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| A book published in 2000 by Marcus Merriman focuses on this conflict, whose central proposition was opposed by the Secret Bond. The rejection of the Treaty of Greenwich contributed to this conflict, which the Duke of Somerset largely oversaw on one side. Jean de Beaugué's [[boh-GEHS]] explanation of one name of this conflict suggested that one group "could not stoop to being bullied into love." For the point, name this conflict that arose after Henry the Eighth declared a marriage alliance between his son, Edward, and Mary, Queen of Scots. | War of the Rough Wooing (accept Eight Years' War; accept An t-Suirghe Chnaparra) |
| H. L. Mencken once claimed, "No war story can be written in the United States without challenging comparison" to a work by this man. An active member of the 1964 Barry Goldwater campaign, this author chronicled the Gilded Age and Jazz Age in New York in his 1925 novel, Manhattan Transfer. Biographies of historical figures like Woodrow Wilson appear in a three-volume work by this author that included 1919 and The 42nd Parallel. For the point, name this author of the U.S.A. trilogy. | John Dos Passos (or John Roderigo Dos Passos) |
| The short lived Vallerian, Gordian, and Decian dynasties briefly ruled during this period. During this period, the Gallic and Palmyrene Empires briefly gained independence. At one point during this period, 26 separate generals claimed the title of Roman Emperor. This 50-year-long period began with the assassination of Severus Alexander and ended with the ascension of Diocletian. For the point, name this unstable period of Roman history which lasted for much of the 200s CE. | Crisis of the Third Century (or Military Anarchy; or Imperial Crisis; accept the Third Century or the 200s before “200s” is mentioned) |
| This event was remedied by the innovations of Joseph Bazalgette, who moved the effluent which caused it eastwards. A painting commemorating this event, The Silent Highwayman, shows the Grim Reaper paddling a rowboat on a certain river. The end of this event, around August 1858, coincided with the end of cholera epidemics, which were attributed to it. For the point, name this event where human waste on the Thames [[TEMZ]] River caused an unpleasant smell to proliferate around London. | The Great Stink |
| Members of this organization utilized exploding donkeys known as burrobombas. This organization attacked the business center of the Miraflores District in the Tarata Bombing. This organization began its persecution of indigenous peasants with a massacre at Lucanamarca. Military-trained peasants called rondas were deployed against this organization by the Fujimori government. Abimael Guzmán formerly led, for the point, what communist insurgency group in Peru? | Shining Path (or Sendero Luminoso; accept Communist Party of Peru before "Communist” is mentioned) |
| Themistius claimed that a man who resided in this city had been the "first of the known Greeks to publish a written document on nature." That thinker from this city was Anaximander. It’s not Athens, but the saying "know thyself" was originally attributed to a thinker from this city, who, in 585 BCE, predicted a solar eclipse. The Ionian School was based in this city and was led by a man who claimed that the arche [[AR-kay]], or first principle, was water. For the point, name this Greek city, the birthplaces of the philosopher Thales [[THAY-leez]]. | Miletus |
| This location was named after a grand nephew of Pierre Coton, who served as one king's confessor. A chairman of the Tata Group and Jim Morrison are among the figures honored at this location, which is home to a monument sculpted by Paul-Albert Bartholomé, Aux Morts. This location, found at the 20th arrondissement along the Boulevard de Ménilmontant, is home to a trio of World War One memorials. Containing Marshall Ney's remains, this is, for the point, what large cemetery in Paris? | Père Lachaise Cemetery (or Cimetière du Père-Lachaise; accept cimetière de l'Est; prompt on "East Cemetery") |
| This man celebrated his laws in poems, including one that begins “some wicked men are rich, some good are poor.” The comic playwright Philemon satirized this man by claiming that he established publicly- funded brothels. This man entered a ten-year self-exile, after which he found his home city had broken his legal code. This man’s initiatives included creating the debt-erasing ceremony of Seisachtheia [[SY-sak- THEY-uh]] and overturning the laws of Draco. For the point, name this man who reformed the Athenian constitution. | Solon |
| Along with one country's government, these events were first organized in the 1990s by billionaires Charles Bronfman and Michael Steinhardt. Brandeis University scholar Leonard Saxe noted that roughly one- in-four participants in these events ended up marrying another participant. According to a Pew study, roughly 20% Jewish Americans between 18 and 46 years old had participated in one of these events. For the point, name these heritage trips organized by a namesake nonprofit for young adults to tour the Holy Land. | Birthright Trips (accept Taglit-Birthright Israel; prompt on descriptive answers) |
| A chronicler of this last name refused to join his cousin Gonzalo's 1540s revolt against the crown, which was triggered by the introduction of the New Laws composed by Bartolome de las Casas. Another noble of this name died following a storming of his palace by "el mozo" Diego de Almagro the Second, seeking revenge for the death of his own father. That man of this name was the victor at Cajamarca [[kah-hah-MAHR- kah]], capturing the Sapa Atahualpa [[ah-tah-HWAL-pah]]. For the point, identify this Spanish last name of the conquistador who defeated the Incan Empire. | Pizarro (accept Pedro Pizarro; accept Francisco Pizarro) |
| Ian Stephens published photographs of victims of this event, which was caused in part by an outbreak of Brown Spot Disease. Louis Mountbatten's attempts to alleviate this event through imports were largely denied by Winston Churchill. This disaster was exacerbated by colonial governor John Herbert's "denial of rice" policy. For the point, name this 1943 event in British India which resulted in the deaths of over three million people, largely from hunger. | Bengal Famine of 1943 |
| This event occurred between "a cart filled with wine and… a cart filled with hay" and resulted in the wounding of Hercule de Rohan. This event occurred after a man believed that an invasion of the Spanish Netherlands constituted war against the papacy and it was carried out by a Catholic zealot. This 1610 event, carried out by François Ravaillac [[RAH-vye-yak]], ended the life of a man who once said that "Paris is well worth a mass." For the point, name this event in which the first Bourbon monarch of France was killed. | Assassination of Henry the Fourth of France (accept equivalents for “Assassination”; accept Good King Henry or Henry the Great or Henry the Third of Navarre in answers instead of Henry the Fourth; prompt on partial answers; prompt on "Assassination of Henry the Third") |
| In 2017, the largest party in this country formed a coalition with the FPÖ, the collapse of which contributed to this country's 2019 election. August Wöginger currently leads this country's namesake People's Party in its Parliament. A member of the Greens named Alexander Van der Bellen is the current president of this country, where a Historical Commission was set up to investigate events that occurred near the time of its annexation by the Nazis in 1938. For the point, name this country which experienced the Anschluss. | Republic of Austria (or Republik Österreich) |
| Matthew Festing served as this organization's Prince and Grand Master for eight years before resigning in 2017. This organization briefly controlled Saint Croix [[KWAH]] before selling the island to the French West India Company. This organization's flag consists of a white cross on a red background and was used by the Knights Hospitaler. For the point, name this Catholic order that maintains diplomatic relations with other nations despite possessing no territory, named for a small Mediterranean island it once held. | Sovereign Military Order of Malta (or SMOM; or Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta; or Knights of Malta; prompt on "Knights Hospitaler" before mentioned; prompt on "Malta"; do not accept or prompt on "Republic of Malta") |
| Despite being a victory for this empire, the Battle of Koppam saw the death of one of its rulers. The Early kingdom of this empire coincided with the period that produced Sangam literature. With Pandya and Chera, this empire was considered one of the Three Crowned Kings of a region. Uraiyur and Tiruvarur were among the capitals of this thalassocracy, which was once led by Rajendra. Tamil was widely spoken in, for the point, what seafaring empire of South India? | Chola Dynasty (or Cōḻar Kulam) |
| In this present-day country, Bai Bureh led Tenme and Loko peoples in revolt against colonial rule in the Hut Tax War. From 1991 to 2002, the Revolutionary United Front waged a civil war against this country's government, which ended under President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. After relocating from Nova Scotia, Thomas Peters and Royal Navy lieutenant John Clarkson helped found this country's capital. For the point, name this West African country where liberated British slaves settled in Freetown. | Republic of Sierra Leone |
| A residence that is considered among the main examples of Queen Anne style architecture in the United States is this city's Carson Mansion. The Wiyot Massacre occurred in the proximity of this city, which was founded in 1850 on Humboldt Bay. This city is named after a word that was said by a man who, after stepping into a bathtub, made a realization about the nature of water's displacement. An exclamation made by Archimedes inspired the name of, for the point, what California city with a name that, in Greek, means "I have found it"? | Eureka |
| This man's social standing improved after his marriage to Catherine des Granches. The sons of Donnacona were kidnapped by this man, who hailed from Saint-Malo. Hochelaga and the Gaspé [[gas-PAY]] Peninsula were explored by this man, who was given an introduction by Jean Le Veneur to Francis the First. This explorer was the first European to map regions he referred to as "The Country of the Canadas." For the point, name this French explorer who created the earliest European map of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. | Jacques Cartier (or Jakez Karter) |
| A successor to Tiberius the Third of this name was nicknamed "the Slit-Nosed" and served as the final ruler of the Heracleian Dynasty. The Digesta was a component of an effort overseen by a man of this name, whose historians included Procopius. Hypatius was killed after a mob elected him emperor in place of a man of this name, who faced the Nika riots. From 527 to 565 CE, a man of this name was the ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire. For the point, identify this name of a Byzantine ruler who developed a namesake law code. | Justinian (accept Justinian the First or Second; accept Justinian the Great; accept Justinian the Slit-Nosed; accept Ioustinianos; or Justinianus) |
| Among this city’s religious buildings that were torn down in 1526 in anticipation of an Ottoman siege was the Saint Nicholas Church. During the reign of Joseph the Second, the crown jewels were relocated from this city to Vienna. This city, once known as “Pressburg”, became a national capital in 1993 following the Velvet Divorce. That event resulted in a split between the Czech Republic and the country where this city's government is located. Formerly the coronation site of Hungarian kings, for the point, what is this capital of Slovakia? | Bratislava (accept Pozsony; accept Pressburg before mentioned) |
| Reader: Silently read the directions in the answerline before reading the question. In 1938, it was found that an object central to this body actually contained horsehair rather than wool. 24 bishops and a pair of archbishops are among the "Spiritual" members of this body, which also has "Temporal Members.” The King's Speech is delivered before this body, whose members are sometimes referred to as "Peers.” Eligibility for this body can be passed down through lineage. Contrasting with an entirely elected body that also meets at the Palace of Westminster, for the point, what is this upper house of the British Parliament? | House of Lords of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (accept House of Peers before "Peers" is mentioned and prompt after; prompt on “Parliament” until “house” is mentioned in the final line) |
| This country used civilian planes as bombers after Oswaldo López Arellano expelled hundreds of thousands of people originally from this country. This country was the site of a twelve-year-long civil war fought between the U.S.-backed government and left-wing revolutionaries organized by the FMLN. During the Soccer War, Honduras was invaded by, for the point, what Central American country, the home base of the gang MS-13? | Republic of El Salvador (or República de El Salvador) |
| Mikhail Gerasimov exhumed the body of this figure, triggering a supposed curse that caused Operation Barbarossa. After winning the Battle of the Terek River, this figure ended the Golden Horde’s time as an official state. This figure ruled from Samarkand and earned his most famous nickname after being shot with arrows while trying to steal sheep. For the point, name this ruler who legendarily created a pyramid from his enemies’ skulls, nicknamed for his walking disability. | Tamurlane (or Timur the Lame) |
| In February 2022, Prince Carl Philip was joined by this man's father, Klas, in the opening of a museum dedicated to him. A Google Doodle honoring this man was released four years after an incident in Muscat, Oman ended his life at the age of 28. Ericsson Globe was renamed in honor of this man, who the Mounted Royal Guards honored in a tribute that saw the playing of "Without You" and "Hey Brother" during a ceremony at Stockholm Palace. For the point, name this Swedish DJ who passed away in 2018, the writer of such songs as "Wake Me Up." | Avicii (or Tim Bergling) |
| A fictionalized portrayal of this event appears in the 2018 short film Happy Birthday, Marsha! To commemorate this event's 50th anniversary, police commissioner James P. O'Neill made a public apology. This event's initial phases were instigated by Seymour Pine at 51 and 53 Christopher Street. For the point, name this series of protests caused by a 1969 police raid on the namesake Inn in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, a key moment in the LGBTQ movement. | Stonewall Inn Riots (accept synonyms for "Riots" such as Rebellion or Uprising) |
| A 1982 painting titled for this man was smuggled into the U.S. in 2007 by Banco Santos's former president, Edemar Cid Ferreira. That painting named for this man was sold for over $13 million at a 2016 auction and was painted by Jean-Michel Basquiat. A painting titled Snow Storm focuses on an effort undertaken by this man's army, which J. M. W. Turner found drew parallels to one undertaken by Napoleon. For the point, name this Carthaginian leader who is depicted in an 1812 painting leading his army across the Alps. | Hannibal (accept Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps; or Hannibal Crossing the Alps) |
| A 2004 agreement regarding this international border led to the shift in control over Abagaitu Islet. The eastern portion of this border was established along the Shilka and Argun Rivers by the terms of the Treaty of Nerchinsk. This border shifted after the 1921 recognition by one country of Outer Mongolia. Spanning over 4,200 kilometers in length, this border was negotiated over claims to Vladivostok. For the point, name this border between two large nations in Asia. | China–Russia Border (accept countries in either order; accept Sino-Russian Border) |
| A numerically-titled follow up to this event made use of the slogan, "We don’t want your money, we want your voice." An ensemble that included Culture Club and Duran Duran performed a rendition of "Do They Know It’s Christmas?" during this event. $127 million was raised during this event, which was inspired by Bob Geldof's witnessing of famine in Sudan and Ethiopia. For the point, name this 1985 global benefit concert located at Wembley Stadium in London. | Live Aid |
| A photo taken in the aftermath of this event shows the cowboy hat-wearing Carlos Arredondo assisting Jeff Bauman. Krystle Campbell, Lingzi Lu, and Martin Richard were killed during this event, which resulted in one group being diverted to Kenmore Square. One of the perpetrators of this event was killed after a shootout in Watertown. Tamerlan and Dzokhar Tsarnaev detonated pressure cooker bombs during, for the point, what 2013 attack carried out during an annual distance race in Massachusetts? | 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing |
| This man was tested by a King of Wu by being asked to train a harem of 180 concubines into soldiers. Along with a supposed descendant, Bin, the most complete version of this man’s writings were uncovered in 1972 in the Yinqueshan Han Slips. This man claimed that the five fundamental factors and the seven elements determine the outcomes of military engagement. For the point, name this Chinese philosopher and military strategist, the author of The Art of War. | Sun Tzu (accept Sunzi) |
| The Egyptian god Bennu is believed to have inspired Greek depictions of this creature. These creatures were believed to use things like myrrh and nard to make their nests while shedding tears of incense. Some sources claim that these creatures travel to Heliopolis every 500 years carrying the ashes of their parents. Symbolizing immortality and regeneration, this is, for the point, what mythological bird believed to burn itself and be reborn? | Phoenix (prompt on “Bird”) |
| Under this prime minister, the Institute for Industrial Reconstruction that guided a later “economic miracle” was established. This prime minister organized all pre-existing businesses and labor organizations into 22 “corporations” covering all aspects of the economy. This leader was accused of prioritizing lines serving foreign tourists in his campaign to “make the trains run on time.” For the point, name this head of the Blackshirts who became “Il Duce” [[DOO-chay]] of Fascist Italy. | Benito Mussolini (or Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini) |
| Four college students protesting expanding involvement in this conflict were killed by National Guardsmen during the Kent State Shooting. Boxer Muhammad Ali declared himself a conscientious objector in an attempt to avoid being drafted into this conflict. American media decisively turned against involvement in this conflict following the Tet Offensive. For the point, name this war whose American involvement ended with the air evacuation of Saigon. | Vietnam War |
| William Stimpson headed a club that became involved in this organization, which was named for the sloth Megatherium. This institution housed a bureau led by a proponent of Lewis Henry Morgan's theories of cultural evolution. Explorer John Wesley Powell headed the Bureau of Ethnology at this institution, whose collections were bolstered by the efforts of the United States Exploring Expedition. Named for a British scientist who was its initial donor, this is, for the point, what Washington D.C. based group of museums? | Smithsonian Institution (accept United States National Museum) |
| An $80,000 reparations payment to the families of American victims of an event in this modern-day country was negotiated by Caleb Cushing. Citizens of Britain and the U.S. were among the 53 executed in this country during the Virginius Affair, which occurred amidst the Ten Years' War. An 1895 to 1898 war of independence in this country saw the death of a poet whose words were adapted into the song "Guantanamera." José Martí was born in, for the point, what country governed from Havana? | Republic of Cuba (or República de Cuba; accept Erukusu) |
| Due to racial protests in the 1960s, this U.S. state's Bluefield State College closed its dormitories, making this state the only one to contain two majority white HBCUs. The site of another HBCU in this state, Storer College, was chosen as it was where "the end of American slavery began," according to Frederick Douglass. One university in this state contains the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War in its oldest settlement, Shepherdstown. For the point, name this state whose flagship university is in Morgantown, home of the Mountaineers. | West Virginia |