| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Treaty of Fort Stanwix set Indian Territory's southern border at this river. This river was known as the "River Jordan" by slaves who often had to cross it to escape North. Fort Pitt was constructed at this river's confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela. For the point, name this river that forms the southern borders of Illinois, Indiana, and a namesake midwestern state. | Ohio River |
| This nation and France engaged in the bloodless Lobster War over a vessel launched from modern Mauritania. President Emílio Garrastazu [[GAHR-uh-stah-zoo]] Médici oversaw this nation's "Economic Miracle," which halted rapid inflation of the real [[RAY- all]]. This country is the largest member of the trade bloc Mercosur. For the point, name this South American country last ruled by Manuel II of Portugal. | Federative Republic of Brazil (Republica Federativa do Brasil) |
| This city's Hongkew district was the only ghetto to openly accept Jewish immigrants through World War Two. Japan ordered this city to dismantle its defenses after the death of a lieutenant in the Oyama Incident. Nationalist Tang Enbo retreated from this city after failing to hold the Huangpu River, leading to occupation by the People's Liberation Army. For the point, name this largest city in China. | Shanghai |
| In this nation, Arecibo native and AFL labor leader Luisa Capetillo was arrested for wearing trousers in public. Pedro Rosselló privatized this nation's telecommunications company with the support of local militia like the Boricua [[bohr-REE-kwuh]] Popular Army. Nationalists from this island fired on U.S. representatives in hopes of greater autonomy regarding, for the point, what U.S. island territory? | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (accept Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico; accept P.R.) |
| EOKA stalwart Nikos Sampson was made interim president of this nation following a coup by Dimitrios Ioannidis. This island's eastern half is demarcated by a zone known as the "Green Line." President Makarios III supported the concept of Enosis, which describes, for the point, what Mediterranean island nation's desire to reunify with Greece? | Republic of Cyprus (accept Kypriaki Dimokratia; accept Kibris Cumhuriyeti; accept Kypros; accept Kibris) |
| This first literate society in Europe uniquely used dolphins and snake goddesses in its art. This civilization declined after the Thera Eruption, and its hieroglyphics are still undeciphered. This civilization was discovered by Arthur Evans, who distinguished their writing from Mycenean Linear B. Bull-leaping is a popular motif in the art of, for the point, what Cretan civilization centered on Knossos? | Minoan Civilization (or Minoans) |
| One variation of this language was unrecognized until a 1968 declassification, and Bill Clinton awarded Silver Medals to all speakers of that variation. While at Camp Pendleton, Chester Nez developed that variation of this language, which was used by Windtalkers credited with creating the only military code never to be deciphered. For the point, name this Native American "code-talking" language. | Navajo (accept Navaho; or Diné bizaad; or Naabeehó bizaad) |
| This man was burned during combat in the Solomon Islands in 1945, and he participated in a rescue in his country's Southern Alps. This man is the only non-head of state to appear on New Zealand's currency, and the first foreign national to be conferred honorary citizenship in Nepal. For the point, name this man who, with Tenzing Norgay, became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. | Edmund Hillary (or Sir Edmund Percival Hillary) |
| Before its unification in 872, this country was composed of petty kingdoms including Vestfold and Halogaland. This country would suffer the "400-Year Night" under Danish domination before finally breaking away from Sweden. This country was Christianized under its "Eternal King," St. Olaf. For the point, name this Scandinavian kingdom that was ruled by Haakon VII [[the SEVENTH]] during World War Two. | Kingdom of Norway (accept Kongeriket Norge; accept Kongeriket Noreg; accept Norgga gonagasriika; accept Vuona gånågisrijkka; accept Vuodna; accept Norjan kuninkhaanvaltakunta) |
| In 1933, a man with this position was critically wounded by Giuseppe Zangara while shaking hands with Franklin Roosevelt. Abraham Ribicoff condemned the "Gestapo tactics" of a holder of this position during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Richard J. Daley held, for the point, what position, currently held by Lori Lightfoot who oversees municipal matters in the U.S.'s third-largest city? | Mayor of Chicago (or Chicago Mayor) |
| Realist Ilya Repin painted working men on this river in near-inhumane conditions in his Barge Haulers on this river. The Great Northern War temporarily halted the construction of a canal between this river and the Don. This river partly names the city once known as Stalingrad. For ten points, name this major Russian River that empties into the Caspian Sea. | Volga River |
| One building in this country’s Maria Luisa Park was featured in both Lawrence of Arabia and The Phantom Menace. This country’s Tabernas Desert was the filming location for the tank chase in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. For the point, name this country where Park Güell [[GWELL]] features mosaics by Antoni Gaudí, as well as the Sagrada Família basilica. | Kingdom of Spain (or Reino de España) |
| The Battle of Seven Oaks was fought in this country that was home to a conflict between the forces of Lord Selkirk and the North West Company. The Pemmican War was fought in this country where an “errand for peace” was led by Garnet Wolseley. John MacDonald faced two rebellions in this home country of the Métis. The Red River Rebellion occurred in, for the point, what country’s province of Manitoba? | Canada |
| This man was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge to succeed William J. Burns in the Justice Department. In his new position, this government agent organized the later stages of the Palmer Raids and re-located Melvin Purvis and other special agents. For the point, name this first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. | J. Edgar Hoover |
| This head of government briefly lost a majority after the defection of Phillip Lee. This man's deputy Dominic Raab took temporary power when this politician was hospitalized for Covid-19. This man led his party to an 80-seat majority in a general election against Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party. For the point, name this leader of the Conservative Party and current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. | Boris Johnson (or Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson) |
| Alexander Bogdanov led a split in this group that included the "recallists" and "ultimatists." Roman Malinovsky infiltrated this group for the Okhrana secret police, and the ideology of this group was formulated in the pamphlet What is to Be Done? For the point, identify this Vladimir Lenin-led Marxist faction that took power in the 1917 October Revolution after splitting from the Mensheviks. | Bolsheviks (or Bolshevists) |
| Alexander Stephens joined this political party after serving as Vice President of the Confederacy. This party used poll taxes to secure the election of Grover Cleveland to the presidency, and this party lost support in the South after Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. The first African-American President of the United States was nominated by, for the point, what party represented by a donkey? | Democratic Party (or Democrats) |
| The parties involved in this conflict were the subjects of a Reconciliation Day instituted by Bob Wise and Paul Patton. Cottontop Mount was hanged during this conflict, which was escalated by the killing of Bill Staton. Devil Anse led one side of this conflict that flared after a dispute over ownership of a hog. For the point, name this feud between two families in Kentucky and West Virginia. | Hatfield-McCoy Feud (accept Hatfield-McCoy War) |
| The formation of this construct involved the collision of Gondwana and Euramerica. The theory behind this construct was first presented by German geophysicist Alfred Wegener [[VEG-nurr]]. Arthur Holmes suggested that this construct broke up due to mantle convection. This structure was once surrounded by the great ocean Panthalassa. For the point, identify this theoretical super-continent. | Pangaea (or Pangea) |
| A faithless elector prevented this U.S. president from unanimously winning the White House, even though he ran unopposed. This U.S. president issued a statement claiming that any colonial powers trying to claim New World territory would be perceived as hostile to the United States. For the point, name this 5th U.S. president whose administration coincided with the “Era of Good Feelings.” | James Monroe |
| Digby Tatham-Warter used this object to incapacitate a German armored vehicle by poking the driver in the eyes. Assassins used this object to poison Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov using ricin. Protesters in Hong Kong used these objects to shield from pepper spray and other anti-riot tools. Also known as a parson, this is, for the point, what object used to avoid the sun and rain? | Umbrella (accept Parasol before mentioned) |
| This government's first leader broke away from the Council of Five Elders and maintained exclusive trading rights with the Netherlands. During the Bakumatsu period of this government, the Convention of Kanagawa was signed, signaling the reversal of its isolationist sakoku policy. Established after the Battle of Sekigahara by a namesake founder, for the point, what was this last shogunate of Japan? | Tokugawa Shogunate (or Edo Shogunate; or Tokugawa bafuku; or Edo bafuku) |
| Robert Toombs and Henry Benning led troops in this battle that prevented one side from crossing a bridge. The first offensive in this battle was mounted against Robert E. Lee’s left flank, and that attack acted on information discovered in Special Order 191, or the "Lost Dispatch." For the point, name this Civil War battle fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland, the single bloodiest day in American history. | Battle of Antietam (accept Battle of Sharpsburg before mentioned) |
| One text of this religion is titled The Promised Key, which was written by its first follower, Leonard Howell. Marcus Garvey heavily influenced this religion and is regarded as a prophet among its followers. Adherents of this religion refer to God as Jah and believe Haile Selassie to be the second coming. For the point, name this Abrahamic religion developed in Jamaica in the 1930s. | Rastafarianism (or Rastafari Movement |
| A clan led by Xanthippus [[ZAN-thipp-iss]] prosecuted this battle's victorious general for treason after the Expedition at Paros. Miltiades outmaneuvered the commander Datis at this battle, which halted a Persian Invasion of Greece. The courier Pheidippides [[FYE-"dip"-uh-dees]] supposedly died after running to Athens to tell of a Greek victory at, for the point, what battle that now names a long-distance run? | Battle of Marathon |
| One precursor to his conflict was the Battle of Sinop, an ultimatum ignored by Russia to withdraw from the Danubian Principalities. In this conflict, the armies of the Ottoman Empire were led by Omar Pasha. During this conflict, the British commander Lord Raglan helped to secure victory at the Battle of Balaclava. For the point, name this conflict during which the Charge of the Light Brigade took place. | Crimean War |
| This man and his father, Squire, were both expelled from the Quaker community in Pennsylvania before moving to North Carolina. As a prisoner, this man was adopted by the Shawnee, but escaped after learning the tribe intended to attack this man's settlement in Kentucky. For the point, name this legendary frontiersman who blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap. | Daniel Boone |
| The Cumaean Sibyl instructed Aeneas to give an object made of this material to Proserpina to enter the underworld. Hippomenes distracted Atalanta with fruit made of this material in order to win a footrace. Those fruits made of this material grew in an orchard protected by the Hesperides. For the point, name this precious metal produced by the cursed touch of King Midas. | Gold (accept Golden Bough; accept Golden Apples; prompt on "Metal" before mentioned) |
| This person's service as an apothecary assistant led to her inclusion of the poison strychnine in The Mysterious Affair at Styles. This author set the work Appointment with Death in the stone city of Petra. This author created the characters Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot. The best-selling fiction writer of all-time is, for the point, what British author of Murder on the Orient Express? | Agatha Christie (accept Mary Westmacott; accept Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie; accept Lady Mallowan; accept Agatha Miller) |
| One site in this country is home to a stone, egg-like artifact called the Omphalos. One structure in this country had its marble statues controversially removed in the 1800s by Thomas Bruce, the Earl of Elgin. This country was formerly home to a chryselephantine sculpture of a sky god made by Phidias. For the point, name this country that contains the original home of the Olympics. | Republic of Greece (accept Elleniki Demokratia; accept Hellenic Republic) |
| A player of this instrument rose to prominence with Benny Goodman and recorded the album Solo Flight. In addition to Charlie Christian, this instrument was played by surf musician Dick Dale and blues artist Robert Johnson. Another player of this instrument rose to fame with songs like "Johnny B. Goode." For the point, name this instrument and essential element of rock and roll played by Chuck Berry. | Electric Guitar |
| One attempt to assassinate this man was made by Georg Elser, a carpenter whose bomb detonated at the Bürgerbräukeller [[BYOO-guh-BROY-keh-luh]]. Another attempt to assassinate this man with a briefcase bomb was led by Claus von Stauffenberg as part of Operation Valkyrie on July 20, 1944. For the point, name this man who killed himself near the end of his Nazi regime. | Adolf Hitler |