| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Dixiecrats walked out of the 1948 Democratic convention when this man introduced an anti-segregation plank into the platform. This politician won the nomination at the the Democratic National Convention in which the Chicago Seven were arrested. For ten points, name this longtime senator from Minnesota who lost to Richard Nixon in the Election of 1968 and served as vice president to Lyndon B. Johnson. | Hubert Humphrey (or Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr.) |
| Contradictory verses in this book can be reconciled using the doctrine of naskh. People who memorize this book are known as hafiz. All but one of this book's chapters opens with the bismillah, and this text is divided into chapters called surahs. For ten points, identify this text that was revealed by the angel Jibreel to Muhammad, the holy text of Islam. | Quran (or Koran) |
| In a children's book by this author, a group of friends witness Ancient Egyptian and Celtic ceremonies while trying to find Pipkin. This author of The Halloween Tree followed his best-known novel with the short story collection A Pleasure to Burn. This author of The Martian Chronicles also wrote a novel about the fireman Guy Montag burning books. For ten points, name this science fiction author of Fahrenheit 451. | Ray Bradbury (or Ray Douglas Bradbury) |
| This product was first sold in firetruck-shaped boxes "for little hotheads." Versions of this product tainted with cyanide were at the center of a 1982 murder spree around Chicago, which led this product's manufacturer to recall over 31 million bottles and introduce tamper- resistant packaging. For ten points, name this over-the-counter fever reducer and pain reliver, the brand name of the drug acetaminophen. | Tylenol (or paracetamol; accept acetaminophen before read) |
| One senator from this U.S. state was elected to replace William Cohen. That woman from this state was the only Republican senator to vote against the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett and one of three Republican senators to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson. Susan Collins serves, for ten points, what U.S. state in New England that is also represented by Angus King? | Maine |
| Accounts that omit this phrase claim that the speaker saw its dedicatee and silently raised a toga above his head instead. Thought to have been delivered on March 15 in the year 44 B.C.E., this phrase is spoken as a group of senators surround the title character of a William Shakespeare tragedy. For ten points, name this line which Julius Caesar allegedly used to address a certain friend's involvement in his assassination. | Et tu, Brute? (prompt on translations like “And you, Brutus?” or “You as well, Brutus?”) |
| While the British were retreating after the Battle of York, this winning commander was killed in the detonation of a fort. A 14,115-foot member of the Front Range is named for this man, who, in 1805, began the first of two expeditions through the Louisiana Purchase territories. For ten points, name this American general who lends his name to a Colorado peak. | Zebulon Pike (or Zebulon Montgomery Pike, accept Pike’s Peak) |
| This man wrote disapprovingly of the court of Mansa Suleyman for their supposed "contempt for White men.” After traveling from Hangzhou to Beijing by the Grand Canal, this man passed himself off as the ambassador from the Delhi Sultanate to gain access to the court of Emperor Huizong. This man recounted his trips to China, Spain, and the Mali empire in his book, The Rihla. For ten points, name this fourteenth-century Moroccan explorer. | Ibn Battuta (or Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battutah) |
| An uprising in this city began after Jürgen Stroop ordered the surrender of one of its neighborhoods. The Home Army was sent to seize control of this city before the arrival of the Soviet Union’s Red Army. This city's liberation resulted in a rebuilding campaign meant to undo the damage caused by German occupation. For ten points, name this capital city that was bombed and besieged during the Fall of Poland. | Warsaw |
| This man's wife was a daughter of Reverend Lemuel Powers, and she helped establish the White House Library. This man ran as a member of the Know Nothing Party four years after failing to secure the nomination of the Whigs, despite being the sitting president. Signing the Compromise of 1850, this is, for ten points, what president who was succeeded by Franklin Pierce? | Millard Fillmore |
| Under this man’s leadership, one U.S. state threatened to invade Vermont to prevent its admission. While serving as vice president, this man cast a tie-breaking vote to prevent re- chartering the First Bank of the United States. Serving as the first governor of New York, this is, for ten points, what Founding Father who was also the vice president for both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison? | George Clinton (prompt on “Clinton;” do NOT accept or prompt on “DeWitt Clinton”) |
| George Clinton likely used this pseudonym to write several essays in favor of anti- federalism. This pseudonym was also the name of a censor known for ending speeches with the words Carthago delenda est. | Cato |
| This ruler had his second reign under Zhang Xun's premiership, and this ruler's third reign was led from Changchun. This ruler once told a waitress "I should be serving you," and he was interned after World War Two. The author of From Emperor to Citizen, this is, for ten points, what puppet ruler of Manchuria, the last emperor of China's Qing dynasty? | Aisin-Gioro Puyi (accept Xuantong [[SHWAN-TUNG]]; or Kangde) |
| Manchuria was invaded by the Japanese from this peninsular colony, which had been annexed in 1910. | Korea (accept Joseon or Hanguk) |
| One symbol of this god may have been inspired by the treatment for Guinea worms. While still a mortal, this god learned how to cheat death by watching an animal revive another with an herb, leading Hades to ask Zeus to kill him. After his death, this god’s father took revenge by killing the Cyclopes, and this male god was invoked at the start of the Hippocratic Oath. For ten points, name this Greek god of medicine and healing. | Asclepius |
| Asclepius was the son of this god, whose aspects include healing. This god cursed Cassandra with the gift of unheeded prophecy. | Apollo |
| Jacob Brinkerhoff claimed to have authored a proposal named for this man, who recommended the "...Government protect the integrity of free territory against...aggressions." This man is best known for a proposal that would have prevented slavery in lands gained in the Mexican Cession. For ten points, identify this namesake of an unsuccessful 1846 proviso. | David Wilmot (accept Wilmot Proviso) |
| This Kentucky Constitutional Unionist senator introduced a namesake “Compromise” to enshrine slavery in the Constitution and therefore prevent the Civil War, but it was also unsuccessful. | John J. Crittenden (accept Crittenden Compromise) |
| One leader of this school of philosophy promoted individual improvement through "investigation of things." This philosophy was divided into the School of Heart and the School of Principle, and this philosophy was codified by the Song Dynasty philosopher Zhu Xi [[JOO- SHEE]]. For ten points, name this Chinese philosophy that sought to extend the teachings of the Analects. | Neo-Confucianism (or Sòng-Míng lǐxué; accept School of Principle or School of Heart before mentioned) |
| Neo-Confucianism specifically rejected the religious elements of Buddhism and this other Chinese religion, whose philosophy emphasized wuwei, or non-action. | Daoism (or Taoism) |
| A fifteen-step ceremony on this holiday involves the Urchatz and Rachtzah ritual hand washing. Food forbidden on this holiday are identified with the term "chametz." The youngest child may be instructed to recite the "four questions" during this holiday that celebrates a flight from Egypt. For ten points, identify this Jewish holiday celebrated with a meal called a seder. | Passover (or Pesach) |
| Food during Passover that is known as chametz has undergone this process. According to Jewish tradition, the Israelites left before their bread could complete this process. | Leavening (accept word forms) |
| This island’s last indigenous state was the Kingdom of Middag. This island’s aboriginal inhabitants are believed to be the descendants of the Dapenkeng culture, and this island is believed to be the origin of all Austronesian languages. After the defeat of the Ming, Koxinga founded the Kingdom of Tungning on, for ten points, what East Asian island formerly known in the West as Formosa? | Taiwan (accept Formosa before mentioned) |
| Taiwan first had regular contact with the Chinese mainland during this dynasty, which was led by Mongol emperors such as Kublai Khan. | Yuan |
| One of these features in Chukotka may have been made by the same event as the Australasian Strewn Field and is called Elgygytgyn [[yel-GA-ge-tan-ek]]. One of these structures with a diameter of 485 kilometers may exist in Antarctica’s Wilkes land, and one of these structures in the Yucatan Peninsula formed 65 million years ago near Chicxulub. For ten points, identify these geographic structures which are formed when a meteorite strikes the Earth. | Impact Craters (accept equivalents; do NOT accept “Volcanic Craters”) |
| The Chicxulub crater was discovered partially due to the presence of the shocked form of this mineral, which is composed of silicon dioxide. | Quartz (accept Shocked Quartz) |
| Founder of Standard Oil and the richest American ever, adjusted for inflation. | John D. Rockefeller (or John Davison Rockefeller Sr.) |
| State in which the first commercially successful oil well was placed in Titusville, southeast of Erie. | Pennsylvania |
| Scandal of the Harding Administration concerning the leasing of oil reserves in Wyoming. | Teapot Dome (or Teapot Rock; accept Teapot Dome scandal) |
| Muckraking author of The Jungle who published the novel Oil! in the wake of that scandal. | Upton Sinclair (or Upton Beall Sinclair Jr.) |
| State in which the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound in 1989. | Alaska |
| Company whose Deepwater Horizon rig caused a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. | BP (or British Petroleum) |
| Texas city in which an early twentieth-century oil boom began in its Spindletop field. | Beaumont |
| Native American tribe in Oklahoma whose wealthy members were victims of a 1920s "Reign of Terror" over drilling rights. | Osage [[OH-‘sage’]] Nation |
| Communist revolutionary who led the Bolsheviks to power. | Vladimir I (lyich) Lenin (accept Vladimir Ulyanov) |
| Emperor executed by the Bolsheviks in Yekaterinberg along with his family. | Nicholas the Second (or Nikolai the Second Alexandrovich Romanov) |
| Color identifying anti-Bolshevik forces under Admiral Kolchak. | White (accept White Army; accept White Guard) |
| Bolshevik who reorganized the Red Guards into the Red Army. | Leon Trotsky (or Lev Davidovich Bronstein) |
| Northern city that, alongside Murmansk, served as a base of Allied intervention. | Archangelsk |
| Leader of the provisional government who opposed both sides of the war. | Alexander Kerensky (or Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky) |
| Anarchist leader of southeastern Ukraine. | Nestor Makhno (or Nestor Ivanovych Makhno; or Bat'ko Makhno; or Father Makhno) |
| "Mad Baron" who attempted to stop the Bolsheviks in Siberia and Mongolia but was executed as a counter-revolutionary. | Roman von Ungern-Sternberg (or Nikolai Robert Maximilian Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg; or Baron Ungern) |
| Country’s largest city, which grew out of the Botany Bay penal colony. | Sydney |
| Capital of Victoria, which boomed during an 1850's gold rush. | Melbourne |
| Sandstone formation, formerly known as Ayers Rock, but now known by its Aboriginal name. | Uluru |
| Peninsula in Turkey that was the site of heavy losses for ANZAC soldiers in a World War One campaign. | Gallipoli (accept Gallipoli campaign) |
| Bushranger and outlaw known for wearing bulletproof armor in his final shootout with police in 1880. | Ned Kelly (or Edward Kelly) |
| Only female prime minister of Australia, succeeding Kevin Rudd. | Julia Gillard (or Julia Eileen Gillard) |
| Longest-serving prime minister, a key figure in the founding of the Liberal Party. | Robert Menzies (or Sir Robert Gordon Menzies) |
| Liberal Prime Minister whose body was never found after he went swimming in Victoria. | Howard Holt (or Harold Edward Holt) |
| An agreement signed by a man of this surname attempted to resolve questions regarding the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and that agreement named for a man of this surname followed the Treaty of (+) Guadalupe Hidalgo. Another man of this surname lends his name to a flag that features a snake above the words (*) "Don't Tread on Me." For ten points, give this surname of a U.S. Ambassador to Mexico who negotiated a major American land "Purchase." | Gadsden (accept James Gadsden; accept Christopher Gadsden; accept Gadsden Purchase) |
| This figure received a revelation from the shining being Vohu Manah and patronage from Vishtaspa. This figure is thought to have written the Gathas, (+) which make up the crux of the Avesta. This figure dedicated his life to “Asha” after founding a religion that includes the good and evil spirits of (*) Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu. For ten points, name this Persian prophet who founded a major dualistic religion. | Zoroaster (accept Zarathustra; accept Zoroastrianism) |
| This man’s utilization of isomorphism in his works is explored in a Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas Hofstadter. This man’s work, including Hand with a (+) Reflecting Sphere, was first presented in a public art exhibition in Antwerp, Belgium, and this artist’s work was featured in a large exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, funded by the International Mathematical Congress. (*) For ten points, name this Dutch graphic artist whose works are inspired by geometric patterns and optical illusions. | Maurits Cornelis Escher |
| This ruler convened the Diet of Roncaglia to debate the fate and sovereignty of Milan. This ruler, who defeated and executed Arnold of Brescia, was able to gain the (+) County of Burgundy through his marriage to Beatrice the First. This successor of Lothar the Third (*) drowned while attempting to cross what is now known as the Göksu river during the Third Crusade. For ten points, identify this emperor of the Holy Roman Empire known as Barbarossa. | Frederick the First (accept Frederick Barbarossa before mentioned) |
| Kittery, Maine was the site of the shipyard that lends its name to this treaty, in which one side waived a lease that included (+) Talien. Confirmation of authority over Sakhalin and recognition of sovereignty over Korea were among the goals of one side during this treaty's negotiations, which were facilitated by Theodore (*) Roosevelt. For ten points, name this treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War. | Treaty of Portsmouth |
| This politician was replaced by Bonar Law after the Chanak Crisis and a controversy over the Sale of Honours. This politician sat down with Michael Collins to make a treaty recognizing the Irish (+) Free State, and he earlier worked alongside Vittorio Orlando and Georges Clemenceau as part of the (*) Big Four. For ten points, name this British prime minister who helped negotiate the Treaty of Versailles at the Paris Peace Conference and came from a Welsh family. | David Lloyd George (prompt on partial answers) |
| One story tells how this woman sent the crow Yata-Garasu to guide a future ruler to the land of Yamato. The noble priestess of this goddess is known as the Itsuki (+) no Miko, and her duties are undertaken at the Ise Grand Shrine. Susanoo [[soo-sah- NOH-oh]] threw a flayed horse in this deity's weaving hall, causing her to retreat into the (*) "Heavenly Rock Cave." The Japanese Emperors claim direct descent from, for ten points, what Shinto goddess of the sun? | Amaterasu (or Amaterasu-Ōmikami (accept Ōhirume-no-Muchi-no-Kami) |
| This person is the only African American among the 39 people represented by place settings in Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party. (+) Maya Angelou performed one of this person’s speeches for the soundtrack of the 1999 Broadway musical The Civil War. Isabella Baumfree was the birthname of, (*) for ten points, what person who gave a speech asking “Ain’t I a Woman?” | Sojourner Truth (accept Isabella Baumfree before mentioned) |
| In 2018, a functioning speakeasy opened in the basement of this city's National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. In 2013, the shoe company Zappos.com relocated its headquarters to this city's old City Hall building. Stephen (+) Paddock killed sixty people during a 2017 attack in this city on attendees of the Route 91 Harvest. That attack was carried out from a suite at the Mandalay Bay hotel in this city where the Blackstone Group bought the (*) Bellagio in 2019. Legalizing casino gambling in 1931, for ten points, what is this Nevada city? | Las Vegas |
| Which Augustinian friar laid out his view that Jews were blasphemers due to their denial of Christ in works such as On the Holy Name and the Lineage of Christ? | Martin Luther |