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| Although he was acquitted from this event, Harry Ford Sinclair served time in jail for jury tampering. The investigation of this event led to the incarceration of Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall. For the point, name this political scandal involving oil lease kickbacks that damaged the reputation of the administration of President Warren. G. Harding. | Teapot Dome Scandal |
| Following major destruction in the Onin War, people in this city helped launch the Nishijin [[nee-shee-JEEN]] weaving district. The official tombs of Emperor Shijō [[shee-JOH]] and other emperors are located at this city's Sennyū-ji [[sen-yoo-JEE]] Temple. In 794, the imperial court moved from Nara to, for the point, what city, which preceded Edo as the capital of Japan? | Kyoto (or Kyoto-shi) |
| This man created a station in the United States to allow Theodore Roosevelt to contact King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. The Supreme Court declared this man could not claim copyright infringement against Oliver Lodge, John Stone Stone, and Nikola Tesla. For the point, name this Italian Nobel Prize winner who is often credited with inventing radio communication. | Guglielmo Marconi (or Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi; or 1st Marquis of Marconi) |
| This prime minister was still working on a novel titled Falconet at the time of his death. This man bestowed the title “Empress of India” to Queen Victoria under the Royal Titles Act. Preceded and succeeded by William Gladstone, this is, for the point, what Conservative politician, the only British Prime Minister of Jewish descent? | Benjamin Disraeli (or 1st Earl of Beaconsfield) |
| Before entering a synagogue on this day, worshippers recite the Kol Nidre [[kohl NEE- dreh]] prayer. Tradition holds that this observance was first kept after the children of Israel repented for their idolatry following Moses's return from Mount Sinai. For the point, name this holiest Jewish holiday, also known as the Day of Atonement. | Yom Kippur (accept Day of Atonement before mentioned) |
| According to legend, this city was saved from droughts by gods riding on multi- colored goats, which gives this city its nickname of "City of Five Goats." This city is home to the solid granite Sacred Heart Cathedral, founded in the aftermath of the Opium Wars. For the point, name this largest city in southern China, formerly known in the west as "Canton"? | Guangzhou (accept Canton before mentioned) |
| During this year, the Irish Republican Army announced a "complete cessation of military operations,” creating a cease-fire in the Northern Ireland conflict. In this year, the Channel Tunnel, known as the "Chunnel," opened to connect France and England. The Rwandan Genocide occurred in, for the point, what year which marked the election of President Nelson Mandela? | |
| This ruler approved Dmitry Milyutin's plans for the Ciricassian Genocide. Although this leader, alongside Napoleon III, was the target of an assassination attempt at the Exposition Universelle, he was ultimately killed in a bombing organized by the People's Will party. For the point, name this Russian emperor who emancipated the serfs. | Alexander II (accept Alexander the Liberator) |
| Depictions of this figure show him wearing the Atef crown topped with two ostrich plumes while grasping a crook and flail. After this deity was lured into a sarcophagus, his wife found his body inside a tree at Byblos. Set murdered, for the point, what husband of Isis, the Egyptian god of the dead? | Osiris (or Asar; or Usire) |
| This country's town of Lumaco was the epicenter of the strongest earthquake ever recorded, the Valdivia earthquake. An island administered by this country is known as Rapa Nui in the language of its natives. Augusto Pinochet was a dictator in, for the point, what South American country whose territories include Easter Island? | Republic of Chile (or República de Chile) |
| Sir Thomas Gates commanded George Yeardley to prevent settlers of this city from setting fire to evacuated structures. This city, which experienced a "starving time," cultivated tobacco under the leadership of John Rolfe. For the point, name this English city founded in Virginia in 1607 that fought the Powhatans. | Jamestown (accept Jamestown Settlement) |
| Following this man’s death, George Monck marched on London and restored the Long Parliament. This man’s body was exhumed and subjected to a posthumous execution on the twelfth anniversary of the execution of Charles I. For the point, what man served as Lord Protector of England following the English Civil War? | Oliver Cromwell |
| This location was considered the center of the world because it houses the Omphalos [[ohm-FAH-lohss]] stone. This location on Mt. Parnassus was once home to a holy woman who gave prophecies while seated on a golden tripod. The home of the Python that harassed Artemis's mother, Leto, is, for the point, what site, the location of the Oracle of Apollo? | Delphi (accept Oracle of Delphi) |
| This man was elected the first governor of Massachusetts. This man served as the president of the Continental Congress in 1776 and was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. For the point, name this Founding Father whose oversized scrawl on that document has since led to his name becoming synonymous with “signature.” | John Hancock |
| This object is used to revive a pair of goats with names meaning "tooth grinder" and "tooth gnasher”, and it was given to Magni and Modi following Ragnarok. This object was made with a shortened handle after Loki turned into a gadfly and bit the dwarves Eitri and Brokkr. For the point, name this mythological hammer used by Thor. | Mjölnir [[MYUHL-neer]] (be lenient on pronunciation) |
| This text describes the Jaredites in the Book of Ether [[EE-ther]] and narrates a conflict between the Nephites and the Lamanites. This book was allegedly revealed by the angel Moroni [[muh-ROH-nye]] who presented it on a pair of golden plates. For the point, name this text discovered by Joseph Smith, the holy book of the Latter Day Saints. | Book of Mormon (or The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi; accept Book of Ether before mentioned) |
| Resulting from the Treaty of San Stefano, this country was recognized as an autonomous region of the Ottoman Empire in 1878. In 1908, this country gained independence, and Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha became Tzar of this country. For the point, name this losing country of the Second Balkan War with its capital at Sofia. | Bulgaria (or Principality of Bulgaria; or Republika Bulgaria) |
| This president worked with Senator Harry Byrd to get Senate approval of the Tax Reduction Act. This president also passed the Economic Opportunity Act, which created Volunteers in Service to America, a counterpart to his predecessor’s Peace Corps. For the point, name this president whose goal was to create a “Great Society.” | Lyndon Baines Johnson (accept LBJ; prompt on "Johnson") |
| To commemorate an anniversary of this event, Philip the Arab held the bloody Secular Games. An account of this event, which is titled by a series a books by Livy in Ab Urbe Condita, states that one figure dug a trench over which Remus was killed. For the point, name this event, which may have occurred in 753 BC, establishing an ancient city in Italy. | Founding of Rome (accept reasonable equivalents; accept Ab Urbe Condita before mentioned) |
| In this country in 2004, Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Jeanne decimated the chain of islands called Bimini. Fifteen years later, Hurricane Dorian caused significant damage to this nation's Abaco Islands and the northernmost island in this nation. For the point, name this Caribbean Commonwealth country governed from Nassau. | Bahamas (or Commonwealth of the Bahamas) |
| One of these creatures was the son of Philyra [[FIH-luh-ruh]] and Cronus, as well as the tutor of Achilles. Another one of these creatures gave Deianira [[dee-uh-NEE-ruh]] a shirt poisoned with Hydra blood to kill Heracles and was named Nessus. The teacher Chiron [[KYE- run]] was, for the point, what type of mythical creature with the torso of a man and the body of a horse? | Centaur (accept Hippocentaur) |
| An American author with this last name created the characters Natty Bumppo and Chingachgook [[CHING-gahtch-gook]]. A journalist with this last name is the grandson of Gloria Vanderbilt and anchors the CNN news show 360. For the point, what surname means "barrel maker" and is shared by James Fenimore and Anderson? | Cooper (accept James Fenimore Cooper; accept Anderson Hays Cooper) |
| A primordial being in this nation's mythology named Pangu broke free from the "World Egg" creating the universe with assistance from the Qilin [[CHEE-LEEN]] and Nuwa [[NOO-WAH]]. The semi-mythic Xia [[SHEE-AH]] Dynasty is from, for the point, what nation, the origin of both Daoism and Confucianism? | People's Republic of China (or PRC; or Zhongguo; or Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo) |
| One figure advised Pat Gray to "Stay... out of this" after certain "productive areas" had been breached. An associate director of the FBI named Mark Felt was exposed as an informant named “Deep Throat” in this event that triggered the Saturday Night Massacre. For the point, name this event that led to Richard Nixon’s resignation. | Watergate Scandal (accept Watergate Affair or synonymous answers) |
| A member of this profession started an affiliate of an organization founded by Jean- Henri Dunant [[doo-NAHNT]]. That woman in this profession first assisted victims of the Baltimore Riot before working at Antietam and Fredericksburg. For the point, name this profession of Clara Barton, who founded the American Red Cross. | Medical Nurse (accept word forms such as Nursing; do not accept or prompt on "Doctor") |
| After an incident at the Harvard Inn, this man earned his best-known nickname while working for Johnny Yale. This man was opposed by Eliot Ness and The Untouchables and was ultimately brought down for tax evasion rather than for organizing the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. For the point, name this Chicago gangster nicknamed “Scarface.” | Al Capone (or Alphonse Gabriel Capone; prompt on "Scarface" before mentioned) |
| Following independence from Portugal in 1975, this country immediately entered a civil war between the MPLA and UNITA. In this nation, the Pro-Soviet MPLA was directly supported by forces from Cuba while the Pro-NATO UNITA was supported by South African forces. For the point, name this Sub-Saharan African OPEC member whose capital city is Luanda. | Angola (or Republic of Angola; or República de Angola; accept People's Republic of Angola) |