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|---|---|
| John Bradley once claimed that the U.S. told one country's government that the failure of this organization to "reconsider its [context]" could affect bilateral relations. A $1.9 million payment to Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld by the UAE may have contributed to investigations into this organization, which has a name meaning "the Island." This company has extensively covered its country's hosting of the World Cup in 2022. Based in Qatar, for ten points, what is this Arabic-language news broadcaster? | Al Jazeera (accept al-jazīrah) |
| George Church claimed that he felt "an obligation to be balanced about" an incident involving this technology which he helped develop. A 2018 action described as "a serious violation of the Chinese government's laws and regulations" involved the use of this technology to remove a region of CCR5. Emmanuelle Charpentier [[shar-pen-TYEH]] and Jennifer Doudna were involved with the development of this technology, which was developed through studies of the endonuclease Cas9. For ten points, name this gene editing technology used to modify gene function. | CRISPR (accept Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) |
| The cancellation of an order by Hawaiian Airlines led this man to acquire a Boeing 767 that is known as The Bandit. Boris Berezovsky brought a civil case against this man concerning the alleged creation of a contract regarding profit-sharing in Sibneft. This man may have been poisoned during March 2022 peace talks with Rustem Umarov of Ukraine. Having a net worth of over $14 billion as of 2021, this is, for ten points, what Russian oligarch who was the former owner of the football club, Chelsea? | Roman Abramovich (or Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich) |
| This politician received a Gandhi International Peace Award largely due to his efforts as the 2011 to 2015 Chair of the Stop the War Coalition. This politician was the subject of a controversy that claimed he was present at a wreath-laying ceremony for perpetrators of the Munich Massacre. Owen Smith was defeated by this politician in a 2016 leadership election before he was later succeeded in that position by Keir Starmer. A former leader of the Labour Party, this is, for ten points, what head of the U.K.'s Opposition from 2015 to 2020? | Jeremy Corbyn (or Jeremy Bernard Corbyn) |
| This leader aimed to improve the employment opportunities of citizens of his country abroad with the Global Markets Action Plan. Strength in Democracy opposed an Anti-Terrorism Act that passed during the leadership of this man who oversaw his country's withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol. Paul Martin preceded this man in a position in which he uniquely represented the modern Conservative Party. Serving alongside Governors General David Johnston and Michaëlle Jean [[mik-"eye"-EEL ZHON]], this man once tabled a 2006 Québécois nation motion. For ten points, name this prime minister of Canada who preceded Justin Trudeau. | Stephen Harper (or Stephen Joseph Harper) |
| This man, initially a real estate developer, was responsible for the creation of Telemilano in 1974. From 1986 to 2017, this man owned A.C. Milan, a soccer team in Italy’s Serie A league. In 1994, this man founded the Forza Italia party, which led to his election as prime minister of Italy in 2001. For ten points, name this man who led Italy for three stints as prime minister until his resignation in 2011, making him the third-longest serving person in that role since Italian unification. | Silvio Berlusconi [[behr-loo-SKOH-nee]] |
| The ZBCG was an opposition coalition formed in this country in 2020. The hashtag "Oduprise" became popular in a set of 2019 protests against the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists in this country. Dritan Abazović [[ah-BAH-zoh-vitch]] is the current prime minister of this country whose decision to join NATO in 2017 prompted protests due to memories of the 1999 bombing campaign in Yugoslavia. In 2006, this country declared independence from neighboring Serbia. For ten points, name this European country with capital at Podgorica [[pod-goh-REET-sah]]. | Montenegro (accept Crna Gora) |
| A party founded by this man formed a coalition that contained the Ecological Green Party and had a name meaning "Together We Will Make History." This man announced the creation of a "Cabinet of Denunciation" to stymie the moves of one opponent after this man's supporters declared him the "legitimate president" in 2006. The National Regeneration Movement, or Morena, was founded by this man who hails from the state of Tabasco. Taking office in 2018 as the successor to Enrique Peña Nieto, this is, for ten points, what president of Mexico? | Andrés Manuel López Obrador (prompt on partial answers; accept AMLO) |
| Following a foreign country's invasion, one character in this work escapes to Fremont, California near where he begins to attend courses at San Jose State University. That character in this work had earlier framed another character for the theft of a watch. The words "For you, a thousand times over" appear repeatedly in this book, in which Ali dies after a land mine detonates. The 1979 Soviet invasion provides part of the backdrop of this work in which a Pashtun named Amir spends his youth fighting with a title object. For ten points, name this 2003 novel by Khaled Hosseini. | The Kite Runner |
| After initially losing to Michael Towke in a pre-selection vote to become his party's candidate from Cook, this politician was later chosen after Towke became involved in a branch-stacking scheme. This follower of Pentecostalism became head of his party after defeating Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, the latter of whom was slated to replace Malcolm Turnbull. For ten points, name this Liberal prime minister of Australia who was defeated by Anthony Albanese in May 2022. | Scott Morrison (or Scott John Morrison) |
| In November 2021, this company shut down access to its services in mainland China due to an “increasingly challenging business and legal environment.” Katie Couric was hired in 2014 to be a Global Anchor for this company’s news program. This company rejected a bid from Microsoft to acquire it for $44.6 billion in 2008. Along with AOL and Huffington Post, this company was managed by a parent company known as Oath Inc. until it was renamed to Verizon Media. For ten points, what web services company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo? | Yahoo! Inc. |
| Items placed near this structure to replace an object found at its site included a railroad spike taken from close to a burial ground at Shockoe Bottom. A Bible and a magazine clipping were among the items found in a second time capsule discovered near the base of this structure, which was the subject of restrictive covenants that a state's Supreme Court found untenable in a ruling that favored Ralph Northam. Graffiti was sprayed on this structure after the death of George Floyd. Found on Monument Avenue in Richmond, for ten points, what was this structure celebrating a Confederate general? | Robert E (dward) Lee Monument (accept Equestrian Statue of Robert E (dward) Lee; prompt on partial answers) |
| One man who died while serving in this force is the namesake of the USS Michael Monsoor. Another of these people works with Echo Charles as the host of a podcast that he created after writing the book Extreme Ownership. Jocko Willink was an officer who led a Task Unit of this force which took part in the Battle of Ramadi. Members of a special unit within this group carried out Operation Neptune Spear during a raid in Abbottabad which led to the killing of Osama bin Laden. For ten points, name this special forces contingent of the U.S. Navy. | Navy SEALs (or United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land Teams; accept SEAL Team Six; accept SEAL Team 3; prompt on "U.S. Military" or United States "Navy" or similar answers) |
| After being barred from running for the presidency of this country, a former coup leader's masked supporters took to the streets with machetes during Black Thursday. Most of the casualties during Hurricane Stan occurred in this country whose leaders included Efraín Ríos Montt. A former comedian named Jimmy Morales ran this country prior to the election of its current leader, Alejandro Giammattei. The rights of the indigenous people of this country have been promoted by Rigoberta Menchú. For ten points, name this volcano- heavy Central American country west of El Salvador and Honduras. | Republic of Guatemala (or República de Guatemala) |
| Protestors chanting "Not him" held rallies after this man left a hospital following an attack he faced while campaigning. This man came to power after winning a runoff election in 2018 against Fernando Haddad. Holding the rank of captain, this man once claimed that "20 years of order and progress" was realized under military dictatorship. This opponent of the Workers' Party succeeded Michel Temer and is sometimes referred to as the "Trump of the Tropics." For ten points, who is this current Brazilian president? | Jair Bolsonaro (or Jair Messias Bolsonaro) |
| This outcome was the goal of an organization that dissolved in 2014 and of which Blair Jenkins was the chief executive. A desire to "secure our place in the EU" was cited as a motive for this movement by a woman who had served as Deputy First Minister under Alex Salmond. That woman, Nicola Sturgeon, became First Minister of the central location after this outcome was voted against during a 2014 referendum in which voters from Aberdeen and Glasgow participated. For ten points, name this outcome, seeking to separate a country from the U.K. | Scottish Independence (accept Independence of Scotland; accept Alba in place of Scotland; accept clear-knowledge equivalents; prompt on partial answers) |
| The development of the Viola–Jones framework was largely aimed at creating a technology of this type. Australian businessman Hoan Ton-That co-founded a company, with New York politician Richard Schwartz, that sells a technology of this type. At least 582 soldiers from Russia have been the subject of a technology of this type developed by Clearview AI [[A-I]]. That company using this technology is often employed by law enforcement and makes use of social media accounts and a database of indexed images. For ten points, name this software used to identify individuals. | Facial Recognition System (accept synonyms and word forms; prompt on "Object Recognition" or "Object Detection" or similar answers) |
| During a 2012 election in this county, 29 of its 38 parliamentary seats were won by the Progressive Liberal Party. The current prime minister of this country had earlier served as a deputy under Perry Christie. That leader of this country, Philip Davis, governs from the island of New Providence. In 2020, a home was listed on sale in this country that belonged to its former governor-general, Edward VIII [[the Eighth]]. Consisting of numerous cays, for ten points, what is this island nation in the West Indies with capital at Nassau? | Commonwealth of The Bahamas |
| The James Madison Center for Free Speech was founded by this man who once referred to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act as an "ideological wish list." In successive campaigns, this man defeated challengers like Bruce Lunsford and Alison Grimes. During the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court in 2017, this man invoked the nuclear option for the first time since Harry Reid. Serving alongside Rand Paul, this is, for ten points, what Kentucky senator who is also Senate Minority Leader? | Mitch McConnell (or Addison Mitchell McConnell) |
| In a 2022 referendum, voters in this country stripped its "Assembly of People" of the right to nominate nine MPs. Those MPs, who joined a parliament in this country split between its People's, Ak Zhol, and Nur Otan parties, included Yuri Li, a member of this Central Asian nation's Korean minority. Nur Otan was founded by a former dictator of this country who was known as Elbasy. Nursultan Nazarbayev once led, for ten points, what country, whose capital was moved by Nazarbayev from Almaty to Astana? | Republic of Kazakhstan (or Qazaqstan Respublikasy) |
| With Rosianna Halse Rojas, this man founded a book club aimed at combating child mortality in Sierra Leone known as Life's Library. This man offers an analysis of "facets of the human condition on a five-star scale" in a podcast series that shares its name with his book The Anthropocene Reviewed. With his brother, Hank, this co-creator of Vlogbrothers started a series consisting of 46 seasons with such topics as European History and Film History. For ten points, name this YouTuber, known for his Crash Course series. | John Green (or John Michael Green) |
| In 2009, it was announced that $11 billion would be invested over 5 years to allow an infrastructural project named for this region to decrease transportation times from roughly twelve days to seven days to one of its country's borders. The current Plenipotentiary Representative of a Federal District named for this region is Anatoly Seryshev. The Mir-1 submersible was sent to investigate a notably deep body of water in this region, often distinguished from the Far East. For ten points, Lake Baikal is located in what 5.1 million square mile region of Russia? | Siberia |
| The author of the majority opinion on this case used Washington v. Glucksberg as precedent to argue that rights must be "deeply rooted" in national history. Following this decision, Clarence Thomas suggested that other due process cases, which include Obergefell v. Hodges and Griswold v. Connecticut. This court case resulted after the Jackson Women's Health Organization challenged a 2018 Mississippi state law. For ten points, name this case that overturned Planned Parenthood v. Casey and Roe v. Wade. | Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization |
| This man claimed that he "didn't want to let the journalist down" when explaining why he did an interview with Le Equipe. Justice Anthony Kelly ordered that this man be removed from detention at a hotel where he had been staying after the cancellation of a visa he had received to travel to Melbourne for an event, partly taking place at Rod Laver Arena. Despite requesting judicial review, this man was asked to leave the host country of the 2022 Australian Open, which was subsequently won by Rafael Nadal. For ten points, name this Serbian tennis player. | Novak Djokovic [[JOH-koh-vitch]] (be lenient on pronunciation; prompt on "Nole"; prompt on "Djoker") |
| This organization spent $360,000 during a 2013 election that led to John Morse and Angela Giron's recall. Segments created on immigration and other topics that were thought to be beyond the core message of this organization led it to sue its advertising agency, Ackerman McQueen. Declaring bankruptcy in 2021 before announcing a plan to restructure in Texas, this organization's president, Oliver North, stepped down in 2018. Wayne LaPierre heads this organization which was criticized by some groups after an incident in Uvalde, Texas. For ten points, name this organization which advocates for gun rights. | NRA (or National Rifle Association) |
| One holder of this Cabinet position represented Kansas's 4th district from 2011 to 2017. The current holder of this position had earlier co-founded a political consulting company called WestExec Advisors. Another holder of this position was originally a civil engineer before rising to become CEO of ExxonMobil, a position he held until 2016. A former senator from Massachusetts who held this Cabinet position ran unsuccessfully for president in 2004. For ten points, name this position, held by Rex Tillerson, John Kerry, and Antony Blinken. | U.S. Secretary of State |