| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This prominent Half-Breed once served as governor of Ohio before running with William Wheeler in an election against a financier of the New York Public Library. Federal troops were withdrawn from the South in exchange for the presidency being given to this man in the Compromise of 1877. For ten points, identify this man who ended Reconstruction after defeating Samuel Tilden. | Rutherford B. Hayes (or Rutherford Birchard Hayes) |
| Franz Blom and Oliver La Farge first discovered a half-buried one of these objects named for La Venta. The Museo de Antropología de Xalapa is home to the fourth of these objects named for San Lorenzo. Up to 3.4 meters in height, these basalt objects were often carved to include flat noses. For ten points, name these large stone statues associated with a Mesoamerican civilization. | Olmec colossal heads (prompt on partial answer) |
| The Supreme Court case Allen v. Wright arose out of actions by this agency, which litigants believed fostered support for segregation in high school education. This agency’s predecessor was created upon the passage of the 16th Amendment, and its enforcement staff was cut by 25% during the Trump Administration. For ten points, name this government agency whose paperwork has declined with the rise of online filing systems such as TurboTax. | Internal Revenue Service (or IRS) |
| Described as occurring "at the hoary apple tree," one side of this battle set up fortifications on Senlac Hill. The death of a man known as "the Confessor" was a cause of this battle, in which an invasion fleet landed in East Sussex before taking on the army of Harold Godwinson. For ten points, name this battle for the throne of England won by William of Normandy in 1066. | Battle of Hastings |
| In one story, this figure's body turned into flowers that were collected by members of two religious groups. This man went on four Udasis, or odysseys, across South Asia. Stories and sayings concerning this figure were collected in the Janamsakhis, including his claim that “there is no Hindu, there is no Muslim.” For ten points, name this founder and first Guru of Sikhism. | Guru Nanak (or Bābā Nānak) |
| This man was captured while trying to escape his own country by Moise Tshombe's [[CHOM-bayz]] separatists, who earlier seized control of Katanga. A few months prior, this man’s former ally, Joseph Kasavubu [[kah-sah-VOO-boo]], publicly dismissed him from office shortly before his own deposition by General Mobutu Sese-Seko. A Pan-Africanist executed by Belgian forces, for ten points, who was this first prime minister of an independent Democratic Republic of the Congo? | Patrice Lumumba |
| One massacre during this war gave rise to the rallying cry “Remember the Raisin." After fighting with friendly Creeks against their Red Stick compatriots in this war, the U.S. forced their Native allies to surrender millions of acres through the Treaty of Fort Jackson. Begun in part as a response to British impressment of American merchant sailors, for ten points, what was this early 19th century war fought during James Madison’s presidency? | War of 1812 |
| This city was the site of the first Summer Olympics held on the continental mainland of Asia. This city was the capital of both the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties, and its nearby port city, Incheon, was the site of a major UN landing during a war named for its country. Occupied since at least 4000 BC, for ten points, what is this capital city located along the Han River of South Korea? | Seoul (or Seoul Special City) |
| This author’s grandmother, Barbara, was born enslaved, influencing his collection of essays, Notes of a Native Son. This author referenced one of the first blues songs in If Beale Street Could Talk, and this author depicted John Grimes in 1930s Harlem in a novel titled for a spiritual. For ten points, name this African American author of Go Tell It on the Mountain. | James Baldwin (or James Arthur Baldwin) |
| Kaysone Phomvihane [[FOM-vee-hane]] served as prime minister of this country after it became a republic in 1975 under the presidency of one of its Three Princes. This country's southern regions were governed from Champassak before French colonization, and this country was preceded by the kingdom of Lan Xang. For ten points, identify this country where, during the Vietnam War, American forces dropped millions of cluster bombs along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. | Laos (accept Kingdom of Laos, or Lao People's Democratic Republic, or Lao PDR, oe Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao, or Phrarasoanachak Lao) |
| In 1781, this American community was burned during a raid by Benedict Arnold. In 1848, Henry Box Brown escaped to freedom by mailing himself from this city to Philadelphia. In 1775 at this city’s St. John’s Episcopal Church, Patrick Henry delivered his “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech. This city, whose Jackson Ward is a historically Black neighborhood, was abandoned by Jefferson Davis in 1865. The second capital of the Confederate States of America was, for ten points, what Virginia city? | Richmond |
| This professional tennis player, who won three Grand Slam titles, is commemorated with a statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond and was the first Black man to be selected to the U.S. Davis Cup team. | Arthur Ashe (or Arthur Robert Ashe Jr.) |
| Five Jesuit priests were killed during a massacre in this state's village of Cuncolim. In 1510, Sultan Yusuf Adil Shah failed to hold this state off from a European power. A union territory established in 1961 grouped this state with Daman and Diu, which later joined with Dadra and Nagar Haveli. This state houses the Bom Jesus Basilica, a Catholic church established during Portuguese rule. Annexed in 1961, for ten points, what is this smallest Indian state? | Goa [[GOH-uh]] |
| The Bom Jesus Basilica houses the remains of this Jesuit missionary, who preached in Portuguese Goa. He was known as the "Apostle of the Indies" for venturing to places like Borneo. | Saint Francis Xavier (or Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta) |
| In a 1907 book, this character was Princess Ozma’s chief guardian on state occasions, as well as one of her chariot drivers. First introduced in a 1900 book, this character was the main character in a 1923 book written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. In a 1939 film, a medal that says the word “courage” was presented to this character, who was portrayed by Bert Lahr. For ten points, name this animal character who befriends Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. | The Cowardly Lion |
| This author wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and came up for the name of Oz when looking at a file cabinet that was labeled O to Z. | L. Frank Baum (or Lyman Frank Baum) |
| In 1961, this country appointed Charles Assalé and John Ngu Foncha as co-Prime Ministers, though Ahmadou Ahidjo abolished its federal setup a decade later. This country, which gained the Bakassi Peninsula in 2008, has been led since 1982 by the France-supported leader of the RDPC. This country is currently at war with a predominantly English-speaking region that calls itself the Federal Republic of Ambazonia. Led by longtime president Paul Biya, for ten points, what is this majority Francophone country governed from Yaoundé [[yah-OOHN-deh]]? | Republic of Cameroon (accept République du Cameroun) |
| While Anglophone Cameroonians do not wish to join this country, which ceded Bakassi to Cameroon, they inhabit a region that borders it. | Federal Republic of Nigeria (accept Jamhuriyar Tarayyar Najeriya; Oríle ̀-èdè Olómìniira Àpapo ̀ Nàìjíríà; or O ̀hàńjíko ̀ O ̀hànézè Naìjíríyà) |
| The tallest statue in the world is in this non-U.S. state and is dedicated to a deputy prime minister of its country. The Muzaffarid dynasty was ruled by sultans of what is now this state. The Rann of Kutch is found in this state, which is home to the cotton-producing city of Ahmedabad. The largest cricket stadium in this state was named after Narendra Modi, who was once its chief minister. For ten points, name this home state of Mahatma Gandhi in western India. | Gujarat |
| The ruin of Lothal contains what is believed to be the earliest-known drydock, and is considered one of the southernmost parts of which ancient civilization? | Indus Valley Civilization (or IVC or Harappan Civilization) |
| Reader! Please look at the prompting instruction found after the answer before reading. One of these entities in Norfolk, Virginia was founded by the Supreme Lodge Knights of Gideon. Another example of these entities in Pittsburgh gained popularity under the leadership of Robert L. Vann, and the oldest of these entities in the United States was founded by John Brown Russwurm the same year slavery was abolished in New York. For ten points, identify these entities such as the Pittsburgh Courier and Atlanta Daily World that were founded by a certain racial group. | Newspapers Owned by African Americans (accept Black for African American; prompt on “Newspapers” by asking “owned by which group of people?”) |
| Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded this newspaper to support a group of the same name in Oakland, California. | The Black Panther (accept Black Panther Party) |
| One ruler with this name supposedly ruled for only twenty minutes, while another, the brother of Charles, died in 1824. One king with this name began his reign with the Flour War and issued the Declaration of Pillnitz to confirm absolutism over liberal revolution. That same king of this name was captured on the Flight to Varennes [[vuh-REN]] and was dubbed "Citizen Capet." For ten points, give this regnal name, the sixteenth holder of which was executed during the French Revolution. | Louis (accept Louis the Nineteenth; or Louis the Eighteenth; or Louis the Seventeenth; or Louis the Sixteenth) |
| After Louis the First died in 843, his possessions, including France and Germany, were partitioned among his sons in a treaty named for this town on the Meuse which would later host Fort Douaumont [[doh-ow-MONT]]. | Verdun (accept Treaty of Verdun; or Battle of Verdun) |
| While fleeing Bonita, this man's horses were stolen by Apache tribesman, forcing him to walk to Fort Stanton. After being sentenced to hang until he was “dead, dead, dead,” this man supposedly told the sentencing judge "you can go to hell, hell, hell." This man, who murdered William J. Brady, was killed while hiding in Fort Sumner after an ambush by Sheriff Pat Garret. For ten points, name this Old West outlaw remembered for his young age at death. | Billy the Kid (or Henry McCarty; or William H. Bonney) |
| Billy the Kid was a member of a New Mexico deputized posse named for this term which fought against the Jesse Evans Gang in the Lincoln County War. This term also described a colonial North Carolina movement against corrupt officials. | Lincoln County Regulators |
| Annual championship of Major League Baseball, first played in 1903. | World Series |
| "Sultan of Swat" who long held the record with 714 career homers. | “Babe” Ruth (or George Herman Ruth) |
| First Black major league baseball player, whose number 42 was retired across the league. | Jackie Robinson (or Jack Roosevelt Robinson) |
| Star slugger for the Atlanta Braves who broke that career home run record in 1974. | Hank Aaron (or Henry Louis Aaron) |
| Left fielder who won a record seven National League MVP awards and is the current career home runs record holder. | Barry Bonds (or Barry Lamar Bonds) |
| Speedster who ended his career in 2003 as the all-time leader in walks and steals. | Rickey Henderson (or Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson) |
| Team that changed cities to become the Baltimore Orioles after the 1953 season. | St. Louis Browns (accept either underlined portion) |
| Federal judge who served as the first commissioner and banned the Black Sox for life. | Kennesaw Mountain Landis |
| First Tsar of All Russia who accidentally murdered his own son. | Ivan the Terrible (or Ivan Grozny; accept Ivan the Fourth; prompt on partial answers) |
| Dynasty whose founder, Michael, formally ended the Time of Troubles. | House of Romanovs (or Romanov Dynasty; accept Michael Romanov) |
| "Great" Tsar who defeated Sweden, reined in the Boyars, and forcefully westernized Russia. | Peter the Great (or Peter the First; accept Pyotr Alekséyevich) |
| 18th century war in which Russia acquired Livonia and Estonia at the expense of Sweden. | Great Northern War |
| 1770s rebellion by a coalition of Old Believers and Cossacks that began when a Yaik Cossack claimed to be Peter the Third. | Pugachev's Rebellion (prompt on “Peasants' War”; prompt on "Cossack Rebellion") |
| 1825 liberal revolt following the death of Alexander the First which aimed to place Konstantin Pavlovich on the throne. | Decembrist Revolt |
| Russian empress whose death has been called the "Second Miracle of the House of Brandenburg." | Elizabeth of Russia (or Elizabeth Petrovna; accept Yelisaveta or Elizaveta in place of Elizabeth) |
| Successor of Catherine the Great who established strict succession laws and annexed Georgian territory. | Paul the First (or Pavel the First) |
| Capital city whose fall occurred two weeks after the first coalition invasion. | Baghdad |
| US president during both the 9/11 attacks and the second invasion of Iraq. | George W. Bush (prompt on "Bush" or "George Bush") |
| Dictator of Iraq who was ousted by the invasion in 2003. | Saddam Hussein (accept either underlined portion) |
| Ghanaian secretary-general of the UN who called the U.S. invasion illegal. | Kofi Annan (or Kofi Atta Annan) |
| Militant group that gained prominence in 2014, conquering a large portion of northern Iraq and Syria. | Islamic State (accept ISIS; or ISIL; or Daesh; accept Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; or Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) |
| Commander of the multi-national force in the late 2000s who later served as the director of the CIA. | David Petraeus (or David Howell Petraeus) |
| Central Iraq city where coalition forces fired on demonstrators in 2003. | Fallujah |
| Kurdish militia in Northern Iraq which secured the region for coalition forces following Operation Viking Hammer. | Peshmerga |
| An admiral of this surname led the 1956 U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic and was called “Mr. Seapower.” That man, who was the second half of the first father and son to become four-star Navy officers, was appointed in 1968 to head (+) Pacific Command until near the end of the Vietnam War. During that same time, that man’s son of this surname was a POW in Hanoi after his bomber was shot down. (*) For ten points, give this surname of a longtime Arizona senator who was the 2008 Republican presidential nominee. | McCain (or John Sidney McCain, Sr.; or John Sidney McCain, Jr.; or John Sidney McCain III) |
| A subgroup of these people defeated the forces of René Philippe Laverdure at the Battle of Elhri. "Groupes mobiles" that mixed various types of infantry units were used to combat a confederation of these people during the Zaian War. The (+) Khenifra region is inhabited by some of these people, who often employ the Tifinagh alphabet. A joint Spanish and French colonial army fought a war against these people in the Rif region. (*) Inhabiting countries like Mauretania and Tunisia, for ten points, what is this North African ethnic group? | Berbers (accept Zaian Berbers before mentioned; accept Imazighen; or Amazighs) |
| This artist was part of a 35-person committee organized by Gerrit van Uylenburgh to verify the Reynst collection for the Elector of Brandenburg. A study of "The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World" is named for the "hat" (+) of this painter, whose work was bought by Hermann Göring before it was found to be a forgery by countryman Han van Meegeren. A historical novel by Tracy Chevalier is titled for a painting by this artist, who also created (*) View of Delft. For ten points, name this Dutch artist of Girl with a Pearl Earring. | Jan Vermeer (accept Johannes Vermeer) |
| Along with John Dee, this man's son Sebastien headed an early joint-stock venture, the Muscovy Company, which had a monopoly on Russian-English trade. This man's mysterious final voyage led to the friar Antonio de Carbonariis building the only medieval style church in the Americas while settling modern (+) Newfoundland. Henry the Seventh commissioned this explorer to explore coastal North America aboard the Matthew. (*) For ten points, name this Italian explorer who explored the Canadian coast for England. | John Cabot (accept Giovanni Caboto) |
| The “Secret Supplementary Protocol” was part of this agreement, whose first article mandated “permanent contact” between the two central parties. Article Seven of this agreement called for its lasting ten years, which was broken following the overthrow of the leader of one party. (+) That leader originally called for this agreement to be one “of Blood” and was succeeded by Field Marshal Pietro Badoglio. This agreement formalized a relationship dubbed the “Rome-Berlin (*) Axis.” Signed in 1939, for ten points, what was this agreement between Germany and Italy? | Pact of Steel (accept Pact of Friendship and Alliance between Germany and Italy; accept Patto d'Acciaio; or Stahlpakt; prompt on “Rome-Berlin Axis” or just “Axis” before mentioned; do not accept or prompt on “Anti-Comintern Pact”) |
| Troy Price was forced to resign after mismanagement of one of these state-level events. It was initially reported that Mitt Romney beat Rick Santorum by eight votes in this event, only to find out weeks later that he had lost. A (+) malfunction of technology by Shadow Inc. caused this event to be indeterminable until near the end of the primaries cycle in 2020. (*) For ten points, name this historically-first ballot-casting-event in the Republican and Democratic presidential selection process that will likely be moved to a later date in 2024. | Iowa Caucuses (prompt on partial answers; do not accept or prompt on anything including the word “primary” or “primaries”) |
| Officials loyal to this man called for readmission of the Jews at the Whitehall Conference. This man's forces annihilated a garrison at Wexford shortly after a massacre at (+) Drogheda [[DRAW-duh]]. A ten percent decimation tax helped fund this man’s army, which, with men like Henry Ireton and Thomas (*) Fairfax, won the Battle of Naseby. Descended from the sister to an advisor to Henry the Eighth named Thomas, this man was among those who signed the death warrant of Charles the First. For ten points, name this Lord Protector of England during the Interregnum. | Oliver Cromwell |
| This officer escorted Andrew Johnson on the Swing Around the Circle tour while heading the Soldiers and Sailors Union, a veterans group designed as a centrist counterpart to the Republican-supporting Grand Army of the Republic. This man later led an (+) expedition which ended when he and his subordinates, Frederick Benteen and Marcus Reno, were defeated in Montana by forces under (*) Crazy Horse. For ten points, name this Michigan-born American officer whose forces were wiped out at Little Bighorn in 1876. | George Armstrong Custer |
| Numerous car bombings were carried out by Danny Greene in this city, whose U.S. Attorney Robert Jones helped pass the Clean Water Act. Carl Stokes was an early African-American mayor of this city, which was home to an (+) environmental incident that was the subject of the song "Burn On." The (*) Cuyahoga [[KY-uh-HOH-guh]] River caught fire multiple times in, for ten points, what Ohio city on the shores of Lake Erie? | Cleveland |
| This pope was the first to resign his office on his own initiative since Celestine the Fifth did so in 1294. | Benedict the Sixteenth (or Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger; prompt on partial answers) |