Packet 7: Bonus 18
During this event, an industrialist was found in contempt of court for hiring William J. Burns to tamper with the jury of his first hearing, leading to the case Sinclair v. United States. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this event during which the Supreme Court held that Congress could order witness testimony as part of its “legislative powers.”
ANSWER: Teapot Dome scandal (That case is McGrain v. Dougherty.)
[10e] Due to his role in Teapot Dome, Burns was forced to resign as director of the Bureau of Investigation in favor of this man, who then served as the first director of the FBI.
ANSWER: J. Edgar Hoover [or John Edgar Hoover]
[10m] Prior to his involvement in Teapot Dome, Burns investigated the bombing of this California company’s building in 1910 and led the arrest of its perpetrators, the McNamara brothers.
ANSWER: Los Angeles Times [accept the L. A. Times]
<Editors, American History> | G. Prelims 7 - Georgia Tech A + Berkeley A + Bruin + Georgetown
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 14.29 | 86% | 43% | 14% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia A | Cambridge | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HE |
| Illinois A | Brown | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Indiana | NYU B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| MIT | Cornell | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| NYU A | Northwestern B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stanford A | Toronto B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| WashU | Harvard | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 7 | 14.29 | 86% | 43% | 14% |