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| In 1632, this state's charter was granted by King Charles I [[the First]] to George Calvert. George Washington used the term "Old Line State" to refer to this state, which was the setting of the War of 1812 poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry" and contains the lyrics of what would become the national anthem of the United States. For the point, name this state whose capital was once called "Anne Arundel's Towne" after the wife of Lord Baltimore. | Maryland |
| This landmark is home to the Shanhai pass and was conceived in the 3rd century B.C. One section of this landmark is called the Juyongguan [[JOO-yohng-gwahn]], which was a fort defending its country's capital, although it was bypassed by the troops of Genghis Khan. Gansu and Manchuria are the two endpoints of, for the point, what long historic landmark built to defend China? | Great Wall of China (or Wànlǐ Chángchéng) |
| Nicholas Biddle was the last president of a federal example of these institutions that Andrew Jackson opposed. In 1933, FDR imposed a "holiday" for these institutions after a “run” on them occurred. For the point, name these financial institutions, some of which were robbed by John Dillinger. | Bank (accept Bank of Italy; accept Bank of America; accept Banca d'Italia; accept Banca d’America; accept Second Bank of the United States; accept Bank Holiday; accept Bank Run) |
| 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") |
| This entity’s military employed flamboyant and expensive “Fire Force” tactics against ZIPRA. This entity’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence violated its colonial controller’s policy of NIBMAR. Ian Smith led this country until the Lancaster House Agreements. For the point, name this unrecognized nation, succeeded by Zimbabwe. | Republic of Rhodesia (accept Southern Rhodesia; prompt on "Zimbabwe" before mentioned; do not accept or prompt on “Northern Rhodesia”) |
| This city on the western end of the Benrath isogloss is where Isaac the Jew presented the gift of an elephant from the Abbasid Empire. A cathedral in this Rhenish city contains the Palatine Chapel and is the burial place of Charlemagne. For the point, name this German city, the former capital of the Frankish Kingdom, that shares its name with a treaty that ended the War of the Austrian Succession. | Aix-la-Chapelle (or Aachen) - too hard, move out of set |
| The first usable A6M to be captured was found during this campaign. Colonel Yamasaki was killed during the Battle of Attu during this campaign, which was the only U.S. invasion of its own incorporated territory. For the point, name this 1942 to 1943 campaign, during which combat occurred in a namesake Alaskan island chain. | Aleutian Islands Campaign |
| A film titled for a Candidate named for this region involves a veteran brainwashed to assassinate a presidential candidate. This region was ruled under Japanese control by the last Chinese Emperor, Puyi. This region was heavily-contested during the Russo-Japanese War. For the point, name this mineral-rich northeastern region of China. | Manchuria (accept Manchukuo) |
| This group was disbanded when Jacques de Molay was burned at the stake on the orders of Philip the Fourth. Members of this group were identified by wearing a white mantle with a red cross. The Hospitallers were the greatest rival of, for the point, what order of knights founded to protect Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem during the Crusades? | Knights Templar |
| This man's wife, Floride, led a group of insiders that ostracized the Secretary of War John Eaton and his wife, Peggy, in the Petticoat Affair. This man's "Exposition and Protest" argued that states had the right to invalidate federal laws. Representing South Carolina, for the point, name this antebellum statesman who served as Andrew Jackson’s first vice president. | John C (aldwell) Calhoun |