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| While consul of the Roman Republic, this man foiled a plot devised by Lucius Sergius Catalina. In his late career, this man delivered a series of public attacks against Marc Antony. This Roman rejected Julius Caesar’s offer to serve as the fourth member of his alliance. For the point, name this Roman statesman, a defender of the Optimates who was executed during the wars of the Second Triumvirate. | Marcus Tullius Cicero |
| This country was the world's first to adopt Christianity due to the efforts of Saint Gregory the Illuminator. This country, which became independent with the fall of the Soviet Union, has contested the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Caucasus Mountains with Azerbaijan. For the point, name this country whose primary ethnic group experienced a genocide resulting in over one million deaths during World War One at the hands of the Ottoman Turks. | Armenia |
| Despite taking a pardon in Bath, North Carolina, this man was targeted by Virginia governor Alexander Spotswood and lost a battle against Lieutenant Robert Maynard. This man converted the French slave ship La Concorde into his flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge. Known for lighting fuses in his facial hair, for the point, who was this infamous pirate? | Blackbeard (or Edward Teach) – Rework this to “Pirates” for elementary |
| This man reached his highest post after defeating Whig Party candidate Winfield Scott. This president reignited national debates about slavery by repealing the Missouri Compromise. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was signed by, for the point, what U.S. president, known as the “New Hampshire doughboy” who was succeeded by James Buchanan? | Franklin Pierce |
| This artist's torso is split in half in the work The Broken Column, which was completed in the aftermath of a bus accident. This artist's work Memory, the Heart was painted following her sister's affair with her husband, Diego Rivera. For the point, name this Mexican painter whose works include What the Water Gave Me and Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird. | Frida Kahlo |
| One holder of this position was supported by a group called the “Four Manslayers.” The traditional first holder of this title is Jimmu, grandson of the Sun Goddess. This title was held by Meiji [[MAY-JEE]], who “restored” this title’s power in the 19th century. For the point, name this title, currently held by Naruhito, and held for decades by Hirohito. | Emperor of Japan (accept obvious equivalents; accept Tenno) |
| In one story, this creature created the Milky Way by blowing into a bag of stars. The Zuni believed this animal brought winter into the world, and the Aztecs believed it to be a god of dancing. In the Looney Tunes, this creature is obsessed with chasing the Roadrunner. For the point, name this animal depicted in the indigenous traditions of the American southwest. | Coyote (or American Jackal; prompt on "Dog"; prompt on "Canine") |
| Spartanburg-native William Westmoreland commanded troops during the first four years of this war. Operation Rolling Thunder occurred during this war, which saw its most intense fighting during the Tet Offensive. For the point, name this conflict in southeast Asia that caused civil unrest in the United States. | Vietnam War |
| This man worked with his minister Li Si to standardize units of measurement and unify his country's writing system. The ascension of this man ended the Warring States period and made him his country's first historical emperor. For the point, name this founder of the Qin [[CHIN]] dynasty whose mausoleum is guarded by a Terracotta Army. | Qin Shi Huang (or Shi Huangdi; accept Emperor of Qin before “Qin”) – Make China in elementary |
| This U.S. state was briefly led by Thomas Chittenden during its time as an independent republic. This state negotiated to join the Province of Quebec and was formed out of the New Hampshire Grants. Ethan Allen led the Green Mountain Boys of, for the point, what state governed from Montpelier? | Vermont |
| A biopic about this person was titled Gul Makai, which was the pseudonym she used in the Swat Valley. This activist survived an assassination attempt in 2012 when a Taliban gunman shot her in the head on her way home from school. For the point, name this Pakistani activist who, at 17, became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy of female education. | Malala Yousafzai (accept either underlined portion) |
| A unique diamond-shaped 33-star flag, which flew over this site, was retrieved by Robert Anderson after a failed resupply mission by the Star of the West. Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation summoning 75,000 volunteers to suppress a rebellion at this site, later defended by the 2nd Palmetto Regiment. For the point, name this fort in Charleston harbor whose bombardment started the American Civil War. | Fort Sumter (prompt on “Charleston” or “South Carolina” with “be more specific") |
| One of these conflicts resulted in the formation of the Latin Empire. Another of these conflicts began after the Battle of Hattin. These conflicts began when Byzantine emperor Alexius requested military aid to repel the Seljuks from Pope Urban the Second. For the point, name this series of European invasions of the Holy Land. | Crusades |
| One faith was established in this modern-day country by a follower of the Bab. Another faith native to this country built Towers of Silence to house its dead. That faith native to this country was founded by Zoroaster. For the point, name this modern-day country governed by a Muslim Ayatollah in Tehran. | Iran (or Persia) |
| This party finished third in electoral votes in the presidential election of 1912 despite the fact that the sitting president, William Howard Taft, was a member of this party. This party took control of Congress after the 1994 midterm elections and worked to oppose Bill Clinton’s agenda. For the point, name this political party that nominated John McCain in 2008, who lost to Barack Obama. | Republican |
| This man's government persecuted Levellers by trying them at the Star Chamber. Expenses like the Bishops War were supported by this man's unpopular "ship money" tax, and in 1649, this man was executed for treason after 59 commissioners signed his death warrant. For the point, name this king of England who was deposed and beheaded during the English Civil Wars, who shares his name with the current British monarch. | Charles the First |
| This program replaced a proposal named for Henry Morgenthau. This program was largely drafted by William Clayton and George Kennan and was approved by Harry Truman. For the point, name this 1948 program through which the U.S. gave financial aid to Western European countries, named for a Secretary of State. | Marshall Plan |
| During the Seven Years War, this man led an unsuccessful invasion and conquest of Saxony and Bohemia. This man’s near defeat and recovery against an Austrian and Russian army is known as the "Miracle of the House of Brandenburg." For the point, name this 'enlightened despot' of Prussia who was given the epithet “the Great.” | Frederick the Great (or Frederick the Second) |
| This ruler annexed Savoy and Nice after assisting with Italian unification. This emperor was captured by Helmuth von Moltke's forces at the disastrous Battle of Sedan. For the point, name this descendant of a Corsican general, the founder of the Second French Empire. | Napoleon the Third (or Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte; prompt on “Napoleon”; do not accept "Napoleon Bonaparte") |
| This man debated with Ulrich Zwingli at the Marburg Colloquy over the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. This man was excommunicated by the Diet of Worms for his beliefs which were deemed heretical by the Catholic Church. For the point, name this man who posted 95 Theses on the door of the cathedral in Wittenberg at the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. | Martin Luther |
| One woman of this name, the mother of James the First, was executed by her cousin Elizabeth. Another woman of this name burned 280 people at the stake, leading to the nickname “Bloody.” For the point, give this name of two English monarchs, named for the mother of Jesus Christ. | Mary |
| The first person to be processed at this location was Annie Moore, whose statue is also erected in Cobh [["COVE"]], Ireland. An artificial section of this island was determined to be part of New Jersey in a 1998 Supreme Court case. For the point, name this island in New York harbor formerly used to process millions of immigrants to the United States. | Ellis Island |
| A man from this country, nicknamed the “Bloody Baron,” invaded Mongolia during one civil war. That civil war in this country was fought between the Whites and the Reds, who were led by the Bolsheviks. For the point, name this country that became the Soviet Union in 1922. | Russia |
| This author's stories, such as "Royal Jelly" and "Lamb to the Slaughter", were adapted in the TV series Tales of the Unexpected. A notable work by this author, whose war experiences are recounted in the book Going Solo, concerns five golden tickets given away by a chocolatier. For the point, name this British writer known for his children's books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. | Roald Dahl |
| A ship with this name shares its moniker with a point reached by the DSV Limiting Factor, and that namesake point was maximally descended by Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh in 1960. In 1986, a space shuttle with this name exploded nearly 70 seconds into its flight. For the point, identify this British ship which names the deepest part of the Marianas Trench and the Pacific Ocean. | Challenger (accept Challenger Deep, Space Shuttle Challenger, or HMS Challenger) |
| These groups were comprised of lines known as hastate, principes, and triarii [[tree- AH-ree-“EYE”]]. After being ambushed by Arminius, Quinctilius Varus was asked by Augustus to return him three of these entities. Often accompanied by an Eagle Standard, for the point, what Roman infantry formations were subdivided into cohorts and centuries? | Legions |
| This treaty was criticized by John Maynard Keynes in The Economic Consequences of the Peace. This treaty, which returned the Shandong Peninsula to China and Alsace-Lorraine to France, leveled massive financial sanctions against Germany. For the point, name this treaty that ended World War One and is named for a French palace. | Treaty of Versailles |
| In a letter to this town’s magistrate, John Richards, Cotton Mather supported the use of "spectral evidence" as legal testimony. Giles Corey repeatedly called for more weight while being pressed to death in this town, whose notable event was central to Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible. For the point, name this Massachusetts town where nearly twenty people were executed in a witch hunt in the 1690s. | Salem |
| One politician with this surname pushed for nearly universal healthcare as governor of Massachusetts in 2006. That politician’s father with this surname served as governor of Michigan during the 1960s. For the point, give this last name of Utah’s junior senator and the 2012 presidential nominee, Mitt. | Romney (accept Mitt Romney; or George Romney) |
| This country, which had its first capital at Gniezno [[NEE-ez-noh]], was ruled by the Piast dynasty from 960 to 1370. The Jagiellonian Dynasty of this country ruled it from its city of Krakow. For the point, name this Central European nation where Slavs settled in the basin of the Vistula River in cities such as Poznan, Gdansk, and Warsaw. | Republic of Poland (or Rzeczpospolita Polska) |
| Prior to its suppression by the Dutch, the Kingdom of Middag was located on the plains of this island, which is believed to be the point from which the Austronesian language family spread across the Pacific. This island was where the Kuomintang, including Chiang Kai- shek, fled to during the Chinese Civil War. For the point, name this island in East Asia formerly known as Formosa. | Taiwan (or Republic of China but not “China” alone; or Zhōnghuá Mínguó; accept ROC; accept Chinese Taipei; accept Formosa before mentioned) |
| In 1993, this man was the subject of an article titled “Anti-Soviet Warrior puts his Army on the Road to Peace” in The Independent. This man escaped capture in a battle thirty miles west of the Khyber Pass and was later the target of Operation Neptune Spear. Killed in 2011 in Abbottabad, Pakistan, this is, for the point, what leader of al-Qaeda who perpetrated the September 11 attacks? | Osama bin Laden (accept either underlined portions) |