Question

At this event, the escaped slaves Ellen and William Craft compared a Hiram Powers statue to a picture of a “Virginia Slave.” John Leech noted the inequality at this event in “The Pound and the Shilling” for Punch. George Jennings spawned the use (10[1])of the term (-5[1])“to spend a penny” after he installed Monkey Closets at this event, which featured the “Great Shalimar” and was sponsored by (10[1])Schweppes. A gardener who cultivated the Cavendish banana designed the central building at this event. Charles Fox (-5[1])organized this event, where the Koh-i-Noor diamond was displayed (-5[1])in a Joseph Paxton-designed prefabricated (-5[1])iron and glass structure in Hyde Park. (-5[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])name (-5[1])this precursor to the World’s Fair held in London during the reign of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. (10[2])■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: Great Exhibition [or Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations; accept Crystal Palace Exhibition; prompt on World’s Fair]
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