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| After firing at troops from an agave field, the victorious side at this battle capitalized on a diagonal movement to fire from a fortified position as the losing side retreated. Peñón de los Baños is home to an annual re-enactment of this battle, in which Charles de Lorencez launched an attack on Loreto's forts. Ignacio Zaragoza was able to defend his position at, for the point, what 1862 battle of the Second Franco-Mexican War, a Mexican victory celebrated on Cinco de Mayo? | Battle of Puebla (accept Batalla de Puebla; accept Bataille de Puebla) |
| A surgeon named Henri Savigny [[sah-vin-YEE]] collaborated on a work by this painter, who modeled one figure on the image of St. George in a painting by Peter Paul Rubens. A turning horse mounted by a cavalry officer is the subject of this man’s painting, The Charging Chasseur. This man’s visits to morgues inspired the pale depictions of several figures in his best-known work set off the coast of Mauritania, and that work by this artist depicts numerous shirtless figures attempting to signal a ship in the distance. For the point, name this French painter of The Raft of the Medusa. | Théodore Géricault |
| This ruler and nephew of Boleslaw the Brave fought against his half-brother, Sviatopolik the First and commissioned the construction of the Saint Sophia Cathedral. This ruler married the daughter of Olof Skötkonung and supported Sweden's war against Olaf the Second of Norway, and this man was forced to split his realm with Mstislav of Chernigov. For the point, identify this grand prince and ruler of the Kievan Rus' a son of Vladimir the Great who was known as "The Wise." | Yaroslav the First (or Yaroslav the Wise; prompt on partial answers) |
| In 2010, members of INAH restored a building in this city labelled with the number 20. The fact that Jean Frederic Waldeck resided in a religious building in this city led it to be nicknamed "of the Count." The name Toktan Ajaw is given to Kʼukʼ Bahlam in one of this city's buildings. This city is known as Lakamha in the Itza language, and Antonio del Río smashed a set of walls in this city that contains the tomb of Pakal. For the point, identify this city in the state of Chiapas where a namesake Mayan state was once centered. | Palenque |
| Antoine de Conflans was the pilot of a voyage under this man's command, in which his brother served as a cartographer. Despite his ship La Normande turning back after reaching Madeira, this man continued with a voyage aboard La Dauphine. This explorer reached Pamlico Sound during a 1522 voyage in which his ships arrived at Narragansett Bay. The earliest European to explore New York Bay, this is, for the point, what Italian explorer and namesake of a bridge across the Narrows in New York City? | Giovanni da Verrazzano (accept Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge) |
| In this country, a future president and associate minister of trade and economics ran on a pro-Europe slogan translating to "I Vote." Between 2012 and 2016, this country's president was a man who hailed from the district of Florești, Nicolae Timofti. Igor Dodon once served as president of this country, where the Alexander Suvorov-founded city of Tiraspol is contested with a breakaway state, Transnistria. For the point, identify this agricultural Eastern European country in which a popular movement supports unification with Romania. | Republic of Moldova (accept Republica Moldova) |
| J. M. Carter suggests the losing side of this battle may have sent out a horseshoe- shaped formation of ships to give two politically important people a chance to retreat. Smaller Liburnian ships at this battle were able to outmaneuver larger and unwieldy Quinqueremes led by Gaius Sosius. Marcus Agrippa led one side during this battle, which is sometimes considered the end of the Roman Republic. For the point, identify this battle in which Octavian defeated the forces of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. | Battle of Actium |
| This man's brother-in-law and close collaborator in matters of foreign affairs was given the nickname Turnip for his role in the Agricultural Revolution. Charles Townshend was related to this man, whose non-royal tenure experienced a hanging in Grassmarket that sparked a set of riots targeting John Porteous. Though he personally made a 1,000 percent profit, this man worked with Parliament to alleviate the financial burdens of the South Sea Bubble. Made First Lord of the Treasury in 1721, for the point, who was this de facto first British prime minister? | Robert Walpole (accept Sir Robert Walpole; accept Earl of Orford) |
| This national name was introduced as part of the same authenticité [[ow-then-TEE- see-tay]] program that promoted the wearing of the abacost suit. This name is derived from an indigenous word for “river that swallows all rivers,” which became the Portuguese name for the same body of water that preceded and succeeded this national name. In 1965 Mobutu Sese Seko [[muh-BOO-too SEH-say SAY-koh]] imposed, for the point, what historical name that, until 1997, was used for the country now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo? | Zaire [[zai-EER]] (or Republic of Zaire; or République du Zaïre) |
| Cockacoeske [[‘COCK’-ah-KOH-skee]], the leader of the Pamunkey Tribe, was killed during this event after assisting forces backed by Charles the Second. John Ingram led a faction during this event after its namesake died of dysentery. This event was sparked by a series of violent encounters with the Susquehannock and Doeg peoples. For the point, name this seventeenth-century rebellion against William Berkeley in Virginia that resulted in the burning of Jamestown. | Bacon's Rebellion |
| A set of translations of the works of this man is among the best-known efforts of William Whiston. This man wrote a polemic defending one religion against Apion. Though he was initially part of the force defeated at the Siege of Yodfat, this man subsequently defected and served as translator for Titus during the Siege of Jerusalem. A twenty-volume work by this man is a central source of the Intertestamental period and is known as Antiquities of the Jews. For the point, name this Judeo-Roman historian who wrote The Jewish War. | Flavius Josephus (accept Iṓsēpos; accept Yōsēf ben Mattīṯyāhū) |
| This man served as his country's flag bearer at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in which his team placed sixth in one of the sailing events. This descendant of a non-British Charles the Third is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and he took part in demonstrations after a set of 2004 train bombings in his country's capital. This resident of Zarzuela Palace rose to his current post after the abdication of his father, Juan Carlos the First. For the point, identify this current king of Spain. | Felipe the Sixth of Spain (accept Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia; prompt on "Felipe") |
| A poem known as The Immortals by the River opens this work, whose first line is "The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide.” The line “Everything's ready except the east wind” is an anecdote in this work in which empty boats are launched to trick an opposing army. A set of Records by Chen Shou served as the basis for this work, one of the Four Classic Novels. Luo Guanzhong was the author of this text, which begins at the start of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. For the point, identify this Chinese novel named for a group of warring states. | Romance of the Three Kingdoms (accept Sanguo Yanyi) |
| In this country, a politician with the surname Hunzvi took up a nom-de-guerre inspired by Adolf Hitler. A campaign to forcibly clear out slums in this country came to be known as Operation Restore Order, or alternatively, Operation “Move the Rubbish.” One leader of this country, who was allied with Joshua Nkomo, ordered the Fifth Brigade to carry out a campaign against opposition in Matabeleland [[MAH-tuh-BAY-lay-land]], which affected cities like Bulawayo. Morgan Tsvangirai founded an opposition party in this country where the ZAPU and ZANU parties are located. For the point, name this country that was long-dominated by Robert Mugabe. | Republic of Zimbabwe (or Nyika yeZimbabwe) |
| A song about this man claims that "Old Beach Haven ain't my home!" This son of Mary Anne McLeod claimed to be of Swedish ancestry in an alleged attempt to appease Jewish tenants. Steeplechase Park was purchased by this man on Coney Island for the development of a luxury housing complex. This man was a named defendant in a 1973 suit brought by the Justice Department for discriminatory housing practices. For the point, name this man, the father of the most recent Republican president. | Fred Trump (accept Frederick Christ Trump Sr.; prompt on "Trump" or "Donald Trump's father" or similar answers) |
| This man was shot in the jaw and stripped of his title of Shirt Wearer after he was caught with the wife of No Water. While serving under Red Cloud, this man led a successful charge against American soldiers in the Fetterman Fight. This man was killed at Camp Robinson, Nebraska with a bayonet to the back after he allegedly resisted arrest. For the point, name this Lakota Sioux leader who is depicted in an incomplete massive stone carving near Mount Rushmore. | Crazy Horse (or Tȟašúŋke Witkó) |
| A publication by The Onion lampooned this statement with mentions of figures named "OTHER GUY" and "WHATS-HIS-FACE." A similar statement to this one was made in 1916 involving Charles Evans Hughes. The words "G.O.P Sweep Indicated in State" appear under this phrase in a photograph that was published November 3rd, 1948. Printed by the Chicago Daily Tribune, this is, for the point, what headline that claimed a New York governor won an election over the 33rd president of the United States? | Dewey Defeats Truman (prompt on partial or descriptive answers) |
| The name for this period first appeared in an article in the Columbian Centinel by Benjamin Russell. The man most associated with this period conducted a Goodwill Tour, during which the court case McCullough v. Maryland briefly threatened to ignite hostilities between Jeffersonian Republicans and Federalists, despite an overall decline in party disputes. Lasting from 1817 to 1825, this is, for the point, what amicable period of American history that characterized the presidency of James Monroe? | Era of Good Feelings |
| A cartoon set during one of these periods includes the words "Come Unto Me, Ye Opprest!" and features a man holding a bomb. During one of these periods, Loyalty Day was instituted to counter another holiday celebrated on May 1st. The first of these periods was once described as "a nationwide anti-radical hysteria" and occurred simultaneously with the 1917 Russian Revolution. For the point, name these periods that were characterized by strong opposition to and persecution of far-left movements such as Communism. | Red Scares (accept First Red Scare; accept Second Red Scare) |
| The earliest issue of Sports Illustrated depicts Eddie Matthews in front of a catcher from this baseball team named Wes Westrum. Thousands of American troops stationed in Korea listened to a game in which a member of this team faced Ralph Branca in the 1951 World Series, during which one player for this team hit the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World.” Until 1955, the Polo Grounds was the home stadium of this team for whom a man known as the "the Say Hey Kid" played. For the point, identify this historical team with whom Willie Mays spent most of his career. | New York Giants (accept San Francisco Giants; accept New York Gothams; prompt on "San Francisco" or "New York") |
| Though he was never president of the Second Bank of the United States, this man was succeeded in one position in 1814 by Langdon Cheves. Despite never obtaining the position, this man famously said that he would "rather be right than be president." Infrastructure developments and a high tariff were favored as part of the "American System" of this man, who served as the decider of the "corrupt bargain" of 1824. For the point, name this Speaker of the House, a Kentucky politician known as the "Great Compromiser." | Henry Clay |
| According to legend, the religion of these people was founded by the prophet Tages [[tah-GEEZ]]. The names of deities worshiped by these people were engraved in a bronze haruspicy instruction tool known as the Liver of Piacenza. Emperor Claudius wrote a history of these people, and he was one of the last speakers of their language. These people organized themselves into a league centered around cities like Velii and Tarquinii. For the point, name this pre-Roman Italian civilization that was centered roughly around modern Tuscany. | Etruscans (accept Rasenna; or Rasna; accept Tyrrhenians; or Tyrrhenoi; accept Tusci; or Etrusci) |
| The book Results and Prospects was written by this man, who built on the work of Alexander Parvus to further one theory. Mikhail Frunze succeeded this man as the People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs. This man believed that the proletariat must continuously struggle against the bourgeoisie in a "permanent revolution." Once the leader of the Petrograd Soviet, this man later drafted a Manifesto for an Independent Revolutionary Art with Diego Rivera while spending his last days in Mexico. For the point, name this Bolshevik and enemy of Stalin who was assassinated in 1940. | Leon Trotsky (accept Lev Davidovich Bronstein) |
| A leader of this country said he was inspired by the “Great Father” to order the killing of 59 people on an island in the Mergui Archipelago. The historian Michael Aris married into a ruling family of this country, where the Socialist Programme Party was replaced by the military regime SLORC. Aung San an independence leader in this nation who was assassinated just before it became independent from Britain. For the point, name this southeast Asian country that relocated its capital from Yangon to Naypyidaw. | Myanmar (accept Republic of the Union of Myanmar; accept Burma; Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw; accept Myanma) |
| During this man’s presidency, fake documents were planted in Columbus Alexander’s safe in a scheme to protect construction grafters in Washington, D.C. This man’s secretary Orville Babcock was implicated in a St. Louis-based conspiracy to steal excise taxes on liquor. James Fisk and Jay Gould used insiders in this man’s administration to try to corner the gold market. The Whiskey Ring and Black Friday were among the scandals of, for the point, what former Union general’s presidency? | Ulysses S. Grant (or Ulysses Simpson Grant; or Hiram Ulysses Grant) |
| In 1991, an attack on a TV tower in the capital of this country resulted in at least fourteen civilian fatalities. The first post-independence parliament of this country was known as the Sixth Seimas. This non-Yugoslavian country's partisan population was led by Jonas Žemaitis, who was codenamed Vytautas. This country was the southernmost participant in the Singing Revolution, which led to the independence of the Baltic countries. For the point, name this country where the 2023 NATO summit will be hosted in Vilnius. | Republic of Lithuania (accept Lietuvos Respublika; accept Lietuva) |
| This goddess was ridiculed by Ascalabus, whom she turned into a gecko. Either this goddess or her daughter is usually credited with trampling a nymph that was reborn as a mint plant. This goddess was the second daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and her names include Sito, which refers to her role as a goddess of grain. The subject of the Eleusinian Mysteries along with her daughter, this is, for the point, what Greek goddess of the harvest and agriculture, whose Roman equivalent was Ceres? | Demeter (accept Ceres before mentioned) |
| Carl Warburg developed his namesake "tincture" to deal with this disease, which an army surgeon in India found was transmitted by members of the Culicidae family. A World War Two poster called to "replace torn screens" to prevent the spread of this disease, and 19th-century patent medicines that aimed to combat this disease sometimes took the form of quinine pills. For the point, name this mosquito-borne disease, which comes from the Spanish for "bad air." | Malaria |
| This 38-square mile complex contains depictions of silver and gold birds, as well as rivers of mercury. More than half a million workers were conscripted for work on this complex, whose contents were described by the historian Sima Qian [[CHEE-ahn]]. Chariots and horses were among the findings within this complex that were made of terracotta, as part of an army meant to protect its dedicatee. Built during the Qin [[CHIN]] Dynasty, this is, for the point, what funerary complex built for the first emperor of China? | Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (accept Tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi or similar answers; prompt on partial answers; prompt on "Terracotta Army" by asking, “which are located in what location?”) |
| This polity experienced a relatively stable period known as the “Golden Twenties," which corresponded with the popularity of androgynous dancer Anita Berber. New Objectivity was a genre of art developed in this polity, and Anglo-American author Christopher Isherwood chronicled Sally Bowles and the Jazz Age of this polity, whose governance effectively ended after the 1933 Enabling Act. For the point, identify this regime that was led by Paul von Hindenburg prior to the rise of Nazi Germany. | Weimar Republic (accept German Republic until mention of “Germany,” then prompt afterward; prompt on "Germany" before mentioned) |
| Arturo Sosa is the current leader of this order, as well as this order's first Latin American-born leader. Despite offers by Michelangelo to design a building for this order at no charge, that project was ultimately funded by Alessandro Farnese. This order was originally authorized by Paul the Third, and the earliest Superior General of this order was the author of a set of Spiritual Exercises who hailed from a Basque village. For the point, identify this Catholic order founded by Ignatius of Loyola. | Jesuits (accept Society of Jesus; or Societas Iesu; or SJ; or Iesuitæ) |
| A king widely known by this epithet lost battles at Alessandria and Legnano [[len- YAH-noh]] during an attempt to oppose Alexander the Third. The Lombard League opposed the invasion of Italy by a king with this epithet, whose supporters against the Papacy became the Ghibellines [[GIH-buh-LEENZ]]. That king with this epithet drowned in the Saleph River in 1190 while travelling to the Third Crusade. For the point, identify this Latin term meaning “red beard” that was used as the epithet of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick the First. | Barbarossa (accept Frederick Barbarossa; prompt on "Red Beard" before mentioned) |
| Boris Yaro photographed busboy Juan Romero holding this man’s hand as he lay dying. This man’s assassination may have been timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the outbreak of the Six-Day War. This man’s murder inspired the U.S. Secret Service to begin customarily providing protection to presidential candidates. This man's assassin was wrestled into submission by former NFL star Rosey Grier at the Ambassador Hotel. For the point, name this man who was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. | Robert F. Kennedy (or Robert Francis Kennedy; accept RFK prompt on “Kennedy”) |
| While ill, this monarch's son engaged in royal functions during the Regency era. Though opposed to slavery, this man and another son, the Duke of Clarence, cooperated with the West India Planters and Merchants to postpone abolition. Henry Clinton, Lord Dunmore, and William Howe were among the officers of this man, who notably did not read the Olive Branch Petition. Slogans like "No taxation without representation" arose due to the policies of, for the point, what English king who reigned during the American Revolution? | George the Third of England (accept George William Frederick; prompt on King "George") |
| Oliver Morton sent troops to this U.S. state's largest city after becoming unsatisfied with Governor James Robinson. Major clashes in this state included Union victories at Mill Springs and Perryville. This state’s failed breakaway government attempted to establish a capital at Bowling Green. For the point, name this border state where several failed Confederate plans targeted Louisville. | Kentucky |
| The earliest mention of this building derives from a 1377 act by Louis the Pious giving the Kronstadt Saxons permission to build it. This building's predecessor was the Dietrichstein, which served the Teutonic Order, and historians now believe that a voivode was imprisoned in Budapest rather than this building after capture by the Magyars in 1482. For the point, identify this residence near Brasov, a Transylvanian castle often connected with the legend of Dracula. | Bran Castle (accept Castelul Bran; or Schloss Bran; accept Törcsvári kastély; accept Dracula's Castle before "Dracula" is mentioned) |