| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This politician retroactively exonerated Sacco and Vanzetti and commuted the sentences of 44 murderers, earning a “soft on crime” reputation that plagued his career. This politician was criticized for a bad photo-op in an M1 Abrams tank. For the point, name this former Massachusetts governor who lost to George H.W. Bush in the Election of 1988. | Michael Dukakis (or Michael Stanley Dukakis) |
| During the Cold War, this territory’s indigenous people were forcibly relocated to Resolute Bay. This territory’s flag depicts the north star and a red stone monument. This territory was split off from the Northwest Territories by a 1999 act of Parliament, and its capital is located on Baffin Island. For the point, name this Canadian territory established to give sovereignty to the Inuit people. | Nunavut |
| These people served thirty-year terms which were divided into ten-year periods as students, servants, and teachers. These people were subject to execution by live entombment, and their lovers were flogged to death if these people ever lost their chastity. For the point, name these priestesses who tended to the fires of a Roman hearth goddess. | Vestal Virgin (or Vestales prompt on “Priestesses”) |
| One movement in this country led to the "normalization" period under Gustáv Husák. That movement in this country ended with an invasion led by Soviet tanks that deposed Alexander Dubček [[DOOB-check]]. For the point, name this country, whose liberalization was the subject of the 1968 Prague Spring. | Czechoslovakia (or Czechia; or Czech Republic; or Ceska republika) |
| This man defeated the Germanic Quadi people in the Marcomannic Wars. Lucius Verus served as a co-emperor with this man, who recorded a set of "things to one's self" that exemplified his Stoic beliefs. For the point, name this last of the Five Good Emperors of Rome and author of Meditations. | Marcus Aurelius (or Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) |
| This leader controversially supported a radical separatist organization in a 1967 speech by shouting “Vive le Quebec libre.” This leader was targeted for assassination after signing the Evian Accords, which gave independence to Algeria. For the point, name this World War Two hero of Free France who became the first president of the Fifth Republic. | Charles de Gaulle (accept CDG; or Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle; prompt on partial answers) |
| The Executive Council Building in this city was shelled and remained empty for fifteen years. This city’s namesake “roses” were created when it was besieged by Radovan Karadzic and the Republika Srpska. For the point, identify this capital city that suffered a nearly four-year siege during the Bosnian War? | Sarajevo [[sah-rah-YEH-voh]] |
| During this war, the city of Magdeburg was sacked by the Count of Tilly, who was defeated four months later at Breitenfeld by Gustavus Adolphus. This war began with the Second Defenestration of Prague and ended with the Peace of Westphalia. For the point, identify this 1618-48 European war that was named for its duration. | Thirty Years’ War |
| Native American tribe fought in a series of armed conflicts which included a battle at Fort Bowie. This tribe’s Chiricahua [[chee-ree-KAH-wah]] band fought in the westernmost claimed Confederate territory. This tribe's final surrender at Skeleton Canyon occurred in 1886. The namesake of a U.S. Army attack helicopter, for the point, what is this Native American tribe that was led by medicine men like Geronimo. | Apache Tribe |
| This musical premiered in 1986 at His Majesty’s Theater, making it the second-longest-running musical on the West End after Les Misérables. This musical, which is set at the Palais Garnier, includes songs such as “The Music of the Night.” For the point, identify this musical, whose title character is a mask-wearing composer. | The Phantom of the Opera |
| This city was once protected by the island fortress and prison Château d'If [[DEEF]]. A rallying cry used by volunteers from this city during the French Revolution was later used as its country’s national anthem. For the point, identify this major French port city on the Mediterranean Sea. | Marseille (accept "La Marseillaise") |
| Arm-to-arm exposure to this thing was originally practiced after its discovery by a physician of George the Fourth. Inoculation was an earlier means of obtaining the same result as this prophylactic, which was discovered by Edward Jenner. For the point, name this first-ever vaccine. | Smallpox Vaccine (accept Smallpox alone after “Vaccine” is mentioned; prompt on “Vaccine”) |
| This U.S. state was the first in the Union to ratify the 19th amendment, and the first to elect a female governor. This state, which is known as the Equality State, was the site of the Great Western Cattle Trail that passed through Laramie. For the point, identify this U.S. state where a capital was established in Cheyenne. | Wyoming |
| The Walker Tariff was passed during the presidency of this man, who served as governor of Tennessee. This man defeated Whig nominee Henry Clay in an election in which he ran as a dark horse candidate. For the point, identify this eleventh U.S. president who was in power during the Mexican- American War. | James K. Polk (or James Knox Polk) |
| The First Barons' War was a response to this ruler’s refusal to abide by a document he signed after losing the Duchy of Normandy. This ruler was nicknamed “Lackland” due to his small inheritance as the youngest surviving child of Eleanor of Aquitaine. For the point, name this English king who signed the Magna Carta. | King John of England |
| Sometimes known as the German battle, reinforcements were prevented from entering this battle due to a blockade by the Comte de Grasse. Fought after the Battle of the Chesapeake, this 1781 battle spelled defeat for Charles Cornwallis. For the point, name this battle, the final major engagement of the American Revolution. | Siege of Yorktown (accept Battle of Yorktown; accept the Surrender at Yorktown) |
| In World War Two, this country was the site of the unsuccessful Operation Market Garden. It’s not Britain, but during the German invasion of this country, the Luftwaffe bombed this country in a “Blitz” named for one of its ports on the North Sea. For the point, identify this country where World War Two-era bombings struck Rotterdam. | The Netherlands (accept Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; accept Holland) |
| Immigrants of this ethnicity were barred from Canada in 1923 by William Lyon Mackenzie. San Francisco is home to the oldest enclave of people of this ethnicity in North America, as well as the first of their namesake “towns” in the U.S. For the point, name this ethnicity, whose immigrants established communities that spoke languages such as Cantonese and Mandarin. | Chinese (accept Chinese-Americas; accept Chinese-Canadians; obvious equivalents) |
| This state’s north was captured by the Union following the Battle of Pea Ridge. This state’s governor Henry Rector sent a militia led by to capture the federal arsenal at Fort Smith. Strategically important for its position on the Mississippi River, this is, for the point, what Confederate state that was neutralized with the capture of Little Rock? | Arkansas |
| The Nowell Codex contains the original version of this story, in which the hero rules for 50 years before dying after killing a dragon he calls the Worm. Wiglaf succeeds the title character of this work, who came to power after aiding Hrothgar. For the point, identify this Old English epic in which the title hero kills the monstrous Grendel and his mother. | Beowulf |
| This game was invented by Lizzie Magie and inspired by ideas in the book Progress and Poverty. The first boardwalk city in the U.S. inspired the locations in this game, which include Ventnor Avenue and Marvin Gardens. For the point, identify this boardgame, whose concept of buying and selling property was originally devised as a critique of its title concept. | Monopoly (accept The Landlord’s Game) |
| Simon Montefiore wrote a lengthy biography of this man, who was the subject of a Dmitri Volkogonov book that was not published until the Gorbachev era. Anne Applebaum’s book Red Famine focuses on this leader's policies during the Holodomor. For the point, name this Georgian-born dictator of the Soviet Union. | Joseph Stalin (or Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin; or Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili) |
| A Revolution named for this color took place in 20th century Iran, and this color described a “Star Line” that ran the Olympic-Class ocean liners, including Britannic and Titanic. This color was used to describe anti-communist forces that ultimately lost to the Red Army. The color of the typical Roman toga, for the points, what color is traditionally worn by brides in western weddings? | White |
| This vice chairman of the Rogers Commission was part of Edgar Cortright’s investigation into the Apollo 13 explosion. With Buzz Aldrin, this man descended to one place in a spacecraft known as the Eagle. Stating, For the point, identify this astronaut who, in 1969, became the first man to walk on the Moon. | Neil Alden Armstrong |
| This man's first resignation from the army came after he battled bouts of drunkenness at Fort Humboldt. This politician's notoriously corrupt cabinet caused scandals such as the Whiskey Ring and Credit Mobilier affair. For the point, name this president who was elected in 1868 after leading the Union to victory in the American Civil War. | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Opponents of one initiative in this country launched the Satsuma Rebellion and the Boshin War. This country’s Meiji Restoration marked the decline of its shoguns as power reverted to the emperor. For the point, name this Axis country where Emperor Hirohito retained the throne after World War Two. | Japan |
| This man brought the cattle of Geryon to King Eurystheus [[yoo-RIS-theh-US]] and secured the girdle of Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons. Angered by the goddess Hera, this man slew his children and his wife, Megara. For the point, name this “greatest of the Greek heroes” who completed twelve labors, including the slaying of the Nemean lion. | Heracles (accept Hercules; or Alcaeus; or Alcides) |
| This officer’s Newburgh Address ended a plot that developed over delayed backpay. The Conway Cabal sought to remove this officer as head of the army and replace him with Horatio Gates. For the point, name this commander-in-chief of the Continental Army who would go on to become the first president of the U.S. | George Washington |
| This city was the site of a clash between pro and anti-Civil War forces during the Pratt Street Riots. A battle that took place in the harbor of this city inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.” For the point, name this city where the Battle of Fort McHenry took place in Maryland. | Baltimore |
| An expression involving “drinking [this foodstuff]” was popularized after the tragedy at Jonestown. Edwin Perkins developed this drink in powder form by developing a liquid concentrate called Fruit Smack. This drink mix is famously represented by a large pitcher full of this drink, who often bursts through walls and says, “Oh yeah!” For the point, name this popular American sweet drink mix. | Kool-Aid (accept “Drinking the Kool-Aid” or word forms; accept Flavor Aid before “Perkins”) |
| The mechanics of the protagonist's magical pen sword in this book series was created by a group of middle schoolers who were asked to preview the first book. This book series originated with bedtime stories that the author read to his dyslexic son, Haley, about ancient mythology. For the point, identify this Rick series that began with The Lightning Thief? | Percy Jackson and the Olympians (accept Camp Half Blood Chronicles) |