Question
Public outrage over this practice in New York City led to a 1788 riot during which John Jay was reportedly hit over the head with a rock. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this practice that inspired the passage of “bone bills” in several states, as introduced by the president of the American Chemical Society, John William Draper.
ANSWER: body snatching [accept equivalents like stealing corpses or digging up bodies; or cadaver research; prompt on grave robbing or stealing by asking “what objects were stolen?”]
[10h] In 1878, the body of an Ohio congressman with this surname was snatched by a medical school. A senator with this surname failed to become Indiana’s governor in 1876, partly because he wore gloves to protect against infection.
ANSWER: Harrison [accept John Scott Harrison; accept Benjamin Harrison]
[10e] Legislation was passed allowing schools such as the Winchester Medical School to use the cadavers of executed criminals, though it was burned down after John Brown raided this federal armory in Virginia.
ANSWER: Harpers Ferry
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Summary
| California | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 83% | 17% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | Y | 10 | 11.00 | 80% | 30% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 0% | 67% |
Data
| UMass Boston | BU | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Harvard A | Brandeis A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Brandeis B | Harvard B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Dartmouth A | Brown A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| MIT A | Tufts A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |