Question
1930s newsreels often failed to directly capture newsworthy events. For 10 points each:
[10e] One exception was when a camera capturing routine footage of a mooring at Lakehurst, New Jersey, caught the fiery destruction of this zeppelin, named for a German field marshal.
ANSWER: Hindenburg [or LZ 129 Hindenburg; accept D-LZ 129; accept Paul von Hindenburg]
[10h] A $5,000 bounty by Universal Newsreel to capture this event on camera went unclaimed. A failed attempt at this action began after Melvin Purvis lit his cigar outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago in 1934.
ANSWER: arrest of John Dillinger [or capture of John Dillinger; prompt on an arrest or capture by asking "of whom?"]
[10m] A newsreel series with this last word in its title often used dramatic reenactments. This word titles a publication founded in 1923 that Henry Luce published, in addition to Life.
ANSWER: time [accept The March of Time or Time magazine]
<History - American History>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Catholic Central A | Hunter A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Innovation Academy A | Fremd | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Lexington | Strake Jesuit A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |