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This city’s night sky was described by James Parton as “hell with the lid off.” This city’s mayor Richard Caliguiri led it through a “Renaissance II” period of economic diversification in the 1980s, prompted by the decline of factories such as Edgar Thomson. This city was home to the legendary seven-foot-tall Croatian worker Joe Magarac. In a (emphasize) suburb of this city, Hugh O’Donnell led workers who shot leftover fireworks at a flotilla of landing barges, but governor Robert (-5[1])Pattison’s militia later broke up their (-5[1])strike. Today, this city’s Technology Center and SouthSide Works (10[1])complexes are atop the sites of old Jones and Laughlin (-5[1])(“LOFF-lin”) factories. During a strike near this city, Alexander Berkman tried to stab (10[1])Henry Clay Frick. For 10 points, the Homestead strike was (10[1])near what city, home to Carnegie Steel and many (10[1])other steel (10[2])companies? (10[4])■END■

ANSWER: Pittsburgh [prompt on Homestead by asking “Homestead is a suburb of what city?”]
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Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)JMU B (UG)78-5
Meredie Cohen (DII)William & Mary A (UG)Virginia C (UG)84-5
Andrew Amygdalos (UG)GWU A (UG)Maryland C (DII)9310
Joseph Chambers (DII)Virginia A (UG)GWU B (Grad)103-5
Jonathan Shauf (UG)UNC B (UG)Duke A (UG)11510
Jacob Martin (UG)Maryland B (UG)UNC A (Grad)12510
Evan Hunter (DII)Liberty C (DII)Liberty A (Grad)13410
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Brian Lai (DII)Virginia B (UG)UNC D (DII)13610
Caleb Hines (DII)Liberty B (DII)UNC C (UG)13710
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)William & Mary A (UG)13710
Brendan Karg (DII)JMU B (UG)Maryland A (Grad)13710
Aiden Wegener (DII)GWU B (Grad)Virginia A (UG)13710