| 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 were tasked with making a mixture of salted flour that was used in ritual sacrifices. 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”) |
| The public start of this movement came at a speech celebrating the 20th anniversary of "Victorious February," which introduced a list of policies called the Action Programme. The end of this movement led to the "normalization" period under Gustáv Husák, and this movement was ended with an invasion led by Soviet tanks that deposed Alexander Dubček [[DOOB-check]]. For the point, name this 1968 movement for liberalization in the capital of Czechoslovakia. | Prague Spring (or Pražské jaro) |
| 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 world leader controversially supported a radical separatist organization in a 1967 speech where he shouted “Vive le Quebec libre,” and he 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) |
| During one event in this city, the Executive Council Building was shelled and remained empty for fifteen years. This city’s namesake “roses” were created after the Markale Market was shelled during that event in this city, during which it was besieged by Radovan Karadzic and the Republika Srpska. For the point, what is this capital city that suffered a nearly four-year siege during the Bosnian War? | Sarajevo [[sah-rah-YEH-voh]] |
| The city of Magdeburg was sacked by the Count of Tilly during this war, although he was defeated four months later at Breitenfeld by Gustavus Adolphus, who was killed the next year at Lutzen. This war began with the Second Defenestration of Prague and ended with the Peace of Westphalia. For the point, what was this 1618 to 1648 European war, that was named for its duration? | Thirty Years’ War |
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was written by this composer, known for works such as “Any Dream will Do” and “Memory.” This composer was sued by the descendants of Puccini for plagiarizing his works. That accusation concerned the most famous song composed by this man, “The Music of the Night.” For the point, name this British composer who composed musicals such as Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Phantom of the Opera? | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| This tribe’s leader, Victorio, was killed in the Battle of Tres Castillos by Mexican forces. This Native American tribe fought in a series of armed conflicts which included a battle at Fort Bowie, where its Chiricahua [[chee-ree-KAH-wah]] band fought in the westernmost claimed Confederate territory. This tribe's final surrender at Skeleton Canyon occurred in 1886, and they are related to the Navajo. For the point, name this Native American tribe whose leaders included Geronimo. | Apache Tribe |
| This country's president Forbes Burnham may have ordered the murder by car bomb of Pan-African historian Walter Rodney. Burnham was also accused of looting a crime scene in this country, where 909 people died in a "revolutionary suicide" using Flavor-Aid and cyanide. For the point, name this South American country where the People's Temple was once led by American cult leader Jim Jones. | Guyana (or Cooperative Republic of Guyana) |
| This city’s Fort Saint-Jean was once used as a prison to hold suspected anti-revolutionaries such as Louis Philippe the Second. 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 the national anthem. A one-time Greek colony, for the point, what is this major French port city on the Mediterranean? | Marseille (accept "La Marseillaise") |
| In the municipality of Trinity in 1800, this thing was introduced to the New World by John Clinch. 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, discovered by Edward Jenner. For the point, name this first ever vaccine. | smallpox vaccine (accept smallpox alone after vaccine is mentioned; prompt on “vaccine”) |
| Nick Ray and Nate Champion were murdered in this U.S. state, kicking off the Johnson Country War. This state was the first in the Union to ratify the 19th amendment, and the first to elect a female governor, Nellie Ross, thereby leading to its nickname of the Equality State. For the point, name this U.S. state in which the Great Western Cattle Trail passed through Laramie, and where a capital was established in Cheyenne. | Wyoming |
| This man was the first U.S. president who was under 50 years old at the time of his inauguration. The Walker Tariff reduced rates from 32% to 25% during the presidency of this man, who served as governor of Tennessee. During an election in which he defeated Whig nominee Henry Clay, this man was nominated 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 triggered by this man’s refusal to abide by a document he signed after he lost the Duchy of Normandy to Philip the Second of France. The Sheriff of Nottingham is depicted as defending the rule of this man against Robin Hood. This man was nicknamed “Lackland” due to his expected 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 |
| A commonly painted scene from this battle depicted the storming of Redoubt 10. 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; accept the German Battle before mentioned) |
| In World War Two, this country suffered the Hunger Winter and 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, name this country once led by Queen Wilhelmina, which saw major bombing of its city of Rotterdam. | The Netherlands (accept Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; accept Holland) |
| An 1885 act placed a head tax of $50 on all immigrants of this ethnicity entering Canada, who were barred in 1923 by William Lyon Mackenzie. After San Francisco, the oldest enclave of people of this ethnicity in North America is in Victoria, settled after the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush. For the point, name this ethnicity of Canadian immigrants who established communities that spoke languages such as Hokkien, Cantonese, and Mandarin. | Chinese Canadians (accept obvious equivalents) |
| This state’s north was captured by the Union following Earl van Dorn’s defeat at the Battle of Pea Ridge. Prior to seceding, this state’s governor Henry Rector sent a militia led by Solon Borland 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 |
| One abridged translation of this work is entitled “Sellic Spell.” Another version is told by the victim of the title character, and the original story is found in the Nowell Codex. The hero in this work ruled for fifty years before dying after killing a dragon he calls the Worm. Wiglaf succeeds the protagonist of this book, who came to power after aiding Hrothgar. For the point, what Old English epic features a hero who kills Grendel and his mother? | Beowulf |
| The ideas of the book Progress and Poverty prompted the creation of this game by Lizzie Magie in 1903. 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 often-hated yet extremely popular game, 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 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. Together with Buzz Aldrin, this man descended to one place in a spacecraft known as the Eagle. Stating, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” for the point, who is this NASA 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 his post in Fort Humboldt, California. This politician's notoriously corrupt cabinet caused scandals such as the Whiskey Ring and Credit Mobilier affair. For the point, name this Union general-turned-Republican president elected in 1868. | Ulysses S. Grant |
| One movement in this country was the culmination of the sonno joi movement. Opponents of that initiative in this country launched the Satsuma Rebellion and the Boshin War. This country’s Meiji Restoration saw the decline of this country’s shoguns as power reverted to its emperors. For the point, name this country, where Emperor Hirohito kept his throne after the US defeated it in 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 United States’ first president. | George Washington |
| This city was the site of a clash between pro and anti-Civil War forces during the Pratt Street Riots. This city is the site of the battle in its harbor that inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.” For the point, name this city, the site of the Battle of Fort McHenry, where many German immigrants first entered the USA in Maryland. | Baltimore |
| This book series originated with bedtime stories about ancient mythology, read to the author's dyslexic son, Haley. 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. Written by Rick Riordan, for the point, what is this book series which begins with The Lightning Thief? | Percy Jackson and the Olympians (accept Camp Half Blood Chronicles) |