Question
Answer the following about the New York merchant humorously named Preserved (“preh-zur-VEHD”) Fish, for 10 points each.
[10h] Fish’s fortune arose from dominating the sale of this good, which was boiled out in trypots from a source material collected in flensing.
ANSWER: whale oil [accept word forms such as oil from whales; accept train-oil; prompt on oil; prompt on blubber; prompt on whales]
[10m] Fish claimed he would run around in his nightshirt if this party won. Leaders of this party’s Conscience faction helped create a new party that replaced it in the Third Party System.
ANSWER: Whig Party [or the Whigs]
[10e] Fish was an early trader on the New York Stock Exchange, which developed on this street emblematic of Manhattan’s financial district.
ANSWER: Wall Street
<Ganon Evans, History - American - Pre-1865> ~22308~ <Editor: Arjun Nageswaran>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 34 | 19.41 | 100% | 77% | 18% |