upton Sinclair [or Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr.] (The novel is The Jungle.)
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2024 ACF Nationals2024-04-21Y20100%0%0%79.05

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Cooper RohColumbia AIllinois7110
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Joel MilesMinnesota AClaremont Colleges8710
Will OrrYale BPurdue11510
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