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| Two answers required. The first painting of this subject was by this artist, depicting the subject at age forty as a colonel. This artist's son, Rembrandt, was seventeen when he painted this subject as an old man in 1795. A 1779 full-length portrait of this subject by this artist depicts the subject with his left hand gripping a cannon at the Battle of Princeton. For the point, name this Philadelphia painter and this frequent subject of his, the first president of the United States. | Charles Wilson Peale and George Washington |
| The Court drew a distinction between this case and Holden v. Hardy in that the latter dealt with mining, a particularly dangerous activity. The central piece of legislation in this case was deemed “an illegal interference with the rights of individuals” in Rufus Peckham's majority opinion. Allgeyer v. Louisiana was cited in the opinion of this case, which led to a dissent in which Oliver Wendell Holmes compared the holding to Social Darwinism. For the point, freedom of contract was central to what case dealing with bakers' maximum hours? | Lochner v. New York (or Joseph Lochner, Plaintiff in Error v. People of the State of New York) |
| A statue of this person replaced one of Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith in the early 2020s. Along with W.E.B. Du Bois [[doo-BOYSS]] and Walter White, this leader, who once worked for Lucy Laney's Haines Institute, represented the NAACP at the founding of the United Nations. This educator was advised by Booker T. Washington in the establishment of a school in Daytona and advised the Roosevelts as the founder of the "Black Cabinet." For the point, name this woman, the subject of one of Florida's statues in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall. | Mary McLeod Bethune (or Mary Jane McLeod Bethune; or Mary Jane McLeod) |
| In 1921, this man became the first director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, having served as a brigadier general in World War One. This man is the only U.S. vice president to be credited with writing a Billboard Hot 100 number one hit as his Melody in A Major was transformed into Tommy Edwards's "It's All in the Game" in 1958. For the point, name this vice president under Calvin Coolidge, a co-recipient of a Nobel Peace Prize for his namesake plan for reparations following World War One. | Charles Dawes (or Charles Gates Dawes; accept Dawes Plan) |
| A bas relief in Newark by this man commemorates the creation of a settlement "on a day in late May 1666." Luigi Del Bianco was an artisan hired for one effort that involved 400 workers overseen by this man, who created a statue of Philip Sheridan and a bust of Abraham Lincoln. A quartz statue near Atlanta, Georgia was designed by this man at Stone Mountain. Six Grandfathers is the Lakota name for a site on which, for the point, what American sculptor created a 60-foot tall sculpture he called Shrine of Democracy? | Gutzon Borglum (or John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum) |
| One holder of this position was the defendant in the Supreme Court case Flood v. Kuhn, which preserved the reserve clause in one industry's contracts. Kentucky politician Happy Chandler was the second holder of this position and oversaw the establishment of a pension fund. Kennesaw Mountain Landis was the first holder of this position, which was established during the Black Sox scandal. For the point, name this position, which Rob Manfred assumed in 2015, succeeding Bud Selig, who oversaw the implementation of interleague play. | Commissioner of Baseball |
| This man, along with Charles Hamilton, is credited with the creation of the term “Institutional Racism.” From 1966 to 1967, this man served as the fourth chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and, from 1967 to 1969, was “Honorary Prime Minister” of the Black Panther Party. For the point, name this Trinidadian-American civil rights leader, who coined the phrase “Black Power,” relocated to Africa, and promoted Pan- Africanism with his leadership of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party. | Stokely Carmichael (or Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael; or Kwame Ture) |
| This person took command of the USS President and accidentally ran it aground while trying to avoid the Tenedos. This naval officer built a prominent namesake house on Lafayette Square in 1818, making himself a Washington celebrity. This figure disguised his soldiers as Macedonians and disguised the USS Intrepid as a trading ship before one well- known action in the Barbary Wars. For the point, name this naval leader, who went to Tripoli Harbor to burn the USS Philadelphia, after giving the toast, “To our country, right or wrong.” | Stephen Decatur Jr. |
| In one speech, the leader of this effort claimed that "no single weapon or strategy will suffice" to obtain the desired outcome. A book by Michael Harrington, known as The Other America, is thought to have contributed to this effort which led to a 6.2 percent decrease in its central metric between the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and 1973. For the point, give the unofficial three-word name for this effort, begun during Lyndon Johnson's presidency, to improve the economic conditions of the poor. | War on Poverty (prompt on descriptive answers before "three-word" is mentioned) |
| A similar utterance by the subject of this quote allegedly occurred five hours before it and involved the subject stating, "No, doctor, nothing more." Delivered at Peacefield, at roughly 6:25 PM, these words were uttered in 1826 on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. These words were spoken by a ninety-year old man who believed that a Virginian from Monticello would continue on after him. For the point, name these last words of John Adams regarding a friend who died on the same day. | Thomas Jefferson still lives (accept similar answers such as survives or is still alive in place of lives) |
| One holder of this position downplayed her role in military interventions in Libya in her memoir, The Education of an Idealist. Before serving as secretary of state, a holder of this position condemned Cuba by saying, "This is not cojones [[koh-HOH-nehs]]. This is cowardice." That holder of this position, later held by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, avoided describing killings in Rwanda as a "genocide" and attempted to unseat Boutros Boutros- Ghali. Before becoming secretary of state, Madeleine Albright held, for the point, what position held by Samantha Power and Nikki Haley? | United States Ambassador to the United Nations (accept U.N. in place of "United Nations"; prompt on partial answers) |
| In an example of direct action to help the community, this leader described Bobby Seale wielding a shotgun while another man installed stop signs in the speech “Power Anywhere Where There’s People.” This man, who was succeeded by Bobby Rush, was drugged shortly before being shot at ninety times by police in an early-morning raid resulting in his death and that of Mark Clark. This man brought the Young Patriots and Young Lords into his multiethnic Rainbow Coalition. For the point, name this Black Panther who was assassinated with the help of the FBI and Chicago P.D. | Fred Hampton (or Fredrick Allen Hampton, Sr.) |
| One of these locations, in Lowes Island, Virginia, contains a plaque commemorating a Civil War battle that never occurred, called the "River of Blood." The construction of one of these locations in Scotland was criticized by environmentalists for the disruption of 4,000- year old sand dunes. One of these locations was purchased from John DeLorean in 2005 and is located in Bedminster, New Jersey. Including one with 27 holes near Mar-a-Lago, for the point, what are these places which are owned by the 45th U.S. president? | Trump golf courses (accept clear-knowledge equivalents mentioning Donald John Trump and golf; prompt on partial answers) |
| This project began in 1966 under the oversight of Bob Taylor, who was inspired by the ideas of the psychologist J. C. R. Licklider. Bob Kahn employed twenty objects to demonstrate a use case of this project, which was pioneering in its use of packet-switching. Developed by a namesake agency in the department of defense, this project used the TCP/IP protocol and was among the inspirations for the High Performance Computing Act. For the point, name this government-developed network which laid the foundation for the modern Internet. | ARPANET (or Advanced Research Projects Agency Network; prompt on "ARPA") |
| In this election, a single vice presidential vote was cast for Samuel Smith. A total of three states were carried in this election by a man who was nominated despite having suffered a recent stroke. William Crawford ran in this election, which is considered the end of the First Party System. Neither the popular nor the electoral vote was won by the victor of this election, who was assisted by a Speaker of the House's tiebreaking vote. For the point, name this presidential election in which a "corrupt bargain" assisted in a victory for John Quincy Adams. | 1824 United States presidential election |
| This person cleared the cigarette ashes of future Kaiser Wilhelm the Second in one specific act, leading to speculation that this person could have prevented World War One. This person, who was given the name "Watanya Cicilla" by Sitting Bull, won a marksmanship contest against their future husband, Frank Butler, as a teenager. For the point, name this female entertainer and sharpshooter, known for her starring role in Buffalo Bill's Wild West shows. | Annie Oakley (or Phoebe Ann Moses) |
| This company perfected the horizontal and vertical integration strategies, and with 420 billion in today's dollars, the founder of this company is considered by many to be the richest man in modernity. That founder was forced to break up this company, whose successors include ExxonMobil and Chevron, after Ida Tarbell's muckraking The History of the [this company]. The Sherman Antitrust Act attacked the monopolistic practices of, for the point, what oil company, founded by John D. Rockefeller? | Standard Oil Company |
| A column in the Morning Post inspired this man to write the presidential biography Lincoln the Unknown. On grounds that it encouraged deception, Sinclair Lewis criticized a course by this man, which was later advocated by Warren Buffett at Columbia Business School. After selling out a certain concert hall, this man changed the spelling of his last name to honor a certain steel magnate. For the point, name this self-help advocate, the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People. | Dale Carnegie (or Dale Carnagey) |
| This text claims that a certain figure "hath little more to do than to make war and give away places." Both the Bible and history are used to analyze one concept in the section "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession" within this text, which suggests the adoption of a Continental Charter as a counterpart to the Magna Carta. Gordon S. Wood once claimed that this work was the most "incendiary and popular pamphlet of" its time. Published in 1776, for the point, what was this 47-page pamphlet by Thomas Paine? | Common Sense |
| Following this event, Colonel James Forsyth submitted his own letters as evidence to exonerate himself of wrongdoing during an investigation by Nelson Miles. Under the influence of leaders Kicking Bear and Short Bull, many of the 150 victims of this violent attack donned "Ghost Shirts" in an attempt to ward off U.S. Army bullets. A critique of American expansionism was written by Dee Brown and titled Bury My Heart at [this place]. The Plains Wars are traditionally considered to have ended following, for the point, what 1890 "Massacre" of the Lakota people in South Dakota? | Wounded Knee Massacre (accept Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) |
| In 1871, supporters of this man faced criticism for attempting to build a statue in his honor before his death, and this man unsuccessfully tried to bribe cartoonist Thomas Nast into moving to Europe. This man, in response to Nast political cartoons published by Harper’s Weekly, remarked, “I don’t care a straw for your newspaper articles. My constituents don’t know how to read.” Convicted in 1873 by reform lawyer Samuel J. Tilden, for the point, who was this New York politician and Tammany Hall political machine boss? | “Boss” Tweed (or William Magear Tweed; accept William Marcy Tweed) |
| This man initially signed in his city of birth with the Baltimore Orioles minor league baseball team in 1914. The Boston Red Sox traded this pitcher to the New York Yankees in 1919. According to baseball legend Ty Cobb, this man “changed baseball—from a game of science to an extension of his powerful slugging." Some believe that this player's change of cities led to “The Curse of the Bambino.” One of the first five inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame, for the point, who is this “Sultan of Swat”? | Babe Ruth (or George Herman Ruth, Jr.) |
| This man outlined his views on plant-based diets in the book Healthy at Last. With Robert Cornegy, this man co-hosted a Rat Summit in 2018 which endorsed certain traps to deal with rat infestations. This man announced an exemption to a vaccine mandate that applied to athletes and became known as the "Kyrie [[KAI-ree]] Carve-Out." This man oversaw the clearing of 300 homeless encampments in his first three months in a position for which he defeated Andrew Yang. For the point, who was this man, elected mayor of New York in 2022? | Eric Adams (or Eric Leroy Adams) |
| The opening track of this musician's album One Size Fits All is named for an alien encounter with a South American civilization and is titled "Inca Roads." In one country, this musician became a "Special Ambassador to the West on Trade, Culture and Tourism" following an invitation from Vaclav Havel. A satire on a namesake Los Angeles subculture provided the subject of Freak Out!, by this man's band. For the point, name this lead member of the Mothers of Invention. | Frank Zappa (or Frank Vincent Zappa) |
| The Bayh–Celler proposal was central to the passage of this amendment, which was inspired by The Caine Mutiny. By the third section of this amendment, a transmission to the contrary is needed to override a declaration that one is "unable to discharge" a set of "powers and duties." A section regarding vacancy is part of this 1967 amendment, which deals with scenarios such as resignation or death in office. For the point, name this amendment dealing with circumstances of vice presidential succession. | Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution (accept Amendment Twenty-five) |
| The Castello Plan is a highly detailed map of this settlement, surveyed by Jacques Cortelyou. This settlement was attacked by the Susquehannock tribe in the Peach Tree War, and Peter Stuyvesant attempted to prevent 23 Jewish refugees from Recife [[reh-SEE-feh]] from moving to this settlement. The land on which this settlement was built was purchased for sixty guilders by Peter Minuit [[MIN-yoo-it]] from the Lenape [[leh-NAH-peh]] people. For the point, name this capital of New Netherland, which was handed over to the British in 1664. | New Amsterdam (prompt on “New Netherland” before mention do not accept or prompt on "New York" and do not accept “New Netherlands”) |
| This person was hired by Catherine the Great to "reach Constantinople" and had earlier gained prominence after raiding Canso, Nova Scotia. On the Frisian Island of Texel [[TESS-uhl]], this person created a flag with five red, four white, and four blue stripes. During the Battle of Flamborough Head, this man took the HMS Serapis after the Bonhomme Richard was hit, legendarily saying, "I have not yet begun to fight." For the point, name this Scottish-American captain and founding father of the US Navy. | John Paul Jones |
| The Ramaytush are a subdivision of a group living predominantly in this state. Much information about indigenous inhabitants of this state can be found in a “Handbook of the Indians of [this state]." Pismo Beach was named by a Native American people residing in this state, many of whom inhabit the Santa Ynez Mountains. Juan Cabrillo is thought to have been the first European to encounter the Chumash people of this state, also home to the Ohlone. For the point, name this state in which a genocide against Native Americans prompted an apology by Governor Gavin Newsom. | California |
| This man successfully campaigned on a platform of “hard cider” and “log cabins," a reference to his ties to the northwest frontier. This man restored U.S. control of Detroit with his victory against Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames. This man had earlier defeated Tenskwatawa in what is now Battle Ground, Indiana. For the point, name this victor at the Battle of Tippecanoe, the shortest-serving president in U.S. history. | William Henry Harrison (prompt on "Harrison") |
| This company acquired the Hecht's chain in 2006, which included the remnants of the Wannamaker's chain. This company was bought from its founder’s family by two brothers, including Isidore, who died on the Titanic. The Straus brothers owned this company whose corporate headquarters is located at Herald Square and contains the largest department store in the United States. For the point, name this chain, whose flagship location in Manhattan holds an annual Thanksgiving Day Parade. | Macy's (or R. H. Macy & Co; accept Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade) |
| In this city, from 1929 to 1933, Brigadier General Roger Brooke took control of a military hospital that now bears his name, and in 2018, this US city of over one million people celebrated its 300th anniversary. A Portuguese priest from Padua was the namesake of this city, which contains a former religious building, the name of which translates to "Cottonwood" in Spanish. William Travis was killed during a standoff with the troops of Santa Anna at a religious compound which is now in the downtown region of, for the point, what Texas city, home to the Alamo? | San Antonio |
| This city was the center of the eponymous circle of the Knights of the Golden Circle. In a dispatch to an artist in this city, William Randolph Hearst stated, “You furnish the pictures, and I’ll furnish the war” in an early example of the promotion of "yellow journalism." The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in this city's harbor sparked the Spanish- American War. For the point, name this city from which the Spanish governed Cuba. | Havana |
| This person’s financial advisor, Philip Ford, robbed them of tens of thousands of pounds by redirecting rent money and getting loans to cover the losses. Ford’s widow, Bridget, threatened to sell one of this person’s holdings in the New World after claiming the title. This person wrote the Christian text "No Cross, No Crown" while imprisoned in the Tower of London for his religious beliefs, and this man’s “holy experiment” was centered in a “city of brotherly love.” For the point, name this man who founded and lent his name to a colony for Quakers. | William Penn (anti-prompt on "Pennsylvania") |
| A ceremony demarcating this event involved a flag transition and an announcement addressing General Lovell Rousseau. Contrary to popular belief, American reaction to this event was positive despite its cost of $7.2 million. This event was prompted by the central location's proximity to British forces in Canada. Adding over 1.5 million square kilometers to the United States, this 1872 event is sometimes known as Seward's Folly. For the point, name this event in which the United States acquired a territory containing Nome and Anchorage. | Alaska Purchase (accept clear-knowledge equivalents; accept Seward's Folly or Seward's Icebox before "Seward" is mentioned) |
| Serving as a private under Henry Shippen, this man was the only president who served in the military without ever having become an officer. Though eventually graduating with honors, this man was almost expelled from Dickinson College. A hotel named after this president was built out of his childhood home in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. The Lane House was the birthplace of a niece of this president who also served as his First Lady. For the point, name this only bachelor president. | James Buchanan Jr. |
| One of the first members of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve, this woman won a Tony in 1966 for Mame. In separate landmark 1973 storylines on a show for which this actress won a 1977 Emmy, her character is subject to domestic violence and decides to have an abortion. This actress won a second Emmy in 1988 for her role as a former schoolteacher who moves in with her mother and two other women in Miami. For the point, name this actress who played the title character in Maude and the sarcastic Dorothy on The Golden Girls. | Bea (trice) Arthur (or Bernice Frankel) |