Question
This man’s wife burned his initial attempt to create his best known work, believing it to be witchcraft. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this polymath who created the Cherokee syllabary.
ANSWER: Sequoyah [or George Gist; or George Guess]
[10m] Early in life, Sequoyah was a member of this profession. Joseph Richardson Sr. and Jr. were both members of this profession, as was a man who created an engraving of the Boston Massacre.
ANSWER: silversmith [prompt on smith or metalworker by asking, “With what metal?”]
[10e] That silversmith was this Bostonian, who alerted the citizens of the approaching British in a “Midnight Ride” immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
ANSWER: Paul Revere
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Summary
| 2023 ILLIAC (Cornell) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Data
| WUSTL | Missouri | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |