| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In order to back up a false prediction, this man maintained for five years that Titan Leeds was dead and replaced by an imposter. This man was appointed by Louis the Sixteenth to join a commission evaluating the legitimacy of Franz Mesmer in his role as ambassador of the Continental Congress. For ten points, name this polymath and founding father who published Poor Richard’s Almanack and is depicted on the hundred-dollar bill. | Benjamin Franklin |
| Radovan Karadžić [[kah-RAD-zitch]] led an autonomous Republic in this country before his indictment for war crimes. This country was once governed from Banja Luka, the capital of the Republika Srpska, which was supported in a war by neighboring Serbia. For ten points, name this Balkan country where the Srebnica [[sreb-NEET-suh]] Massacre occurred during the breakup of Yugoslavia. | Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (accept Republika Bosna i Hercegovina) |
| The first lines of this poem conclude Martin Luther King's "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, which was delivered the night before his assassination. After George Kimball's battalion was dispatched to Kentucky, this poem's author wrote how the Lord "hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword." For ten points, name this patriotic poem by Julia Ward Howe, which includes the refrain “Glory, glory hallelujah.” | "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (accept "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory;" prompt on "John Brown's Body" before mentioned) |
| This region’s city of Ys [[‘Ease’]] was legendarily swallowed by the sea during the reign of King Gradlon. The pirate Jeanne de Clisson was known as the "Lioness of" this region, which is the only region commonly recognized as a Celtic nation located outside the British Isles. For ten points, name this peninsula in northwestern France where Breton is spoken. | Brittany (prompt on “France” or “Northwest France” before read) |
| This thinker’s work with infinitesimals was derided by George Berkeley [[BARK-lee]] in The Analyst. This thinker frequently backdated his letters, causing controversy over whether his paper Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis was plagiarized from an English rival. For ten points, name this German mathematician and philosopher who developed calculus independent of Isaac Newton. | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz [[LIBE-nitz]] |
| This politician oversaw the construction of the tallest state capitol building in the United States, where he was fatally shot by Carl Weiss. This politician co-wrote his own campaign song, “Every Man a King” and attempted to counter the Great Depression through the “Share Our Wealth” movement. For ten points, name this Louisiana politician, a radical populist nicknamed “the Kingfish.” | Huey Pierce Long Jr. |
| Dimitar Kovačevski [[koh-vah-TSEV-skee]] served as the prime minister of this country, whose government signed the 2001 Ohrid Agreement with its Albanian minority. Due to a conflict with one neighbor, this country adopted the acronym FYROM before changing its name to differentiate it from a region of Greece. For ten points, name this majority South Slavic country named for an ancient empire ruled by Alexander the Great. | Republic of North Macedonia (prompt on "Macedonia;" accept Republika e Maqedonisë së Veriut) |
| This man accompanied his uncle on an effort to transport a group of Spanish soldiers to Cadiz. This nephew of François Gravé Du Pont navigated the Saint-Julien, and he was the first European to describe the Great Lakes. Pioneering the use of the St. Lawrence River for interior North American exploration, this is, for ten points, what French explorer who names a lake between New York and Vermont. | Samuel de Champlain (accept Lake Champlain) |
| One event in this country led to the rise of the leader Bernardino Caballero [[kah-bah- YEH-roh]]. One of this country’s presidents was killed by forces under Correia da Câmara, and Francisco Solano Lopez led this country in a disastrous war against Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. For ten points, identify this landlocked South American country that lost the War of the Triple Alliance. | Republic of Paraguay (accept República del Paraguay; accept Tavakuairetã Paraguái) |
| The Records of the Grand Historian were compiled during this dynasty by Sima Qian [[SEE-MAH CHEE-AHN]]. During the reign of Emperor Ling, this dynasty faced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which is depicted in the opening of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. For ten points, name this dynasty that followed the Qin and shares its name with the majority ethnic group of China. | Han Dynasty |
| A group on trial in this U.S. state was defended by Samuel Leibowitz, who showed jury roll books to Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes. A group of young Black men were the victim of ‘legal injustice’ in this state after they were accused of assaulting two white women in on a train in 1931. The Scottsboro Boys were arrested in, for ten points, what U.S. state where white terrorists bombed buildings in Birmingham? | Alabama |
| The Scottsboro Boys were arrested on a train that departed from this Tennessee city and railway hub, for which a famous song about a “choo-choo” was written. | Chattanooga |
| This leader initiated the construction of Osaka Castle and defeated Akechi Mitsuhide [[MEET-soo-HEE-day]] at the Battle of Yamazaki. This man launched the Imjin War as part of his two failed invasions of Korea. This man's son Hideyori [[HEE-day-YOH-ree]] gave control to Tokugawa Ieyasu [[EE-ay-YAH-soo]]. For ten points, name this second great unifier of Japan, the successor of Oda Nobunaga [[NOH-boo-NAH-gah]] | Toyotomi Hideyoshi (prompt on "Toyotomi") |
| Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea failed in part due to the efforts of Admiral Yi Sun-shin, who utilized heavily-armored vessels nicknamed for this animal. This animal names an early form of submarine used by David Bushnell during the American Revolution. | Turtle (or Turtle Ships; or Geobukseon) |
| A memoir concerning one person’s experience on this body of water was titled Highest Duty. A "miracle" on this body of water resulted in the survival of all 155 members of a US Airways flight. A gaggle of Canada geese collided with an aircraft near this body of water, forcing the pilot to land by LaGuardia Airport. For ten points, name this river where pilot Sully Sullenberger performed an emergency water landing in New York. | Hudson River |
| A 2016 film based on the Hudson landing was directed by this Western actor, who previously won Academy Awards for his direction of Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby. | Clint Eastwood (or Clinton Eastwood Jr.) |
| One song by this band notes how a certain ruler "met King Darius…and crushed him again at the Battle of Arbela" before claiming that "Egypt fell to the Macedon king as well." This band recorded "Alexander the Great," as well another song that describes “the mighty roar of the Russian guns” in an evocation of the Crimean War. “The Trooper” was recorded by, for ten points, what British heavy metal band named for a medieval torture device? | Iron Maiden |
| The longest song recorded by Iron Maiden, “Empire of the Clouds” describes a disaster involving one of these modes of transport. Another disaster involving this mode of transport took place in Lakehurst, New Jersey in 1937. | Rigid Airship (or Zeppelin; or Dirigible) |
| A controversial cartoon from this a magazine in this country reenacted the George Floyd killing with Elizabeth the Second and Meghan Markle. In 2015, an editor in this country was murdered by Al Qaeda gunmen for publishing a depiction of Muhammad in the magazine Charlie Hebdo. For ten points, identify this European country, whose less-controversial publications include Le Figaro. | Republic of France (or Republique francaise; or French Republic |
| Charlie Hebdo appeared in 1970 after its predecessor, Hara-Kiri, was banned for mocking this French president after his death. | Charles de Gaulle (Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle) |
| Residents of this island celebrated the Halieia [[hah-lee-AY-ah]] in honor of the Sun, during which they would throw equestrian statues into the sea. After Demetrius of Macedon failed to conquer this island, his weapons were collected and used to make a massive statue of Helios. For ten points, name this Greek island that was once home to a wonder of the ancient world, its namesake Colossus. | Rhodes |
| The Knights Hospitaller controlled Rhodes for 200 years before falling to the Ottoman Empire under this sultan who was also called the “Lawgiver.” | Suleiman the Magnificent (or Suleiman the First; or Süleyman-ı Evvel; accept Suleiman the Lawgiver; or Ḳānūnī Sulṭān Süleymān) |
| In his eulogy for Mahatma Gandhi, this man said, “I have a sense of utter shame…that we should have failed to protect the greatest treasure we possessed.” This man was the younger brother of the first female president of the United Nations General Assembly, as well as the father of the only female prime minister of India. For ten points, identify this Indian prime minister and father of Indira Gandhi. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| In 1984, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, was assassinated in an act of revenge for an operation in this holy city where Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers were ejected from the Golden Temple. | Amritsar |
| This country fought a namesake "Colonial War," in which guerillas fought for control of Luanda and Maputo in its African colonies. Prince Henry kickstarted this country's overseas expansion, which began to crumble in 1822 when a South American Empire declared independence under Pedro the First. For ten points, name this country that once held Angola, Mozambique, Macau, and Brazil. | Portugal (accept Portuguese Republic; or Kingdom of Portugal; or República Portuguesa; or Reino de Portugal) |
| Portuguese holdings in Africa included this offshore colony, which is today the smallest Lusophone nation by population. | Sāo Tome and Principe |
| AG who served in the administration of his older brother, John. | Robert F (rancis) Kennedy (or Bobby Kennedy; accept RFK) |
| AG whom Obama nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016. | Merrick Garland (or Merrick Brian Garland) |
| First woman appointed to the post of attorney general. | Janet Reno (or Janet Wood Reno) |
| Scandal that led to the imprisonment of Attorney General John Mitchell, as well as G. Gordon Liddy. | Watergate |
| 1857 Supreme Court case that denied citizenship to Black Americans, with a majority opinion written by former AG Roger Taney. | Dred Scott v. Sanford (or Dred Scott Case; or Dred Scott Decision) |
| First Attorney General and second Secretary of State. | Edmund Randolph (or Edmund Jennings Randolph) |
| Alabama senator and attorney general who recused himself in 2018 from investigations into Russian election interference. | Jeff Sessions (or Jefferson Beauregard Sessions the Third) |
| Attorney general and namesake of a series of Wilson-era raids against purported radicals. | Alexander Mitchel Palmer (accept Palmer Raids) |
| Religion to which the founder of the dynasty converted. | Chalcedonian Christianity (prompt on "Catholic" or "Roman Catholic") |
| Main region they conquered, roughly equivalent to modern France. | Gaul |
| Germanic peoples they ruled over, whose name became synonymous with westerners during the Crusades. | Franks (accept Franci; or Francorum) |
| King who deposed them, the father of Charlemagne. | Pepin the Short (or Pepin the Short; or Pepin the Third) |
| Caliphate whose advance through Europe was stemmed by Charles Martel at the 732 Battle of Tours. | Umayyad Caliphate |
| Son of Childeric the First who united the Frankish tribes. | Clovis the First |
| Queen who may have inspired a legendary valkyrie of Germanic myth. | Brunhilda of Austrasia |
| Political office, originally a manager of the king's household, that turned them into puppet rulers. | Mayor of the Palace (prompt on partial answers) |
| Country where the 2026 Olympics will be held in Milan. | Italy (or Italia) |
| Most recent host city, the only city to host the Winter and Summer Olympics. | Beijing |
| U.S. state for which Mitt Romney organized the games in 2002. | Utah |
| Russian resort city where the Olympics were held in 2014. | Sochi |
| Japanese city that became the first Asian host of the Winter Olympics in 1972. | Sapporo |
| French resort town where the first Winter Olympics were hosted in 1924. | Chamonix [[shah-MAH-nee]] |
| Sportscaster known for his call, "Do you believe in miracles," at the Lake Placid games in 1980. | Al Michaels (or Alan Richard Michaels) |
| Man who set a British ski jumping record in Calgary in 1988 but still finished last. | Eddie the Eagle (or Michael David Edwards) |
| Soldiers from this U.S. state traveled to Wyoming to fight William Fetterman's forces, leading to the closure of the Bozeman Trail. During the Panic of 1873, gold- rushers settled in this state in violation of the Treaty (+) of Fort Laramie. It’s not Montana, but an expedition to this state was made by a cavalry officer, whose “Last Stand” occurred at Little (*) Bighorn. For ten points, name this U.S. state where the Sioux hold sacred the Black Hills. | South Dakota |
| This man and Johannes Justus Schuyler convinced British troops to retreat at the Siege of Fort Stanwix. This man, who fought a bloodless (+) duel in England with the Earl of Lauderdale, published a letter “To the Inhabitants of America” not long after the capture of (*) John André and a move to take West Point. For ten points, name this officer of the American Revolutionary War whose name is now synonymous with treason and betrayal. | Benedict Arnold |
| Juan Aldama and Ignacio Allende stood by this man as he addressed a group after the ringing of a church bell. The line "Death to the (+) peninsulares" was allegedly stated in a call to arms that this man delivered to a group who eventually helped instill Agustín de Iturbide as Emperor. (*) The Mexican War of Independence began thanks to, for ten points, what Mexican priest who delivered the Cry of Dolores? | Father Miguel Hidalgo (accept Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor) |
| The “Hot Moon, Cold Moon” controversy was a dispute between Harold C. Urey and this astronomer over thermal evolution. The discovery of Miranda, the smallest moon of (+) Uranus, was made by this astronomer, whose namesake region is the subject of NASA’s New Horizons mission. (*) For ten points, identify this Dutch astronomer who names a region beyond Neptune that produces comets, known as his “belt.” | Gerard Kuiper [[KY-per]] (or Gerard Peter Kuiper; or Gerrit Pieter Kuiper; accept Kuiper Belt) |
| A man who led this organization for fourteen years wrote the autobiography The Path I Trod and succeeded Uriah Stephens. This organization dropped the words "The (+) Noble and Holy Order of" from its name, and Chinese immigration was opposed by this organization that was led by a figure known as the Grand Master Workman. Once led by Terence (*) Powderly, this is, for ten points, what labor alliance and rival of the American Federation of Labor, also known as the K of L? | Knights of Labor (accept The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor; accept K of L before mentioned) |
| Aediles were often tasked with organizing this venue, at which namesake ludi were held. Contrary to popular belief, a majority of the early Christian martyrs were likely executed in this venue rather (+) than the Colosseum. Over 2,000 feet in length, this venue was built between the Palatine and Aventine hills. (*) For ten points, name this Roman stadium used for chariot races. | Circus Maximus (accept Circo Massimo; prompt on Roman "Circus") |
| One event in this city continued past its conclusion as the exhibit Man and His World. Much of the site for one event in this city was repurposed for the 1976 (+) Summer Olympics, while a geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller in this city is now the biosphere museum. Jean Drapeau organized one event in this city where Habitat (*) 67 was constructed. For ten points, identify this Francophone city that hosted the first World's Fair in Canada. | Montreal |
| Sterling Price led an unsuccessful effort to capture this U.S. state that ended with the Battle of Westport. While leading a guerilla militia in this state, Bloody Bill Anderson perpetrated the Centralia (+) Massacre. The Bald Knobbers influenced the culture of this state, whose Bushwhackers included William Quantrill and Jesse James. (*) For ten points, identify this U.S. state, the birth-state of John J. Pershing and Harry S. Truman. | Missouri |
| Lewis Hine investigated locations engaging in this practice, which contributed to the passage of the (+) Keating-Owen Act. Mining and manufacturing were not included among exceptions to a set of standards regarding this practice, which allowed the central group to work for their (*) parents. For ten points, name this mostly outlawed practice of the industrialization era, the use of underage workers. | Child labor (accept clear knowledge equivalents) |
| This Portuguese explorer discovered a namesake strait between the Atlantic and Pacific and was killed in the Philippines at the Battle of Mactan. | Ferdinand Magellan (accept Strait of Magellan) |