Question

The actor daughter of this politician founded a charity called Friends of the Black Panthers, leading the FBI to arrest her on the grounds that she tried to buy them hand grenades. This politician’s retirement led to a bitter race in which a student wing known as the “Waffle” opposed successor David Lewis. (15[1])During a 1944 election, this politician told a fable in which the mouse constituency elects (15[2])black cats and white cats but never mice in “Mouseland.” This politician beat Hazen Argue in a leadership race to save the former (*) CCF from a party merger, after which a commission led by Justice Emmett Hall recommended adopting a program first introduced by them. As party leader, this ordained Baptist minister led the only twelve MPs to vote against the War Measures Act. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this first leader of the NDP who introduced universal health care (-5[1])as premier of Saskatchewan. (10[3])■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Tommy Douglas [or Thomas Clement Douglas]
<Henry Atkins, Other History>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Paul KasińskiThe CanadiansDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too5215
Doug SimonsQuasicrystal SilenceTeam Name Think Detail6715
Jaskaran SinghRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub6715
Tejas RajeBHSUIn Search of Things Past131-5
Joel Miles[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?The anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)146-5
Will AlstonCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Hang et al., Robert Browning15010
Kenji Shimizuremembrance of lost timeI would prefer not to15010
Jason GolfinosSaint Peter Andre 3000wave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp15010
Michael CoatesEvans Hall destruction awaitersTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness15110
Jerry VinokurovTeach Us to Outgrow Our LadnessEvans Hall destruction awaiters1510

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y978%33%22%112.43