| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This man was the first African American to attend Iowa State University, earning a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in agriculture. This man was invited by Booker T. Washington to head the Agriculture Department at the Tuskegee Institute. For the point, name this American scientist known for his work diversifying the U.S. South’s agricultural products. | George Washington Carver |
| A decree granting this group privileges regarding conquest was issued by Frederick the Second at Rimini in the form of a Golden Bull. With Konrad the First of Masovia, one leader of this group organized the Prussian Crusade, and the Battle of Grunwald resulted in the death of a Grand Master of this organization at the hands of Polish-Lithuanian forces. For the point, name this Germanic order of knights. | Teutonic Knights (accept Teutonic Order; accept Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem) |
| This leader, who lost popularity after implementing a brutal family planning policy, led a political party later controlled by her daughter-in-law Sonia and grandson Rahul. This leader, who declared an Emergency in 1975, ordered Operation Blue Star in 1984, leading to her assassination by Sikh bodyguards. For the point, name this only female Prime Minister of India. | Indira Gandhi (accept Indira Priyadarshini Nehru; prompt on “Gandhi”; prompt on “Nehru”) |
| One politician with this surname served as prime minister during a crisis in which Pierre LaPorte was kidnapped and murdered by the FLQ, and that politician stated “just watch me” before invoking the War Measures Act to deal with the October Crisis in Quebec. That man’s son of this surname became prime minister after the Liberal victory in 2015. For the point, give this last name of the current Canadian Prime Minister, Justin. | Trudeau (accept Pierre Trudeau; accept Justin Trudeau) |
| This man resigned his highest post after a no-confidence vote during the Norway Debate. After signing the Munich Agreement to resolve the Sudetenland Crisis, this man wrongly proclaimed, “peace for our time.” For the point, name this British Prime Minister who failed to prevent World War Two with his appeasement policies towards Hitler. | Neville Chamberlain |
| A five-pointed star, a globe, and a ship were all proposed suggestions for this landmark. The Presidium announced a competition to design this structure after a 1924 event involving its central figure. Alexey Shchusev designed, for the point, what structure near the Kremlin Wall containing a coffin with the corpse of a noted Bolshevik? | Lenin's Mausoleum (or Lenin’s Tomb; or Mavzoley Lenina; accept Lenin's & Stalin's Mausoleum; accept Ulyanov in place of Lenin) |
| This organization was formed after Abdullah Tariki and Juan Pablo Perez Alfonso met at a 1959 congress of the Arab League as representatives of Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. This organization, which was formed at the Baghdad Conference, placed an embargo on supporters of Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Holding almost 90% of known crude reserves, this is, for the point, what group of oil-rich countries known by a four-letter name? | OPEC (or Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) |
| This justice was replaced by Clarence Thomas, and Lyndon Johnson referred to this justice's nomination and occasion as “the right man and the right place.” This justice’s pre-Supreme Court career included representing the plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education. For the point, name this first African- American justice to sit on the Supreme Court. | Thurgood Marshall |
| One institution headquartered in this city is currently led by American lawyer Joan E. Donaghue. A set of disputes between Britain and Albania in the Corfu Channel led to efforts in this city which analyzed the doctrine of innocent passage. This city's Nationale Bibliotheek was established by stadtholder William the Fifth. The Peace Palace is located in, for the point, what Dutch city containing the International Court of Justice? | The Hague (or 's‑Gravenhage; or Den Hag; accept pronunciations like [[HAYG]] or [[HAHG]]) |
| This writer depicted a fruit picker strike during the Great Depression in the novel In Dubious Battle. This author’s travels were recounted in books like The Sea of Cortez and Travels with Charley. In a novel set during the Dust Bowl, this author depicted the Joad family traveling to California from Oklahoma. For the point, name this American novelist of The Grapes of Wrath. | John Steinbeck (or John Ernest Steinbeck Jr.) |
| At the urging of Bob Geldof, this man sung the line "Well, tonight thank God it's them, instead of you" in a song meant to raise money during the Ethiopian famine. This man’s band received widespread criticism for putting their album Songs of Innocence on every iTunes user’s account. Achtung Baby and The Joshua Tree were released by the band of, for the point, what lead singer of U2? | Bono (or Paul David Hewson) |
| A word for "seals" in Dutch inspired the name of a prison north of this city on Robben Island. Desmond Tutu once served as archbishop of this city, where a non-British university had its statue of Cecil Rhodes taken down. For the point, name this city in South Africa that partially shares its name with a former colony. | Cape Town (or Kaapstad; or iKapa) |
| During one festival, straw mannequins called Argei were thrown into this body of water from the Pons Sublicius. In the Aeneid, the god of this body of water suggests allying with Evander against Turnus, and the sons of Rhea Silvia were rescued by that god of this river, who gave them to a she-wolf to be suckled. For the point, name this Italian river along which Romulus and Remus legendarily founded a city. | Tiber (or Tevere; or Tiberis; accept Tiberinus) |
| A Triumphal Entry of this man put on by Thomas Dekker and Ben Jonson was postponed following an outbreak of plague. This scholar wrote Daemonologie and The True Law of Free Monarchies prior to taking one throne due to the Act of Union. For the point, name this successor of Elizabeth the First, the Stuart king of England. | James the First of England (accept James the Sixth of Scotland) |
| Named by Homer and first depicted on the Chigi Vase, this formation declined quickly in use after a Roman victory at Cynocephalae [[ky-noh-seh-FEH-leh]]. Clad in panoply and armed with short swords, the best soldiers of this unit were on the right since they had the least protection from the large, round wooden shields on their comrade's arms. For the point, name this rectangular Greek infantry formation composed of hoplites. | Phalanx |
| This president was the first for whom women nationwide could legally vote, and he campaigned under a promise of a "Return to Normalcy" after World War One. This president's secretary of the interior, Albert Fall, was convicted for his role in the Teapot Dome Scandal. For the point, name this president who was succeeded by Calvin Coolidge after a fatal heart attack. | Warren G (amaliel) Harding |
| During this period, William Howe captured the Charlestown peninsula after taking heavy losses at Bunker Hill. This period began in April 1775 after the Battles of Lexington and Concord. For the point, name this opening period of the American Revolutionary War, in which British troops eventually evacuated the capital of Massachusetts? | Siege of Boston (prompt on “Battle” or other similar words) |
| The word widely used for this group roughly translates to "swagger” or “bravado.” In 1963, a member of this group named Joseph Valachi testified before a U.S. Senate committee, breaking with this group's code of silence, known as omertà. La Cosa Nostra is the name used by members of, for the point, what organized crime group that likely dates to 19th century Sicily? | Mafia (accept La Cosa Nostra before mentioned; accept Sicilian Mafia) |
| This territory was first settled by the passengers of the Sea Venture, which ran ashore here on its way to Jamestown. This territory’s first capital was St. George's Town, which is also the oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in the Americas. For the point, name this British island territory in the Atlantic, which names a supposedly supernatural Triangle. | Bermuda (accept Bermuda Triangle) |
| An inaccurate value for this constant resulted in Christopher Columbus erroneously believing he had landed in Asia. One of the first calculations for this constant involved the use of arc measurement and was conducted by Greek mathematician Eratosthenes. The total distance of the equator is used to measure, for the point, what constant with a value around 24,900 miles? | Circumference of the Earth |
| This place’s Library lists books borrowed from 1475 on. Linked to a neighbor by the “Way of Consolation,” this place collects no taxes and issues only a tiny number of euros. Created in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty, this place’s Apostolic Palace became the residence of Pius the Eleventh. For the point, name this burial site of Saint Peter, the smallest country by area and population, and the residence of the Pope. | Vatican City State (Stato della Citta del Vaticano; or The Holy See; or La Santa Sede) |
| This man allegedly plotted to use international forces to make an independent country from the Louisiana Purchase and parts of Mexico. The Twelfth Amendment was passed after this man tied with Thomas Jefferson in one election, which led to him becoming the third vice president. For the point, name this New York politician who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. | Aaron Burr |
| In this decade, the ANZUS pact was signed, creating a security alliance between the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand. During this decade, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted and executed for spying for the Soviet Union, and the U.S. launched its first nuclear-powered submarine, the Nautilus. For the point, name this decade in which Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th U.S. states, respectively. | 1950s (prompt on "50s") |
| A statue of Philip Kearney on horseback can be found at this location, where an M-14 rifle is used by a person who takes 21 steps forward and backward during one ritual. Robert E. Lee's confiscated land was used for this location, where a changing of the guard occurs in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. For the point, name this Virginia military cemetery in the same city where you are right now. | Arlington National Cemetery |
| A book nicknamed “Big Red” was branded with this character, who was once referred to as the “second most popular woman in America” after Eleanor Roosevelt. “Shake ‘n Pour” is among the products associated with this character, whose name is written on an image of a red spoon as part of a brand created by General Mills. For the point, name this fictional woman who names brand of cooking products. | Betty Crocker |
| This country, where Ramón Grau's Authentic Party was formed after a 1933 Revolution, was briefly led by a Pentarchy after the fall of Gerardo Machado. In 1956, the Granma yacht landed in this country in an effort to depose its military dictator, Fulgencio Batista. For the point, name this one-party Communist state in the Caribbean formerly led by Fidel Castro. | Republic of Cuba (accept República de Cuba) |
| Joseph McMinn assisted this man in obtaining a district attorney position in 1819. This governor of Tennessee won an 1836 election over Henry Smith and Stephen F. Austin to become the first leader of a certain sovereign state. For the point, name this first president of the Republic of Texas who now names that state’s largest city. | Sam Houston (or Samuel Houston) |
| This figure's legendary speed made him the subject of a paradox proposed by Zeno regarding a hypothetical race against a tortoise. The armor of this figure was the subject of a disagreement between Odysseus and Ajax the Greater, and according to Homer, this figure’s partial invulnerability was taken advantage of by the princely archer Paris. For the point, name this Greek warrior known for his vulnerable heel. | Achilles (accept Achilles and the Tortoise; accept Achilles’ Heel) |
| This man’s mother Hoelun was kidnapped by Yesugei while engaged to the leader of the Merkits, who later kidnapped this man’s wife Börte. This member of the Borjigin clan was posthumously proclaimed the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty by Kublai. For the point, who was this conquering “Great Khan” of the Mongols? | Genghis Khan (or Chinggis Khan; or Temüjin) |
| This non-Iranian country is home to the oldest extant Baha'i place of worship, and this country's charismatic movement started with the Azusa Street Revival. One faith in this country was founded after a man claimed to have found texts written on a pair of golden plates. For the point, name this country in which Joseph Smith founded Mormonism. | United States of America (or USA; or America) |
| Despite a setback at Puebla, the French succeeded in making this Habsburg a monarch of one country, during which time he issued the Black Decree, leading to the summary execution of over ten thousand supporters of Benito Juarez. For the point, name this man whose brief tenure as the second Emperor of Mexico ended in execution by firing squad. | Maximilian of Mexico (or Maximilian the First) |