| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This man carried out a surprise attack known as 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 ever English circumnavigation of the world. | Francis Drake |
| This man, according to Oprah Winfrey, “found ways to make the human body endlessly fascinating.” 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.” For the point, name this television doctor of Turkish ethnicity who was the Republican nominee for a Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat in 2022. | Mehmet Ōz (or Dr. Ōz; or Mehmet Cengiz Ōz) |
| The sculpture The Minute Man is based on a soldier who was killed during a battle in this city. British regulars were routed by a bayonet charge across this city’s Old North Bridge. A “Hymn” of this city by Ralph Waldo Emerson is the origin of the phrase “the shot heard round the world,” though that action occurred in nearby Lexington. For the point, name this second of the first two battles of the American Revolution. | Concord, Massachusetts (accept Lexington and Concord) |
| A Smithsonian documentary on this event claimed that it involved "an energy equivalent of 1,500 atom bombs.” This event resulted in 57 deaths, including innkeeper Harry R. Truman and geologist David A. Johnston. Occurring in the Cascade Mountains, this event saw the "steam-blast" variety of one event occur at the central peak's summit crater. For the point, name this volcanic event that occurred in Washington. | eruption of Mount Saint Helens (prompt on partial answer) |
| 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 in Lithuania? | Vilnius (accept Wilno before mentioned) |
| This god was symbolized by a stuffed, headless animal skin tied to a pole called the Imiut fetish. 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 weighed the hearts of the deceased against the feather of Ma’at. For the point, name this jackal-headed Egyptian god of the underworld. | Anubis |
| Jing Ke attempted an assassination against the founder of this dynasty, who later conquered the Ordos Loop from the Xiongnu. A jurist named Shang Yang established a "realist" school of thought during this dynasty which became known as Legalism. The Terracotta Army was created during, for the point, what 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 figure defeated Licinius at the Battle of Chrysopolis, and he issued the Edict of Milan. This leader saw the Greek letters Chi and Rho before the Battle of Milvian Bridge, being told “in this sign you will conquer.” For the point, name this first Christian emperor of Rome. | Constantine the First (or Constantine the Great; prompt on partial answers) |
| This food’s popularity apparently took off after a cab driver noticed a smell coming from a food cart operated by two brothers named Harry and Pat. Jim’s and Geno’s are two locales specializing in this food, which originated on Wharton Street. This food sometimes uses the top round cut of its central meat and usually includes sautéed onions. For the point, name this popular sandwich in the largest Pennsylvania city. | cheesesteak sandwich (accept Philadelphia cheesesteak; or Philly cheesesteak; or steak and cheese) |
| Until the mid-19th century, this ruler's May 29th birthday was celebrated as Oak Apple Day. This king’s many mistresses led him to be known as the “Merrie Monarch.” This man’s accession to the British throne restored the British monarchy after the fall of the Cromwells. For the point, name this 17th century English king, who shares his name with the current ruler. | Charles the Second (prompt on partial answers) |
| This saint was the founder of the Order of Friars Minor and is credited with creating the first live nativity scene. This saint commemorated a building made by the Order of Poor Ladies with the song “Canticle of the Sun.” 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’s pre-Columbian discovery is indicated by arrowheads discovered on 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 1562 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. After a Pakistani contingent of UN peacekeepers was attacked in this country, four American Black Hawk helicopters were shot down. For the point, name this 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 United States president. | Zachary Taylor |
| After the Princess Alice disaster, Joseph Bazalgette was tasked with replacing the balance tanks used in one of these systems. 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 1858’s Great Stink. For the point, name these civil engineering systems used to dispose of human waste. | Sewer (or sewage systems; or sewerage) |
| Rupert Murdoch claimed this object was in Northern Pakistan “like Bin Laden.” A conspiracy theory states that this object was taken to Kazakhstan by FSB agents on Vladimir Putin’s orders, while another theory claims that it was destroyed near Diego Garcia. Scheduled to arrive in Beijing at 6:30 AM on March 8, 2014, for the point, what was this aircraft which vanished after taking off from Kuala Lumpur? | Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (or MH370; or MAS370; prompt on partial answers) |
| One side in this battle promised to sacrifice a number of goats equivalent to the number of enemies killed. Prior to this battle, a task force under Datis and Artaphernes [[ar-tah-FEHR-neez]] attacked the Cyclades. Fought three years after the conclusion of the Ionian Revolt, this battle is associated with a legend involving Pheidippides, who asked for Spartan reinforcements after a famous run. For the point, name this defeat for Persian emperor Darius the First at the hands of the Greeks. | Battle of Marathon |
| A redesign of this structure prevented the need for the destruction of the Civil War-era Fort Point. Charles Alton Ellis and Joseph Strauss designed this structure, which was originally opposed by the Sierra Club which was painted in a color known as international orange. For the point, name this world-famous bridge whose construction was ultimately approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. | Golden Gate Bridge (accept Golden Gate after "Bridge" is mentioned) |
| The present-day city of Danvers was one site of these events, which were described as "the rock on which...theocracy shattered." These events were the subject of Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible which implicitly criticized Joseph McCarthy’s tactics. Taking place from 1692 to 1693, this is, for the point, what series of proceedings in which nineteen people were hanged in Massachusetts on accusations of sorcery? | Salem Witch Trials (prompt on partial answers) |
| This man's father, John, was an advocate of Union admission for the now non-extant state of Franklin, where this man was born. Despite opposing the Indian Removal Act and developing views critical of his former War of 1812 officer, this man helped thwart an assassination attempt against Andrew Jackson. A native of Tennessee, for the point, who was this frontiersman who fought at the Battle of the Alamo? | 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, in English translation, as both his Secret Book and his Second Book. A different posthumous volume titled Table Talk presented transcriptions of this man’s monologues. In his most famous book, this author addressed, per chapter titles, issues such as “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 Bavaria’s Landsberg Prison. | Adolph Hitler |
| Members of the Panacea Society believed that this location was built at Bedford. The South American mainland was proposed by Christopher Columbus as the site of this place, which historians attempt to locate by analyzing the location of four rivers, including the Pishon and Euphrates. 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") |
| This character debuted in 1959, and their appearance was inspired by a German character named Bild Lilli. After complaints from the American Association of University Women in 1992, the phrase "Math class is tough!" was cut from a script created for this character. For the point, name this Mattel doll often sold alongside her partner, Ken. | Barbie |
| Voters for this office cast votes four times a day until a two-thirds majority is reached, a system approved in 1059. 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 holder of this office is selected. For the point, what is this office, the holder of the Roman bishopric and leader of the Catholic Church? | Pope (accept Bishop of Rome before “Roman”; accept Supreme Pontiff; or Roman Pontiff; accept Pontifex Maximus) |
| This man is described as "[raising] his contemplative eye to the spaces of all wisdom" in a statue by Daniel Chester French. Before dying of tuberculosis at age 30, this clergyman made an oral will in which he gave half of his estate and his library of 400 volumes to an institution that was established in 1636 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. For the point, identify this namesake of a prestigious Ivy League university located in Cambridge. | John Harvard |
| 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, and modern scholars often associate this name with a historical Welsh king. For the point, identify this name given to a son of Uther Pendragon, the subject of a romance written by Thomas Mallory. | King Arthur (accept Brenin Arthur; or Arthur Gernow; or Roue Arzhur) |
| Black ink was thrown at the home of Millard Fillmore in the aftermath of this event, which 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. This event occurred during a viewing of Our American Cousin. For the point, identify this killing, carried out by John Wilkes Booth. | Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (prompt on partial answer; accept equivalents like the murder of Abraham Lincoln) |
| Charles Joughin [[JAHK-in]] attributed his survival of this event to being drunk on whiskey. 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 |
| The first example of a composition used for this purpose was written by Arkady Kots, published under the name "The Proletarian Song," and later known as "L'Internationale." Alexander Alexandrov wrote the music for the final composition used for this purpose which references the "party of Lenin" and begins with "unbreakable union of freeborn republics." For the point, what former national song served as a symbol for communism? | State Anthem of the Soviet Union (accept Gosudárstvennyy gimn Sovétskogo Soyúza, prompt on "Russian anthem") |