| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This man was killed at Standing Rock in a botched arrest attempt over concerns he would join the Ghost Dance Movement. Prior to one battle, this man had a vision of American "soldiers falling into (his) camp like grasshoppers from the sky." Crazy Horse fought alongside, for the point, which Lakota Sioux leader defeated General Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn? | Sitting Bull (or Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake) |
| This man’s government abused diplomatic pouch privileges to send so-called “packages” to Chile, inflaming opposition to Salvador Allende. A CIA psychology report on this man’s “extreme narcissistic qualities” was issued the day before he declared himself a Marxist and noted that he was “dependent and submissive” to Che Guevara. For ten points, name this person whom the Bay of Pigs invasion failed to overthrow as dictator of Cuba. | Fidel Castro (or Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz; prompt on "Castro") |
| Miniature wax figures known as sigillaria [[see-gee-LAH-ree-ah]] were sold during this festival, whose existence inspired the use of secluded rooms within the Laurentine villa. This festival was described by the poet Catullus as "the best of the days," and this festival occurred on December 17th by the Julian calendar. Gambling was permitted during, for the point, what Roman festival of merrymaking which honored a god equivalent to the Greek Cronus? | Saturnalia |
| Although anti-war, this man promised a defensive war against Germany in the Mansion House Speech following the Moroccan Crisis. As Chancellor of the Exchequer, this man championed the People’s Budget. This successor of H. H. Asquith was nicknamed the "Welsh Wizard." For the point, name this Prime Minister who represented Britain at the Paris Peace Conference following World War One. | David Lloyd George (prompt on partial answers) |
| The National Anthem of Biafra was based off a music piece named for this country and was called “Land of the Rising Sun.” Johan Runeberg wrote The Tales of Ensign Stal about an 1808 to 1809 war over this country, and the melody of this country’s unofficial anthem is also used by Livonians and Estonians. For the point, name this northern European country where Jean Sibelius composed the Karelian Suite. | Republic of Finland (or Suomen Tasavalta; or Suomi; accept Finlandia) |
| This ruler was deposed and exiled to England by the Marxist-Leninist Derg regime. This Ethiopian ruler appealed to the League of Nations after his country was invaded by Italy prior to World War Two. For the point, name this final emperor of Ethiopia who is venerated in Rastafarianism as the Messiah. | Haile Selassie (or Tafari Makonnen; accept Ras Tafari before “Rastafarianism”) |
| This person’s treatise Passions of the Soul was dedicated to Elisabeth of Bohemia. This man merged algebra and geometry through works such as La Géométrie and the development of a namesake coordinate system that paved the way for calculus. This thinker argued for mind-body dualism in his magnum opus, Meditations on First Philosophy. For the point, name this French philosopher who notably observed “I think, therefore I am.” | René Descartes (or Renatus Cartesius) |
| According to one legend, Genghis Khan lined these people up against wagon wheels and beheaded anyone taller than the axle. Lavrenty Beria ordered these people deported to Uzbekistan during the Sürgünlik. Including Lipka, Volga, Siberian, and Crimean groups, these are, for the point, what Turkic people, most of whom live in modern-day Russia? | Tatars (or Tartars; or Tatarlar) |
| Once known as the "Town at Proctor's," this city was where Jonas Green established one U.S. state's namesake Gazette in 1727. Plans to unite the Potomac and Ohio rivers and undo domestic protectionist policies were the subject of a meeting in this city, which was attended by representatives of five states in 1786. The aforementioned convention occurred in this sole incorporated city of Anne Arundel County. For the point, name this city, which, in 1694, was made capital of the Province of Maryland. | Annapolis |
| Senator Peter Norbeck is remembered as the "great political patron" of this project. Found near the city of Keystone, this "Shrine of Democracy" was created with the help of dynamite. Old West figures were originally meant to be part of this location in South Dakota, before Theodore Roosevelt and three other figures were chosen. For the point, name this national memorial in South Dakota that is carved with presidential faces. | Mount Rushmore National Memorial (or Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe; or Six Grandfathers) |
| This treaty inspired French foreign minister Charles Gravier [[grah-VYEH]] to opine that "the English buy peace rather than make it." Benjamin Franklin was a representative of one side at the signing of this treaty, which shares its name with the treaty that ended the French and Indian War. For the point, name this 1783 treaty that officially ended the American Revolutionary War. | Treaty of Paris, 1783 (do not accept “Treaty of Paris, 1763”) |
| This man agreed to retire in exchange for 25,000 acres of land on a Canutillo hacienda. At the Second Battle of Agua Prieta, the forces of this man were defeated by Plutarco Elías Calles' [[KAH-yehs]] Constitutionalists. This man's support of land reform led him to an alliance with Emiliano Zapata, and this man once served as governor of Chihuahua. For the point, name this Mexican revolutionary, the target of a punitive expedition led by John J. Pershing. | Pancho Villa (or Francisco Pancho Villa; or José Doroteo Arango Arámbula) |
| This country’s House of Thani has been at the center of several allegations of funding terrorist groups across the world. This country is home to one of the most editorially independent newspapers in the Middle East, Al Jazeera. From 2017 to 2021, this country’s sole land border was shut down by Saudi Arabia. For the point, name this country that controversially hosted the 2022 World Cup in Doha. | State of Qatar (accept Dawlat Qatar; be generous on pronunciation, including [[KAH-tar]], [[kuh- TAR]], and [[“Cutter”]]) |
| This family was supported by the Black Hundreds, a militia group that first published the anti- Semitic text The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. It’s not the Hohenzollerns, but the May Laws were enforced under the rule of this family, which established the Pales of Settlement limiting Jews to western territories. This family was mostly annihilated during a summary execution in Yekaterinburg. For the point, name this family that ruled over Russia until the Bolshevik revolution. | Romanov Family |
| This figure became the first American to roll copper into sheets, helping creating sheathing for ships in the navy. Samuel Prescott and William Dawes helped this man in his best-known accomplishment, warning that Thomas Gage was attempting to seize arms, and he was helped by a pair of lanterns at the Old North Church. For the point, name this colonial silversmith who is immortalized in a Longfellow poem for warning his fellow Americans that “the British are coming.” | Paul Revere (accept “Paul Revere’s Ride”) |
| In 2006, President George W. Bush remarked that this man “is proof that real greatness surpasses national borders and differences.” This man developed a close bond with a white pigeon that visited him, and he developed a namesake “Coil” most well-known for shooting bright sparks. For the point, name this Serbian American inventor who developed the first alternating current motor. | Nikola Tesla (accept Tesla Coil) |
| The Robert Sargent photo Into the Jaws of Death was taken at this location, where American soldiers were able to shelter under a shingle wall after wading in from boats caught on sandbanks. A 1.6 mile-deep salient near Colleville was the most successful assault at, for the point, what deadliest beach of D-Day, which shares its name with a city in Nebraska? | Omaha Beach (accept Saint Laurent-sur-Mer; prompt on “Normandy” or “D-Day Beaches” or non-specific equivalents) |
| The future John Paul the Second served as this city's archbishop prior to becoming pope. This city contains its country's oldest institute of higher learning, Jagiellonian University, which was founded by King Casimir the Great. For the point, name this city located along the Vistula River, the second-largest city and former capital of Poland. | Kraków [[KRAH-koof]] |
| Thomas Cranmer came to prominence after helping resolve the “King’s Great Matter” with this daughter of Isabel and Ferdinand of Spain. This figure, the mother of Bloody Mary, would call herself Queen of England until 1536, despite her annulment from a man who later married Anne Boleyn. For the point, name this first wife of King Henry the Eighth. | Catherine of Aragon |
| Snorri Sturlesson attempted to conflate these creatures with the dark elves to resolve contradictory descriptions. One of these creatures was turned to stone after being tricked by Thor into standing in the sunlight. In addition to Alvis, examples of these creatures include the smiths Brokk and Sindri, who crafted Mjolnir. For the point, name these beings from Norse mythology, characterized by their short stature. | Dwarfs (or Dwarves; or Dwarrow; or Dvergr; or Dreugh) |
| This figure took credit for forcing the dismissal of Jacques Necker, and for compelling the king to later bring him back as finance minister. This figure was accused of stealing jewelry in the Diamond Necklace Affair and was nicknamed “Madame Déficit” for worsening her country's financial crisis. This Austrian was the youngest daughter of Maria Theresa. For the point, name this beheaded wife of Louis the Sixteenth. | Marie Antoinette (or Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne; or Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; prompt on partial answers) |
| One leader of this country controversially allowed the South African Rugby team to continue its Springbok Tour. Another leader from this country connected with the middle classes through his “Forgotten People” campaign. Another campaign in this country addressed its Stolen Generation. The aboriginal people are native to, for the point, what country where Robert Menzies governed from Canberra? | Commonwealth of Australia |
| The key phrase in this speech was earlier used in Terrell County, Georgia by Prathia Hall. This speech says, “We refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt,” and states that Mississippi is “sweltering with the heat of injustice.” This speech refers to “four little children” being judged “by the content of their character.” For the point, name this speech given at the 1964 March on Washington by Martin Luther King. | "I Have a Dream" Speech |
| This ruler’s brother married Alexandrine Jouberthon despite this man’s demands. Among this ruler’s reforms were the establishment of lycées and the founding of the Bank of France. This ruler established the meritocratic National Order of the Legion of Honour. For the point, name this emperor after whom the Civil Code of the French is named. | Napoleon the First (accept Napoleon Bonaparte; or Napoleone Buonaparte) |
| The Malabar Coast was once known as the “Garden of” this sort of product for its role in exporting these things from the East Indies. Indonesia’s Maluku Islands were once named for this type of product by European colonial leaders. For the point, name this general class of culinary goods that includes examples such as nutmeg and cloves. | Spices (accept specific types of Spices before "general class" is mentioned; accept Garden of Spices) |
| This person ordered the execution of any and all opposition in his “Decree of War to the Death.” This author of the Cartagena Manifesto led the Republic of Gran Colombia after liberating Venezuela. For the point, name this man, known as “El Libertador” for freeing much of Latin America from Spain. | Simón Bolivar (or Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios) |
| This country’s practice of burning fake money was described in a work whose author claims “coal” is black stone that has log-like flammability. A writer described a city in this country with a population fifteen times greater than his native Venice in a travelogue set during the late 1200s. For the point, name this country where Marco Polo travelled through provinces like Fujian. | People’s Republic of China (accept Cathay) |
| Two answers required! During a war fought between these two countries, one side's ships accidentally fired upon English fighting boats in the Dogger Bank Incident. Theodore Roosevelt mediated the Treaty of Portsmouth, which helped end a conflict between these two countries that involved the Battle of Tsushima Straits. A namesake 1904 to 1905 war was fought between, for the point, what two countries currently led by Vladimir Putin and Fumio Kishida. | Russia and Japan (or Russian Federation; or Nihon; or Nihon; accept Russian Empire; accept Japanese Empire; accept Russo-Japanese War) |
| In 1866, African-American veterans founded a land-grant university in this state named after Abraham Lincoln. Succeeding St. Charles in one capacity, this state capital was named after a founder of the University of Virginia who served as the third U.S. president. For the point, name this city that, in 1821, became the capital of Missouri. | Jefferson City |
| During this war, the Cohen v. California case upheld the free speech right to wear a profane slogan on a jacket. Students wearing black armbands to oppose this war were supported in the Tinker v. Des Moines ruling. The Court ruled against prior restraint of the publication of the Pentagon Papers, which detailed, for the point, what war, from which the U.S. withdrew in 1973 following years of draft resistance and protests? | Vietnam War |
| This president signed a set of bills by Stephen Douglas and Henry Clay that assumed Texas’s national debt and the admission of California as a state. This president preceded over a compromise to avoid civil war that included the Fugitive Slave Act. For the point, name this Whig president of the United States who took office following Zachary Taylor’s death. | Millard Fillmore |