Question
This man told President Lincoln that, with his largest ship, chances were 10-to-1 he could ram and sink a Confederate ironclad. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this steamship tycoon, who donated and piloted his largest vessel to Hampton Roads to join the blockade against the CSS Virginia.
ANSWER: Cornelius Vanderbilt
[10e] After Hampton Roads, the USS Vanderbilt tried to chase down a Confederate commerce raider named for this state, where David Farragut later fought the Battle of Mobile Bay.
ANSWER: Alabama [or AL]
[10h] Two answers required. Vanderbilt later waded into the railroad industry, battling these two speculators for control of the Erie Railroad. These two speculators and Abel Corbin caused “Black Friday” in 1869.
ANSWER: Jay Gould AND James Fisk [or Jason Gould AND James “Jim” Fisk Jr.]
<GT, American History>
Summary
| 2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 50% | 0% | 50% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
Data
| Illinois Orange | Chicago A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |