| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This man argued, "if this be treason, make the most of it!" when protesting the Stamp Act. This man said he "smelt a rat" when refusing to attend the Constitutional Convention. For the point, name this Virginia politician who advocated for the American Revolution by proclaiming, "give me liberty or give me death!" | Patrick Henry |
| This department is the last in the line of presidential succession. This department maintains the Citizenship and Immigration Services, and agents of this department are often stationed at airports. For the point, name this cabinet department that was created in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. | Department of Homeland Security (or DHS) |
| This man once said, "it's easy for the Monday morning quarterback to say what the coach should have done," when describing his own motto: ‘The Buck Stops Here.’ This president was in office when the U.S. dropped nuclear weapons on Japan. For the point, name this president who succeeded Franklin Delano Roosevelt. | Harry S. Truman |
| This author documented his road trip in a camper named Rocinante with his pet poodle in Travels with Charley. This author’s most famous novel depicts “Okies” such as the Joad family escaping the Dust Bowl. For the point, name this author who depicted the Great Depression in The Grapes of Wrath. | John Steinbeck (or John Ernst Steinbeck Jr.) |
| This judge broke the 1994 MLB strike, potentially saving Major League Baseball. This judge was appointed by Barack Obama to replace David Souter in her best-known position. For the point, name this woman, the first Latina to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. | Sonia Sotomayor |
| This man was 21 when he produced the Oscar-winning comedy Two Arabian Knights. This man isolated himself after a nearly fatal plane crash, and he’s remembered for an enormous plane also known as the H-4 Hercules. For the point, name this eccentric American billionaire who designed the “Spruce Goose.” | Howard Hughes (or Howard Robard Hughes Jr.) |
| Under Chief Billy Bowlegs, this tribe was forcibly relocated to Oklahoma. The Treaty of Payne's Landing called for the removal of this tribe, which fought the longest native war in U.S. history. For the point, name this Native American tribe that was led by Osceola in one of three wars against the U.S. in Florida. | Seminoles |
| This man’s grandson Lyon makes him the earliest president with a living grandchild. John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay described this president as "regent," and he was often referred to as "His Accidency." For the point, name this Virginian who became president after the death of William Henry Harrison. | John Tyler |
| This man's wife was rumored to have transported a key to him via a kiss to avoid embarrassment for him and the Daily Mirror. This man was thrown into the East River in a crate and locked in a straitjacket as part of his public stunts. For the point, name this Hungarian-American escape artist. | Harry Houdini (or Erich Weisz) |
| This man had his broken leg fixed by the doctor Samuel Mudd. This man’s most famous act occurred during a performance of Our American Cousin and ended with the exclamation “Sic semper tyrannis!” For the point, name this man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. | John Wilkes Booth |
| This man told one settlement, "He that will not work, shall not eat." This man’s return to England led to the "Starving Time" after trade ceased with the Powhatan tribe. For the point, name this English explorer who led early Jamestown and was legendarily saved from drowning by Pocahontas. | John Smith |
| This artist depicted Black schoolgirl Ruby Bridges in The Problem We All Live With. This man showed parents tucking their children into bed as the father holds a newspaper describing The Blitz. Freedom of Speech is a work by, for the point, what artist who made classic Americana covers for the Saturday Evening Post? | Norman Rockwell |
| People subjected to this policy were compensated as part of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. This policy was enacted by Executive Order 9066, and it was later found constitutional in the case Korematsu v. United States. For the point, name this World War Two policy that authorized detention of a certain Asian ethnic group. | Japanese Internment (accept clear-knowledge equivalents) |
| This politician served as secretary of war under Franklin Pierce, and as a senator from Mississippi. This man was unanimously elected to head a government that was initially based in Montgomery, Alabama. For the point, identify this first and only president of the Confederacy. | Jefferson Davis |
| This event was organized by Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. A speech given at this event repeatedly called to “let freedom ring.” For the point, name this 1963 rally, during which Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. | March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (or Great March on Washington) |
| Le Duc Tho refused to accept the Nobel Peace Prize with this man for the Paris Peace Accords. This man met with Zhou Enlai [[JOH EN-LYE]] to lay the groundwork for Richard Nixon’s visit to China. For the point, name this secretary of state who oversaw American withdrawal from Vietnam. | Henry Kissinger (or Henry Alfred Kissinger) |
| The U.S. invaded this country in 1989 as part of Operation Just Cause. This country and the U.S. signed the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty and the Carter-Torrijos Treaty. For the point, identify this Central American country where the U.S. built a namesake canal? | Republic of Panama (or Republica de Panama) |
| Rebel troops under Stephen Austin laid siege to this city in the Battle of Bexar [[“BAY-er”]]. This city was the site of a battle that included the deaths of James Bowie [[BOO-ee]] and Davy Crockett. For the point, name this Texas city that contains the Alamo. | San Antonio |
| Despite being endorsed by the NAACP, this president instituted Jim Crow in Washington, D.C. This president screened the pro-KKK film The Birth of a Nation at the White House. For the point, name this president who oversaw America’s entry into World War One. | Woodrow Wilson (or Thomas Woodrow Wilson) |
| This object names a modern Republican group that supports same-sex marriage. This object was used by William Henry Harrison to portray Martin Van Buren as out of touch with the American people. For the point, name this type of humble dwelling in which Abraham Lincoln was born. | Log Cabins (prompt on descriptive answers; accept Log Cabin Republicans; prompt on "Cabin" alone) |
| This city was built on land taken from the Yamacraw with the help of Mary Musgrove. James Oglethorpe founded this city, which served as its state’s capital until 1786. For the point, name this port city of Georgia that marked the endpoint of Sherman’s March to the Sea. | Savannah |
| Killings of members of the Workers for the Congress of Racial Equality inspired a film titled for this U.S. state’s Burning. Lynching investigations in this state led to the assassination of NAACP secretary Medgar Evers. For the point, identify this Southern U.S. state, which was the last to fly a flag with the Confederate emblem. | Mississippi (accept Mississippi Burning) |
| Gene Tunney practiced this sport, during which time he was on the receiving end of the “long count.” One man was suspended from this sport for three years after refusing to serve in the Vietnam War and commenting that the Viet Cong had never called him a racial slur. For the point, name this sport practiced by Muhammad Ali. | Boxing |
| This president intended to provide urban aid as part of a broader effort that included the Food Stamp Act. The “War on Poverty” was waged by this president, who also launched the Great Society program. Escalation in Vietnam was associated with, for the point, what Texan president who succeeded John F. Kennedy? | Lyndon Baines Johnson (accept LBJ; prompt on “Johnson”) |
| Wrongly believing Africans would be immune, this city’s Free African Society provided nurses during a tropical disease epidemic. Benjamin Rush described an outbreak in this city that suffered from a 1793 epidemic of yellow fever. For the point, name this city, a point of entry for tropical diseases in Pennsylvania. | Philadelphia |
| A printed piece championing this concept mentions excessively high rent and tells the reader to "grow up with the country." That quote from the New York Tribune supporting this concept was made by Horace Greeley. Manifest destiny championed the idea of, for the point, what type of "expansion" associated with California? | The West (accept "Go West, Young Man;" accept "A Plea for the West;" accept Westward Expansion; prompt on "The Frontier" and similar answers) |