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| A 2013 movement protesting taxation on the use of these objects was inspired by the Revolt of the Papier Timbré against Louis the Fourteenth. An operator of these objects named Éric Drouet [[droo-EH]] is among the most-followed members of the yellow vest movement.Fortenpoints,nametheselargevehiclesaffectedbytheFrenchfueltax. | Trucks (acceptSemi-trailers;orTractor-trailers;orCamions;or18-Wheelers; orBigRigs;prompton"Automobiles";donotacceptorprompton"Cars") |
| This system was created by the Wilson-Gorman Tariff of 1894 butwasstruckdown in Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan and Trust Co.. To make up for lost excise revenue, Woodrow Wilson agreed to this system which was legalized by the Sixteenth Amendment. For ten points, name this contribution imposed on individuals and businesses based on their earnings. | IncomeTax (promptonpartialanswers) |
| This man was given poisoned Madeira wine and cyanide-laced cakes before being told, "Better look at the crucifix and say a prayer," by Felix Yusupov. This man wasaskedto heal a royal afflicted by hemophilia, Alexei. For ten points, name this "Mad Monk"whowas anadvisorinthecourtofTsarNicholastheSecond. | GrigoriRasputin (orGrigoriYefimovichRasputin) |
| Some theories contend that asymbolassociatedwiththisdeityinspiredthemodern Rx symbol. This deity fought with his uncle for succession in a serious of myths titled for their Contendings. This god lost at least one eye in a conflict with his rival, Set. For ten points,namethisfalcon-headedEgyptiangodoftheskyandkingship. | Horus (acceptEyeofHorus) |
| From 1920 to 1934, this country was governed by a State Elder, that last of which was Konstantin Päts. This country was restored to independence under Arnold Rüütel [[RYOO-tell]], who was born on its island of Saaremaa. For ten points, name this Baltic nationgovernedfromtheformerHanseaticportofTallinn. | RepublicofEstonia (orEestiVabariik) |
| Pat Buchanan is believed to have received extra votes in some precincts duringthis election yearduetothepoordesignof“butterflyballots.”A5-4courtdecisionregardingthis election year stopped the manual recounting of ballots in Florida. For tenpoints,namethis election in which the Democratic candidate Al Gore was narrowly defeated by Republican GeorgeW.Bush. | 2000U.S.PresidentialElection |
| This ruler upheld a promise to not shed any blood by burying thousands of people alive at Sivas. This ruler, who released flaming camels in a victorious battle against the Tughlaq [[tug-LACK]] Dynasty, was shot bytwoarrows,injuringhisrightleg.Fortenpoints, namethisTurco-Mongolicconqueror,whowasnicknamedforhislimp. | Timur (orTimurtheLame;acceptTimūrGurkānī;acceptTamerlane) |
| Arthur J. Finkelstein is thought to have authored this building's cornerstone inscription, which includes "a tribute to the enduring spirit" of oneconcept.Thisbuilding's height surpassed the Willis Tower, making it the tallest building in the U.S. For ten points, name this New York skyscraper located where two similarly named towersweredestroyed on9/11. | OneWorldTradeCenter (acceptOneWTC;acceptFreedomTower;prompton “WorldTradeCenter”) SecondQuarter |
| The Slippery Noodle Inn, this city’s oldest continuously operational bar, was a stop on the Underground Railroad. During a campaign stop in 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy first told a park fullofBlackvotersinthiscityabouttheassassinationofMartinLutherKing Jr.Foundedasaplannedcityin1821,fortenpoints,whatisthiscapitalofIndiana? | Indianapolis (prompton"Indy") |
| Another planned city in Indiana is this city in the Chicago metropolitan area that was founded as a companytownin1906byU.S.Steel.Fordecadesithostedthelargeststeel millintheworld. | Gary,Indiana |
| The poem "Elegy for Alto" was written by an author from this country who died fighting for the independence of a secessionist state in 1967. The short story "Civil Peace" was written about a conflict in this country that also inspired Half a Yellow Sun. The novel Things Fall Apart was set in, for ten points, what African country that was thebirthplaceof ChinuaAchebe? | FederalRepublicofNigeria |
| The author of “Elegy for Alto,” ChristopherOkigbo,soughttheindependenceofthis regionofNigeria,whichwasthecenteroftheNigerianCivilWar. | Biafra |
| Following this war, England was granted the asiento, [[ah-see-EN-toh]] and was given control of Gibraltar and Nova Scotia. Queen Anne's War encompassed one theater of this conflict, which was formally ended with theTreatyofUtrecht.Fortenpoints,namethis 18thcenturywarfoughtoverthethroneofacertainIberiannation. | WaroftheSpanishSuccession (prompton"QueenAnne'sWar"untilmentioned) |
| The War of the SpanishSuccessionwassparkedbythedeathofCharlestheSecond, thelastmemberofthisEuropeandynastytoruleinSpain. | HabsburgDynasty (acceptHapsburg) |
| The youngest person to win this event was Henri Cornet, who succeeded its first winner, Maurice Garin, aftercheatingallegations.In2012,theUCIstrippedseventitlesfrom an American cyclist after he admitted to using performing-enhancing drugs. Fortenpoints, namethisannualcyclingracewhosecompetitorsincludedLanceArmstrong. | TourdeFrance |
| The Tour de France ceremoniously ends on what National Day of France that celebratesthestormingofaprison? | BastilleDay (acceptFêtenationalefrançaise;acceptJuly14,acceptle14 juillet) |
| After winning that election, FikretAbdić[[AB-ditch]]usedhisAgrokomerccompany to carve out an "autonomous province" in this country's Una-Sana canton. AlijaIzetbegović [[ah-LEE-yah ee-ZET-beh-goh-vitch]] led this country for most of the 1990s, and his government battledtheCroatianDefenseCouncil.Fortenpoints,namethisMuslimmajority countrythatfoughtanearlyfour-yearwartobreakawayfromYugoslavia. | BosniaandHerzegovina (acceptBosnaiHercegovina) |
| This treaty, signed in the U.S., effectively ended the Bosnian war, dividing the countryintoCroat-BosniakandautonomousSerbregions. | DaytonAgreement (orDaytonAccords) |
| This man's bodyguards were called the Celeres [[she-LEH-rehs]], and he reportedly disappeared in a whirlwind while reviewing troops. This slayer of Acron was the victor of the battle of Lacus Curtius and co-ruled with Titus Tatius after arranging the Consualia festival.Fortenpoints,namethisbrotherofRemus,thefirstkingofRome. | Romulus |
| RomulusandRemusattemptedtoresolveadisagreementoverwheretobuildRome byusingAugury,thepracticeofinterpretingomensfromthebehaviorofwhatanimals? | Birds (acceptanyspecificbird;acceptSacredChickens) |
| Esen Taishi captured this dynasty's Emperor Yingzong during the TumuCrisis.This dynasty's emperor, Yongle [[YONG-LUH]], oversaw the creation of texts from the Forbidden City, and a giraffe from Malindi was brought back tothisdynastybyZhengHe[[JUNGHUH]]. For ten points, name this Chinese dynasty that preceded the Qing [[CHING]] and is famous foritsporcelain. | MingDynasty |
| The Ming succeeded this Chinese dynasty established in 1279 by the Mongol emperorKublaiKhan,whichwasvisitedbyMarcoPolo. | YuanDynasty |
| Paul Jennings, a man who was enslaved by this president, wrote what is now considered the first memoir on life in the White House. James Monroe was simultaneously the Secretary of State and Secretary of War in the administration of this president, who, at five-foot-four,wastheshortestpresident.Fortenpoints,namethisfourthU.S.president. | JamesMadisonJr. |
| James Madison drafted what plan that proposed a bicameral legislature? Its alternative title is named after Edmund Randolph, who sponsored it at the Constitutional Convention. | VirginiaPlan (orLarge-StatePlan;acceptRandolphPlanbeforementioned) ThirdQuarter Thecategoriesare: 1.DemocraticPartyStrongholds 2.GermanChancellors 3.TheIncas DemocraticPartyStrongholds Regardingreliably-bluestates,namethestatewhich... |
| WasthesiteofRichardDaley'sChicagopoliticalmachine. | Illinois |
| HasbeenrepresentedbyNancyPelosiandKamalaHarrisinCongress. | California |
| ElecteditsfirstBlackgovernor,DevalPatrick,tosucceedRepublicanMittRomney. | Massachusetts |
| WastheonlystatetovoteforWalterMondalein1984. | Minnesota |
| LostseveralhouseseatstoRepublicansin2022,includingGeorgeSantos. | NewYork |
| HassentDemocratslikeDanielInouye[[IN-oo-yay]]andBrianSchatztotheSenate. | Hawaii GermanChancellors RegardingchancellorsofGermany,namethe... |
| ManwhoorderedtheinvasionofPoland,initiatingWorldWarTwo. | AdolfHitler |
| "IronChancellor"whounifiedGermanyafterwinningtheAustro-PrussianWar. | OttovonBismarck (orOttoEduardLeopoldvonBismarck;orOtto,Princeof Bismarck;CountofBismarck-Schönhausen) |
| LongtimeCDUleaderwhobecamethefirstfemaletoserveaschancellorin2005. | AngelaMerkel (orAngelaDorotheaMerkel;orAngelaDorotheaKasner) |
| Nazipropagandaministerwhoheldtheroleforonedayin1945. | JosephGoebbels[[YOH-sefGEHR-buls]] (orPaulJosephGoebbels) |
| FounderoftheCDUwhobecamethefirstchancellorofWestGermanyin1949. | KonradAdenauer (orKonradHermannJosephAdenauer) |
| Manwhoservedforsixteenyears,overseeingthereunificationof1989to1991. | HelmutKohl (orHelmutJosefMichaelKohl) TheIncas RegardingtheIncapeopleandtheirculture,namethe... |
| Continentonwhichtheirempirewaslocated. | SouthAmerica |
| “LostCity"abovetheSacredValley,northwestofCusco. | MachuPicchu |
| Spanishconquistadorwhocapturedtheircapitalin1532. | FranciscoPizzaro (orFranciscoPizarroGonzález;acceptMarquessofthe Atabillos) |
| Languagetheyspoke,fromwhichthewordsquinoaandllamaderive | Quechua |
| KnottedstringsthattheIncasusedforrecord-keepingandcommunication. | Quipu[[KEE-poo]] (acceptTalkingknots) |
| Ancientsungod,worshipedasthepatronoftheIncastate. | Inti FourthQuarter |
| Before becoming its governor, Robert Hayne stepped down as senator of this state to make way for a man who had been vicepresidentunderAndrew(+)Jackson. That opponent of the Tariff of Abominations and advocate of states' rights from this state was John C. (*) Calhoun. For ten points, name this state where the 1832 Tariff ledto theCharlestonIncident. | SouthCarolina |
| This artist names an informal "Tax" proposed by Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo on second homes worth over one million dollars. This artist encouraged her fans (+) to vote in the November 2018 elections, highlighting her opposition to Tennessee's (*) Marsha Blackburn. For ten points, name this pop artist of the albums 1989andMidnights. | TaylorSwift (orTaylorAlisonSwift;acceptTaylorSwiftTax) |
| One power in this war used creole units known as Zuavos, who were often supported by their wives, the vivandeiras. (+) A self-proclaimed emperor diedatthis war's Battle of CerroCorá,resultinginatreatythatreducedParaguay(*)totwo-thirds of its original size. For ten points, name this 19th century war won by Uruguay, Argentina, andBrazil. | WaroftheTripleAlliance (acceptParaguayanWarbefore"Paraguay"is mentioned) |
| This man was given "a box on the ear" afterclaimingtoberelatedtoacaptain of the same surname named Bernard. New Albion (+) was an area of California claimed by this man, who rounded the Cape of Good Hope and passed through the Spice Islands during an effort aboard the (*) Golden Hind. For ten points, name this Englishmanwhocircumnavigatedtheglobe. | SirFrancisDrake |
| After the Revolutionary War ended, this man fought a bloodless duel in England with the Earl of Lauderdale.ThisformerContinentalArmy(+)majorgeneral published “To the InhabitantsofAmerica”innewspapersnotlongafterthecaptureof John (*) André. For ten points, name this officer in the Revolutionary War whose name is nowsynonymouswithtreasonandbetrayal. | BenedictArnold |
| The names Fe, Fi, Fo,Fum,andPhooeyweregiventofivemicewhotookpartin and 75 lunar orbits aboard this mission,(+)whosecommandpilotwasRonaldEvans. During this December 1972 mission, Gene Cernanbecamethe24thpersontostep(*) ontheMoon.Fortenpoints,namethismostrecentmannedlunarmission. | Apollo17 |
| According to legend, this tribe's members wandered for 42 Green Corn Festivals before finding a hill named Nanih Waiya to settlearound.TheJenaBand(+) and the Mississippi Band are among the divisions of this tribe, which, along with the Muscogee, Seminoles, Chickasaw, and (*) Cherokee, were listed as the Five Civilized Tribes.Fortenpoints,namethistribeoriginallybasedinMississippi. | Choctaw (orChahta) |
| During this monarch's reign, dominions were given more sovereignty in the Statute of Westminster. The initial ministry of the Labour (+)Partywasappointedby this monarch, who was succeeded by a king who abdicated the throne. In power during the tenure of David (*) Lloyd George, this is, for ten points, what king who led EnglandthroughtheFirstWorldWar? | GeorgetheFifthofEngland (acceptGeorgeFrederickErnestAlbert;accept partialanswers) ExtraQuestion |
| This president won re-election in a landslide against an opponent who died before theelectoralvoteswerecounted.Thecorruption(+)ofthispresident’scabinet was seen in the Whiskey Ring and Credit (*) Mobilierscandals.Fortenpoints,namethis president, who became nationally famous for leading the Union Army to victory in the U.S. CivilWar. | UlyssesS.Grant (orHiramUlyssesGrant) |
| Also known as "The Lucky," this explorer and son of a man known as "The Red,"is believedtohavebeenthefirstEuropeantolandinNorthAmerica. | LeifErikson (prompton"LeiftheLucky") |