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| This man wrote The State in the Third Millennium, a political analysis of the world, with an emphasis on increasing global democracy. This European man owns the banking and asset management group LGT, with a net worth of over seven billion dollars. In 2003, this man threatened to leave his royal post if the constitution of Liechtenstein was not amended to allow him to fire government leaders. For the point, name this reigning prince of Liechtenstein, who has held the title since 1989. | Prince Hans-Adam the Second (or Johannes Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marco d'Aviano Pius) |
| The Peterborough Chronicle described this conflict by stating that “for nineteen years, Christ and his saints slept.” Robert of Gloucester [[GLOSS-ter]] was taken prisoner during this conflict, while one side’s leader made an escape across a frozen river. This conflict was sparked by the death of William Adelin, and this conflict was ended by the Treaty of Wallingford, which secured the succession of Henry the Second. For the point, name this twelfth century civil war fought between Stephen of Blois [[BLWAH]] and Empress Matilda. | The Anarchy |
| For one city, the doctrine of isa presbeia was established by the 28th canon of this event, which was the subject of a work by Pamphilus the Theologian. Dioscurus was deposed in this event, which aimed to counter the teachings of Eutyches [[yoo-TY-keez]]. With 520 bishops attending, this was the largest of the first seven ecumenical councils. The namesake definition of this council claimed that Jesus Christ had separate divine and human natures. Taking place in 451 AD, for the point, what was this fourth ecumenical council? | Council of Chalcedon (accept Fourth Ecumenical Council before mentioned) |
| The U.S. banned military aid to private groups fighting in this country through the Clark Amendment. Along with securing independence for this country's southern neighbor, foreign fighting in this country ended with the Tripartite New York Accords. This country was the location of Operation Hooper, which culminated in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. For the point, name this African country that saw a 26-year civil war between the MPLA and UNITA following independence from Portugal. | Angola (or Republic of Angola) |
| This person was first elected to office as a member of parliament in British Columbia in 1986, as a member of the Social Credit Party, and this person is the only prime minister born in British Columbia. In 1993, this person was the final Canadian prime minister appointed from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, which dissolved in 2003. For the point, name this first, and so far, the only female Canadian prime minister. | Kim Campbell (or Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell) |
| This man was assassinated by Justin Martialis after being caught urinating. After fabricating a plot by Plautianus and having him executed, this man exiled and likely later executed his wife, Fulvia Plautilla. This man issued the Constitutio Antoniniana, which granted citizenship to all free-born men living in the Roman Empire. The Farnese Bull and the Farnese Hercules were recovered from lavish baths commissioned by this man. For the point, name this son of Septimius Severus and murderer of his brother and co-ruler, Geta. | Caracalla (or Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus) |
| The headquarters of this movement primarily existed at its city’s Independence Square and was guarded by makeshift “self-defense” units. This movement was sparked by a government decision to back out of a deal with the European Union, and it was followed by its country’s Revolution of Dignity. This movement resulted in the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych and the collapse of its country’s relations with Russia. For the point, name this 2013 to 2014 protest movement which took place primarily in Kyiv, Ukraine. | Euromaidan (or Maidan Uprising) |
| This man sparked diplomatic controversies with Venezuela and Bolivia by criticizing opponents of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. This leader of the National Action Party attempted to have the mayor of his country’s capital, López Obrador, removed from office by stripping him of his state immunity. This man became the first president of his nation who was not a member of the PRI in over 70 years, after succeeding Ernesto Zedillo. For the point, name this man who won the Mexican presidential election in 2000. | Vicente Fox (or Vicente Fox Quesada) |
| T.J. Clark praised this painting due to, "the way it took the stuff of politics as its material, and did not transmute it." In the lead-up to the event depicted in this painting, its subject had been correcting a portion of The Friend of the People. This 1793 painting was created by a member of the Committee of General Security, who was a Montagnard [[mon-tan-YARD]]. A skin disease afflicted the subject of this event, who is shown laying in a bathtub. For the point, name this event depicting the assassination of a French revolutionary. | The Death of Marat (accept La Mort de Marat; accept Marat Assassiné) |
| A 1947 novel by Thomas Armstrong is titled after this slogan and is set during two decades in the city of Lancashire. A boast by James Henry Hammond claiming that "No power on the earth dares to make war upon" a certain good may have inspired this slogan, which was used to justify secession on the grounds that the Confederacy had an ample supply of a resource to the point of being able to bankrupt the Union's textile industry. For the point, name this slogan revolving around a supposedly majestic Southern crop. | King Cotton (accept Cotton is King; prompt on "cotton") |
| One kingdom of these people used the first recorded instance of biological warfare by sending rams infected with tularemia to the invading Arzawans. A king of these people, Anitta, was the first ruler known to compose a work in their language. This people’s earliest history is recorded in a set of four “cushion- shaped” tablets likely made in Kussara. These people’s empire was based around the city of Hatussa. For the point, name this Anatolian people that fought the Egyptians at the Battle of Kadesh. | Hittite Empire (or Ḫa-at-tu-ša) |
| Among the leaders of this party was the eighth President of the European Commission. One president from this party gave a speech at La Baule following the fall of the Berlin Wall. The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior was ordered by a president from this party in 1985. The current First Secretary of this party, Olivier Faure, previously led the New Left Group. For the point, name this French political party whose members have included François Mitterrand. | French Socialist Party (accept Parti socialiste) |
| Thomas Robertson argued that reapplication of this man’s theory was the origin of the American environmental movement in a book titled for his “Moment.” This man’s ideas were applied to the modern world in Paul and Anne Erhlich’s book The Population Bomb. In An Essay on the Principle of Population, this man argued that population increase was geometric but food production only arithmetic. For the point, name this English economist who argued that populations tend to outstrip resources. | Thomas Malthus |
| A revolutionary movement named for this historical figure emerged to provide an alternative movement to the "Sendero Luminoso," and was led by the controversial Abimael [[ah-bee-MAH-ehl]] Guzman. That leader with this name evoked the name of deity Pacha Camac in front of his former subjects prior to his execution in front of the Cuzco Cathedral. The final ruler of the Neo-Incan state at Vilcacamba was, for the point, which leader, who inspired the name of an American West Coast rapper? | Túpac Amaru (accept Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) |
| During this dynasty, recent converts to Islam, known as mawali, were still considered dhimmī and required to pay the jizya tax. After being deposed, leaders of this dynasty founded the Caliphate of Cordoba. This dynasty’s treatment of non-Arabs as second-class citizens resulted in the rise of the Movement of the Men of the Black Raiment. For the point, name this dynasty, based in Damascus, that was overthrown by the Abbasids. | Umayyad Dynasty (accept Umayyads; accept Umayyad Caliphate) |
| This city lies on the Iset River and was founded as a mining town in 1723, and later given status as capital of the Perm region in 1781 by Catherine the Great. The Cathedral of the Blood marks the site where the family of Nicholas the Second was executed in this city’s Ipatiev House. During the Soviet era, this city was known as “Sverdlovsk”, and it was one of the hosts of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. For the point, name this city near the Ural Mountains in Southern Russia, named for the wife of Peter the Great. | Yekaterinburg (accept Sverdlovsk before mentioned) |
| A former race car driver's post-war experiences are the subject of a novel by this author, Station at the Horizon. After the publication of The Dream Room, this man changed the spelling of his surname to honor his French ancestors. That spelling appears on the cover of a work by this man featuring the volunteer Friedrich Müller and the locksmith Tjaden who join Paul Bäumer [[BOY-muh]] during the First World War. For the point, name this German author of All Quiet on the Western Front. | Erich Maria Remarque |
| These people historically practiced a type of shamanism that staved off a shadow soul called the Iz. Simon of Kéza recorded a legend that these people and the Huns trace their ancestry to a pair of princes who chased a white deer into the Meotis Marshes. These people’s national symbol is the Turul, a large falcon that impregnated a noblewoman. These people conquered their homeland by defeating East Francia, Moravia, and Bulgaria in the Carpathian Basin. For the point, name this ethnic group that was united into a kingdom by Saint Stephen. | Magyars (or Hungarians) |
| This holiday involves children playing a type of gambling game called Bầu cua cá cọp, and Đông Hồ paintings are displayed during this holiday, which also involves the serving of box-like bánh chưng. A major event launched during this holiday involved the bloody capture and recapture of the city of Huế, and that offensive further eroded support for President Lyndon B. Johnson. For the point, name this Vietnamese holiday which corresponds to the Lunar New Year. | Tết Nguyên Đán (accept Tet Offensive) |
| Rupert Blue wrote a piece titled for this event that used the phrase "three-day" to describe it. A jump- rope rhyme about a bird with a certain name was chanted during this event, which is thought to have begun in Camp Funston. 25,000 members of the American Expeditionary Force died during this event caused by the H1N1 subtype of one virus. Estimates as high as 100 million deaths were claimed to have resulted from, for the point, what epidemic that began during World War One? | Spanish Flu Epidemic (accept 1918 Flu Pandemic; Great Influenza Epidemic; accept Spanish Lady or Ispanka; accept La grippe; accept Fiebre de los tres días; prompt on "Three-day Fever" before “three-day” is mentioned) |
| Sidney Lee wrote the official biography of this king, whose funeral was described as "the greatest assemblage of royalty and rank ever gathered in one place" in The Guns of August. Sometimes known as "the Peacemaker", this man had a strained relationship with his nephew Kaiser Wilhelm the Second. This king was the oldest son of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. A period from 1901 to 1910 is often named for this king, whose children included George the Fifth. For the point, name this British king whose grandson of the same name abdicated the throne. | Edward the Seventh of England (accept Albert Edward; prompt on "Edward") |
| This man’s first career was being a radio announcer for Chicago Cubs baseball games. While later serving on the national board of directors for the Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions, this graduate of Eureka College was interviewed by the FBI. In his first elected position, this politician helped secure residuals for actors when their shows or movies were rerun. For the point, name this former Republican governor of California and 40th president of the United States. | Ronald Reagan (or Ronald Wilson Reagan) |
| Madhava of Sangamagrama founded a school of astronomy and mathematics in what is now this state. Traders from Arabia and Rome sailed to a coast in what is now this state known for its Malabar peppers. During the arrival of Vasco da Gama, the Zamorin of Calicut ruled in what is now this state, which contained the Kingdom of Cochin. In the 13th century, Middle Malayalam became more commonly spoken in this state bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. For the point, name this South Indian state, known as “god’s own country.” | Kerala |
| In this war's aftermath, a nearby Strait became the site of three border conflicts, while it had been precipitated by a non-Hungarian "White Terror." Among this war's first engagements was the Autumn Harvest Uprising, although a ceasefire existed under the Second United Front. This conflict involved Nationalists forcing their opponents on the Long March, though they would ultimately be exiled to Taiwan. For the point, name this conflict that saw Mao Zedong come to power in China. | Chinese Civil War |
| In 2001, Ronald Schill succeeded this man as Senator for the Interior of one city. Serving as his party's spokesman during the 2005 visa affair, this man's party won an election after creating a coalition that included Alliance 90/The Greens. In February 2022, this leader discontinued the Nord Stream 2 pipeline after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Robert Habeck currently serves as Vice Chancellor to this man, who hails from Lower Saxony. For the point, name this current Chancellor of Germany. | Olaf Scholz |
| Conrado Villegas tried to take control of this region's largest city of Neuquén during one campaign. Hundreds of stenciled paintings made with a certain body part can be found in the Cave of the Hands in the province of Santa Cruz in this region. Dominion over this region was the goal of the Conquest of the Desert. In the late 1500s, speakers of Mapuche [[mah-POO-chay]] expanded in this region toward the western mountains in the Andes. For the point, name this region shared by Chile and Argentina. | Patagonia (prompt on “Chile”, “Argentina”, or “South America”) |
| In the east of a country governed by this man, sons of Wahid al-Balaous lead the Sheikh al-Karama Forces. This leader attended Western Eye Hospital for higher education in ophthalmology. In response to an attack on Khan Shaykhun carried out with sarin by this man's forces, the United States launched a retaliatory strike in 2017. This leader of his country's Ba'ath Party cracked down on protestors during the Siege of Hama. For the point, name this president of Syria. | Bashar al-Assad (prompt on “Assad”) |
| In 1950, this country’s Prime Minister, Mohan Shamsher, crowned a three-year-old king after forcing his father and grandfather to flee to a neighboring country. In 2006, the Loktantra Andolan movement forced that king of this country to reinstate Parliament and abolish the absolute monarchy. In 2001, this country’s Crown Prince Dipendra perpetrated a mass shooting of members of the royal family. For the point, name this country governed until 2008 by the Shah Dynasty from Kathmandu. | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal |
| This company's stock price increased tenfold in July 2020 after the announcement of a $765 million loan from the Trump administration to make pharmaceutical supplies. This company was the original sponsor of the Imagination! pavilion at Epcot, while a Paul Simon song states that one this company's discontinued products "Makes you think all the world's a sunny day." For the point, name this Rochester, New York based company founded by Henry Strong and George Eastman historically known for producing cameras and film. | Eastman Kodak Company |
| Joseph Fouché prevented the carrying out of the Daggers Conspiracy at one of these locations, which was attended by its target. Jacob Johan Anckarström carried out an attack at one of these locations which inspired a piece titled A Masked Ball. Gustav the Third of Sweden was assassinated in one of these locations which was subsequently closed in Sweden. Napoleon the Third was the target of an assassination attempt at one of these places called the Palais Garnier. For the point, name these venues, one of which has a title phantom in a recently closed Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway musical. | Opera Houses (accept Paris Opera House; accept Stockholm Opera House; anti-prompt on "Palais Garnier") |
| One of this man’s secrets was revealed when his barber whispered into reeds. This man was given donkey ears after he voted against Apollo in a music contest. This king of Phrygia was given his most famous ability by Dionysus as a reward for saving Sileni but later learned he could not eat. For the point, name this mythological Greek king that turned everything he touched to gold. | Midas |
| This religion teaches of a man who traveled to Pelan with 59,999 followers, where he died at age 152. The capture of Franks by Abu Yusuf Yaqub at the Battle of Alarcos may have inspired this religion's figure Yakub, who was theorized by Wallace Fard Muhammad. This religion believes in the Tribe of Shabazz, and Mother Planes were taught by this religion's leader, Elijah Muhammad. For the point, name this Black religious organization which was joined by Malcolm X. | Nation of Islam (accept NOI; prompt on "The Nation") |
| One song about this item contains the line "Our fathers of old were robust, stout, and strong, / And kept open house, with good cheer all day long." That song about this item is played at formal mess dinners by the U.S. Marine Corps during this item's presentation. A fat friar rubs his finger on this item while two hungry French soldiers look on in a William Hogarth work subtitled after this item that is titled The Gate of Calais. For the point, name this food, whose consumption levels in the UK decreased following a scare concerning bovine spongiform encephalopathy. | Roast Beef (accept O, the Roast Beef of Old England) |
| This dynasty established control over its southern neighbor during the conquest of the Hundred Yue, which was briefly threatened by the Trung Sisters. During this dynasty, four colonies called “Commandaries” were established in the Korean Peninsula. The Xin [[SHIHN]] Dynasty interrupted this dynasty and marks its split into Eastern and Western eras. This dynasty was founded by Liu Bang after the collapse of the Qin [[CHIN]] Dynasty and itself ended with the Warring States Period. For the point, identify this dynasty that names China’s largest ethnic group. | Han Dynasty |
| A court in one country upheld the death sentence of Yakub Memon for his role in an attack on this city. 257 people were killed in a set of twelve bombings which took place in a 1993 terrorist attack in this city that were coordinated by Dawood Ibrahim. The Oberoi Group operates a hotel in this city that, in 2008, was attacked by members of Lashkar-e-Taiba. That event's targets in this city included the Taj Palace & Tower. For the point, name this city where the Gate of India monument was built to commemorate the visit of King George the Fifth. | Mumbai (accept Bombay) |
| This man travelled to Genoa in 1903 to disinter the corpse of James Smithson and transport it back to the United States. Helen Keller dedicated her autobiography to this man, who introduced Keller’s father to Boston’s Perkins School for the Blind. This inventor developed a rudimentary metal detector to help locate the bullet lodged in the body of President James Garfield. For the point, name this inventor of the telephone. |