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| The Advanced Technologies Group was operated by this company whose acquisitions have included Drizly and Zomato. A CEO of this company previously served as the CEO of the Expedia Group and replaced former leader Travis Kalanick. This company was the subject of a 2017 class action lawsuit launched by NYTWA. For ten points, what company helped to revolutionize urban transport and food delivery while becoming the primary competitor of Lyft? | Uber Technologies Inc. (accept Uber Eats) |
| The Moche [[MOH-cheh]] culture developed in this modern-day country, which was the appointed territory of Francisco de Toledo. A former school teacher-turned-prime minister of this country broke with Vladimir Cerrón and attempted to dissolve Congress, leading to his ouster and the rise of its first female prime minister, Dina Boluarte [[boh-loo- AHR-teh]]. For ten points, name this South American country where in 2021 Pedro Castillo narrowly defeated right-wing scion Keiko Fujimori. | Republic of Peru (accept República del Perú) |
| In 1950, a former British Royal Navy minesweeper was revamped into a research vessel named for this mythical woman and employed by oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. This mythical woman sang while working her loom with a golden shuttle on the island of Ogygia [[oh-JIH-jyuh]], and this woman lived with a certain hero until he finished constructing a boat. For ten points, identify this Greek nymph who detained Odysseus for many years on his return home after the Trojan War. | Calypso |
| William the Second converted his father's hunting house into a palace in this city, where it would come to be known as the "Inner Court." On the mediation of a ruler known as "the Silent," this city was spared during the Eighty Years' War. Since the Rome Statute in 1998, this city holds jurisdiction over cases of genocide in any country. For ten points, identify this Dutch seat of government that contains the International Criminal Court. | The Hague (accept Den Haag; accept 's‑Gravenhage) |
| A boulder in the city of Enfield commemorates the delivery of this oration, which came in the wake of a spiritual "suicide craze." While reciting this oration, its central figure was repeatedly interrupted by audience members shouting, "What shall I do to be saved?" The image of a "spider's web" is given in this oration, which aimed to depict a “triumphant, loving savior." For ten points, name this influential sermon delivered in Massachusetts and Connecticut by Jonathan Edwards. | "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" |
| The Strategikon [[strah-TAY-gih-kon]] of Maurice Tiberius explains the Avars use of this device. Depicted in India in the second century, this device caused crossbars to be added to lances in order to make retrieval of the weapon possible. Before the existence of this device, Cambyses [[kam-BYE-seez]] the Second stabbed himself leaping into his saddle. For ten points, name this saddle-borne device that held the feet of cavalrymen. | Stirrups |
| This person served on the Hamburg Town Board from 1994 to 2007, after which she succeeded David Swarts as Erie County Clerk. In 2011, this woman was elected to congress after the resignation of Chris Lee. This woman defeated Jumaane Williams, which led her to succeed Robert Duffy as lieutenant governor. For ten points, name this woman, the first female governor of New York, who succeeded Andrew Cuomo [[KWOH-moh]]. | Kathleen "Kathy" Hochul [[HOH-kul]] (or Kathleen "Kathy" Courtney) |
| Rifat Chadirji, an architect who built over one hundred buildings in this country, was briefly imprisoned during the presidency of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr. In the 1950s, contractors built the Abu Ghraib prison in this country. That prison was expanded by a leader of the Ba'ath Party, who ordered mustard gas to be used against a Kurdish town. For ten points, name this country formerly led by Saddam Hussein. | Republic of Iraq (accept Jumhūriīyet al-ʿIrāq; accept Komarî Êraq) |
| Against the advice of his cabinet, this president made the U.S. the first country to offer de facto recognition of Israel. This president ordered an action that saw Gail Halvorsen and other pilots thwart the Soviet Union’s attempt to block American access to West Berlin. For ten points, name this Missouri-born president who responded to events in Greece and Turkey with a namesake doctrine at the beginning of the Cold War after succeeding FDR. | Harry S. Truman (accept Truman Doctrine) |
| “The Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque” and “Scene at Marrakech” are two paintings by this man, who produced art under the pseudonym Charles Morin. Much of this man’s work is on display in Chartwell, though he was born at Blenheim [[BLEM-em]] Palace, the seat of his ancestor, the Duke of Marlborough. A History of the English Speaking Peoples was composed by this politician, who won the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature. For ten points, name this British prime minister and author of The Second World War. | Winston Churchill (or Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill) |
| A general with this surname was given the nicknames "Granny" and "Old Mother" for prematurely withdrawing troops from the Potomac. A senator with this surname names an act that was passed to fix the spoils system that indirectly led to the assassination of James Garfield. Chester Alan Arthur signed that civil service reform act named for a man with this surname. For ten points, give this surname of Ohio Democratic senator George Hunt. | Pendleton (accept George Hunt Pendleton; or William Nelson Pendleton; accept Pendleton Civil Service Act) |
| George H. Pendleton emerged as a leader of this Democratic faction during the Civil War who wanted an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates. | Copperheads (accept Peace Democrats) |
| The One Unit Scheme in this country attempted to alleviate a population imbalance by combining four provinces, though it was opposed by the Awami League. This country's prime minister, Yayha Khan, initiated Operation Searchlight against a former part of this nation, leading to a 1971 genocide. The daughter of Zulfikar Ali served two stints as prime minister of this country, though her reforms were stifled by Ghulam Ishaq Khan. Once led by Benazir Bhutto, for ten points, what is this South Asian country that once ruled Bangladesh? | Islamic Republic of Pakistan (accept Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān) |
| What lawyer and leader of the All-India Muslim League is considered the founder of Pakistan? | Muhammad Ali Jinnah (or Mahomedali Jinnahbhai) |
| This action was the main goal of the Bilu movement, whose members founded Gedera. Operations Joseph, Moses, and Solomon assisted many Ethiopians in performing this action. HeHalutz was a youth movement training "pioneers" of this action after the Balfour Declaration. Many of the first kibbutzes were established by Eastern Europeans who performed this action. For ten points, name this action in which diasporic Jews depart for a Middle Eastern country. | Immigrating to Israel (accept obvious equivalents mentioning moving or emigrating to Israel; accept aliyah) |
| In 1906, this man set off on foot from Poland to Petah Tikva in Israel. This first prime minister of Israel split with his successor as a result of the Lavon Affair. | David Ben-Gurion (or David Grün) |
| From 1969 to 1971, this country was under martial law following the 13 May incident, during which its Chinese minority was targeted. This country's existence was challenged by Sukarno, leading to the Konfrontasi between it and Indonesia. This country, which gained independence on 1957's Hari Merdeka, expelled a country led by Lee Kwan Yew. Singapore split from, for ten points, what Southeast Asian nation governed from Kuala Lumpur? | Malaysia (accept Federation of Malaya; or Persekutuan Tanah Melayu) |
| An impetus for the Konfrontasi involved the Malaysian federation with the British crown colony of North [this island], which is shared between Malaysia and Indonesia. | Borneo (or Kalimantan) |
| This country's 1931 elections allotted two seats to the United Polish Party and eight to the Latgalian Christians. A 1934 coup put Karlis Ulmanis in power in this country, which saw a large pocket of Nazi German soldiers trapped by the Red Army in Courland. This country's Jewish citizens were massacred at Jelgava, and its independence protests began at the Freedom Monument. For ten points, name this Baltic country that separated from its neighbors, Estonia and Lithuania. | Republic of Latvia (or Latvijas Republika) |
| The Latvian Duchy of Courland was the second-smallest state to colonize the Americas. The smallest was what knightly order that defeated an Ottoman invasion of Malta in 1565 and colonized St. Croix? | Knights Hospitaller (or Knights of St. John; or Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem; accept either underlined portion) |
| One proposal for this country's flag placed two suns connected by a gold bar in the top left canton in a design that referenced the United States' role in its independence. This country, whose Liberal and Conservative parties are each represented by a blue or red star in its flag, gained full independence following a 1977 treaty that covered Lake Gatun. National Guard Commander Omar Torrijos [[tor-REE-ohs]] once led, for ten points, what Central American country that in 1999 gained full control of a namesake canal? | Republic of Panama (accept República de Panamá) |
| This CIA asset became dictator of Panama after the death of Torrijos. He was eventually ousted by a U.S. invasion over drug smuggling and money laundering charges. | Manuel Noriega (or Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno) |
| This man wrote to his friend that they should help Rousseau because, "his only offense is to have strange opinions which he thinks are good ones." With the help of Voltaire, this man wrote a line-by-line rebuttal of The Prince titled “Anti-Machiaval.” This man referenced his summer palace in Potsdam in a collection of philosophical writings titled The Works of the Philosopher of Sans-Souci. For ten points, name this musician, philosopher, and theorist, who was also King of Prussia from 1740 to 1772. | Frederick the Great (or Frederick the Second; prompt on “Frederick”) |
| In one essay on this broad concept, Immanuel Kant praised Frederick the Great as an ideal ruler. That essay defines this concept as “man’s emergence from self-imposed immaturity.” | Enlightenment (accept "What is Enlightenment?") |
| According to American satirist Will Rogers, “it will take a hundred years to tell whether [this man] helped us or hurt us, but he certainly didn’t leave us where he found us." This man’s antisemitic newspaper, The Dearborn Independent, had the second largest circulation in the United States by 1925. Noted for his innovations on the assembly line, for ten points, who was this American car manufacturer known for the Model T? | Henry Ford |
| William Cameron, the editor of The Dearborn Independent, likely authored several articles quoting from what fabricated document that described a supposed plan for Jewish global domination? | The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (or The Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion) |
| Capital, founded in 1636 on Narragansett Bay. | Providence |
| Minister and theologian who founded that city after being kicked out of Massachusetts by the Puritans. | Roger Williams |
| Three syllable word removed from the official state name in 2010 due to its connection to slavery. | Plantations (accept State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations) |
| Ivy League school founded in 1764, the first in the present-day U.S. to accept students of any religious affiliation. | Brown University (prompt on "College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations") |
| Female Puritan reformer who was kicked out of Massachusetts in the Antinomian Controversy. | Anne Hutchinson (or Anne Marbury) |
| Senator who names a type of federal grant for college students. | Claiborne Pell (or Claiborne de Borda Pell; accept Pell Grants) |
| British customs schooner that was attacked by the Sons of Liberty near Warwick in 1772, leading to a namesake affair. | HMS Gaspee [[gah-SPEH]] (accept Gaspee Affair) |
| Long-serving mayor of the capital whose two tenures were marred by a kidnapping scandal, a marinara brand that claimed to donate money to a scholarship fund, and a racketeering scheme investigated by Operation Plunder Dome. | Buddy Cianci [[see-AHN-see]] (or Vincent Albert “Buddy” Cianci, Jr.) |
| Castle which included David’s Tower and shares its name with the capital of Scotland. | Edinburgh Castle |
| First cousin-once-removed of Elizabeth the First who married Lord Darnley. | Mary, Queen of Scots (or Mary the First; prompt on partial answers) |
| Knight who became a Guardian of the Kingdom of Scotland and defeated the English at Stirling Bridge. | William Wallace (or Uilleam Uallas; or William le Waleys) |
| Stone on which many Scottish monarchs were coronated. | Stone of Scone [[SKOON]] (or Stone of Destiny; accept pronunciation as [[SKOHN]]) |
| Scottish king who also became the King of England in 1603. | James the First of England (or James the Sixth of Scotland) |
| King who fought the English in the First War of Independence. | Robert the Bruce (or Robert the First) |
| "Lion" whose reign was the longest in Scottish history before the Union of the Crowns. | William the Lion (or William the First) |
| Nobleman who, with Edward the First's support, was appointed King of Scotland and is known as Toom Tabard, or "Empty Coat" for his ineffective rule. | John Balliol |
| Capital since the medieval period that is currently the largest city in Africa. | Cairo (or al-Qāhirah) |
| Canal at the center of a namesake 1956 "Crisis." | Suez Canal (accept Suez Crisis) |
| Popular second president who advocated for Pan-Arabism | Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein |
| Site of two World War Two battles that helped turn the tide for the Allies in North Africa. | El Alamein |
| Longtime president of Egypt from 1981 until the 2011 Arab Spring. | Hosni Mubarak (or Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak) |
| King who was deposed in the 1952 revolution. | Farouk [[FAH-rook]] the First |
| Member of the Muslim Brotherhood who was overthrown by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. | Mohamed Morsi (or Mohamed Mohamed Morsi Eissa al-Ayyat) |
| First president of Egypt who led the Free Officers Movement and negotiated the independence of Sudan. | Mohamed Naguib (or Mohamed Bey Naguib Youssef Qutb El-Qashlan) |
| The U.S. government signed the Second Treaty of Indian Springs with these people, who were the first group of Native of Americans that, by George Washington's plan, were deemed "civilized." A subgroup of this people led by Peter McQueen and William (+) Weatherford were named for the color of their war clubs. The aforementioned Red Sticks were opposed to the assimilation of this group, which fought an 1813 to 1814 war against the forces of (*) Andrew Jackson. For ten points, name this Native American group sometimes known as the Muscogee. | Creek Confederacy (accept Mvskoke or Muscogee before "Muscogee" is mentioned; accept Muscogee Creek; accept Muscogee Creek Confederacy) |
| The Rettig Report and the Valech Report highlighted atrocities committed by this figure, who died in 2006 awaiting a trial. This figure’s economic policies were primarily determined by a group who had studied under (+) Milton Friedman, known as The Chicago Boys. This figure “disappeared” thousands of political opponents and led a book burning campaign in 1973 after overthrowing (*) Salvador Allende [[ay-YEN- deh]]. For ten points, name this brutal right-wing dictator, who from 1974 to 1990 served as President of Chile. | Augusto Pinochet (or Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte) |
| The Etruscan prophet Tages was discovered by a man using one of these objects. The constellation Boötes was believed to depict the inventor of these objects, Philomenus. While traveling in his dragon-pulled chariot, Triptolemus spread the knowledge of these objects. (+) In order to prove Odysseus was not mad, Palamedes placed Telemachus in front of one of these objects. Medea gave a hero fire-proof ointment to allow him to use one of these objects. Used by Jason on the (*) bulls of Colchis, for ten points, what farm tool is used to loosen soil before sowing seeds? | Plow (or Plough; accept yoke) |
| One character on this show is asked to read a letter pleading for nuclear disarmament after writing to Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. In 1988, the cast of this show performed in character for the British royal family. (+) This is the only television show to win three consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Lead Actress in a Comedy with three different women. Estelle Getty, Bea Arthur, Rue McLanahan, and (*) Betty White won Emmy Awards for their work on, for ten points, what sitcom about four women in Miami? | The Golden Girls |
| Lothar Hermann played a key role in uncovering this man's false identity as Ricardo Klement. This man claimed innocence on account of having sworn an oath of loyalty, and he once said that five million (+) deaths on his conscience was "a source of extraordinary satisfaction." After his 1962 death in Ramla, this man was described as a "desk murderer," and Hannah Arendt made him the subject of a work that coined the term (*) "banality of evil." For ten points, name this Nazi SS leader who was transported to and executed in Israel in 1962. | Adolf Eichmann (or Otto Adolf Eichmann; accept Ricardo Klement before mentioned; accept Eichmann in Jerusalem) |
| This site’s characteristic black on white pottery may have been accidentally invented in an attempt to make seed bowls. Buildings at this site are considered the homes of ancestor spirits by the local Ute people. Located north of Chaco Canyon, (+) this site was the northernmost major location in the Oasis-America culture zone. This site is at the center of a national park founded in 1906 and contains hundreds of cliff dwellings, including the massive Cliff Palace. (*) For ten points, name this well-preserved Pueblo archaeological site in Colorado. | Mesa Verde National Park |
| This was the latter of two periods with names coined by a member of the House of Lords named John Lubbock. A site associated with this period has a name meaning "Potbelly Hill." A sandstone work known as Urfa Man dates back to this period in (+) Upper Mesopotamia. Gobekli Tepe was settled during this period's "Pre-Pottery" era, and is the site of the world's earliest-known megaliths and religious images. Known for its "package" (*) including early agriculture, animal domestication, and permanent settlements, for ten points, what is this archaeological period, also called the New Stone Age? | Neolithic Period (accept New Stone Age before mentioned) |
| This location’s Godman Airfield received reports of an atypical vehicle in the Mantell UFO incident. It's not in Georgia, but a museum dedicated to George Patton can be found at this place, where the first U.S. (+) Armor School was located. During World War Two, the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were housed inside this facility. (*) For ten points, identify this location that is officially known as the United States Bullion Depository, but popularly conflated with an army post named for the first U.S. Secretary of War. | Fort Knox (accept United States Bullion Depository before mentioned) |
| An individual with this surname served as the royal governor of New Jersey and was implicated in the hanging of Joshua Huddy. A university in Rindge, New Hampshire is named after another individual who had this given name and is to date the only (+) president from that state. The Democratic nominee for vice president in 1920 had, (*) for ten points, what first name that was shared by the 14th and 32nd presidents of the United States? | Franklin (accept William Franklin; accept Franklin Pierce; accept Franklin Delano Roosevelt) ANSWER: What two word Italian phrase was the nickname of Benito Mussolini, and roughly translates to English as “the leader?” ANSWER: Il Duce [[eel-DOO-cheh]], |