| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This person, born with the name Araminta Ross, accompanied Union forces at the Raid on Combahee Ferry. Frederick Douglass once said, "Excepting John Brown...I know of no one who has willingly encountered more perils and hardships to serve our enslaved people than [this person]." For the point, name this conductor of the Underground Railroad who would appear on a planned change to the Twenty Dollar bill. | Harriet Tubman |
| According to this man, one of the most embarrassing moments of his career was on The Steve Allen Show, where he sang "Hound Dog" to a basset hound dressed in a top hat. A 2022 biopic of this man depicts his career in the eyes of his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. For the point, name this American entertainer, often called the "King of Rock 'n' Roll." | Elvis Presley (accept either underlined portion; or Elvis Aaron Presley) |
| An axe head made of this metal was discovered with the body of Ötzi [[UT-zee]] the Ice Man. The Greek name for this metal lends its name to the Chalcolithic age, and this metal takes its name from Roman mines on the island of Cyprus. For the point, name this metal that, like bronze, names an age that followed the Stone Age and preceded the Iron Age. | Copper (accept Copper Age) |
| One of these policies in 1828 caused so much uproar that the American South branded it "[this policy] of Abominations." In 1930, Herbert Hoover signed one of these policies that was named for Reed Smoot and Willis Hawley. For the point, name these taxes imposed by governments on the importing and exporting of goods. | Tariffs (accept Tariff of Abominations; accept Smoot-Hawley Tariff; prompt on "Tax") |
| After conquering Kalinga, this man mourned the bloodshed he caused and vowed to never fight another war of conquest. This man used the phrase “Inscriptions of the Dharma” to describe his many rock edicts espousing Buddhist doctrine. For the point, name this ruler of the Mauryan Empire in ancient India, often given the epithet “the Great.” | Ashoka the Great (or Ashoka Maurya) |
| A sculpture called "The Mask of Sorrow" concerns these places, which were successors of the katorga system. The journal Novy Mir published an account of "One Day" spent in one of these places, which form an "archipelago" that titles a work by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn [[sohl-jeh-NEET-sihn]]. For the point, name these camps to which many prisoners were sent during Joseph Stalin's regime. | Gulags (or Glavnoye upravlenie lagerei; accept The Gulag Archipelago) |
| A “neo” version of this man’s teachings was the state ideology of the Joseon dynasty. This man espoused a doctrine highlighting the five relations, including friend to friend, husband to wife, and ruler to subject. For the point, name this Chinese philosopher whose teachings are collected in the Analects. | Confucius (or Kongzi; accept Neo-Confucianism) |
| After leading the victorious force in the Battle of Groton Heights, this man ordered the burning of New London. This man, who was unable to fully participate in fighting after his injury at Ridgefield, is commemorated by the nameless Boot Monument at Saratoga. For the point, name this former Continental Army officer who plotted to surrender West Point to the British. | Benedict Arnold |
| This person wrote her first story, "The Frost King," at age eleven. This person's 1903 autobiography, The Story of My Life, was adapted into the film The Miracle Worker, which depicts this person being taught by Anne Sullivan. For the point, name this American disability rights activist who, at nineteen months old, became deaf and blind. | Helen Keller (or Helen Adams Keller) |
| This man supposedly responded to a bet that a woman could make him say more than two words by saying “you lose.” This man appointed J. Edgar Hoover as head of the FBI in response to the Teapot Dome scandal. For the point, name this famously "quiet" president, the successor to Warren Harding. | Calvin Coolidge (or John Calvin Coolidge Jr.) |
| This goddess prevented a son of Priam from being killed by Menelaus in a duel. A choice between Hera, Athena, and this goddess was known as the Judgment of Paris, in which this goddess bribed the Trojan prince with the offer of the most beautiful woman in the world. For the point, name this Greek goddess of love. | Aphrodite (accept Cytherea; accept Cypris; accept Venus before “Greek”) |
| This empire's road system, known for its qullqas [[KULL-kuss]] warehouses, stretched from the Galeras volcano to Mendoza and was known as the "Royal Road." This empire survived as an inland state governed from Vilcabamba until 1572 after the death of its last Sapa. Quechua [[KETCH-wah]] was the language of, for the point, what South American empire that built Machu Picchu? | Incan Empire (accept Tawantinsuyu; or Realm of the Four Parts) |
| This battle was fought by the Gonzales Ranging Company in response to a letter from William Travis. This battle took place one month before a massacre at Goliad that was frequently paired with it in battle cries. For the point, name this victory for the Mexican army over a Texas independence militia in San Antonio, which the Texans often called to “remember.” | Battle of the Alamo (accept "Remember the Alamo") |
| This scientist tested whether time travel was possible by hosting a party that he did not publicize until after it had ended. This scientist, who names a form of thermal radiation that is emitted by black holes, relied on speech synthesizers due to being afflicted by ALS. For the point, name this British theoretical physicist who wrote A Brief History of Time. | Stephen Hawking (or Stephen William Hawking; accept Hawking Radiation) |
| One leader of this country was targeted by an assassin due to his association with the Unification Church, commonly called the "Moonies." That politician in this country was campaigning for the Liberal Democratic Party in Nara in this country, which is currently led by Fumio Kishida. For the point, name this country where Shinzo Abe [[AH-bay]] was assassinated in 2022. | Japan (or Nippon-koku; or Nihon-koku) |
| Prior to a 1975 invasion by Indonesia, this country ruled the colony of East Timor, and in 1999, this country returned Macau to China. This country fought a thirteen-year-long war in an unsuccessful attempt to maintain its African colonies of Guinea-Bissau, Angola, and Mozambique. For the point, name this European country that colonized Brazil. | Portugal (or Portuguese Republic) |
| A marker at Burry Port, Wales, commemorates the end of a historic trip undertaken by this person, along with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon. This first president of the Ninety- Nines was last seen in New Guinea along with navigator Fred Noonan. For the point, name this first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. | Amelia Earhart |
| The concept of Ujamaa, or brotherhood, was espoused in the Arusha Declaration by this country’s first president, Julius Nyerere [[nya-RAY-ray]]. In 1996, this country moved its capital to a centrally-located city from Dar es Salaam. For the point, name this East African country formed from the union of Zanzibar and Tanganyika and governed from Dodoma. | United Republic of Tanzania |
| An affiliate of this general political movement stabbed Empress Elisabeth of Austria with a file. Luigi Lucheni subscribed to this movement, as did a man who traveled to the Pan- American Exposition in Buffalo in 1901. Leon Czolgosz [[SHOHL-gohsh]], the assassin of William McKinley, subscribed to, for the point, what political ideology skeptical of governmental authority? | Anarchism (accept word forms like Anarchy; prompt on "Leftism" or "Socialism"; do not accept or prompt on "Marxism" or "Communism") |
| Cases addressing this constitutional amendment include Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire and Brandenburg v. Ohio. Infringement on the protections of this amendment have been tested according to standards of “imminent lawless action” and “clear and present danger.” For the point, name this amendment that guarantees freedom of speech. | First Amendment (or Amendment One) |
| This novel was partly inspired by its author's reading of a biography of Phebe Ann Jacobs and The Life of Josiah Henson, and this novel was first published as a serial in The National Era. Abraham Lincoln referred to the author of this book as "the little woman...that started this great war." For the point, name this 1852 abolitionist novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. | Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly |
| The founder of the Guardian Angels volunteer group, Curtis Sliwa, ran for this city’s mayorship in 2021. Robert Wagner Jr. broke the era of Tammany Hall domination of this city's mayorship, and the campaign slogan "a tale of two cities" was used by its former mayor Bill de Blasio. For the point, name this city whose mayors have included Eric Adams and Rudy Giuliani. | New York City (or NYC) |
| Attempts to remove Native Americans from this state were opposed by a Red Sticks faction led by Osceola. Fort Jefferson was built on the Dry Tortugas islands of this state to the west of Key West. For the point, name this U.S. state where Spain established Pensacola and St. Augustine. | Florida |
| This language was used to write a poem that ends by arguing that human society should be more like that of bees. The Georgics were written in this language, and another work in this language is delivered as a series of instructional elegies on how to find and keep women. Ars Amatoria was written in, for the point, what language used by Ovid and Vergil, the primary language of ancient Rome? | Latin |
| A plot of land belonging to this man's family was seized by the federal government to establish Arlington National Cemetery. This man lost his second-in-command, Stonewall Jackson, after the Battle of Chancellorsville. For the point, name this Confederate commander who surrendered to Ulysses Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. | Robert E (dward) Lee |
| This world leader is the fifth great-grandson of Major General William Farquhar [[FAR-kwahr]], the founder of modern-day Singapore. In 1972, Richard Nixon told this man, who was then just a child, “I’d like to toast to the future prime minister of Canada.” For the point, name this Liberal politician, the son of a former prime minister and the current Prime Minister of Canada. | Justin Trudeau (or Justin Pierre James Trudeau; do not accept or prompt on "Pierre Trudeau") |
| One of these animals named Mnevis was depicted with a solar disk on his head in Egyptian art. In Greek myth, Mithras is shown slaying one of these animals, and Pasiphaë fell in love with one of these animals, giving birth to a creature who lived in the Labyrinth. For the point, name this animal featured on the head of the Minotaur. | Bulls (prompt on "Bovine", "Cattle”, or “Cow”) |
| High kings of this island were traditionally crowned on the Hill of Tara near the stone of destiny. This is the westernmost island theorized to be the origin of the Columban illuminated manuscript known as the Book of Kells. For the point, on what island was Blarney Castle built and a national capital established at Dublin? | Ireland (or Eire) |
| Benjamin Butler was nicknamed the "Spoon Butler" because of the harsh martial law he imposed in this state, which seceded from the Union under Thomas Overton Moore. This state’s region of Acadiana is home to a French-speaking population. For the point, name this U.S. state that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in its city of New Orleans. | Louisiana |
| Eager Howard donated the land for the Lexington Market in this city, which was where members of the Second Continental Congress convened. An event in this city inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.” A member of the Calvert family lends their name to, for the point, what city home to Fort McHenry in Maryland? | Baltimore |
| This country was ranked last place in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index. Massawa is the chief port of this country that controls the Dahlak Archipelago and contains the Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which has provided support against rebels in the Tigray region to its south. For the point, name this country that separated from Ethiopia in 1991. | State of Eritrea |
| As Speaker of the House, this man oversaw the House of Representatives' response to the Panic of 1837. George M. Dallas was the vice president of this Democrat, whose campaign slogan was “Fifty-four forty or fight." For the point, name this eleventh president who led the United States during the Mexican-American War. | James K (nox) Polk |