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| Prosecutions under this law included Vermont Congressman Matthew Lyon, who published a magazine titled "The Scourge of Aristocracy," and Benjamin Bache, the editor of the Philadelphia Aurora. The (+) Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions argued this bill and a similar act were unconstitutional. Malicious statements about the federal government were prohibited by, (*) for the points, what law passed by the Adams administration and paired with two "Alien" acts? | Sedition Act (accept Alien and Sedition Act[s]) |
| This leader’s book, The Philosophy of Revolution, tried to describe his nation’s place in the African, Muslim, and Arab spheres. Abdel Hakim Amer withheld a dispatch from this leader and sent troops to (+) Sinai without his authorization to start the Six Day’s War. This man sparked an international crisis by attempting to nationalize the (*) Suez Canal. For the points, name this Pan-Arabist who served fourteen years as the second president of Egypt | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| This namesake of this class of objects was once boarded by British author Virginia Woolf during an elaborate prank. The last of American example of this class of objects is located at the San Jacinto Monument. Three of these objects operated by Austria-Hungary were largely rendered ineffective by the Otranto Barrage in the (+) Adriatic Sea. First introduced by the Royal Navy in (*) 1906, for the points, what are these large World War I era warships designed with the “All Big Gun” strategy? | Dreadnoughts (accept HMS Dreadnought, prompt on “battleships”; prompt on “warships”) |
| This man’s 1934 campaign for the governorship of California has been called “The Campaign of the Century,” and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle considered this man “one of the greatest novelists in the world, the Zola of America.” (+) This author covered the Nazi takeover of Germany in his Pulitzer prize-winning novel, Dragon’s Teeth. Earlier, this man produced a novel described by Jack London as the “Uncle Tom’s Cabin of (*) wage slavery.” For the points, name this American Socialist, muckraker, and author of The Jungle. | Upton Sinclair (or Upton Beall Sinclair Jr.) |
| Despite assaulting a heavily-defended position, this man successfully outflanked Santa Ana to win the Battle of Cerro Gordo. This general oversaw an amphibious landing at (+) Veracruz and a subsequent march to Mexico City. This officer proposed splitting the Confederacy in two by taking the Mississippi River and enacting a naval blockade in what was dubbed the (*) Anaconda Plan. For the points, name this Union general nicknamed “Old Fuss and Feathers.” | Winfield Scott |
| This company's chariman established the Sun Valley ski resort to increase revenues on its City of Portland service. This company, whose officials bribed the federal government in the Crédit Mobilier scandal, is headquartered in (+) Omaha. This company, which shares a duopoly with BSNF, built its original line from Council Bluffs in Iowa to the (*) "Golden Spike" in modern-day Utah. For the points, name this railroad company which built the eastern half of the original Transcontinental Railroad. | Union Pacific Railroad Company |
| This person was the namesake of a caliphate founded in the early tenth century AD by Al- Mahdi Billah. Some Shia Muslims regard this person as one the Fourteen Infallibles, alongside (+) Muhammad and the Twelve Imams. All living descendants of Muhammad can be traced back to this individual. (*) For the points, name this person, often regarded as the ideal Muslim woman, the daughter of Muhammad and wife of the fourth caliph, Ali. | Fatimah bint Muhammad (or Fatimah al-Zahra; accept al-Zahra) |
| The YATAMA party is based in this country where an editor of La Prensa was killed by forced loyal to a party supported by the Group of Twelve, who helped legitimize it. The (+) Miskito people live in this Central American country where a group of rebels named for their bringing about a “counter-revolution” fought against a party once led by Daniel Ortega. (*) For the points, name this country whose FSLN members were better known as the Sandinistas. | Republic of Nicaragua |
| In one poem, Alfred, Lord Tennyson notes how this man claims that he has the strength of ten men. Eliazarr is the uncle of this man, who was born in the castle of Corbin to a daughter of Pelles. A vermilion cross against a white background adorned the shield of this man, who requests to (+) die after being overcome by the presence of the Biblical Joseph of Arimathea. This man is born following his mother Elaine’s deception of his father into thinking he was with his mistress (*) Guinevere. Described as a pure man, for the points, who is this son of Lancelot? | Sir Galahad |
| This figure avoided assassination in Target Wooden Leg, prompting him to move his headquarters out of Tunis. This figure spent 35 years in charge of a certain National Council that promoted the goal of “Arab Unity.” This figure's involvement with the (+) Oslo Accords resulted a shared Nobel Peace Prize with Shimon Peres and (*) Yitzhak Rabin. For the points, name this man who led the Palestinian Liberation Organization from 1969-2004. | Yasser Arafat |
| This city's Mission Nombre de Dios contains a 208-foot high "Great Cross, while its 1964 Monson Motor Lodge protests saw a white hotel owner allegedly let an alligator into a pool being used by Black Civil Rights activists. (+) Oil executive Henry Flagler developed the historic Hotel Alcazar and Hotel Ponce de Leon in this seat of St. Johns County, which was founded by the (*) Spanish in 1565. For the points, name this oldest continually-inhabited European settlement in the United States. | St. Augustine |
| The career of this politician was the subject of the documentary An Unreasonable Man. Oscar H. Banker became known as "the man who made" this politician after one company adopted the automatic transmission. The Chevrolet Corvair was criticized (+) in a work by this man titled Unsafe at Any Speed. Receiving nearly 3% of the (*) vote during the 2000 election, this is, for the points, what former presidential candidate for the Green Party? | Ralph Nader |
| Two cannons provided by advisors to this ruler assisted in his victory at the Battle of Clawed Cliffs. This man declared "Let every elderly person, woman, and child lie by the roadside in safety" after an incident in which he spared a fisherman who attacked this man with an object that inspired the name of said law. The aforementioned Law of the Splintered (*) Paddle was passed by this ruler, whose victory at the Battle of Kawela led to his securing of (+) Molokai. For the points, name this king of Hawai'i. | Kamehameha I (accept Kamehameha the Great; prompt on "Kamehameha") |
| This city’s Center Field is home to the tomb of Queen Khentkaus the First. To commemorate partially uncovering a statue in this city, Thutmose the Fourth commissioned the (+) Dream Stele. This city is home to the oldest and only still extant Wonder of the Ancient World. Khafre’s face is depicted on this city’s Great (*) Sphinx, which overlooks his tomb and the massive tomb of Khufu. For the points, name this Egyptian city home to a set of three Great Pyramids. | Giza |
| During this broad conflict, a wounded George Findlater played bagpipes during the capture of Dargai Heights. A Sikh unit was destroyed by Afridis and Orakzai tribesmen at Saragarhi in 1897 during this conflict. Early in this conflict, (+) Wazir Akbar Khan destroyed a force led by William Elphinstone, who had defeated his father Dost Mohammad Khan, near the Khyber Pass. (*) For the points, name this Victorian-era proxy war between the Russian and British empires in modern Afghanistan and Central Asia. | Great Game (accept Tirah Expedition/Campaign before “Wazir”; accept Anglo-Afghan War before “proxy”; prompt on descriptions of a conflict between Britain and Russia in Central Asia or Afghanistan) |
| A Yale graduate, this person had a son-in-law who founded Clemson University. This man’s wife Floride ostracized the wife of the Secretary of War in the (+) Petticoat Affair. This unabashed defender of slavery supported the policy of nullification through his essay entitled (*) South Carolina Exposition and Protest. For the points, name this Vice President under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, who with Henry Clay and Daniel Webster formed a triumvirate of powerful senators during his time in the Senate. | John Caldwell Calhoun |
| This politician’s foreign secretary, Ernest Bevin, removed British presence from Palestine and Israel. This politician created the NHS and established what’s often called the (+) “modern welfare state” on the encouragement of the Beveridge Report. In his best-known office, this politician succeeded, and was succeeded by, Winston (*) Churchill. For the points, name this British Prime Minister from the Labour Party who served toward the end of World War Two. | Clement Attlee |
| In this battle, the newly created Steppe Front acted as a reserve under the command of Ivan Konev. Across the area of this battle, the density of mines was estimated at one per square foot. Operation (+) Kutuzov was the response to Operation Citadel, a German offensive which opened this battle. A loss for Erich von (*) Manstein to Soviet forces, for the points, what summer 1943 battle is widely considered the largest tank battle in history? | Battle of Kursk (prompt on Battle of "Prokhorovka") |
| This man inspired his grand-nephew Claudius to study history, causing him to attempt to emulate Julius Caesar. This man’s most important book recounts the history of an (+) empire from the arrival of Aeneas to the death of Drusus the Elder. This man was the subject of a set of Discourses written by (*) Macchiavelli. For the points, name this Roman historian who wrote the 142 book volume Ab urbe condita, or From the Founding of the City. | Titus Livy (or Titus Livius) |
| One text in this field, known as the Rosary of the Philosophers, depicted aqua regia as a green lion eating the sun. This field’s ultimate task of “chrysopoeia” [[KRY-soh-PEH-uh]] (+) was depicted as a snake eating its tail. The steps of blackening, whitening, yellowing, and reddening were used in making this field’s Great Work, the (*) philosopher’s stone. For the points, name this proto-scientific discipline that attempted to transmute lead into gold. | Alchemy (accept al-kīmiyā; or khumeia) |
| In the lead up to this battle, Arthur Struble commanded a napalm bomb raid of Wolmido island. This battle, codenamed Operation Chromite, was dubbed “Operation Common (+) Knowledge” in Japanese media. This surprise attack was orchestrated by Douglas MacArthur and successfully breached the (*) Pusan Perimeter. For the points, name this amphibious assault on a namesake Korean city on the Han River, near Seoul. | Battle of Incheon |
| In this year Dewitt Clinton was re-elected governor of New York and pushed for the development of the Erie Canal, which opened five years later. In February of this year, 86 former slaves were the first to leave the US for Liberia. In this year Maine (+) became a state, one year before Missouri was admitted. (*) For the points, in what election year did James Monroe run virtually unopposed, extending the Era of Good Feelings? | |
| In Korea, this specific tradition uses the Hua Tou method and was introduced by Pomnang. A man who legendarily stared at a wall for nine years while developing this specific religious tradition is said to have cut off his eyelids to avoid falling asleep, which led to the creation of the first tea plants. (+) The Gateless Gate contains many examples of statements used in this tradition called (*) koans. For the points, name this tradition of meditation-based Buddhism. | Zen Buddhism (or Chan) |
| This country contains the shrine of St. Mariam Dearit within a Baobab tree where Italian soldiers sheltered themselves from British bombings. This nation’s independence resulted in a different country becoming the world’s most populous landlocked country. After independence, this country adopted a flag that (+) displays blue, green, and red triangles, as well as a golden olive branch meant to symbolize peace between Christians and Muslims. Prior to the independence of South Sudan, this was the most (*) recent African country to gain independence. For the points, name this country that split off from Ethiopia. | State of Eritrea (accept Hagere Ertra) |
| After this object is stolen by Thrym, one god disguises himself as a woman and pretends to marry the giant in order to retrieve it. This object was made with an unusually short handle because the individuals who crafted it, (+) Eitri and Brokkr, were distracted by Loki. During Ragnarok, this weapon will be used to kill the World Serpent. A common pendant in (*) Norse folk religion, for the points, what is this hammer of Thor? | Mjolnir (prompt on “Thor’s Hammer” or similar answers before “hammer”) |
| This man, a graduate of Bowdoin College, was a classmate of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who served as a pallbearer in this man’s funeral. President Franklin Pierce, a friend of this author, first discovered that he had died. The Blithedale Romance, (+) a novel by this man, was inspired by his experiences with Brook Farm, a utopian commune near (*) Boston. For the points, name this American author of The Scarlett Letter. | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| A group of “Liberated Africans” inhabited this island which contained a residence known as the Briars. Many natives of this island have recently emigrated across the South Atlantic (+) to the Falkland Islands. Named for the mother of Constantine the Great, this island was made the (*) residence of a man who had once been exiled on Elba. For the points, name this island where, after the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was exiled and later died. | Saint Helena |
| The beginning of this artistic period dates to an event which led to the rise to power of the Diadochi [[dee-ah-DOH-kee]]. During this period, vibrant, energetic art rose up, including statues such as the Boxer at Rest and Dying Gaul. During this (+) artistic period, a dialect called Koine [[KOY- nay]] spread through much of the (*) Mediterranean world. For the points, name this period during which figures such as Euclid expanded scientific knowledge in Greece after the death of Alexander the Great. | Hellenistic period (accept synonyms for "period" such as age, era, time; prompt on “Ancient” or “Greek” – do not accept or prompt on “Classical”) |
| In this country, the Battle of Marihueñu [[mah-ree-HWEH-nyoo]] was a victory for its indigenous people against Francisco de Villagra during the Arauco War. During this country’s war for independence, the Army of the (+) Andes won the Battle of Chacabuco. A majority of the Mapuche people live in this country, the southern tip of which was explored by the captain of the (*) Pelican. For the points, name this country where Francis Drake led an attack on Valparaiso near its capital of Santiago. | Republic of Chile (accept República de Chile) |
| This vessel performed Operation Sunshine, making it the first to ever cross the North Pole. This ship was named for a vessel created by Robert (+) Fulton that was sponsored on commission by Napoleon. Dennis Wilkinson commanded this vessel, which broke numerous (*) submersible records in its first year. For the points, name this paradigm-shifting naval vessel, the first nuclear-powered submarine. | USS Nautilus |
| This country is home to the Olduvai Gorge where anthropologists Mary and Louis Leakey discovered dozens of hominid fossils. The "Four Year War" between the Kahama and Kasakela in this country disrupted research conducted at the (+) Gombe Stream by Jane Goodall. (*) Julius Nyerere formerly led, for the points, what East African country that was formed by a merger between Zanzibar and Tanganyika? | United Republic of Tanzania (or Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) |
| Forces from this region won the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302. A city in this region has held a Cat Festival known as Kattenstoet near the tower of the Cloth Hall, which houses a statue that honors a count of this region, Albert I. As part of the (+) Eighty Years War, this region experienced “The Spanish Fury” in 1576, the biggest massacre in the history of the (*) Low Countries. For the points, name this region in which the Battle of Ypres was fought in Northwestern Belgium. | Flanders (prompt on "Belgium" until mentioned; accept Vlaanderen) |