| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| During one voyage, this man attempted a mutiny against Chris Newport. This man, who coined the named New England, said “he that will not work, shall not eat” in a colony that had experienced the “Starving Time.” During a meeting with the Powhatan, this man was supposedly saved by a princess who laid her body across his. For the point, name this leader of Jamestown who created a fictional account of his relationship with Pocahontas. | John Smith |
| At the Battle of Verdun, Robert Nivelle exclaimed “they shall not pass” while defending one of these structures. The Marquis de Vauban innovated the construction of this structures, pioneering their star design. A ring of these concrete structures were funded by Minister of War Andr´e Maginot. For the point, name this defensive structures meant to protect places of strategic importance. | fortifications (accept citadel) |
| This man inspired the local New Haven tradition “Powder House Day” after a militia led by him captured gunpowder stores. With Ethan Allen, this colonel seized control of Fort Ticonderoga. This husband of Peggy Shippen conspired with John Andre to surrender West Point. For the point, name this American general whose name has become synonymous with “traitor.” | Benedict Arnold |
| This person’s divinity was confirmed at an oracle while following birds in the desert to the Siwa Oasis. This general, who cut the Gordian Knot, nearly died at the hands of the nobleman Rhiosakes at the Battle of the Granicus. This king crossed the Indus with his Phalanx to fight Porus in India. For the point, name this Macedonian king, son of Phillip II, who defeated the Persian Empire. | Alexander the Great (accept Alexander III of Macedon) |
| This activist published The Woman’s Bible, to counter pseudo-Biblical arguments against women’s suffrage. This woman presented her most famous work at the Seneca Falls conference, where she claimed that “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.” For the point, name this author of the Declaration of Sentiments and frequent collaborator with Susan B. Anthony. | Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
| Inscriptions from this dynasty reference Rome as Daqin. Gan Ying was sent by this dynasty to explore the far reaches of the Parthian Empire. Wang Mang’s Xin dynasty interrupted this dynasty for more than a decade. Liu Bang founded this dynasty after overthrowing the Qin dynasty. The Silk Road started during, for the point, what dynasty that names China’s largest ethnic group. | Han Dynasty |
| The accuser in this case attributed the defendant’s efficiency to military training he learned while on the set of Frogmen. The defendant in this case later was arrested for a robbery case recovering his signed memorabilia in Las Vegas. Johnny Cochrane said “If the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit” during this case. For the point, name this trial where a former NFL player was not convicted of murdering his wife, Nicole Brown. | O.J. Simpson’s Murder Trial |
| During this period, the self-harming group known as the Flagellants hit its high watermark in popularity. Casimir III of Poland accepted persecuted Jews during this period. This period began when the besieged Caffa was exposed to infected bodies launched into their city. For the point, name this period that killed one-quarter of the European population during the 14th century. | Black Death (accept the Bubonic Plague; prompt on plague alone; prompt on answers related to the “Medieval Period” or the “Middle Ages”) |
| William Butler Yeats claimed to have contacted the founder of this faith through psychic powers. Most of this faith’s later books are written in the Pahlavi script, and it’s priest were known as Magi. This faith’s cosmology surrounds the battle between good, Ahura Mazda, and evil, Angra Mainyu. For the point, name this Persian faith that worships in fire temples. | Zoroastrianism |
| This structure was delayed by Secretary of the Interior James Watt who refused to give out a permit. A statue called the Three Serviceman can be found near this memorial. The designed of this memorial won a contest while an undergraduate at Yale. For the point, name this Maya Lin-designed memorial meant to honor victims of a 1960s war. | Vietnam Veterans Memorial |