Packet 4: Bonus 19
An 1871 cartoon from The Day’s Doings satirizes the “Gallant Conduct of the Police” opposing makers of this product on the Thames Embankment. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this product made by workers in Bow (“boh”) who went on a major 1888 strike. Fabian Society member Clementina Black influenced Annie Besant’s (“BEZ-intz”) involvement in that “girls’” strike over this product.
ANSWER: matches [accept matchmaking; accept the London Matchgirls’ Strike; prompt on phosphorus by asking “to make what product?”]
[10e] Opposition by matchmakers in 1871 prompted Victoria to write to this politician to withdraw a new tax. This four-time Liberal Prime Minister conducted the Midlothian Campaign.
ANSWER: William Ewart Gladstone
[10h] Annie Besant’s collaborator in the 1889 dock strike, activist Ben Tillett, was later sidelined in forming the Transport and General Workers’ Union by this politician, its first General Secretary.
ANSWER: Ernest Bevin [reject “Aneurin Bevan” or “Nye Bevan”]
<Editors, European History> | D. Prelims 4 - Toronto B + Harvard + Michigan + Minnesota
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 12.50 | 88% | 25% | 13% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia B | NYU B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Illinois A | Northwestern B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Indiana | Pittsburgh | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Johns Hopkins | Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NYU A | Vanderbilt | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Ohio State | Georgetown | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Stanford A | Northwestern A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Texas | WashU | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 8 | 12.50 | 88% | 25% | 13% |