| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| During this president’s term, Owen Roberts unexpectedly supported a minimum wage law in the case West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, executing the so-called “switch in time that saved nine” and ending support for this president’s court-packing plan. The Court earlier struck down some of this president’s initiatives, such as the National Recovery Administration. For ten points, name this president who advanced the New Deal. | Franklin Delano Roosevelt (or FDR) |
| Before his raid, John Brown allegedly drilled his co-conspirators in a park named for this person in Chatham, Canada. Tennessee congressman William Avery borrowed his middle name from this person, and Richard Mentor Johnson claimed to have killed this man at the Battle of the Thames [[TEMZ]]. For ten points, name this warrior who founded a pan-Native confederation to block white American expansion during the War of 1812. | Tecumseh |
| This man won the ACM A. M. Turing Award, which is seen as the highest award in computer science, in 2016. This man was knighted by Queen Elizabeth the Second in 1994 for his "services to the global development of [a certain computer entity]. The inventor of the first web browser in 1990, for ten points, who is this man who created the World Wide Web? | Tim Berners-Lee (or Timothy John Berners-Lee) |
| This religious sect includes the Rimé [[ree-MEH]] movement, which attempts to unify its schools, such as the Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelug. This sect has its headquarters at McLeod Ganj, a suburb of Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh. This religion's holiest site lies at Jokhang, a temple declared a UNESCO World Hertiage Site alongside Potala Palace. For ten points, name this branch of Vajrayana Buddhism adhered to by the Dalai Lama. | Tibetan Buddhism (prompt on Vajrayana or Buddhism until "Vajrayana" is mentioned; accept Himalayan Buddhism, Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, or Northern Buddhism) |
| This philosopher drafted the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina while working for the Lords Proprieter. This philosopher argued that humans are born with no innate knowledge, a condition he called the "tabula rasa" or "blank slate." For ten points, name this Enlightenment-era English philosopher, the author of Two Treatises of Government and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. | John Locke |
| One of these structures in Poland was controversially engraved with the names of Far-Right insurgents following the fall of the Soviet Union. Examples of these structures can be found at Westminster Abbey and the Arc de Triomphe, and the subject of an American example of these structures was disinterred in 1998 due to positive identification. Arlington National Cemetery contains, for ten points, what memorial to unidentified casualties of war? | Tombs of the Unknown Soldier (prompt on “Graves;” prompt on "Tombs;" prompt on “Cemeteries”) |
| Legendarily, Boleslaw the Brave chipped his sword on this city’s Golden Gates while assisting Sviatopolk the Accursed. A medieval state named for this city is the subject of Nestor’s Primary Chronicle, and that state named for this city fell to a 1240 Mongol invasion. For ten points, identify this city, the namesake of a chicken dish, that was later unsuccessfully assaulted by Russian forces in February 2022, the capital of Ukraine. | Kyiv (or Kiev; accept Kievan Rus) |
| As governor of this U.S. state, James Byrnes tried to crack down on the KKK by making masks illegal, except on Halloween. The congressman who caned Charles Sumner hailed from this state, as did the man who delivered the longest filibuster in Senate history. This state was home to the man who decried a “tariff of abominations." For ten points, identify this U.S. state represented by Strom Thurmond in the Senate, and led by Nikki Haley as governor from Columbia. | South Carolina (prompt on "Carolina;" do not accept or prompt on "North Carolina") |
| The Tydings–McDuffie established the process for this country to obtain independence. In this modern country, the Sultanate of Sulu rebelled against the Insular Government in the Moro Rebellion. While escaping this present-day country during World War Two, Douglas MacArthur declared, "I shall return." For ten points, name this present-day country where American forces won the Battle of Manila Bay. | The Philippines (accept Republika ng Pilipinas) |
| This American president secured the Philippines in the 1898 Treaty of Paris following victory in the Spanish-American War. | William McKinley |
| The predecessor to Red Bull was introduced by a man from this country named Chaleo Yoovidhya. The neighboring Konbaung Dynasty fought with a kingdom in this country, whose rulers included Narai and Naresuan. Taksin the Great led the Thonburi Kingdom in this country, which was home to the Ayutthaya. The Shinawatra family has led for ten points, what Asian nation governed from Bangkok? | Thailand (accept Ratcha Anachak Thai; accept Prathet Thai) |
| Vajiralongkorn, the king of Thailand, is the 10th monarch with this regnal name, the ninth of whom reigned for over 70 years. | Rama (accept Rama the Tenth; or Rama the Ninth) |
| It's not Malawi, but this country's town of Blantyre contains a statue of David Livingstone encountering a lion, and lies on the River Clyde, the home of the Trident nuclear program. This country, contains the world's oldest golf course at St. Andrews, and was the homeland of kings such as Macbeth and James the First of England. For ten points, name this country whose iconic cultural items include kilts and bagpipes. | Scotland (accept Alba; prompt on United Kingdom, Great Britain, or similar answers) |
| Scotland is the home of this lake, purportedly home to an elusive "monster" which was depicted in the grainy "surgeon's photograph." | Loch Ness (accept Loch Ness Monster or Nessie) |
| In 2008, a restaurant selling this food claimed to have changed its focus to pasta as part of an April Fools' Day Joke. In 2018, another restaurant for this food was sued by its founder, John Schnatter. In 1889, a version of this food was created to resemble the flag of Italy with green basil, white cheese, and red tomato. After the fall of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev appeared in an advertisement for this food. For ten points, name this food whose Margherita version originated in Naples. | pizza (accept Pizza Hut, Papa John's, or Pizza Margherita) |
| “Hawaiian pizza," despite its name, was invented in 1962 in this country, whose other unique foods include Inuit muktuk and poutine. | Canada |
| In a book from this country, a scientist receives a message from the planet Trisolaris while working at Red Coast base. In a classic novel from this country, a man accompanied by Pigsy and Sandy retrieves sutras from Vulture Peak. The Battle of Red Cliffs is depicted in another novel from this country. The Three Body Problem, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Journey to the West are from, for ten points, what Asian nation, the setting of Folding Beijing? | China |
| Which ancient Chinese author wrote a book on military strategy that is sometimes taught at American business schools entitled The Art of War? | Sun Tzu |
| Members of this organization attempted to commit Paulette Cooper to a mental hospital in Operation Freakout. An alien named Xenu is part of the origin story of this religion, which was devised by L. Ron Hubbard. For ten points, name this religion often accused of being a cult or scam, most notably followed by Tom Cruise. | Church of Scientology |
| Scientology's headquarters lie at Gold Base, located at the foot of the San Jacinto Mountains, which bound this valley to the west, known for its desert resorts such as Palm Springs and a major April music festival. | Coachella Valley (accept Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival) |
| This country's region of Telemark is considered to be the birthplace of skiing. This country is ruled by the House of Glücksburg, whose king Harald the Fifth is the current monarch. This country achieved independence under the Treaty of Kiel, several centuries after being united under the Kalmar Union with Sweden and Denmark. For ten points, name this Nordic kingdom governed from Oslo. | Kingdom of Norway (accept Kongeriket Norge) |
| Norway shares a small border with this country, which it planned to transfer the peak of Halti to in honor of the 100th anniversary of its independence from Russia. | Republic of Finland (accept Suomi; accept Suomen tasavalta or Republiken Finland) |
| A veteran of this conflict, who fought under the name Robert Shurtlieff Sampson, was honored with a statue at the public library in Sharon, Massachusetts. According to historian Gordon S. Wood, this conflict “infused into [American] culture our noblest ideals and highest aspirations,” and another casualty of this conflict wounded Charles Lee in a 1778 duel. For ten points, name this conflict that started with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. | American Revolutionary War (accept Revolutionary War; or American War of Independence; accept clear knowledge equivalents) |
| Following Colonel John Laurens’ death at the Battle of the Combahee River, this Polish immigrant, who later led a 1794 uprising in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, took command of Laurens’ intelligence network in the area. | Tadeusz Kościuszko [[koh-SHUSH-koh]] (or Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Koścuiszko; accept Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kosciuszko) |
| Current state in which George Washington served as surveyor in Culpeper County. | Virginia |
| Secretary of the treasury who was killed by Aaron Burr. | Alexander Hamilton |
| Philadelphian and oldest member of the Constitutional Convention. | Benjamin Franklin |
| Current name of the third-oldest Ivy League university whose first graduate student was James Madison. | Princeton University |
| "First State," home to Caesar Rodney. | Delaware |
| Home state of Button Gwinnett, who now names a county in a major metropolitan area | Georgia |
| Series of flower-named conflicts between the Yorks and Lancasters from which the Tudors emerged victorious. | Wars of the Roses (prompt on "Civil War (s)"; do not accept or prompt on "English Civil War") |
| Monarch who started the English Reformation and is known for his six wives. | Henry the Eighth (prompt on "Henry") |
| Nation from which an Armada sailed in 1588 and was defeated in the English Channel. | Kingdom of Spain (or Habsburg Spain; accept Spanish Armada) |
| Writer who was buried in Stratford-upon-Avon after the end of Tudor rule in 1616. | William Shakespeare) |
| Explorer who completed the first English circumnavigation of the world in 1580. | Francis Drake |
| Tudor monarch who became king at age nine and died at age fifteen in 1553. | Edward the Sixth (prompt on "Edward") |
| Structures they built for the gods, similar to the Egyptians. | Pyramids |
| Beverage and foodstuff they developed from the cacao plant. | Cocoa (or Chocolate) |
| Major site home to El Castillo, a temple built to Kukulkan. | Chichén Itzá |
| Event they predicted would occur on December 21, 2012. | End of the world (accept clear knowledge equivalents) |
| Siblings who were transformed into the sun and the moon. | Hero Twins (accept Hunahpu and Xbalanque) |
| Ancient text that tells the history of the Kʼicheʼ people. | Popol Vuh |
| This political party was largely organized by Chicago Tribune publisher Joseph Medill. This party’s first presidential candidate used a slogan beginning “Free soil, free men” and lost against Know-Nothing candidate Millard Fillmore and (+) Democrat James Buchanan. This party was victorious four years after John C. Frémont’s loss in the Election of 1856. (*) For ten points, identify this “Grand Old Party” that elected Rutherford B. Hayes and Herbert Hoover as president. | Republican Party (accept GOP or Grand Old Party before mentioned) |
| This explorer based his name for a modern-day country on the settlements of Stadacona and Hochelaga. On his third and final voyage, this explorer was sent back to the land he discovered to lead a colonization project, though he was supplanted by Jean-Francois de Roberval. (+) This explorer charted Belle Isle in his first voyage and encountered the Iroquois after landing in Montreal. (*) For ten points, name this French explorer who first navigated the St. Lawrence River and gave the name to Canada. | Jacques Cartier |
| The first holder of this position gained Limburg in the Treaty of London. Another holder of this position was the first female billionaire and called Hitler "the arch-enemy of mankind" in her Radio (+) Orange broadcasts. As a youth, the current holder of this position was known as Prince Pils and flew as a pilot for KLM. (*) For ten points, name this position whose current holder, Willem-Alexander, ascended to the throne in 2013 after the abdication of his mother, Beatrix. | Monarch of the Netherlands (accept king or queen in place of "monarch, accept the Dutch in place of "the Netherlands"; accept Monarch of Holland) |
| Lee Goldsmith wrote a 2009 musical titled for a shortened form of this man's first name which includes his tutor Mentor Graham and his biographer William Herndon. Andre Kostelanetz commissioned a piece titled for this man that quotes folk songs like (+) "Camptown Races" and has included Barack Obama as a narrator. That piece named for this man incorporates speeches in which he mentions "we cannot escape history.” Aaron Copland wrote a (*) Portrait about, for ten points, which sixteenth U.S. president? | Abraham Lincoln (Note: the Goldsmith musical is titled Abe) |
| Hermes spread the concept of shame among humans after this mythic figure failed to break into Zeus's palace, as told in Plato's dialogue Protagoras. According to the Argonautica, this man is presented as the father of Deucalion [[doo-KAH-lyon]], (+) the sole survivor of the flood which ended the Bronze Age. With his sister Bia, Kratos chained this man to the Scythian rocks as punishment for his theft of (*) fire. For ten points, name this titan who created the first human out of clay. | Prometheus |
| John Clark claimed members of this group would have had their "houses in ashes" if their leaders refused to surrender. After the Battle of Crooked River, members of this group became subject to Executive Order No. 44, later known as the (+) Extermination Order. Some members of this group carried out the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and this group proposed the State of Deseret. (*) For ten points, name this religious group whose members followed Brigham Young and Joseph Smith. | Mormons (accept Latter-day Saints; accept Latter-day Saint Church; accept LDS Church; accept "Movement" in answers in place of "Church") |
| John Hughes delivered "A Lecture on the Antecedent Causes of" this event, which led to the creation of the Encumbered Estates' Court. People escaping this event often travelled on (+) coffin ships. Over one million people died between 1845 to 1849 during this event, which was followed by Robert Peel's repeal of the (*) Corn Laws. For ten points, name this period of starvation that effected inhabitants of cities such as Cork and Dublin. | Irish Potato Famine (accept Great Famine; or Great Hunger; or an Gorta Mór) |
| During the Second Seminole War, this man commanded the 1st Infantry regiment at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee. This man commanded U.S. troops at the Battle of (+) Buena Vista during the Mexican-American War. This president’s administration facilitated the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty between the U.S. and UK, which granted joint control of any canal built in Central America. (*) For ten points, name this Whig who succeeded James K. Polk as president of the United States. | Zachary Taylor |
| One politician defended a central figure in this event by claiming that “facts are stubborn things.” John (+) Adams defended Thomas Preston after this event, after which Paul Revere made engravings of the death of Crispus (*) Attucks and four others. For ten points, name this 1770 event, an early demonstration of colonial unrest in which British soldiers fired into a crowd of people in a Massachusetts city. | Boston Massacre (accept Incident on King Street) |
| In September 2012, the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi was attacked in this African country. | State of Libya (or Dawiat Libiya) |