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| Henry Patrick Procter led British troops at this battle, in which cries of "Remember the River Raisin" were shouted. A withdrawal of a militia to Detroit occurred after this battle, at which 72 regulars of an opposing army were claimed as killed by the victorious commander, William Henry Harrison. For the point, name this 1813 battle where the Shawnee leader Tecumseh was killed. | Battle of the Thames (accept Battle of Moraviantown) |
| The tornaviaje [[torr-nah-vee-AH-heh]] was undertaken by these objects, which are the subject of a mall under construction in Pasay. The name "La Nao de la China" was originally given to these vehicles, which began operating in 1565 and often stopped in the port of Acapulco. These ships provided a link between the Viceroyalty of New Spain and the Spanish East Indies. For the point, name these trading ships named for a city in the Philippines. | Manila Galleons (or Galeón de Manila; or Galyon ng Maynila; accept La Nao de la China before mentioned; prompt on "Galleon" or "Ship" or “Treasure Fleet”) |
| Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founded the Ahmadi as its Madhi in this region. The ancient university of Taxila is found in this region, which includes the city of Bucephalous, named for Alexander the Great’s horse. This region was dominated by an Empire named for a faith founded by Guru Nanak before being conquered by the British. For the point, name this homeland of the Sikh religion, shared by India and Pakistan. | Punjab (or Panjab) |
| Led for its entire existence by Prime Minister Ian Smith, this country fought a fifteen year Bush War against insurgencies by the ZIPRA and ZANU armies. This government was replaced by a Black-led government under Bishop Muzorewa and then the regime of Robert Mugabe. For the point, what was this White-minority-led government in modern-day Zimbabwe, named for a British diamond magnate? | Rhodesia (accept Republic of Rhodesia) |
| The Hermitage Museum developed from this monarch’s personal collection. This monarch likely collaborated in the death of her Prussia-loving husband, Peter the Third. This monarch communicated regularly with Denis Diderot and Voltaire, and invited Leonard Euler to work at the Academy in St. Petersburg. For the point, name this “Enlightened Despot” and powerful woman ruler of Russia. | Catherine the Great (or Catherine the Second; accept Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst) |
| This ruler embarked on a series of building projects, including the construction of Masada and the Cave of the Patriarchs, as well as the reconstruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem. According to the Gospel of Matthew, this ruler ordered the Massacre of the Innocents in an attempt to slay the infant Jesus Christ. For the point, name this Roman Jewish client king of Judea during the early Roman Empire. | Herod the Great (or Herod the First; accept Hōrəḏōs; or Hērṓidēs) |
| These objects were first called testoons when they were created under the reign of Henry the Seventh. A florin was worth two of these coins, and after 1947, newer versions of these items ceased to contain silver. For the point, name this coin that was discontinued with the adoption of decimalization in the United Kingdom in 1971, and was worth 12 pence or 1/20th of a pound. | Shilling (prompt on "Coin" or other less specific answers) |
| Succession disputes were among the causes of the Hōgen rebellion is the late years of this period. The Fujiwara clan held power during this period, in which Taira no Masakado led an uprising against Kyoto's government. This period followed the Nara Period and saw the authorship of what is sometimes considered the first novel, The Tale of Genji. For the point, name this final division of the classical history of Japan. | Heian Period (accept Heian Jidai) |
| Decommissioned officers defeated during this event were sent to the Peter and Paul Fortress. Participants in this event attempted to install Sergey Trubetskoy as a provisional leader, and the participants in this event backed Konstantin Romanov over his brother. For the point, name this 1825 military uprising which was suppressed by Tsar Nicholas the First. | Decembrist Revolt |
| This kingdom’s King Caleb sent an army to attack Dhu Nuwas for his religious persecution. This kingdom invaded Mecca under General Abraha, who later constructed a cathedral in Sana’a to rival the Kabba. With the support of the Eastern Roman Empire, this kingdom carried out a proxy war against the Sassanian-backed Himyarite Kingdom. For the point, name this Christian kingdom based in northern Ethiopia. | Axumite Kingdom (or Aksum; prompt on “Himyar” or word forms before mentioned; prompt on “Ethiopia” or “Abyssinia”) |
| Under Harry Truman, this company and one country's head of state was given a large foreign tax credit called the "Golden gimmick." This company operates the Abqaiq facility, which was attacked in 2006 by al-Qaeda and attacked again in 2019 by Houthi drones. For the point, name this company, headquartered in Dhahran, the state-owned oil company of a Middle Eastern kingdom. | Saudi Aramco (or Saudi Arabian Oil Group; or Arabian-American Oil Company; or ʾArāmkū as-Suʿūdiyyah) |
| When extra qualifications were required, this ruler bestowed the title Rikyū Koji on one man. That man, Sen no Rikyu, served as the master of tea ceremonies under this man, who ordered the crucifixion of a set of 26 Catholics in the city of Nagasaki. The Imjin War was a conflict that saw a pair of invasions of Korea launched by this man. A successor to Oda Nobunaga, this is, for the point, what second "Great Unifier" of Japan? | Toyotomi Hideyoshi (accept Kinoshita Tōkichirō; accept Hashiba Hideyoshi; prompt on "Hideyoshi") |
| The Celtic deity Abnoba was the namesake of this region during antiquity. The Bundschuh movement, which began in this region, was a predecessor to the Peasants' War. The Alemanni helped colonize this region in which Hans Adler promoted the sale of its namesake ham. Also known as the "Schwarzwald," [[SHVAHTZ- vahld]] this is, for the point, what heavily wooded region in German's southwest? | Black Forest (accept Abnoba Mons before "Abnoba" is mentioned; accept Schwarzwald before mentioned; prompt on “Baden” or “Baden-Württemberg”) |
| Novgorod was among the the sites of kontors that served as posts for this organization, members of which formed the "Wendic Circle." Saint Nikolai Church's in Stralsund is an example of the architectural impact of this organization, one of whose major centers was Lübeck. For the point, name this medieval European trading confederation that was formed as an alliance of guilds and market towns. | Hanseatic League (or Hanse; or Hansa) |
| Chersiphron and his son Metagenes were the architects who built this structure. Croesus [[crow-EE- sus]] of Lydia provided funding for this structure, which took a decade to complete. Herostratus set the wooden roof-beams of this structure on fire, resulting in its destruction. Found in the Turkish city of Ephesus, this is, for the point, what Greek temple that was dedicated to a goddess of the hunt? | Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (or Artemision; or Artemis Tapınağı; accept Temple of Diana before "Diana" is mentioned; accept Artemis after "temple" is mentioned) |
| In the aftermath of this event, Warren Anderson was charged with manslaughter but was denied extradition by the U.S. In 2008, the families of victims affected by this event were compensated by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. For the point, name this 1984 industrial disaster in which methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a storage tank at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in central India. | Bhopal Disaster (accept answers synonymous to Bhopal Gas Tragedy) |
| Along with the Last Supper, this event supposedly occurred in the Cenacle, or Upper Room. This event, which is described in the Bible as a "mighty rushing wind," is the main observance that uses red liturgical colors. For the point, name this observance which occurs on the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus and the apostles as described in the Book of Acts. | Pentecost (or Whitsunday) |
| Though not Libya, the General People's Congress has been the ruling party of this country from 1993 to present. For ten years, this country's president was Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, who declared a temporary capital. The Houthi movement originated in this country, whose North and South unified in 1990. For the point, name this Middle Eastern country south of Saudi Arabia that is governed from Sanaa. | Republic of Yemen (or al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah) |
| The range of groups with this characteristic comprised the millet [[mil-ET]] system. Historically, the totality of people who had this characteristic, but were not considered mushrik, comprised the Ahl al-kitāb or People of the Book. In the 16th century, up to 80 percent of the Ottoman Empire’s subjects were, for the point, what kind of people, who could live as dhimmi by paying the jizya tax and did not attend mosques? | Non-Muslims (accept descriptions of people who are not Muslim or do not follow Islam or belong to religions other than Islam; prompt on specific religious people like “Christians” by asking “who are part of what broader classification?”) |
| In 1978, this man led a 41-day metalworkers’ strike, as president of Metalworkers Union of Sao Bernardo do Campo. In 1980, this man was a founding member of the Partido dos Trabalhadores, a left-wing Brazilian political party formed in opposition to the rule of João Figueiredo. For the point, name this Brazilian president who introduced the social programs Bolsa Família and Fome Zero and served in office from 2003 until 2010 and reassumed office in 2023. | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (or Lula da Silva; accept Lula) |
| This man published a journal titled “Defender of the Constitution,” and executed his former friend and ally, Georges Danton, leading a purge of the Girondins. This leader of the Committee of Public Safety shot himself in the jaw in a failed suicide attempt during the Thermidorian Reaction, which ultimately led to his downfall. For the point, name this Jacobin politician, primarily responsible for the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. | Maximilien de Robespierre |
| An 1882 engraving by German illustrator Hermann Vogel is titled "The Death of" this man. Voltaire claimed that "the only just war in history" was one led by this man, who hailed from Thrace. This man was the subject of a ballet by Aram Khachaturian. In 73 BCE, this man was among a group who launched the Third Servile War across Italy. For the point, name this gladiator who led a revolt of slaves against the Roman Republic. | Spartacus (or Spártakos) |
| While in such prisons as Bareilly and Naini, this man wrote a collection of 196 pieces collectively titled Glimpses of World History. In one speech, this man claimed, "The light has gone out of our lives," following Nathuram Godse's assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Upon the 1947 independence of his country, this man rose to his highest government position. For the point, name this first Prime Minister of India. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| January 2001 student protests at this country's parliament led Abdurrahman Wahid to transfer control to his vice president. Jemaah Islamiyah is a militant group based in this country, where the PDI-P is the ruling party. Currently led by Joko Widodo, this country's province of Aceh was extensively damaged in a 2004 natural disaster. For the point, the aforementioned Indian Ocean earthquake affected what country's island of Sumatra? | Republic of Indonesia (accept Republik Indonesia) |
| This character earlier claims that, "The good is oft interred with their bones.” This character says that he "[comes] to bury [one figure], not to praise him" and sarcastically refers to Brutus as "an honourable man.” One speech delivered by this character starts, "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears," and was delivered after the death of Julius Caesar. For the point, name this Shakespearean character who opposes Octavius in a set of two plays. | Marc Antony (accept Marcus Antonius) |
| At a library in this city, Indiana Jones discovers a Crusader's tomb and a series of catacombs filled with rats after saying, "X marks the spot." In Civilization V: Brave New World, this city is playable but is not allowed to settle or conquer new cities and has doubled trade route capacity. For the point, name this historic city-state home to Italy’s most famous international film festival, where in Casino Royale, James Bond’s love interest drowns in a canal. | Venice (or Venezia) |
| This man's paper, "The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis," explained the development of what became known as his namesake "Patterns" as they appear on living species. This man names a method of manual codebreaking used to send false intelligence to the German High Command. The naval Enigma Machine was broken by a team led by, for the point, what British computer scientist, the father of artificial intelligence? | Alan Turing (or Alan Mathison Turing; accept Turing Pattern; accept Turing Machine) |
| Shortly after its completion, this building’s original purpose was lost because it was built as a private place of worship by Apollodorus of Damascus. Since the 7th century, this building has been used as a Catholic church, informally named for Mary and the Martyrs. This building was rebuilt by Hadrian after an earlier version made by Marcus Agrippa burned down. For the point, name this temple in Rome which was dedicated to all the gods. | Pantheon (accept Santa Maria della Rotonda or St. Mary of the Rotunda until “Mary” is mentioned) |
| The book Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World followed up a work by this man, in which he chronicled his early life in Hope and Hot Springs, Arkansas. The memoir My Life was written by this former president who includes his daughter, Chelsea, and details his affair with Monica Lewinsky. For the point, name this U.S. president during much of the 1990s. | Bill Clinton (or William Jefferson Clinton; accept William Jefferson Blythe III) |
| Qasr al-Ayni Street extends south of a location in this city, where eighteen days of protests led the Council of the Armed Forces to depose one leader. Al-Jazeera claimed that over 250,000 people gathered in this city's Tahrir Square to protest Hosni Mubarak's regime during protests that led to his resignation. Including Giza in its metro area, for the point, name this medieval and modern capital of Egypt. | Cairo (accept al-Qāhirah) |
| The weekly Wednesday demonstrations aim to obtain justice for these people, who are commemorated in the 2011 Statue of Peace. The House of Sharing in Seoul is a nursing home for these people, whose history is commemorated in the Taipei Ama Museum. Rosa Henson was the first Filipina who publicly admitted to being one of these people. For the point, give this collective term for women and girls forced into slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army in occupied countries and territories before and during World War Two. | Comfort Women (or Comfort Woman; or Comfort Girls; prompt on less-specific answers) |