| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In this election year, the Republican Party temporarily re-branded itself as the National Union Party. George McClellan lost the Presidential election in this year to a man who had previously removed him from command. Hannibal Hamlin was replaced by Andrew Johnson as the Vice Presidential candidate in this election year. For the point, name this election year which resulted in Abraham Lincoln’s 2nd term. | Election of 1864 (prompt on “64”) |
| This man defeated Chen Zuyi’s pirate fleet at the Battle of Palembang. Gavin Menzies controversially claims that a fleet under this man, not Christopher Columbus, discovered the New World. This man was eunuch servant to the eventual Yongle Emperor, who sent him on many diplomatic missions in the Indian Ocean. For the point, name this Ming explorer who led a massive treasure fleet. | Zheng He (accept Ma He) |
| During this event, George VI declared a national day of prayer. This operation, code-named Dynamo, wasassistedbythe“Littleships”suchascivilianfishingboats.TheRoyalNavycarriedoutthisevacuation across the English channel after a 1940 German advance. For the point, name this “miracle” in which an Allied army was rescued from a town in Northern France. | the Dunkirk evacuation (accept Operation Dynamo before it is read) |
| This event was partially sparked by fears that Wovoka’s Ghost Dance movement was a sign for an imminent attack. In the prelude to this event, the deaf Black Coyote did not understand the order to hand over his rifle. James W. Forsyth commanded American troops during this event in which 130 natives were killed at Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. For the point, name this 1890 massacre of the Lakota. | Wounded Knee Massacre (accept Battle of Wounded Knee) |
| This region features a walking trail called the “Tsar’s Path” and was inhabited by Tatars with who had a capital at Bakhchisaray. This region contains the ruins of Panticapaeum in its city of Kerch. This peninsula’s port of Sevastopol was besieged in a 1850s conflict. This peninsula borders the Sea of Azov and juts into the Black Sea. For the point, name this peninsula that was recently annexed by Russia from Ukraine. | Crimea (accept the Crimean Peninsula) |
| During this battle, John Bell Hood defended the Dunker Church from forces under Joseph Hooker. A sunken road in this battle was the site of nearly 6,000 casualties causing it to be nicknamed “Bloody Lane.” The failure of Robert E. Lee to win this battle caused the Confederacy to withdraw from Maryland. For the point, name this 1862 battle, the bloodiest day in American history. | Battle of Antietam |
| Waldemar Fitzurse attacks a monarch in this novel under the guise of the “Blue Knight.” The antagonist of this novel knocks Athelstane unconscious while escaping from Torquilstone Castle. That man, who dies during a climactic duel, is Sir Brian Bois-Guilbert. The title character of this novel accompanies Richard the Lionheart on a crusade and marries Lady Rowena. For the point, name this novel by Sir Walter Scott. | Ivanhoe |
| This company bought many of its’ competitors in the Cleveland Massacre. An article in McClure’s by Ida Tarbell titled “The History of” this company exposed its illegal business tactics. This company was broken up by the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which created companies like Exxon and Mobil. John D. Rockefeller founded, for the point, what massive oil company? | Standard Oil |
| This empire was dismantled in the Treaty of Pressburg which was signed by Francis II. A college of prince-electors selected the rulers of this empire and formed part of the Imperial Diet. Charles V ruled this empire as head of the house of Hapsburg. Charlemagne was is often claimed to be the first ruler of, for the point, what European “empire” centered in Germany that claimed to be the successor of Rome? | Holy RomanEmpire (acceptSacrum Imperium Romanum;acceptHeiliges Romisches Reich) |
| This city was captured in the Battle of Karnal, allowing Nader Shah to capture the Peacock Throne. Ibrahim Lodi failed to defend this city at the Battle of First Panipat which resulted in Babur capturing this city and establishing a new dynasty. Shah Jahan moved his seat of government from Agra to this city. For the point, name this capital of the Mughal Empire for over two hundred years. | Old Delhi (do not accept or prompt on New Delhi) |
| This man created the Report on Manufactures which called for high tari↵s to protect American companies.InexchangeforsupportingaSoutherncapital,ThomasJe↵ersonandJamesMadisonsupported this man’s plan to assume state debts. In one post, this man ordered the creation of the First Bank of the United States. Aaron Burr killed, for the point, what first Secretary of the Treasury? | Alexander Hamilton |
| In protest of this policy, the Azanian People’s Liberation Army carried out the St. James Church Massacre. A series of Pass Laws enforce this policy which divided people into di↵erent “homelands.” An opponent of this policy gave the “I am prepared to die” speech at the Rivonia Trial. Nelson Mandela helped end, for the point, what system of segregation in South Africa? | Apartheid |
| According to one text, after being annointed with tongues of fire, members of this religion began to speek in languages they did not know. The emperors Diocletian and Nero tried to eradicate this religion in the Roman Empire. This religion’s early history is depicted in the Book of Acts, which depicts Paul’s work in spreading this faith. For the point, name this religion spread by the 12 Disciples of Jesus. | Christianity (accept Catholicism; accept Christians; accept Catholics) |
| The leader of the winning side in this conflict returned home only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra. Cassandra prophesied the defeat of one side in this conflict. In the prelude to this conflict, Menelaus was angered after the kidnapping of Helen. Achilles fought in, for the point, what conflict where Greek forces seized a certain city after hiding inside a wooden horse? | Trojan War (accept answers relating to a war between Greece and Troy) |
| This man hit the national political scene with the “A Time for Choosing” speech in support of Barry Goldwater, and he announced “morning again in America” during a re-election campaign against Walter Mondale. This Governor of California campaigned against Jimmy Carter to reach his highest o ce. For the point, name this 40th President of the US, who served for much of the 1980s. | Ronald Wilson Reagan |
| A ruler of this country controlled a colony investigated by Roger Casement who revealed the atrocities of the Force Publique. This country’s ruler Leopold II ran the Congo as a personal colony during which he nearly halved its population. The neutrality of this country was violated by Germany in 1914 as part of the invasion of neighboring France. For the point, name this country with capital at Brussels. | Kingdom of Belgium (accept Koninkrijk Belgie) |
| Individuals of who escaped this status were allowed to be apprehended under the “Bloodhound” Law. The 3/5ths Compromise decided how people of this status were counted in for state populations. The Compromise of 1820 allowed this system in Missouri but banned it in Maine. The 13th Amendment outlawed, for the point, what system of owning another human being which historically targeted African- Americans? | slavery (accept slaves) |
| Article 233 of this country’s Constitution notes that the National Assembly can declare that its president has abandoned its position, a move that was taken in 2013 after the death of Hugo Chavez and again in January 2019. Juan Guaido has contested power in, for the point, what South American country where recent protests against President Nicolas Maduro have failed to create change in Caracas? | Venezuela |
| This President formulated the “Fair Deal” which was largely rejected by the “Do-Nothing Congress.” During one election, the Chicago Daily Tribune incorrectly stated this man had lost to George Dewey. This man attended the Potsdam Conference in 1945, just months after his predecessor died in the midst of his fourth term. For the point, name this President who succeeded Franklin Roosevelt. | Harry S. Truman |
| Cato the Elder ended his speeches by demanding that “this city” must be destroyed. Forces from this city were defeated by Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Zama. This city lost much of its influence in Europe after losing three conflicts with Rome called the Punic Wars. A leader of this city led elephants through the Alps. For the point, name this North African city-state that employed generals such as Hannibal. | Carthage (accept Qart-hadas; accept Carthago; accept Qartaj) |
| Albert Einstein’s Nobel Prize came from explaining how this force is equivalent to curvature in space-time in his General Theory of Relativity. This force causes “wells” to form around massive objects like black holes. A Universal Law of this force was developed by Isaac Newton, supposedly after he was hit by a falling apple. For the point, name this attractive force that pulls objects to Earth’s surface. | gravity (accept gravitation) |
| This project used Council Blu↵s as the definition for the 0.0 marker. Leland Stanford took part in an 1869 ceremony completing this project, which largely ended the use of wagon trains by providing a one-week trip through Promontory Point in Utah. The Union Pacific and Central Pacific collaborated on, for the point, what 19th century engineering project that linked the West and East Coasts? | first transcontinental railroad |
| A portion of this country’s army was destroyed alongside the Highway of Death having earlier been defeated by Norman Schwarzkopf. In 2003, George W. Bush accused this country of possessing weapons of mass destruction. This country was the target of Operation Desert Storm during the First Persian Gulf War. Saddam Hussein led, for the point, what country with capital Baghdad? | Republic of Iraq |
| In the prelude to this event, Operation Fortitude attempted to trick one side into defending Pas-de-Calais. This event was supported by a series of paratrooper drops that attempted to capture Cherbourg. Erwin Rommel’s Atlantic Wall was breached during this event. During this event, Allied forces attacked beaches code-named Gold, Juno, and Omaha. For the point, name this 1944 invasion of Northern France. | D-Day (accept Operation Neptune; accept Operation Overlord; accept invasion of Normandy; prompt on answers related to the invasion of France) |
| This man returned from exile at Finland Station having taken a “sealed train” from Switzerland with the aid of German soldiers. The October Revolution, which overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky, was orchestrated by this man. This leader of the Bolsheviks won the Russian Civil War in 1922. Joseph Stalin succeeded, for the point, what founder of the Soviet Union? | Vladimir Lenin (accept Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov) |
| Description Acceptable. A concrete and steel “sarcophagus” was built in the aftermath of one of these events which resulted in the evacuation of Pripyat and the establishment of an exclusion zone. One of these events was caused by the power failure of a cooling pump due to a 2011 tsunami. Fukushima and Chernobyl were sites of, for the point, what events in which radioactive material is released into the atmosphere from a power plant? | nuclear disaster (accept nuclear meltdown; accept any answer relating to the failure of a nuclear power plant) |
| In a 2 AM speech at the University of Michigan, this man announced the creation of the Peace Corps. This man supported West Germany in a speech declaring “Ich bin ein Berliner” which was incorrectly interpreted as referring to a jelly doughnut. For the point, name this President who instructed his “fellow Americans” to “ask not what your country can do for you” in his 1961 inaugural address. | John F. Kennedy |
| This artist originally planned to include a sculpture of a twisted Prigioni struggling against his bound hands in the tomb of Pope Julius II, for which this man completed a horned sculpture of Moses. A work by this artist is signed on the sash of a woman cradling her dead son, and another sculpture by this man stands contrapposto with a slingshot on his shoulder. For the point, name this Italian Renaissance sculptor of Piet`a and a marble David. | Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (accept either underlined name) |
| This city was the site of a 1793 Yellow Fever epidemic combated by Benjamin Rush. The US capital was briefly moved to this city in 1790 after originally being in New York. During one meeting in this city, John Hancock marked a document with a massive signature. The Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence in this city’s Independence Hall. For the point, name this largest city in Pennsylvania. | Philadelphia |
| This man warned of Soviet influence stretching from “Trieste to the Adriatic” in a speech where he coined the term “Iron Curtain”. In support of the Royal Air Force, this man stated “never before has so much been owed... to so few.” This leader refused to surrender to Nazi Germany despite numerous bombing raids on London. For the point, name this Prime Minister who led England through World War II. | Winston Churchill Extra Tossups |
| A famous goal of this practice was chrysopoeia, a process that often began with mercury. Centuries after his death, a 14th century scribe named Nicolas Flamel was said to have mastered this practice and created a “philosopher’s stone.” For the point, name this ancient pseudo-scientific tradition, commonly remembered today for its attempts to transmute base metals like lead into gold. | alchemy (accept word forms, like alchemists; prompt on “transmute” and word forms before mentioned) |
| In January 2019, senator Je↵ Merkley asked the FBI to investigate the head of this Cabinet department, Kirstjen Nielsen, for perjury related to a policy on family separation. This Cabinet department oversees the Coast Guard, Secret Service, FEMA, and ICE. For the point, name this newest US Cabinet department, which was established in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. | Department of Homeland Security |