| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Thomas Hooker was one of the founders of this colony, in which Roger Ludlow drafted the Fundamental Orders. This colony saw the founding of the third university in what is now the USA when Yale was established in New Haven. For the point, what New England colony eventually became a state with its capital at Hartford? | Colony of Connecticut (or Connecticut River Colony; prompt on “River Colony”) |
| This man reached his highest post by defeating Know Nothing candidate Millard Fillmore and the first ever Republican nominee, John C. Fremont. This man failed to defend a South Carolina fort at the start of the Civil War near the end of his term in office. For the point, name the only lifelong bachelor to be president, the predecessor of Abraham Lincoln. | James Buchanan Jr. |
| This man collaborated with Alexis Carrel to create the perfusion pump dubbed the "Model T" pump. The abduction of this man's son in 1932 was referred to as the "Crime of the Century." For the point, name this American aviator who was the first to fly nonstop from New York to Paris while on his aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis. | Charles Lindbergh |
| One leader of this organization, Mullah Omar, lost his right eye fighting a Soviet invasion. Refusal to extradite suspects following the 9/11 attacks led to an American invasion of one country and the ousting of this group from power. For the point, name this Islamist insurgency group that has ruled Afghanistan since 2021. | Taliban |
| One of these facilities located in New York's Bryant Park is guarded by two lion statues. The Mongols destroyed another one of these facilities that was called the House of Wisdom. For the point, name these facilities exemplified by an ancient one at Alexandria which housed thousands of papyrus scrolls. | Library (or Libraries; accept New York Public Library; accept Grand Library of Baghdad; accept Library of Alexandria) |
| This man’s mistress, Manuela Sáenz, prevented his assassination by deceiving a group of mutinous officers. This man, who met with Jose de San Martin at the Guayaquil Conference, served as the first president of Gran Colombia. For the point, name this South American independence leader, commonly known as "The Liberator”, the namesake of a country centered around La Paz. | Simón Bolívar (prompt on "The Liberator" or "El Libertador"; do NOT accept or prompt on “Bolivia”) |
| This president’s Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, became the first cabinet member to go to prison after being convicted of accepting bribes from oil companies. This man’s presidency was tarnished by the Teapot Dome scandal until he died in office. For the point, name this president of the 1920’s who was succeeded by Calvin Coolidge. | Warren G (amaliel) Harding |
| This country’s largely successful efforts to shelter its Jewish population from the Nazis is recounted in Lois Lowry’s book, Number the Stars. Under Margaret the First, this kingdom formed the Kalmar Union with two other Scandinavian countries, Norway and Sweden. For the point, name this country once led by Harald Bluetooth, and other rulers from Copenhagen. | Kingdom of Denmark |
| This ruler ordered the execution of thousands of Saxons at the Massacre of Verdun. This grandson of Charles Martel was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Leo the Third on Christmas Day in the year 800. For the point, name this King of the Franks who is also considered the first Holy Roman Emperor. | Charlemagne (or Charles the Great; or Carolus Magnus) |
| "Egypt Bringing Light to Asia" was the working title of this statue, which was originally intended to stand at the entrance to the Suez Canal. A Roman pagan goddess was Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's inspiration for this statue, which stands on broken chains and holds a tablet. For the point, name this landmark that wears a crown representing the seven continents, which was built in New York Harbor. | Statue of Liberty (accept Liberty Enlightening the World) |
| One king ordered that, as penalty for the death of his son Androgeus, this creature would receive an annual sacrifice of fourteen youths. Greeks were able to sail to Crete after a certain hero escaped this creature by using a ball of string. Theseus killed, for the point, what creature in Greek mythology that had the body of a man and the head of a bull? | Minotaur (accept Mino's Bull; accept Asterion) |
| This man’s early works were purportedly influenced by Euripides [[your-RIP-uh- deez]], as evident in the poems "Birches" and "Wild Grapes." Although the sun's glare prevented him from reading "Dedication," this man went on to recite "The Gift Outright" at JFK’s presidential inauguration. For the point, name this poet of "The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” | Robert Frost |
| In 1925, John Scopes was put on trial for disobeying education laws in this southern US state. This state is where B.B. King played blues music on Beale Street and the Lorraine Motel in this state is where Martin Luther King was assassinated. For the point, name this "Volunteer" state, the site of the Civil War Battles of Shiloh, Chattanooga, and Nashville. | Tennessee |
| A plan to assassinate Harry Truman in 1950 was attempted by activists for the independence of this region. This island was where the Arecibo Telescope collapsed, in part due to damage from Hurricane Maria. For the point, name this American Caribbean commonwealth that was ceded to the U.S. after the Spanish-American War. | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
| While working in this city, the scholar Hunayn ibn Ishaq [[eeh-SHAHK]] helped translate the Old Testament into Arabic. The House of Wisdom was located in this city, the former capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. Saddam Hussein was known as the Butcher of, for the point, what city, the capital of Iraq? | Baghdad |
| Members of this immigrant group formed the Molly Maguires to protect the rights of coal miners. The Orange Riots broke out among Protestants in this immigrant group, whose members have included John Kennedy. For the point, identify this ethnic group whose members arrived in the U.S. in great numbers during an 1840’s potato famine. | Irish-Americans (accept reasonable equivalents to Immigrants from Ireland; accept Gael-Mheiriceánaigh) |
| Revenue generated during this president’s tenure by the McKinley Tariff led to the Billion Dollar Congress. The Sherman Antitrust Act was signed into law by this president who served between Grover Cleveland’s two terms. For the point, name this 23rd US president, whose grandfather was also a president named William Henry. | Benjamin Harrison (prompt on “Harrison” alone) |
| Though lyrics were written during the reign of Alfonso the Thirteenth, this country’s anthem is one of four in the world without words. The former lyrics to this country’s anthem referenced the rule of Francisco Franco. For the point, name this European country whose anthem was performed after Rafael Nadal won gold at the Olympics in tennis. | Kingdom of Spain (or Reino de España) |
| A Philip Glass opera about this man is entitled Satyagraha. While in Yerwada Jail in Pune [[POO-nay]], this man launched a strike in which he aimed to "fast to the death." Given a title meaning "Great-Souled," this is, for the point, what Indian independence activist, a proponent of non-violence? | Mahatma Gandhi (or Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) |
| This organization was created by Abraham Lincoln to combat counterfeit currency. This organization was criticized after a 2014 break-in on the East Room, and its agents are often stationed at Camp David. For the point, name this law enforcement agency tasked with protecting the U.S. president. | United States Secret Service (or USSS) |
| A khanate named for this region was the northernmost-known Muslim state and was defeated at the Battle of Chuvash Cape. A 1908 explosion in this region caused the flattening of 80 million trees in the Tunguska Incident. The Russian Empire colonized, for the point, what sparsely populated and very cold region east of the Ural Mountains in Northern Asia? | Siberia (accept Khanate of Sibir; accept Eastern Siberian Taiga; prompt on “Russia”; prompt on “Russian Far East” and similar answers) |
| This team's stadium was the setting of a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo that shows an athlete using a baseball bat as a cane. That player was a part of this team's 1927 season hitting lineup referred to as "Murderer's Row," which also included a man who was the namesake of the disease also known as ALS. For the point, name this Major League Baseball team whose historic players have included Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. | New York Yankees (prompt on “New York”) |
| Attempts to besiege this city largely failed due to its connection to the port town of Piraeus by the Long Walls. This city was ruled by 30 Tyrants after being defeated in the Peloponnesian War. Pericles [[PAIR-eh-kleez]] was known as the "first citizen of," for the point, what Greek city-state, the birthplace of democracy, and rival of Sparta? | Athens (or Athína) |
| Two answers required. One of these two men falsely proclaimed that "[the other] survives" on his deathbed, before also dying on July 4th. The other man in this pair co- wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions to counter the other's Alien and Sedition Acts. The elections of 1796 and 1800 were contested by, for the point, which two men, the second and third U.S. presidents? | John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (accept in either order) |
| Thomas Paine wrote a popular defense of this European conflict entitled “The Rights of Man.” This period in history witnessed the Thermidorian Reaction, which countered the Reign of Terror. For the point, name this period of radical political turmoil that resulted in the execution of King Louis the Sixteenth in Paris. | French Revolution |
| The Royal and Ancient Golf Club can be found in this country’s city of St. Andrews. This country's namesake "Church" was made subordinate to the Church of England in the Westminster Confession. Former priest John Knox founded the Presbyterian Church of, for the point, which UK constituent country, which established a parliament in the city of Edinburgh? | Scotland (Prompt on the “UK” “United Kingdom” or [Great] Britain by saying “I need something more specific.” Do not at any point accept or prompt on “England”) |
| The 2020 Perseverance mission has studied this planet using a helicopter device named Ingenuity. Beginning in 2003, this planet’s surface was explored by twin robot geologists, Spirit and Opportunity which looked for signs of water. For the point, name this planet whose Gale crater has been actively explored by the Curiosity rover since 2011. | Mars |
| The "Quiet Revolution" in this country was led by the premiership of Jean Lesage [[leh-SAHJ]]. The Grande Hémorragie emigration from this country saw its Francophone citizens emigrate to New England. For the point, name this country where the French colonized the St. Lawrence River Valley in Quebec. | Canada |
| Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was the first European to explore this U.S. state. The Chumash people inhabited the Channel Islands of this state, where a system of missions was established in places such as Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara. For the point, name this state where during a mid-19th century Gold Rush, many people traveled to San Francisco. | California (accept Alta California) |
| One leader of this country negotiated the Lateran Treaty with Pope Pius the Eleventh and was appointed prime minister of his country by Victor Emanuel the Third. This country saw the Black Shirts support fascism under Benito Mussolini’s leadership. For the point, name this European country and ally of Hitler’s Germany, the site of the March on Rome. | Italy |
| This ruler gave an early declaration of human rights after defeating Nabonidus at the Battle of Opis. This Persian ruler ended the Babylonian captivity of the Jews and allowed them to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. For the point, name this founder of the Achaemenid Empire. | Cyrus the Great (or Cyrus the Second of Persia; Cyrus the Elder) |
| Civil War general Ambrose Burnside was the first president of this organization, which has been led since 1991 by Wayne LaPierre. The “Revolt at Cincinnati” refers to the shift of this organization’s focus to the right to bear arms. For the point, name this American activist organization that lobbies for gun rights. | National Rifle Association (or NRA) |