Question
Herman Melville described a Liverpool thug who engages in this activity in his semi-autobiographical work Redburn. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this practice of kidnapping people, or sometimes even corpses, to serve on a ship. This practice likely got its nickname from the destination of many of those sailors.
ANSWER: shanghaiing [or crimping]
[10h] Bars at this red-light district in San Francisco were infamous for shanghaiing. Early jazz was developed in this neighborhood’s Terrific Street.
ANSWER: Barbary Coast
[10e] Also active in the Barbary Coast were the Sydney Ducks, an Australian gang made up of immigrants who sought riches during this event. This event was sparked by a discovery at Sutter’s Mill.
ANSWER: California Gold Rush [or 1848 Gold Rush]
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Summary
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| 2024 ESPN @ Cambridge | 04/06/2024 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ESPN @ Chicago | 03/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ESPN @ Columbia | 03/23/2024 | Y | 7 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ESPN @ Duke | 03/23/2024 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ESPN @ Online | 06/01/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| Eugene o'Negging | A VK a Day Keeps the Doctor Away | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| You, Me and the Big G | Heat-Oppressed Brains | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |