| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This man's most famous exploit is chronicled in a poem retitled "The Landlord's Tale.” On that journey, this man saw two lanterns in a church's steeple. For the point, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote about the “midnight ride” of what American patriot and Boston silversmith? | Paul Revere |
| After the death of his mother, one leader of these people forbade the planting of crops. The rise of these people, who employed the “buffalo horn” formation, led to battles with British colonists at sites like Rorke’s Drift. For the point, name this South African ethnic group once led by Shaka. | Zulu |
| This U.S. president was the former namesake of Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs; his racist legacy as president was the reason behind the name change. The slogan, "He kept us out of war," was used by this winning presidential candidate in the 1916 presidential election. For the point, name this president who then led the USA into World War One after all during his second term. | Woodrow Wilson |
| During the Trojan War, this god shot plague-infested arrows into the Greek encampment. Along with his sibling, this god killed the children of Niobe [[nye-OH-bee]] for mocking their mother, Leto. For the point, identify this twin brother of Artemis, the Greek god of the sun, medicine, and music. | Apollo |
| In this century, the word “cliffhanger” may have originated in the novel A Pair of Blue Eyes. This century’s literary realism is exemplified in the works of George Elliot and Thomas Hardy. For the point, name this century during which works such as Great Expectations were written by the Victorian-era novelist, Charles Dickens. | Nineteenth Century (accept the 1800s) |
| The second highest mountain in this range was first summited in a 1954 expedition. The highest mountain in this range was first successfully climbed by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary. For the point, name this mountain range where George Mallory died in an earlier unsuccessful attempt on Mount Everest. | Himalayas |
| At the age of 26, this man was the youngest person to head a state’s National Youth Administration. This Southerner was also the youngest Minority Leader in Senate history. A Texas Democrat who signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act into law, for the point, who was this U.S. president that succeeded JFK? | Lyndon Baines Johnson (or LBJ) |
| The independence of this country under Mustafa Kemal Pasha was officially recognized in 1923. This country has closed the Bosporus Strait to Russian warships during the current war in Ukraine. For the point, name this country, the successor state to the collapsed Ottoman Empire, which established its capital at Ankara. | Republic of Turkey (prompt on “Ottoman Empire” before mentioned) |
| In 1968, four of these objects, including the Dakar, were lost due to unknown causes. The Hunley was an early example of these vehicles. The USS Nautilus was the first nuclear powered example of, for the point, what type of ship, which can move independently underwater? | Submarines (accept Subs; prompt on “ship”) |
| This country signed the Treaty of San Francisco in 1952 with the U.S. This country's emperor delivered the "Jewel Voice Broadcast," and that emperor claimed to be a descendant of Amaterasu, a goddess in this country's Shinto religion. For the point, name this country that surrendered in World War Two after the atomic bombings of its cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. | Japan (or Nippon-koku; or Nihon-koku) |
| Flavius Aetius received a letter from this island begging him to occupy this island. This island was demarcated in its north by Hadrian’s Wall. For the point, name this island, the southern three quarters of which were at one point part of the Roman Empire, including all of present-day Wales and England. | Roman Britain (or Brittania; or Great Britain, do NOT accept UK, United Kingdom, England, Wales, or Scotland – none of those are names of islands) |
| Secretariat won the first of his triple crown legs at a sports venue in this city known as Churchill Downs. Numerous baseball hall of famers have used baseball bats known as this city’s “Sluggers.” For the point, name this city where the Kentucky Derby has taken place for over a century each spring. | Louisville |
| The Halifax Gibbet is considered the earliest known functional predecessor of this device. This device was invented by Tobias Schmidt and Antoine Louis. Marie Antoinette and Louis the Sixteenth were victims of, for the point, what device that was used for executions during the French Revolution? | Guillotine |
| Suffragettes bombed an abbey in this city in 1914, damaging the Stone of Scone. This city’s namesake Bridge is “Falling Down” in a famous nursery rhyme. Westminster Abbey is located in, for the point, what city, the capital of Great Britain? | London |
| This country's state of Rondônia is named for a man who explored its "River of Doubt" with Theodore Roosevelt. In the Cisplatine War, Uruguay became independent from this country. During the Napoleonic Wars, King John the Sixth of Portugal fled to, for the point, what country in South America whose former capital was Rio de Janeiro? | Federative Republic of Brazil |
| The Umbrella Movement in this city protested an extradition bill put forward by the Carrie Lam administration. The 14K is a triad group based in this city, whose 1967 riots resulted in the creation of the City District Offices. For the point, identify this Special Administrative Region, which was formerly leased by China to the United Kingdom. | Hong Kong (or Xianggang; accept HKSAR) |
| Bernardino de Sahagún [[sah-hah-GOON]] recorded varieties of this food he saw in Tenochtitlán [[teh-nosh-TEET-lahn]]. The San Marzano type of this food was an heirloom variety and eventually became central to the pizza of Naples. For the point, name this food that in the nineteenth century began to appear in ketchup recipes. | Tomatoes |
| This entertainer’s first televised appearance on Stage Show was negotiated by his future manager, Colonel Tom Parker. This singer was only filmed from the waist up on The Ed Sullivan Show after his infamous appearance on The Milton Berle Show, where he danced while performing "Hound Dog." For the point, name this American musician known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” | Elvis Presley (accept either underlined answer) |
| This state's city of Lowell, was where many textile mills were built at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in America. New Bedford was a center of the whaling industry in this state, whose Nantucket Island became a summer colony for vacationers. For the point, name this state, home to Harvard University, in its city of Cambridge near Boston. | Massachusetts |
| The fall of Granada ended the Reconquista in this country. This kingdom’s rulers sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492. For the point, name this Iberian kingdom ruled by Ferdinand and Isabella. | Kingdom of Spain (accept Kingdom of Castile; or Kingdom of Aragon) |
| Walter Reed’s work on yellow fever with the Army Medical Corps is credited with the continuance of the construction of this structure. The U.S. controlled zone for this structure was established by the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty. For the point, name this artificial waterway located in a narrow Central American country. | Panama Canal |
| Dmitry Medvedev briefly interrupted this politician’s tenure in office. A yacht owned by this man was seized in Italy shortly after the country he leads invaded Ukraine in 2022. For the point, name this authoritarian president of Russia. | Vladimir Putin |
| This ruler was conferred supreme ecclesiastic authority over England through the 1558 Act of Supremacy. This monarch’s forces defeated the Spanish Armada at the Battle of Gravelines [[grahv-LEEN]]. For the point, name this final Tudor monarch of England, nicknamed the “Virgin Queen." | Elizabeth the First (prompt on "Virgin Queen" before mentioned) |
| Aristotle believed this organ functioned as a cooling agent to prevent the heart from overheating. The now discredited surgical procedure known as a lobotomy was often performed on this organ in the mid 20th century. For the point, name this organ of the body, the namesake of a group of expert advisors for Franklin Roosevelt, known as this organ’s trust. | Brains (accept Brain Trust) |
| While at the Siwa Oasis, this man claimed to be the son of Amun-Zeus. This man had his empire split into several successor kingdoms by men like Seleucus and Ptolemy. For the point, name this King of Macedon who conquered much of the known world in ten years. | Alexander the Great (or Alexander the Third) |
| One painter from this country depicted a Luncheon on the Grass. Another artist from this country helped launch a 19th-century art movement with his painting Impression, Sunrise. For the point, name this European country home to the artists Édouard Manet and Claude Monet. | France |
| This victorious city signed the Peace of Turin in 1381 to formalize its gains in the Chioggia [[CHOH-juh]] War. Pisa and Genoa were successively eclipsed by this city’s trading empire, which included Crete and Cyprus. For the point, name this city governed by doges [[DOH-jez]], where daily transportation was provided by gondolas on canals. | Venice (or Venezia) |
| This state, which was represented by Don Young for over 50 years in Congress, is now represented by Mary Peltola, the first Yupik representative. Republican moderate Lisa Murkowski once represented this state. For the point, what northerly U.S. state was formerly governed by Sarah Palin? | Alaska |
| Sydney McLaughlin set the world record in the 400-meter version of this event for the fourth time in thirteen months in July 2022. The addition of jumps over pools of water to this event is the essential characteristic of steeplechase. For the point, name this track and field event whose obstacles were once referred to as "burgles." | Hurdles (or Hurdling; accept 400-meter hurdles, which is valid for all the clues; accept Burgles before mentioned) |
| The Hard Hat Riot in this city saw construction workers attack Pace University. The accidental deaths of two Black immigrants in this city sparked the Crown Heights Riot, which resulted in David Dinkins' 1992 mayoral loss to Rudy Giuliani. For the point, name this city which also suffered major 1863 draft riots in Lower Manhattan. | New York City (accept NYC) |
| The White Rajahs governed one part of this island after James Brooke helped quell a rebellion in Kuching. The Cobbold Commission joined British holdings on this island to an independent state, a move opposed during the Konfrontasi. For the point, name this largest island in Asia, politically divided between Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia. | Borneo (or Kalimantan; prompt on "Greater Sunda Islands") |
| This man’s granddaughter, Patty, was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. This man’s residence at San Simeon inspired the palace of Xanadu in Citizen Kane. The U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American War was encouraged through “yellow journalism” created by, for the point, what rival of Joseph Pulitzer and publisher of the New York Journal? | William Randolph Hearst Sr. |