Question

A man nicknamed “Mallet” owned a location where members of this ethnicity developed a group called the Gophers, whose leaders included “One Lung.” The Roach Guards opposed a group composed of people of this ethnicity who were led by a woman who filed her teeth to points. A group of this ethnicity who were nicknamed the “Mulberry Boys” may have participated in the storming of the (*) Colored Orphan Asylum and were formally called the Dead Rabbits. (10[2])Two groups of this ethnicity attacked (10[1])each other during (-5[1])the 1871 Orange Riots. People of this ethnicity, who led the 1863 Draft Riots, settled Hell’s (10[1])Kitchen and Five Points (10[1])after arriving on “coffin ships.” For 10 points, name this ethnicity that took up work as unskilled laborers in New York City after an 1840s potato famine. ■END■

ANSWER: Irish Americans
<Noah Sheidlower, American History>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew Rout10 Negs that Shook the Quiz3HK1MM7510
Joe TerreyEdinburghFoucault's Penndulum7510
Frances Clark-MurrayScottish, Irish, Both or NeitherTabearnacle8110
Ethan WebbYes, ModeratorBroken Hearts84-5
Andrew FrazerOld London TownFour Neg Omelette10010
Mark GrantBroken HeartsYes, Moderator10410

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