| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fred Astaire plays a member of this unit in the film The Sky's the Limit. Joseph Stilwell maintained strained relations with the head of this group, Claire Lee Chennault, who helped convince FDR to remove Stilwell from one position. One member of this group, named William "Mac" McGarry, was caught and sent to a prison in Thailand after being downed. Three squadrons made up this unit, whose leader advised Chiang Kai-Shek. For ten points, name this U.S. Air Force unit, which defended China during World War Two. | Flying Tigers (accept First American Volunteer Group; accept 1st AVG; prompt on "American Volunteer Group"; prompt on "AVG") |
| This man served as chancellor of the exchequer and home secretary in Harold Wilson’s Labour government and helped establish the International Drawing Rights, an international reserve asset. This man is the only person to have served in all four great offices of state in the United Kingdom. This man was Father of the House of Commons from 1983 to 1987, when he retired and was made Baron of Cardiff. For ten points, name this politician who served as prime minister from 1976 to 1979. | James Callaghan (or Leonard James “Jim” Callaghan; or Baron Callaghan of Cardiff) |
| Vincent Kosuga cornered the market on these things in the U.S. in the 1950s, which led to Congress passing a ban on the trading of their futures. A Napoleonic marching song about these items says, "They change us into lions" and labels Austrians as "dogs." One type of this crop can only legally be grown in twenty counties in southern Georgia, around the town of Vidalia. The namesake of a French soup and a type of dome on Russian churches, for ten points, what is this bulb vegetable? | Onions (or Allium cepa; accept "Chanson de l'Oignon"; accept Vidalia Onions; accept French Onion Soup; accept Onion Domes) |
| Most of what we know about this explorer’s voyages came from the “John Day Letter,” sent shortly before this man died at sea. This explorer’s ship, the Matthew landed in what is now likely Newfoundland, making him the first European since the Vikings to land in mainland North America. For ten points, name this Italian explorer who went to Canada under the direction of English king Henry the Seventh. | John Cabot (or Giovanni Caboto) |
| This event inspired a charity benefit after one of its participants said, “Wouldn’t it be great if we did something for our farmers right here in America?” Some of the funds raised from this event were used to support the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front. “The Note Heard Round the World” referred to a moment during this event when “Aaaaaay-o!” was sung was Freddie Mercury during this event. For ten points, name this 1985 benefit concert sought to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. | Live Aid |
| Olivia Wilde described this man as a "pseudo-intellectual hero to the incel community," which inspired a character in her film, Don't Worry Darling. After being temporarily banned on Twitter for demeaning transgender actor Elliot Page, this man released a video saying, "We'll see who cancels who!" Notable works by man include Maps of Meaning and 12 Rules for Life. For ten points, name this Canadian psychologist known for his online videos criticizing political correctness. | Jordan Peterson (or Jordan Bernt Peterson) |
| This site included Greek graffiti, which noted an expedition led by King Psammetichus to Elephantine, and explorer Giovanni Belzoni removed the sand which covered this site in 1817. This site is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site with Philae and Amada. This religious site's smaller section was dedicated to Hathor and Nefertari, and its larger section included statues of Ptah, Amun, and Ramesses the Second. For ten points, name these temples in southern Egypt, which were relocated due to the construction of the Aswan Dam. | Abu Simbel Temples |
| This man openly insulted the president of France in the wake of Emmanuel Macron’s comments following the death of Samuel Paty. In December 2022, with over thirty-four million followers, this man was the most-followed Russian on Instagram. This man often dons a papakha hat after engaging in an activity involving his sambo abilities. A native of Dagestan, this man criticized the use of ring girls and defeated Conor McGregor via submission. For ten points, name this recently retired Muslim mixed martial artist. | Khabib Nurmagomedov (or Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov; accept either underlined portion) |
| Early victories for one side in this war led one leader to call for and win a "khaki election." The Australian horseman Breaker Morant was court-martialed and executed in this war for killing POWs. This conflict, which included the Sieges of Ladysmith and Kimberly, was ended by the Treaty of Vereeniging [[veh- ree-EH-nuh-hung]]. For ten points, name this war between the British Empire, the Transvaal Republic, and the Orange Free State, primarily fought in present-day South Africa. | Second Boer War (or Anglo–Boer War; accept South African War before mentioned) |
| This city named an August 1919 operation in which Barysaw was captured by troops under Stanisław Szeptycki. During World War Two, an estimated 100,000 people were killed in Kurapaty on the outskirts of this city, which was also where the Russian Social Democratic Party was founded. Once part of the Northwestern Krai, this city is now among the seats of the Commonwealth of Independent States. For ten points, name this city, which was once the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. | Minsk (accept Operation Minsk) |
| The last kings of Romania were members of this house, one member of which was a candidate for the throne of Spain in 1870. This house acquired a duchy from Poland in 1525, which was later united with its territory of Brandenburg. In exchange for help in the War of the Spanish Succession, this house received the title "king in [one country]" which was later altered to "king of [one country]," in 1772 under Frederick the Great. For ten points, name this house, which united Germany and ruled as kings of Prussia. | House of Hohenzollern (or Hohenzollerns) |
| The House of Hohenzollern traces its lineage back to a burgravate which was seated in this city, the second-largest in Bavaria, more recently known for a set of military tribunals. | Nuremberg (accept Burgravate or Burgrave of Nuremberg) |
| An NGO, known as the Fifth Pillar, created mock denominations of this currency with zero value to discourage bribery. A separate currency known as the ngultrum is pegged to this currency, the symbol of which was redesigned in 2010 and is partly based on the Devanagari script. This currency’s notes display landmarks, including the Ellora Caves, the Konark Sun Temple, and the Red Fort. Asia’s most traded currency outside of East Asia, for ten points, what is this currency, which displays Mahatma Gandhi on its banknotes? | Indian Rupee (accept INR; prompt on partial answers) |
| The rupee was named by Sher Shah Suri, whose Sur Empire had briefly interrupted this other empire, ruling the region from 1526 to 1857 and itself adopting and standardizing the rupee. | Mughal Empire (or Mughals) |
| This structure was originally going to be built in Oakland, California and transported to its final destination by way of the Panama Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway. This structure's artist took inspiration from the way liquid mercury looks, and this structure's official name was chosen based on how it helps bridge the space between the sky and the viewer. Located in Chicago's Millennium Park, for ten points, what is this work of art, designed by Anish Kapoor and often referred to as "The Bean"? | Cloud Gate (accept The Bean before mentioned) |
| Anish Kapoor is also responsible for this 376-foot tall sculpture and observation tower in Olympic Park in Stratford, the largest piece of public art in the UK. | ArcelorMittal Orbit (or Orbit Tower) |
| This founder of The Planetary Society correctly predicted that heat from Venus was caused by the greenhouse effect. A photograph, titled Pale Blue Dot, was taken at the request of this man, who helped assemble the first physical messages sent into outer space, the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record. This man's last book, Billions and Billions, got its title from a phrase he regularly used on Cosmos. For ten points, name this American astrophysicist, known for his exploration of extraterrestrial life. | Carl Sagan (or Carl Edward Sagan) |
| Sagan's approach to publicizing science was criticized by this man, the winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering deuterium, who worked with Stanley Miller on an experiment testing the possible chemical origins of life. | Harold Urey (or Harold Clayton Urey; accept Miller-Urey Experiment) |
| This singer popularized a Peruvian waltz tune by Hugo del Carril in 1957's "La Foule." This person was largely cleared from accusations of collaboration with the Nazi's by their secretary, Resistance member Andrée Bigard. This singer recorded "What's the Point of Love?" with Théo Sarapo, her second husband and twenty years her junior. Known for love songs, including "Non, je ne regrette rien," for ten points, who was this French chanson singer? | Edith Piaf (or Édith Giovanna Gassion) |
| Edith Piaf's best-known song is likely this one, which shares its title with a 2007 biopic about Piaf starring Marion Cotillard and translates to "Life in Pink" in English. | "La Vie en rose" |
| This city was home to the oldest-known inscribed coins, which bore the name Phanes [[FAY-nees]]. The construction of the Library of Celsus in this city was ordered by a Roman commander to serve as his father’s mausoleum. Alexander the Great’s offer to rebuild a monument in this city was declined, because it would be improper for a god to commission a temple. That monument in this city was destroyed by an arsonist seeking fame named Herostratus. For ten points, name this city, which was home to the Temple of Artemis, considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. | Ephesus [[EFF-eh-suss]] (be lenient on pronunciation) |
| Ephesus was one of the seven churches of Asia addressed in the last book in the New Testament, written by this apostle and revelator. | John the Apostle (or Saint John; or John the Beloved) |
| Prior to the adoption of this policy, Ian Mackenzie successfully advocated for the fishing boats of its victims to be confiscated, a decision investigated by the Bird commission. Many victims of this policy were forced to farm sugar beets at sites like Tashme and Hastings Park, whose victims were reimbursed in 1988. For ten points, name this policy enforced by the British Columbia Security Commission that forced thousands of Nisei to leave their homes during World War Two in a certain North American country. | Japanese-Canadian Internment (prompt on "Japanese Interment") |
| This other ethnic group was also interned by the Canadian Government during World War Two, with their Dopolavoro club being banned as a fascist organization. | Italian-Canadians (prompt on partial answers) |
| John Spelman wrote a biography of this regal figure, meant to inspire Charles the Second while he was on campaign. This man reinforced a fortress on the Isle of Athelney in modern Somerset while planning his advance of the Great Summer Army. The leader of the Great Heathen Army, Guthrum, was Christianized by this man following his surrender after the Battle of Edington, ending Danelaw in modern England. For ten points, name this "Great" king of Wessex, a 9th century Anglo-Saxon hero. | Alfred the Great |
| Which grandson of Alfred the Great became the first king of England following his capture of East Anglia and Mercia? | Aethelstan |
| Ship the Pilgrims used to cross the Atlantic in 1620. | Mayflower |
| Colony those Pilgrims initially established in Massachusetts. | Plymouth Colony |
| Second-oldest American institute of higher education, named for a British king and queen. | College of William & Mary (or The College of William and Mary in Virginia; or W&M) |
| Wampanoag sachem [[SAY-chum]] who led a namesake war resisting white settlement in the 1670s. | Metacomet (or King Philip; or Pometacomet; accept King Philip's War; accept Metacomet's War; accept Rebellion in place of War) |
| City in which the governor of the Dominion of New England, Edmund Andros, was overthrown in a 1689 revolt. | Boston |
| Family of Puritan ministers that included Increase and Cotton. | Mather (accept Cotton Mather; accept Increase Mather) |
| Man who founded Providence, Rhode Island and established the First Baptist Church in America. | Roger Williams |
| Minister who founded Connecticut after dissenting with Massachusetts Puritans. | Thomas Hooker |
| Island in what is now New York City, bought from the Lenape by Peter Minuit for sixty guilders. | Manhattan |
| Modern capital of Indonesia, which was founded by the Dutch as Batavia. | Special Capital Region of Jakarta |
| First joint stock company in the world, founded by the Dutch in 1602. | Dutch East India Company (or VOC; or United East India Company) |
| Painter of works such as The Night Watch and many self-portraits. | Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (accept either underlined portion) |
| War fought against Spain, through which the Dutch gained independence, named for it's length. | Eighty Years' War (prompt on "Dutch Revolt") |
| Delft scientist known as the "Father of Microbiology." | Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek [[LAY-ven-huhk]] (accept phonetic attempts at pronunciation) |
| War, beginning in 1672, which marks the end of the Golden Age. | Franco-Dutch War (accept Third Anglo-Dutch War) |
| Term for 1672, Rampjaar in Dutch, the last year of the Golden Age. | Disaster Year |
| Nation whose bill displays the image of Benjamin Franklin. | United States of America; (accept either underlined portion; accept USA) |
| Nation whose bill displays Nova Scotia native, Prime Minister Robert Borden. | Canada |
| Nation whose bill features opera singer Nellie Melba, who took her name from a city in Victoria. | Commonwealth of Australia |
| First leader of the Kuomintang, featured on the bill of Taiwan. | Sun Yat-sen (accept in either order; prompt on "Yat-sen") |
| "Father of nuclear physics" featured on the bill of New Zealand. | Ernest Rutherford (or 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson) |
| Nation whose bill features PM Donald Sangster, for whom the airport in Montego Bay is named. | Jamaica |
| Nation featuring the world's longest-reigning current monarch, who took the throne from Omar Ali Saifuddien the Third. | Negara Brunei Darussalam (accept Sultan of Brunei) |
| Man on the bill of Singapore, the country's first president. | Yusof bin Ishak |
| William Hague preceded this man in a position he took on May 7, 2015. This man suggested widening the use of the term "extremism" in a proposed expansion of the Prevent campaign. Representing Richmond (Yorks) as a member of parliament, this man voiced his opposition to a (+) 21 percent global business tax while serving as chancellor of the exchequer under Boris Johnson. A leader of the Conservative Party, born into a (*) Hindu family, for ten points, who is this man who assumed the office of prime minister of the UK in 2022? | Rishi Sunak |
| This event was carried out by the Shield Society in response to left wing takeovers of college campuses. During this event, its leader wore a white headband that read “To be reborn seven times to serve the country.” During this event, one man gave a speech in which he asked, “Where has the (+) spirit of the samurai gone?” and decried the JSDF as “half-baked.” After this event failed to inspire soldiers to restore the emperor, its perpetrators committed (*) seppuku. For ten points, identify this incident in which a Japanese author briefly took over a military base. | Mishima Incident (accept any answer indicating Yukio Mishima’s coup attempt or suicide) |
| One of the earliest uses of this term refers to a figure named Abisha depicted on a tomb. The sickle sword was among the innovations of a group described by this term, as was the composite bow. This group was described as originating in the Levant by Manetho. With a name translating to (+) "rulers of foreign lands," this term described a group based in the city of Avaris. Referring to a group made up of members of the Fifteenth (*) Dynasty, for ten points, what is this term, used to describe a group of Egyptian kings? | Hyksos (prompt on "Kings of Egypt" or "King of the the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt") |
| An 1877 famine named for this city was documented by British photographer Willoughby Wallace Hooper, who depicted farmers protecting their families from roving cannibals. A treaty named for this city ended the First Anglo-Mysore War, and a state named for this city had its name (+) changed to Tamil Nadu following India's 1947 independence. The only city in its country attacked by the Central Powers during World War One, (*) for ten points, what is this cultural center of Southern India? | Chennai (or Madras; accept Madras Famine of 1877; accept Treaty of Madras) |
| A mission with this goal was taken on Le Griffon by Sieur de La Salle, three years prior to his voyage down the Mississippi. This mission was accidentally accomplished by the crew of Investigator on a mission to locate John Franklin and the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. (+) This mission was first commercially accomplished in 2013 by the Nordic Orion. First completed entirely by ship in the Gjøa by Roald (*) Amundsen, for ten points, what is this mission, a search for a certain trade route? | Finding the Northwest Passages (accept clear-knowledge equivalents; accept Northwestern Passages; accept Canadian Internal Waters; prompt on descriptive answers) |
| Two of this civilization's major cities were Awan and Anshan, and the region of Susa provided its cradle. This civilization, which spoke a language possibly related to Dravidian, often traded with the (+) Indus Valley in the 2000s BCE while fighting Mesopotamian city-states. Inshushinak was the most important god of this civilization, which was conquered by Ashurbanipal of (*) Assyria in 640 BCE. For ten points, name this ancient civilization of southwestern Iran before the Achaemenid conquests. | Elam (accept Halatamti or Huja) |
| Description acceptable. The day after this event, Ambassador Harald Edelstam received the nickname "The Black Pimpernel " after carrying a Swedish flag in front of tanks during a rescue of diplomats from the Cuban Embassy. This event was preceded two months earlier by the similarly failed (+) Tanquetazo. The prime victim of this event likely committed suicide after he was surrounded by troops in the Moneda Palace. On September 11, 1973, Augusto (*) Pinochet ousted Salvador Allende [[uh-YEN-day]] in, for ten points, what event? | 1973 Chilean Coup D'état (accept clear-knowledge equivalents; accept answers indicating the overthrow of Salvador Allende before mentioned; prompt on "September 11" or "9/11") |
| This figure reportedly sang the hymn "Now thank we all our God!" following the armistice at Compiègne [[cohm-PYEHN]]. This military figure erroneously believed the Beer Hall Putsch was a covert effort to return the House of Wittelsbach [[VEE-tehls-bahk]] (+) to power. After the fall of the Netherlands, this man sent a letter congratulating Adolf Hitler for his swift defeat of the Republic. Due to a note in his will, a state funeral was not held in (*) Berlin for, for ten points, what final German kaiser? | Wilhelm the Second (or William the Second; or Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; prompt on "Wilhelm" or "William") |
| Lauri Relander served as president of this country during the Great Depression and briefly supported the far-right Lapua Movement. This country, from which the Heimosodat expeditions were launched to capture Ingria and Petsamo, briefly regained its eastern territories during the (+) Continuation War. This country, where Whites defeated Reds in a 1918 Civil War, was once led by Carl Mannerheim. (*) For ten points, name this country, which resisted Soviet attempts to conquer Helsinki. | Republic of Finland (or Suomi; or Suomen Tasavalta; or Republiken Finland) |
| This modern country was once home to the Khmer Empire, which built Angkor Wat, and was led by Pol Pot in the 20th century. | Kingdom of Cambodia (or Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea) |