| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This man carried out the “Singeing of the King’s beard” against the Spanish at Cadiz. While serving under Lord Howard of Effingham, this man ordered the use of fire ships against the Spanish Armada during their failed invasion of England. For the point, name this Elizabethan privateer who completed the first English circumnavigation of the world. | Francis Drake |
| Aman killed at a battle in this city is the subject of the Daniel French sculpture The Minute Man. A “Hymn” of this city by Ralph Waldo Emerson coined the phrase “the shot heard round the world,” though that action occurred in nearby Lexington. For the point, name this city where the second of the first two battles of the American Revolution occurred. | Concord (accept Lexington and Concord) |
| This man was criticized in 2020 for suggesting that America should reopen schools, as it would “only cost us 2 to 3% in terms of mortality.” This man’s TV show, launched in 2009 by Oprah Winfrey, has been criticized for promoting pseudoscience. For the point, name this TV doctor of Turkish background who ran as a Republican for the open Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat in 2022. | Mehmet Ōz (or Dr. Ōz; or Mehmet Cengiz Ōz) |
| A disaster on this mountain resulted in 57 deaths, including innkeeper Harry R. Truman and geologist David A. Johnston. Located in the Cascades, this mountain saw a “steam-blast” variety of one event occur at its summit crater. This mountain, about fifty miles north of Portland, is the subject of the Bridge of the Gods tale by local indigenous people. For the point, name this Washington volcano that violently erupted in 1980. | Mount Saint Helens (prompt on partial answer; accept Lawetlat'la; or Loowit; or Louwala- Clough) |
| In this city, the Home Army used stolen German weapons to revolt in Operation Ostra Brama, part of the larger Operation Tempest. This city was captured by Zelgowski’s mutiny under secret orders from the Pilsudski government. This city replaced Kaunas as the capital of one country after the collapse of a Polish puppet state. Known in Polish as Wilno, for the point, what is this largest city and capital of Lithuania? | Vilnius (accept Wilno before mentioned) |
| While protecting the body of Osiris, this god gave the leopard its spots by branding and flaying Seth's skin to wear as a warning to grave robbers. In Duat, this god determined the fate of the by weighing their hearts against the feather of Ma’at. For the point, name this jackal-headed Egyptian god of the underworld. | Anubis |
| Jing Ke attempted to assassinate the founder of this dynasty, who later conquered the Ordos Loop from the Xiongnu. Shang Yang established a "realist" school of thought during this dynasty that became known as Legalism. The Terracotta Army was created during, for the point, what first imperial Chinese dynasty that was once ruled by Shi Huang Di? | Qin dynasty (accept Qín cháo; accept Ch'in ch'ao) |
| This man attempted to remove his wife, Fausta, from the historical record after having her murdered in a bath. This man issued the Edict of Milan, and he saw the Greek letters chi and rho before victory at the Battle of Milvian Bridge. For the point, identify this first Christian emperor of Rome. | Constantine the Great (or Constantine the First; prompt on partial answers) |
| This food became popular after a cab driver patronized a food cart operated by brothers Harry and Pat. Geno’s is a locale that specializes in this food, which can be ordered “wit” or “witout” in reference to its sautéed onions. For the point, identify this sandwich that is popular in Philadelphia. | Philly Cheesesteak (accept Philadelphia Cheesesteak; accept Steak and Cheese) |
| This saint was the founder of the Order of Friars Minor and is credited with creating the first live nativity scene. This saint wrote the song “Canticle of the Sun,” and a six-winged seraph gave this saint the stigmata and this saint famously preached to birds. For the point, name this patron saint of animals from Assisi. | Saint Francis of Assisi |
| This archipelago contains the Lafonia Peninsula near Goose Green. One country recaptured this archipelago in a dispute that featured the HMS Conqueror sinking the General Belgrano. For the point, identify this South Atlantic archipelago that is claimed by Argentina and the United Kingdom. | Falkland Islands (or Islas Malvinas; or the Falklands) |
| This work survived a Huguenot sack of the department of Calvados. This piece of art was possibly commissioned by Bishop Odo, who was the Earl of Kent and the half-brother of William the Conqueror. The Battle of Hastings is the subject of, for the point, what eleventh-century tapestry? | Bayeux Tapestry |
| A plan to capture Mohamed Farrah Aidid in this country was known as Operation Gothic Serpent. An attack on UN peacekeepers in this country was followed by a battle in which this country shot down four American Black Hawk helicopters. For the point, name this African country where U.S. forces fought the Battle of Mogadishu. | Somalia |
| Five days prior to his death, this man attended a dedication ceremony honoring the Washington Monument. This man faced Mariano Arista at the Battle of Palo Alto after being sent to the Rio Grande by his predecessor, James K. Polk. For the point, name this twelfth president of the United States, known as “Old Rough and Ready.” | Zachary Taylor |
| The cloaca maxima was one of the earliest examples of these systems, which was used in ancient Rome. One of these systems in London was overhauled following public outcry over 1858’s Great Stink. For the point, name these civil engineering systems used to dispose of human waste. | Sewers (or Sewage systems; or Sewerage) |
| A conspiracy theory states that a vessel from this country was taken to Kazakhstan by FSB agents on orders of Vladimir Putin. Another theory claims that a vessel from this country was destroyed near Diego Garcia after it was scheduled to arrive in Beijing. For the point, identify this country where a 2014 flight was vanished after taking off from Kuala Lumpur. | Malaysia (accept Malaysia Airlines Flight 370) |
| Prior to this battle, a task force under Datis and Artaphernes [[ar-tah-FEHR-neez]] attacked the Cyclades. Fought after the conclusion of the Ionian Revolt, this battle is associated with a legend involving Pheidippides, who asked for Spartan reinforcements. For the point, name this defeat for Persian emperor Darius the First at the hands of the Greeks, the namesake of a long-distance race. | Battle of Marathon |
| A redesign of this structure prevented the need for the destruction of Fort Point. Charles Alton Ellis and Joseph Strauss designed this structure, which was originally painted in a color known as international orange. For the point, name this bridge whose construction was approved by the board of supervisors for San Francisco. | Golden Gate Bridge (accept Golden Gate after "Bridge" is mentioned) |
| These events were described as "the rock on which...theocracy shattered." These events were the subject of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, which criticized the tactics of Joseph McCarthy. For the point, identify this 1690s event in which nineteen people were hanged in Massachusetts on accusations of sorcery. | Salem Witch Trials (prompt on partial answers) |
| This man's father advocated for Union admission for the state of Franklin, where this man was born. Despite opposing the Indian Removal Act, this man helped to thwart an assassination attempt against Andrew Jackson. For the point, identify this casualty of the Battle of the Alamo, known as the “King of the Wild Frontier?” | Davy Crockett (accept David Crockett) |
| On this date, Jacqueline Kennedy hosted the first-ever televised tour of the White House. A holiday celebrating a martyred Roman bishop is held on this date, and seven Irish gangsters were murdered on this date by the Chicago Outfit led by Al Capone. For the point, identify this date that celebrates romance with cards, candy, and flowers. | St. Valentine's Day (or February Fourteenth; accept St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) |
| A manuscript by this author was published posthumously as both his Secret Book and his Second Book. Chapter titles of the most famous work by this man include “Nation and Race” and “The Strong Man Is Mightiest Alone.” For the point, name this fascist who wrote the antisemitic My Struggle, or Mein Kampf, while confined in a Bavarian prison. | Adolph Hitler |
| Members of the Panacea Society believed that this location was built at Bedford. W.F. Albright sought the location of "the Havilah of Genesis" in a book about this place, an expulsion from which is associated with the "Fall of Man." For the point, name this Biblical location inhabited by Adam and Eve. | Garden of Eden (accept Garden of God; accept Terrestrial Paradise; accept Earthly Paradise; accept al-Jannah; prompt on "Paradise") |
| The appearance of this toy was inspired by a German character named Bild Lilli. After complaints from the American Association of University Women in 1992, this toy no longer said things such as "Math class is tough!" For the point, name this Mattel doll often sold alongside her partner, Ken. | Barbie |
| One holder of this office, Formosus, was dug up and put on trial in the so-called “Cadaver Synod.” White smoke rises above the Sistine Chapel when the new holder of this office is selected. For the point, identify this office, the highest position of leadership of the Catholic Church. | Pope (accept Bishop of Rome before “Roman;” accept Supreme Pontiff; or Roman Pontiff; accept Pontifex Maximus) |
| Along with Godfrey of Bouillon and Charlemagne, a man of this name was among the Christian members of the Nine Worthies. A man of this name is referred to as a "dux of battles" in an account by Geoffrey of Monmouth. For the point, identify this name given to a son of Uther Pendragon who established his court at Camelot. | King Arthur (accept Brenin Arthur; or Arthur Gernow; or Roue Arzhur; or Roi Arthur) |
| This event was part of a larger plan which also targeted the Kirkwood House. This event resulted in the first execution of a woman by the U.S. government and occurred during a viewing of Our American Cousin. For the point, identify this event in which John Wilkes Booth killed the American president. | Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (prompt on partial answer; accept equivalents like the murder of Abraham Lincoln) |
| In 1985, a series of remains from this event were discovered by former Navy officer Robert Ballard. Among the causes cited for this event include the lack of a key for a locker containing a pair of binoculars. The RMS Carpathia assisted the survivors of, for the point, what April, 1912 event triggered by a collision with an iceberg? | Sinking of the RMS Titanic |
| This royal married his longtime partner Camilla Parker-Bowles several years after the death of his first wife, Princess Diana. This man surpassed his great-great grandfather, Edward the Seventh, as the longest-serving Prince of Wales, before his mother passed away in 2022. For the point, name this recently- crowned King of England. | Charles the Third (prompt on “Prince Charles”) |
| This school’s namesake did not actually found the original school, but his donation two years afterward was so large the school was renamed for him. This school was attended by eight future presidents, more than any school in the country. For the point, name this university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. | Harvard University |
| One of these compositions was first known as "The Proletarian Song" before it was renamed "L'Internationale." Alexander Alexandrov wrote the music for one of these compositions that references the "party of Lenin" and begins with "unbreakable union of freeborn republics." For the point, identify this type of national song, which in the Soviet Union symbolized communism. | National Anthems (accept State Anthem of the Soviet Union; or Gosudárstvennyy gimn Sovétskogo Soyúza) |