| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| TIEBREAKER: One leader from this country coined the term "engaged Buddhism" and criticized American military action in this country in a book subtitled Lotus in a Sea of Fire. One religion centered in this country's city of Tay Ninh venerates Sun Yat-Sen and Victor Hugo. For the point, name this Southeast Asian country where the monk Thích Quảng Đức committed self-immolation in Saigon. | Vietnam (accept South Vietnam) |
| TIEBREAKER: One holder of this office oversaw the creation of the Hofstadter Commission, which prompted the decline of Tammany Hall. The first person to hold this position was George Clinton. This executive position was held by four future presidents, including Martin van Buren and Grover Cleveland. For the point, name this gubernatorial position held by Ray LaGuardia and Nelson Rockefeller. | Governor of New York |
| TIEBREAKER: This country's first move towards democracy took place in 1832 under the Great Reform Act, which abolished the rotten boroughs. This country finally abolished representation for its two ancient universities of Oxbridge after World War Two, guaranteeing a one-man-one-vote system. For the point, name this country governed by a parliament composed of the Houses of Commons and Lords. | United Kingdom of Great Britain and (Northern) Ireland (accept England or Great Britain) |
| TIEBREAKER: An early king of this nation named Bassarab the Founder broke off from the hegemony of Charles Robert of Hungary. That leader won the Battle of Posada near Oltenia, and Michael the Brave briefly united the three regions compromising this modern nation, which included Wallachia, Moldavia. For the point, identify this modern nation where Vlad the Impaler ruled over regions such as Transylvania. | Romania |
| A ship named for this state was sunk in 1864 at the Battle of Cherbourg [[SHEHR- boorg]] by the USS Kearsarge [[KEER-sarj]]. At a naval battle fought along the coast of this state, David Farragut shouted, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” For the point, name this southern state, home to Mobile Bay as well as the first Confederate capital, Montgomery. | Alabama (accept CSS Alabama) |
| The name of this organization means "The Base” or “The Foundation” in English. In 1998, during Operation Infinite Reach, the United States launched cruise missiles against this organization’s bases in Sudan and Afghanistan in response to attacks against U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. For the point, name this organization once led by Osama bin Laden. | al-Qaeda (or al-Qāʿidah) |
| The villages of Stolpen and Wurzen were looted in retribution for Hans of Carlowitz driving off hundreds of these animals owned by the Bishop of Meissen. The citizens of Megara may have set these animals on fire to scare off Seleucid war elephants, and Medieval Nuremberg had a public official who inspected this animal's meat. For the point, name this domesticated mammal whose meat is used to make bacon. | Pigs (accept Sow; accept Saukrieg; accept Swine; accept Boar; accept Hog) |
| Fear of this country in the Netherlands was stoked by the "Liberators" poster. Francis Trollope wrote of the "Domestic Manners" of this country, while Frederick Marryat was burnt in effigy for his description of this country. Charles Dickens satirized this country as a land full of hucksters in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit. For the point, name this North American nation, the subject of an Alexis de Tocqueville work describing its democracy. | United States of America (accept USA; accept America) |
| One king with this name stated "Would no one rid me of this Archbishop," leading knights to murder Saint Thomas à Becket. The second king of this name established the Angevin Empire. The seventh king of this name won the throne after the War of the Roses and founded the Tudor dynasty. For the point, give this name of eight English kings, the last of whom had six wives. | Henry (accept Henry I, Henry II, or Henry VII [[the SEVENTH]]; or Henry VIII [[the EIGHTH]]) |
| The winner of this presidential election was accused of digging up voters from Chicago cemeteries. In this election, unpledged electors voted for segregationist Harry Byrd. One survey claimed that radio listeners of a debate in this election chose a different winner than TV watchers due to the loser’s sickly appearance. For the point, name this election in which John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon. | Election of 1960 (accept the Nixon/Kennedy Election before mentioned) |