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| Prior to losing an engagement with this man, John Carden bet him a beaver hat that he would emerge victorious. While commanding the USS United States, this man outmaneuvered and captured the HMS Macedonian. While hosting an 1816 party, this man, who was shot (+) and killed in a duel with Commodore James Barron, gave a toast containing the line “our country. . .right or wrong.” Leading the burning of the USS Philadelphia in the First (*) Barbary War, for the points, who was this American naval hero? | Stephen Decatur Jr. |
| In 2016, NASA named their new computer research facility after this person, who John Glenn once referred to when he said, "If [this person] says they're good, then I am good to go." Taraji P. Henson portrayed this (+) scientist in a 2016 film, which depicts her collaboration with fellow scientists Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. (*) For the points, name this American mathematician whose work during the Space Race was depicted in the film Hidden Figures. | Katherine Johnson (or Katherine Goble Johnson; accept Katherine G. Johnson Computational Research Facility) |
| Fort Good Hope was established in this state's capital during its time as part of New Netherland, and the Southwick Jog was annexed to this state's town of Suffield in 1774. This state, which used a "sea to sea" charter (+) to claim the Wyoming Valley in a conflict with Pennsylvania, ceded its final western claims in 1800 to the Northwest Territory. The Saybrook colony was formed in this state that once governed the (*) Western Reserve. For the points, name this state, home to the Charter Oak, that convened the Hartford Convention. | Connecticut |
| The quote "there is only poverty and misery in idleness and dreams" is attributed to a leader of this people named Plenty Coups. James Beckwourth claimed to be the lost son of a chief of these people before living among them for a number of years. The Absaroka (+) are another name for this people, whose namesake language is among the Siouan's Missouri River Valley branch. A reservation in the south of Montana was established for members of, (*) for the points, what Native American people named for a black bird? | Crow People (accept Apsáalooke; accept Absaroka before mentioned; accept Crow Tribe of Montana) |
| During a speech in which he threatened to run over protestors, this man claimed the only four- letter words hippies don’t know were "w-o-r-k" and "s-o-a-p.” This man was paralyzed from the waist down (+) after being shot in the spine by Arthur Bremmer. This man attempted to resist integration by making a “stand in the schoolhouse door” at a university in (*) Tuscaloosa. For the points, name this longtime governor of Alabama who declared “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” | George Wallace |
| One part of this legislation prohibited elections for members of the Governor's Council, and similarly restricted town meetings. The Quebec Act, which expanded the Province into the (+) Ohio Valley, is sometimes considered part of this legislation, alongside the Massachusetts Government Act and the Port Act, which closed the Port of Boston. The Quartering Act was part of, (*) for the points, what set of punitive laws passed by Britain in Colonial America that intensified unrest in the lead up to the American Revolution? | Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts; accept Massachusetts Government Act before "part of this legislation") |
| At a White House Correspondents Dinner, this man dropped his microphone after saying “[his name] out.” At the previous year’s dinner, this man utilized a character played by Keegan-Michael Key, Luther, his “anger-translator.” (+) This man recorded a sketch in which he expresses his existential dread over leaving the White House to his sunglasses-toting vice president. (*) For the point, name this president who recorded several skits with his vice president, Joe Biden. | Barack Obama (or Barack “Barry” Hussein Obama) |
| This man attempted to encircle the Marquis de Lafayette at the Battle of Barren Hill. During his Philadelphia campaign, this man’s forces routed George Washington at the Battle of Brandywine. This man resigned his highest post after a miscommunication with John (+) Burgoyne regarding plans to merge their forces in Albany. Along with Thomas Gage, this man led British troops at the Battle of (*) Bunker Hill. For the points, name this British general who occupied New York before being replaced with Henry Clinton. | William Howe, Fifth Viscount Howe |
| This man's son of the same name was the earliest president of the Moody Bible Institute. Once a member of the Democratic Party's Central Committee in Illinois, this man's son, Harold, married John D. Rockefeller's youngest daughter, Edith. (+) The efforts of Jo Anderson and this man's father, Robert, contributed to the design of an object he was credited with inventing. Founder of a certain "Harvesting Machine Company," this is, (*) for the points, what man, often credited with inventing the mechanical reaper? | Cyrus Hall McCormick |
| Henry Dearborn’s journal details how one commander in this battle attempted to blockade a city’s western side but abandoned his position for Aspen Point after hearing a false rumor of a British counterattack. During this battle, Governor (+) Guy Carleton’s troops killed Richard Montgomery and wounded Benedict Arnold, though those troops had earlier been driven from Montreal. Assaulting a walled capital in British (*) Canada, for the point, what was this failed American attack on a francophone city during the American Revolutionary War? | Battle of Quebec |
| During one campaign, this man was dubbed the Boy Orator and became the youngest person to receive a vote in the electoral college at the age of 36. Shortly before his death, this man clashed with Clarence Darrow as the lead prosecutor (+) in the Scopes Monkey Trial. During a speech made in favor of bimetallism, this man describes a "brow of labor" and states (*) “you shall not crucify mankind." For the points, name this American orator who advocated for “free silver” in the "Cross of Gold" speech. | William Jennings Bryan |
| During this specific campaign, infantry under Troy Middleton captured the Comiso Airfields before traveling to Ragusa to link-up with Canadian troops. American advances in this campaign started with the capture of the port city of Licata. (+) This campaign for an island was codenamed Operation Husky and involved a massive transfer of troops across the Mediterranean from (*) Tunisia. For the points, name this offensive at the start of the Italian campaign of World War Two, which included the capture of Palermo. | Invasion of Sicily (or Battle of Sicily; accept Operation Husky before mentioned; prompt on World War II or Mediterranean Theater or Italian Campaign) |
| Along with Thomas Angell, this man made a crossing of the Seekonk River that was memorialized in a painting by Alonzo Chappel. This one-time resident of the Jonathan Corwin House studied an Algonquin tongue in the publication A Key into the Language of America. (+) After being exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, this man struck a deal in 1636 with the Narragansett to establish a settlement called (*) Providence. For the points, name this founder of what would become the colony of Rhode Island. | Roger Williams |
| The losing side of this battle was able to gain a temporary edge thanks to using Mauser rifles that reloaded faster than Krag rifles. The American side in this battle suffered casualties in "Hell's Pocket" before Gatling guns opened up (+) Kettle Hill. Action at El Caney swiftly followed this battle, a victory under commanders Joseph Wheeler and William Rufus Shafter, and the scene of heroism by a group formerly led by Leonard Wood. (*) For the points, name this Spanish-American war battle in which Theodore Roosevelt led a successful charge by the Rough Riders. | Battle of San Juan Hill (or Battle for the San Juan Heights) |
| One of these structures in New York City is named for Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazanno. One of these structures stretched across the Tacoma Narrows, but due to its instability was nicknamed (+) “Galloping Gertie” Another one of these structures was designed by Leon Moisseiff and connects one city to (*) Oakland. For the points, name these structures that include the Golden Gate in San Francisco. | Bridges (accept Verrazanno-Narrows Bridge; accept Tacoma Narrows Bridge; accept Golden Gate Bridge) |
| A Wallace Kirkland photograph of this facility partially titled "Meet the Kids" erroneously identified the subjects as Irish, not Italian. This facility launched the Little Theater Movement, and London's Toynbee Hall (+) inspired this facility to offer education and social programs for immigrants. Ellen Gates Starr was among the founders of this facility, which is commemorated by a museum at the University of (*) Illinois. For the points, identify this Chicago settlement house that was founded by Jane Addams. | Hull House |
| This legislation, which was precipitated by the Orders in Council and the Chesapeake-Leopard affair, was circumvented by smuggling goods into Canada. Most New England states switched their support to the (+) Federalist Party following this act, which was criticized by a political cartoon depicting a merchant getting bitten by an American snapping turtle referred to as a "cursed Ograbme." The Non-Intercourse Act replaced, (*) for the points, what 1807 act that prohibited foreign maritime trade? | Embargo Act of 1807 |
| During this conflict, one side ambushed troops under Edward Hutchinson in an event known as Wheeler’s Surprise. Brookfield was unsuccessfully besieged (+) during this conflict in which Josiah Winslow’s troops burned neutral villages in the Great Swamp Fight. This conflict broke out after three men were executed for the murder of John Sassamon, a (*) “praying Indian.” For the points, name this war between American colonists and the Wampanoag and named for a man also known as Metacomet. | King Philip’s War (or First Indian War; accept Metacom's War or Metacomet's War or Pometacomet's Rebellion or Metacom's Rebellion before "Metacomet" is mentioned) |
| This artist painted children outside a white schoolhouse in a work commissioned by the Cedar Rapids School Board to memorialize a teacher who conducted an annual tree planting. A window in the Dibble House inspired this artist of Arbor Day, (+) and this artist claimed his only satire was a work that depicted Washington Crossing the Delaware above the title Daughters of Revolution. (*) For the points, identify this artist who depicted his sister and dentist in American Gothic. | Grant Wood |
| This man led an investigative board under Brigadier General George Miller Sternberg. This man studied at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital Pathology Laboratory before making a (+) discovery while serving in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. This man’s research greatly affected work on the Panama Canal. Active during the Spanish-American War, this physician confirmed that mosquitos transmit yellow fever. (*) For the points, identify this man who names a major military medical center in Bethesda, Maryland. | Walter Reed |
| Teddy Roosevelt wrote a book about the Naval War of this conflict, which claimed the winning side's naval victories offered no major advantage, despite a morale boost. During this war, a lawyer attempted to negotiate the release of prisoners aboard the HMS (+) Tonnant, and that lawyer's experiences during this war inspired him to write a poem set to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven." (*) For the points, identify this war that inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner." | The War of 1812 |
| This state’s senator, Hiram Fong, was the first Chinese-American senator in U.S. history. The first Buddhist senator was from this U.S. state, as well as the first Filipino-American governor, Benjamin Cayetano. (+) The longest-serving senator from this state was also the highest-ranking Asian-American politician prior to Kamala Harris. Mazie Hirono and Daniel Inouye represented, (*) for the points, what “Aloha” state? | Hawaii |
| This author’s first name was taken from a ship captained by Peter Gwin that brought her to Boston. The Newport Mercury printed this author’s first published work, a poem titled “On Messrs. Hussey and Coffin.” This author’s poems include “On Being (+) Brought from Africa to America” and “To His Excellency George Washington,” the former of which was collected in Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. (*) For the points, name this poet, the first African American to publish a book of poetry. | Phillis Wheatley (accept Phillis Wheatley Peters) |
| Benjamin F. Stephenson was the founder of this organization, which established a set of principles around "Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty." Stuart McConnell described this organization as "the most powerful single-issue political lobby of the late nineteenth century." John Logan (+) rallied members of this group to make May 30 an annual celebration of Memorial Day. Marines and other branches of the Union military formed, (*) for the points, what veterans fraternal organization? | Grand Army of the Republic (accept G.A.R) |
| This politician delivered the speech "New Challenges in International Relations," the first of a still-continuing series of his namesake lectures. This politician’s daughter, Nancy Kassebaum, served in the Senate for nearly two decades. This man was only able to win Vermont and Maine (+) in his best-known campaign, which caused the Republicans to replace him with Wendell Willkie four years later. (*) For the points, name this Kansan oilman and senator who lost to Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election. | Alf Landon (or Alfred Mossman Landon) |
| The Kiel Baltic Hurricanes hold the record for most championships in the most recent European League for this sport. This sport’s biggest league was once led by Pete Rozelle, (+) who oversaw the creation of its “Monday Night” game. Pioneered by men like Vince Lombardi and John (*) Madden, for the points, what is this sport whose highest professional league is the NFL? | American Football (accept National Football League but prompt on “NFL”) |
| This event ended with the passage of a "Force Bill" that would close custom houses and authorize the military enforcement of federal laws. An "Exposition and Protest" (+) arguing that state conventions could declare federal laws unconstitutional was authored by Vice President John C. Calhoun in the build up to this event, during which his state threatened secession. (*) For the points, name this event, a "Crisis" in which South Carolina refused to enforce the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832. | Nullification Crisis |
| During this event, one person responded to local church opposition by reading a satirical poem mocking the so-called “lords of creation.” Frederick Douglass was the only Black attendee of this event, (+) at which he successfully pushed for a ninth resolution in the Declaration of Sentiments. This event was organized by the local Quaker church and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, (*) and it prominently featured a speech by Lucretia Mott. For the points, name this first women’s rights convention, hosted in upstate New York. | Seneca Falls Convention |
| During a siege of this city, John Manley's ship, the Lee, captured a brigantine named Nancy on its way to supply forces at Lechmere’s Point. British troops at this siege were successfully cut off from supply lines after the fortification of (+) Dorchester Heights. After the Knox Expedition brought artillery from (*) Fort Ticonderoga to this siege, British troops were forced to retreat to Nova Scotia. American troops forced the British to leave a New England city in, for the points, what 1775 to 1776 siege? | Siege of Boston (accept Battle of Boston) |
| Stand Watie of this tribe raised a regiment of troops to fight for the Confederacy, and he was one of two Native American brigadier generals in the Civil War. After the Indian Removal Act, William Holland Thomas (+) purchased land where members of this tribe lived in North Carolina called the Qualla Boundary. Sequouyah developed a syllabary for the people of, (*) for the points, what tribe of indigenous people whose “nation” of tribal members is headquartered in Tahlequah, Oklahoma? | Cherokee |
| Edwin James was the first European-American to climb this mountain, after which he described the blue columbine. The Pony Express was run by a company partly named for this mountain, which has a 13,000-foot subpeak called the “Devil’s Playground” (+) that is often struck by lightning. Katherine Bates wrote “America the Beautiful” after seeing the view from this mountain, which is named for a man who led an expedition across the (*) Rockies. For the points, identify this Colorado mountain named for explorer Zebulon. | Pike's Peak |
| It's not New York, but Joe Shannon once led Irish gangs in this city named the Rabbits, who were opposed by the Goats. (+) Federal funds for projects in this city were frequently diverted to private entities such as the infamous Ready-Mixed Concrete Company. Tom Pendergast once ran, (*) for the points, what Missouri city where Harry Truman first became involved in politics? | Kansas City |