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| 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 |
| An epistle to the Church of Alexandria celebrates this council for reaching, “a settlement concerning the holy pasch,” which settled on the Roman date for Easter. This church council created a statement of belief beginning, “We Believe in one God, the Father Almighty.” Developing its namesake Creed, for the point, name this church council that took place in a city in modern-day Turkey. | Council of Nicaea |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 narrowly lost a 2006 election to the National Action Party’s candidate, Felipe Calderon, after running for the left-wing Coalition for the Good of All. More recently, this man defeated the right-wing PAN party’s candidate, Ricardo Anaya, in 2018, leading the coalition “Together We Will Make History.” For the points, name this leader of the Morena party, the current president of Mexico. | Andrés Manuel López Obrador (or AMLO; prompt on partial answer) |
| 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 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. This slogan 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. 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) |
| 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 left- wing political party whose members have included François Mitterrand. | French Socialist Party (accept Parti socialiste) |
| A revolutionary movement named for this historical figure emerged to provide an alternative movement to the "Sendero Luminoso." 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 was 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) |
| 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. 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) |
| 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") |
| Although he was 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") |
| 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 2001, Ronald Schill succeeded this man as Senator for the Interior of one city. 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 |
| In the province of Santa Cruz in this region, hundreds of stenciled paintings made with a certain body part can be found in the Cave of the Hands. 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 |
| While 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) |
| 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. 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." 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) |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |