Question
One general referred to this weapon as “the greatest battle implement ever devised.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this principal American infantry rifle used during World War II, named for a Canadian-American designer. It was not a bolt-action rifle, unlike the alternatives used by other countries.
ANSWER: M1 Garand [or M1 Garand]
[10h] In World War II, the M1 Garand was supplemented by machine guns based on the designs of this person, such as the M1918 that entered use toward the end of World War I.
ANSWER: John Browning
[10e] This general, nicknamed “Old Blood and Guts,” called the M1 Garand “the greatest battle implement ever devised.” During the Sicily Campaign, this general slapped two shell-shocked soldiers.
ANSWER: George S. Patton [or George Smith Patton Jr.]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, American History>
Summary
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Data
| Notre Dame A | Chicago B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Illinois A | Chicago A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Illinois B | Northwestern A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| WUSTL | Indiana A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Notre Dame B | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Northwestern B | Illinois C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Indiana B | Notre Dame C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | SIUE | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |