| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This island’s Queen Ranavalona the First ordered the execution of Christians after several nobles converted. Prior to colonization, this island was ruled by the Merina Kingdom. For the point, name this large island that is home to the Malagasy people, located off the eastern coast of Africa. | Madagascar |
| This man allegedly ordered his followers to join local Paiute [[pai-YOOT]] Natives in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. This man led his followers to establish a territory he dubbed Deseret. Salt Lake City was founded by, for the point, what successor of Joseph Smith who led the Mormon community into Utah and who is the namesake of a large university there? | Brigham Young |
| This leader's plan to develop two new trade routes to his country is known as the "Belt and Road Initiative." This leader, whose namesake "Thought" was introduced by the 19th National Congress, visited Wuhan nearly two months after the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. For the point, name this Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China. | Xi Jinping (accept Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era) |
| Ay succeeded this person as ruler, who came into power at the age of nine after his father, Akhenaten, died. With funding from Lord Carnarvon, this ruler’s tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter. For the point, name this young Egyptian pharaoh whose mummified body was discovered in the Valley of the Kings. | King Tut (or Tutankhamun; or Tutankhamen) |
| It isn’t Michael Jordan, but this athlete starred in the sequel Space Jam: A New Legacy. In February 2023, this athlete, who won championships with the Heat and the Cavaliers, surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record of scoring 38,387 points. For the point, name this Los Angeles Laker who is now the all-time leading scorer in the NBA. | LeBron James (or LeBron Raymone James Sr.) |
| The holder of this title is believed to be the successor of a line of tulkus and a reincarnation of the Boddhisatva of compassion. Men with this title historically resided in the Potala Palace in Lhasa. Currently held by a man living in exile in Dharamshala, India, this is, for the point, what position that serves as the spiritual leader of Tibet? | Dalai Lama |
| This waterway’s construction was halted after an outbreak of fever occurred at Cayuga Lake's northern end. The construction of this waterway was advocated by DeWitt Clinton, the governor of New York. For the point, name this waterway between Albany and Buffalo which connects the Hudson River and New York City to the Great Lakes. | Erie Canal |
| After this man led a delegation of five “chiefs” down Pennsylvania Avenue, Theodore Roosevelt refused his request to release prisoners from Fort Sill. This man’s last surrender was at Skeleton Canyon to Nelson Miles. For the point, name this Apache shaman who led guerrilla resistance to Mexican and U.S. authorities in the Southwest until his final capture in 1886. | Geronimo (or Goyaałé; or Goyathlay) |
| This person, who claimed the unexamined life is not worth living, is described as a gadfly in a work in which he rejects the democracy of Athens. This man was the subject of The Apology, in which he is condemned to kill himself by ingesting hemlock. For the point, name this Athenian philosopher who taught Plato. | Socrates |
| Senator James Hamilton called this president's inauguration a "regular Saturnalia" after 20,000 people appeared at the White House. Repaying the national debt was accomplished by this president, whose signing of the Indian Removal Act resulted in the Trail of Tears. For the point, name this seventh U.S. president who won the Battle of New Orleans. | Andrew Jackson |
| Opal Lee played a role in popularizing this holiday, which commemorates Gordon Granger’s issue of General Order No. 3. The U.S. government made this day a federal holiday 156 years after the event it commemorates. For the point, name this holiday that commemorates the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas. | Juneteenth (or Black Independence Day; or Freedom Day; or Jubilee Day; or Emancipation Day) |
| Members of this class wore masks called men-yoroi, which often included mustaches and fierce teeth. People who served in this position had the right to wear two swords called daishō. For the point, name this class who served feudal lords called daimyo and used swords called katana in medieval Japan. | Samurai |
| One conflict in this state was fought between “free staters” and “border ruffians.” The case Brown v. Board of Education originated in its capital. For the point, name this midwestern U.S. state where conflict over slavery was dubbed its “Bleeding,” in cities like Wichita and Topeka. | Kansas (accept Bleeding Kansas) |
| This one-time governor of the Indiana Territory gave the longest speech ever given at a presidential inauguration. This politician suffered pneumonia after giving that speech, becoming the U.S. president with the shortest time in office. For the point, name this president who campaigned in 1840 with the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too." | William Henry Harrison (prompt on "Harrison") |
| In 1939, Shirley Temple presented this man with a special Academy Award accompanied by seven miniature statuettes. This man, along with Ub Iwerks [[UB "EYE"- werks]], created the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie, which featured the debut of his most famous animated character. For the point, name this American entertainment entrepreneur who gives his name to a company that owns Marvel and Pixar. | Walt Disney (or Walter Elias Disney; accept The Walt Disney Company) |
| Old Slavic tradition claims that in order to ward off an early example of these creatures, the upior, one must wear heads of garlic. Another example of these creatures was the Motetz Dam, or "bloodsucker." For the point, name these mythological creatures which inspired a novel set in Transylvania, Dracula. | Vampires (prompt on "Ghost") |
| During its Tanzimat period, this empire was known as the "Sick Man of Europe." Lawrence of Arabia served as a British advisor to rebels in this empire, which was once led by Suleiman the Magnificent. For the point, name this empire in the heartland of Anatolia, which lost World War One before before becoming the Republic of Turkey. | Ottoman Empire (or Osmanlı İmparatorluğu; accept Ottomans; prompt on "Turkey" or “Turkish Empire”) |
| This amendment was used by the Supreme Court in a case that prevented Congress from prosecuting the perpetrators of the Colfax massacre. United States v. Cruikshank was a case concerning this amendment, which was also the subject of District of Columbia v. Heller. For the point, name this amendment protecting the right of citizens to bear arms. | Second Amendment (or Amendment Two) |
| This empire led a “Triple Alliance” that fought ritualistic “Flower Wars” to acquire captives for ritual sacrifice. Words such as “chocolate” and “avocado” derive from this people’s language of Nahuatl. For the point, name this empire of central Mexico that was conquered by Hernán Cortés. | Aztec Empire (or Aztec Triple Alliance; accept Mexica) |
| Bonhomme [[bon-UMM]] is the mascot of this province's annual Winter Carnival, where snow sculpture contests are held on the Plains of Abraham. This province was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. Formerly called Lower Canada, this is, for the point, what French-speaking province whose largest city is Montreal? | Quebec (accept Quebec Winter Carnival; accept “Lower Canada” before mentioned) |
| After refusing to reciprocate in a potlatch ceremony, William Seward was made the subject of a “shame” one of these objects. These objects are considered the most recognizable artworks of the Haida and Tlingit people. For the point, name these vertical wooden carvings made by the indigenous peoples of the American Pacific Northwest. | Totem Poles |
| This military branch showcased its power in a tour organized by Theodore Roosevelt involving a “Great White” component. George Dewey was the highest-ranking officer of this branch during the Spanish-American War. For the point, name this branch of the US military whose vessels, like the USS Arizona, were attacked in Pearl Harbor. | United States Navy (accept USN) |
| During this conflict, American agents secretly gave anti-Communist lectures to POWs at Geoje Island. A general during this conflict advocated dropping a nuclear weapon on China and was relieved of his post by Harry Truman. For the point, name this 1950s conflict that saw an Asian peninsula divided along the 38th parallel. | Korean War |
| Evidence seized from Liliesleaf Farm was used in the Rivonia Trial, which sentenced this man to imprisonment on Robben Island. This African man’s autobiography is entitled Long Walk to Freedom. For the point, name this anti-apartheid activist who, in 1994, became the first freely elected president of South Africa. | Nelson Mandela (or Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela) |
| Early examples of this technology included the dry plate and collodion processes. Silver-plated copper was used as the base for the first publicly available example of this technology, the Daguerreotype. For the point, name this technology used to capture still images of the world. | Photography (accept Cameras) |
| Converts to this religious denomination broke away from the Anglican Church in the Oxford Movement. People of this faith were banned from public office by the Test Act. The Gunpowder Plot was planned by people of, for the point, what faith that belonged to a church from which England broke away? | Roman Catholicism (accept the Roman Catholic Church; prompt on "Christians" or "Christianity") |
| While living in this U.S. state, one future president bought the newspaper The Marion Star. A group of corrupt politicians from this state operated out of the Little Green House, and this state once fought its northern neighbor for control of Toledo. For the point, name this state where political bosses operated in cities such as Cleveland and Cincinnati. | Ohio |
| This was the primary crop grown in the French colony of San Domingue in modern- day Haiti. In the triangle trade, products made from this cash crop were transported to Europe from the Caribbean in the form of molasses and rum. For the point, name this crop that was extracted by enslaved people in dangerous processes from its cane plant. | Sugarcane |
| Months before this structure was built, Walter Ulbricht denied that anyone intended to create it. While giving a speech in front of this structure, President John F. Kennedy delivered a line in which he mistakenly called himself a jelly doughnut. For the point, name this Cold War barrier that divided the capital of Germany. | Berlin Wall (or Berliner Mauer; or Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart; or Antifaschistischer Schutzwall) |
| This U.S. state commemorates an event that was carried out by Leonhard Seppala and a dog named Togo. The Great Race of Mercy delivered diphtheria antitoxin to a remote village in this state, and the final leg of that delivery was run by Gunnar Kaasen and the husky, Balto. For the point, name this state where dog sleds transported medicine to Nome from Anchorage. | Alaska |
| This man became the subject of a cargo cult among the Yaohnanen tribe of Vanuatu. Operation Forth Bridge was initiated by the 2021 death of this man, whose male descendants use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor. For the point, name this longest-serving British Royal Consort, the husband of Queen Elizabeth the Second. | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (or Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark; or Philip Mountbatten) |
| A cremation at Ferncliff Cemetery occurred the day after this event, whose perpetrator was inspired by literary character Holden Caulfield. A factor that contributed to this event was a claim the target made about a group being “more popular than Jesus.” Mark David Chapman committed, for the point, what 1980 event that ended the life of a former Beatle? | Assassination of John Lennon (accept clear-knowledge equivalents; prompt on partial answers) |