| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| One of these figures made the hip of Jacob lame during a wrestling match. Another one of these figures named Gabriel delivered the annunciation unto Mary, telling her that she would bear the son of God. For the point, name these figures who are usually depicted in Christian art with wings and halos. | Angels (accept Archangels) |
| One leader of this country conducted the al-Anfal Genocide against its Kurdish population. That leader of this country was captured by U.S. forces near Tikrit in 2003 after hiding in a “spider hole.” Saddam Hussein once led, for the point, what Middle Eastern country that waged war against neighboring Iran? | Republic of Iraq (or Jumhuriyat al-Iraq) |
| One of these items belongs to the king Gyges in a dialogue by Plato. Another one of these objects was destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom at the end of a series of fantasy novels that included characters such as Sauron and Gandalf. For the point, identify this item of jewelry, a Lord of which was created by J.R.R. Tolkien. | Rings (or Lord of the Rings; accept The One Ring) |
| This island’s last native kingdom was the Kingdom of Kandy, which was absorbed into the British Empire. This island has had multiple conflicts between the Hindu minority Tamils and the Buddhist majority Sinhalese. For the point, name this island nation south of India that was previously known as Ceylon. | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (accept Ceylon before mentioned) |
| A man who served as vice president under this president won an Academy Award for the documentary An Inconvenient Truth. On The Simpsons, one character tells this Democratic president to “get back to work” while he’s playing the saxophone. For the point, name this U.S. President whose administration oversaw most of the 1990s. | Bill Clinton (or William Jefferson Blythe III) |
| The only man to serve as governor of two different U.S. states represented this state and Tennessee. This modern U.S. state signed the Treaties of Velasco with General Santa Anna and achieved victory at the Battle of San Jacinto. For the point, identify this U.S. state, whose Lone Star Republic was led by Samuel Houston. | Texas |
| These things were the subject of the Twelve Tables of Ancient Rome. A code concerning these things was introduced by a Babylonian king who prescribed punishments such as “an eye for an eye.” Hammurabi is associated with a code of, for the point, what legal rules that are upheld by the justice system? | Laws (accept Lex Romana; Hummurabi’s Law Code) |
| This man responded to “A Call for Unity” in his "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Before a strike for sanitation workers, this man was assassinated outside his Memphis hotel room by James Earl Ray. For the point, name this civil rights leader who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech. | Martin Luther King Jr. (or Michael King Jr.) |
| One member of this band was killed by a man inspired by the novel The Catcher in the Rye. One member of this band announced its dissolution after claiming that they were “bigger than Jesus.” The British Invasion is identified with, for the point, what Liverpool rock band, whose members included John Lennon? | The Beatles |
| An article on the “Sources of Conduct” of this nation was published by Foreign Affairs magazine. This nation engaged in a prisoner exchange with the U.S. on the Bridge of Spies. Lithuania was the first Baltic country to abandon this former nation, which was dissolved in 1991. For the point, identify this former nation that was led by Josef Stalin. | Soviet Union (or U.S.S.R.; or C.C.C.P.; or Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), do NOT accept or prompt on Russia. |
| In one speech, this man noted a coincidence that Sir Francis Drake died 390 years prior to the day the Challenger exploded. In another speech, given in West Berlin in 1987, this man told Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall." For the point, name this man who served as the 40th U.S. president from 1981-89. | Ronald Reagan (or Ronald Wilson Reagan) |
| This island was first settled by the Dorset culture, before being discovered by Eric the Red. This island is where US forces built Thule [[TOO-lee]] Air Force base to monitor possible incursions of Soviet bombers coming across the Arctic Ocean. For the point, name this large North Atlantic island, which has sought autonomy from mainland Denmark, which still controls it, despite being a tiny fraction of its size. | Greenland |
| This man responded to criticism by saying “I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.” This man, who asked “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" wrote the autobiography My Bondage and My Freedom. The newspaper The North Star was founded by, for the point, what abolitionist, whose namesake “narrative” detailed his escape from slavery? | Frederick Douglass |
| One person with this occupation was Sabina Spielrein, who perished during the Holocaust. Another person with this occupation was known for developing what he called the “talking cure.” Karl Jung was a practitioner of, for the point, what profession in which analysis of the mind was revolutionized by Sigmund Freud? | Psychologist or Psychology (accept Psychotherapist; accept Therapist; accept Psychiatrist; prompt on “Doctor” or “Physician”) |
| The first race riots to occur in this city were the 1833 Blackburn Riots, which resulted in the namesake couple fleeing to Toronto. This city is the birthplace of Motown Records, and the headquarters of manufacturers like General Motors and Ford. For the point, name this Michigan city, the "automobile capital of the world." | Detroit |
| One of these animals was reportedly fed to members of the Explorer’s Club in 1951. Güyük Khan may have used a throne made from these animals, which survived on Wrangel Island until 1700 BCE. For the point, name these large, extinct mammals, a relative of elephants known for their fur and tusks. | Woolly Mammoth |
| One man in this country replaced the atheistic Cult of Reason with the Cult of Supreme Being. A painted from this country sketched a member of the Committee of Public Safety prior to his execution during the Thermidorian Reaction. For the point, name this country where Marie Antoinette and Louis the Sixteenth were executed. | France (or French Republic; or Republique francaise) |
| Game show host Chuck Barris claimed to work for this organization in his memoir Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. This organization conducted Operation Northwoods to disrupt institutions in Cuba. George H. W. Bush once served as the director of, for the point, what primary external spy agency of the United States? | CIA (or Central Intelligence Agency) |
| This politician convinced the House to use the money in James Smithson’s will to establish the Smithsonian Museum. An alliance between this politician and Henry Clay was labeled a “corrupt bargain” by supporters of Andrew Jackson. For the point, name this sixth president of the U.S. and son of a Founding Father. | John Quincy Adams (prompt on “Adams”) |
| This explorer discovered an island midway between South Africa and Antarctica that he named for Captain Marc-Joseph Marion. This man's attempt to kidnap a Hawaiian king led to his death after being struck in the head by a kahuna. For the point, name this 18th-century British explorer who names a strait separating the two major islands of New Zealand. | James Cook (accept Cook Strait) |
| This city contains the Blue House where a head of state was assassinated in the 10.26 incident. This city served as the capital of the Baekje, as well as a dynasty that referred to this city as Hanseong. The Joseon Dynasty had its capital at, for the point, what city, the birthplace of K-pop and the capital of South Korea? | Seoul Special City (or Hanyang; accept Hanseong before mentioned) |
| This city was ransacked during the Peasants’ Revolt by Wat Tyler. The murder of Thomas Beckett prompted the construction of this city's namesake bridge, which crosses the Thames [[TEMZ]] River. The coronation of Elizabeth the Second took place in, for the point, what English city, the site of Westminster Abbey? | London (accept London Bridge) |
| Thomas Hutchinson promised to investigate this event, leading to a pamphlet partly titled The Late Unhappy Disturbance. Thomas Preston and his men were arrested after this event for killing Crispus Attucks and four others. For the point, name this 1770 "Massacre" in which British troops fired upon an agitated crowd in the commons of a New England city. | Boston Massacre |
| A so-called “Republic” of these people based in the Bahamas was ended when King George the First issued a proclamation of suppression. Mary Read and Anne Bonny were female examples of these people, whose ships flew a flag known as the Jolly Roger. For the point, name these seafaring thieves who included Blackbeard and Captain Kidd. | Pirates (accept Privateers; accept Republic of Pirates; accept word forms; prompt on “Sailor (s)” or similar answers) |
| The phrase “sold down the river” originated from a slave market in this state that exported victims to the Deep South along the Ohio River. Like Maryland and Missouri, this state retained slavery while remaining in the Union as a border state. For the point, name this U.S. state, whose slave trade was anchored by Lexington and Louisville. | Kentucky |
| The North Base Camp used to summit this mountain has been closed since 2019. In 1999, the body of George Mallory was found after he perished while attempting to climb this mountain, which was first summited by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary. For the point, identify this mountain of Nepal, the world’s tallest. | Mount Everest |
| Parts of this landmark were donated by Gene Autry and Warner Brothers Records for a 1978 restoration project. In 1932, Peg Entwistle fell to her death after jumping from this landmark, which originally included the letters "L-A-N-D" at the end. For the point, name this Los Angeles sign, a symbol of the film industry. | Hollywood Sign (or Hollywoodland Sign) |
| A retired construction worker from this nation built the Parc Garell, a labyrinth made out of natural landscape along the River Fluvià. Manuel de Falla [[fah-YAH]] composed a set of nocturnes titled Nights in the Gardens of [this nation], which is the site of Antoni Gaudí’s [[GOW-dees]] best-known works. For the point, name this Iberian nation that contains the unfinished Sagrada Família church in Barcelona. | Republic of Spain |
| Part of this statue was damaged by Napoleon’s troops near the city of Giza. This structure houses the Dream Stele [[STEEL-eh]] which was made to legitimize the rule of Thutmose the Fourth. For the point, name this statue in Giza with the body of a lion and the head of a human. | Great Sphinx of Giza |
| One holder of this position said “But what evil have I done? Whom have I killed?” before his execution. Two men named Gordian held this position, which was claimed by five men in 193 CE, including a man who bought it from the Praetorian Guard. For the point, identify this position first held by Augustus. | Roman Emperor (prompt on "Emperor"; prompt on "Leader of Rome" or similar answers) |
| One of these objects was likely the subject of the Vela Incident, which created a double flash. One of these objects was texted by the government of Indira Gandhi in Operation Smiling Buddha. The U.S. created two of these devices named Fat Man and Little Boy. For the point, identify these destructive weapons that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. | Nuclear Bombs (or Nuclear Weapons; accept Atomic Bombs; accept A-Bomb; accept Hydrogen Bomb; accept H-Bomb) |
| An axe head made of this metal was discovered with the body of Otzi the Ice Man. This metal takes its name from Roman mines on the island of Cyprus. Like bronze, this metal names an age that followed the Stone Age and preceded the Iron Age. For the point, identify this metal that is used to coat zinc U.S. pennies. | Copper (accept Copper Age; accept Cu) |