Question

J. William Middendorf recounted his experience working for a reluctant candidate in this election year in his book “A Glorious Disaster.” At the Republican National Convention in this year, Hiram Fong became the first Asian American to receive votes for the (10[1])presidency. In this year, The New York Times was criticized as a “propaganda organ of secret kingmakers” in the book (10[2])“A Choice Not an Echo.” (10[2])That manifesto by Phyllis (10[2])Schlafly (10[1])supported (10[1])one (-5[1])candidate in this election (10[1]-5[1])year who was (10[1])supposedly (-5[1])declared (-5[1])mentally unstable (10[1]-5[1])by (-5[1])over (10[1]-5[1])a (10[1])thousand (10[1])psychiatrists. (10[2]-5[3])Chaney, (-5[1])Goodman, and Schwerner were murdered while trying to register voters (-5[1])during this year’s (10[1])“Freedom Summer.” (10[4]-5[2])For 10 points, (10[3])the Daisy (-5[1])Ad contributed (10[1])to Barry (10[1])Goldwater’s (10[2])defeat (10[2])by Lyndon B. Johnson (10[1]-5[1])in what election (-5[1])year? (10[2])■END■ (10[10]0[4])

ANSWER: 1964 [prompt on ‘64]
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Summary

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vishesh Verma (DII)Michigan State AMichigan State C (UG)4010
David BassJohns Hopkins APenn State B6010
Roan DowlingIowaCentral Oklahoma6010
Nathaniel HullBerkeley AStanford M6510
Stephen WalshNorthwestern AWashU D6510
Jacob Hardin-Bernhardt (D2)NYU AWUSTL A6910
Biniam AlaroUF BFlorida Tech A6910
Charles YoungColumbia ARutgers A7010
Sam McNameeNotre DamePurdue C7110
Sam Macchi (D2)Vassar AOle Miss72-5
Allan LeeStanford LBerkeley B7610
Henry JamesonLSE BBristol B76-5
Drew Scheiner (UG)MissouriTexas A7910
Leo LawUF AFlorida Tech B80-5
Karolis Margis (UG)Colorado CollegeArkansas81-5
Olin BoseColumbia BHopkins B8310
Arthur GaydenUChicago ASIUE A83-5
Srikar VenkatesanPenn BHaverford A84-5
Todd MaslykMichigan ACWRU C (UG)8510
Alexander NicholsUCF BUCF A85-5
Michael HundingUIUC AWashU B8610
Anirudh BharadwajPenn ALehigh A8710
Ben MarekStanford ABerkeley C8810
Liam StarnesUChicago BPurdue B8810
Peter Ballas (DII)Michigan D (DII)Ohio State A (UG)88-5
Owen Gilroy (D2)Texas BMississippi State88-5
Seraphina CharlotteCambridge AImperial B88-5
Percy YuenCambridge DWarwick A89-5
Teigue KellyPenn State ARutgers C99-5
Simon Zimmerman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Michigan D (DII)10210
Austin GuoPrinceton ABard A10410
Enina Edosomwan (DII)CWRU A (UG)Kenyon B (DII)10410
Alan Lee (UG)CWRU B (UG)Ohio State C (DII)10410
Nico Lotto (D2)Vassar BMcGill E10410
Juan LandaetaFlorida State University AUF F104-5
Ved MuthusamyOxford ABristol A104-5
Luca Balescu (D2)Texas DOregon State10710
Joseph CollinsImperial BCambridge A10710
Owen IredaleImperial AOxford B10710
Josh HowarthWarwick BSouthampton A109-5
Kai MadgwickManchesterEdinburgh11110
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltDurham B11310
Carter HerronUChicago DPurdue D11410
Rick LineBristol AOxford A11410
Evan Moore (UG)Mississippi StateTexas B11510
Christian SherringtonSouthampton AWarwick B11510
Leo Tao (UG)Michigan BMichigan State B (UG)119-5
Anthony LovegrenUCF AUCF B11910
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BMiami122-5
Emma Victoria ByronRutgers CPenn State A12310
Jacob TaylorBristol BLSE B12310
Arjun BothraHaverford APenn B12410
Evan DaviesMiamiIndiana B12410
Logan MathisSIUE AUChicago A1240
WIll Romanyk (UG)Michigan State B (UG)Michigan B12410
Chloe Dobbins (D2)Ole MissVassar A12410
Aaron Garcia (UG)ArkansasColorado College1240
Matthew AndersenUF CUF E12410
Jacob FriedmanUF FFlorida State University A12410
Kyan van BeekUF EUF C1240
Ryan GomesFlorida Tech BUF A12410
Aisling SkeetDurham ACambridge B1240
Edward FogelBirminghamCambridge C12410
Andrei HuiCambridge BDurham A12410
Lucas JohnsWarwick ACambridge D12410