| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This person led an expedition which erroneously identified the Cass and Leech Lakes in Minnesota as the upper and lower sources of the Mississippi River. When Spanish authorities arrested this person for illegally entering New Mexico, he exploited his captivity to learn more about Spanish America. For ten points, name this man, after whom the highest peak of the southern Front Range of the Rockies was named. | Zebulon Pike (or Zebulon Montgomery Pike; accept Pike's Peak) |
| The novel Unintended Consequences depicts this figure being assaulted by an ATF agent. A statue of this figure atop Old Bailey is not shown with a characteristic garment due to her "maidenly form." Prudentia, who holds a mirror and a snake, is the counterpart of this figure, who shares similarities with the Greek goddess Dike [[DYE-kee]] and the Egyptian goddess Maat. For ten points, name this figure who represents the impartiality of the legal system, notable for holding scales while blindfolded. | Lady Justice (accept Lustitia or Justitia) |
| A scale model of this building is located on the northern border of Inner Mongolia in Jalainur. This building, designed by Postnik Yakovlev, is officially named "Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat." This church was built to commemorate the capture of Astrakhan and Kazan. Ivan the Terrible blinded the architect of this cathedral, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site with the Kremlin. Occupying the middle of Red Square is, for ten points, what Moscow cathedral known for its "onion domes"? | Saint Basil's Cathedral (accept Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed; accept Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat before mentioned; accept Pokrovsky Cathedral) |
| One person with this surname became regent after the death of a king who passed the Edict of Nantes [[NAHNT]], Henry IV. That person with this surname fought with her son, Louis XIII [[the Thirteenth]]. Another regent with this surname has been blamed for the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre and was the mother of Francis II and Charles IX [[the Ninth]]. For ten points, what family name was shared by French Queen Mothers Marie and Catherine, scions of a famous Florentine banking dynasty once led by Cosimo and Lorenzo? | de'Medici (accept House of Medici or Medici family or equivalent; accept Marie de' Medici; accept Catherine de' Medici; accept Cosimo de' Medici; accept Lorenzo de’ Medici) |
| With David Geffen, this man dominates real estate on Malibu's Carbon Beach. This man owns a racing team that won the America's Cup in 2010 and 2013, formerly sponsored by BMW. This man refurbished a Four Seasons Resort at Manele Bay that was formerly a pineapple plantation. This man owns the world's largest private island, which he bought from Castle & Cooke in 2012, called Lanai. For ten points, name this billionaire founder of the Oracle Corporation. | Larry Ellison (or Lawrence Joseph Ellison) |
| A mob killed a female mathematician in this city after she clashed with a churchman named Cyril. Eratosthenes [[eh-rah-TAHS-theh-nees]] used this city and Cyrene [[sy-REH- neh]] to calculate the Earth’s circumference while leading one scholarly organization based in this city. This home city of Hypatia [["high"-PAY-shuh]] was known for a landmark destroyed by an earthquake and built on the island of Pharos. For ten points, name this Egyptian city, known for a library and a lighthouse, named in honor of a conquering Macedonian general. | Alexandria (accept Lighthouse at Alexandria; accept Pharos of Alexandria; accept Library of Alexandria) |
| This country's second president appointed Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX [[hah-meng- koo-boo-WOH-noh the Ninth]] as his vice president, while its first president appointed Mohammad Hatta before establishing Guided Democracy. This country's Golkar Party lost dominance with the fall of its New Order. This country used the Act of Free Choice to annex West Papua a decade before invading East Timor. For ten points, name this country, once led by Sukarno, where the Dutch East Indies were headquartered in modern Jakarta. | Republic of Indonesia (accept Republik Indonesia) |
| One publication claimed that this entity's "morning beams have shone three hours on Port Jackson" after "[its] evening rays leave the spires of Quebec." George Macartney claimed that this entity’s “bounds, nature has not yet ascertained." That quote about this entity's success in a mid-eighteenth-century war led to the claim that it was a "vast empire on which the sun never sets." For ten points, name this empire which won the Seven Years' War against France before facing a revolution in the Thirteen Colonies. | British Empire (accept United Kingdom; accept Britain; accept England; do not accept or prompt on "Great Britain") |
| During an all-night vigil with his grandfather, this leader reported seeing an occurrence of ball lightning. In 1890, Tsuda Sanzō left a scar on this man's forehead in a failed assassination attempt. This son of Dagmar of Denmark married Alix of Hesse, who had troubled relations with their eldest daughter, Olga. This man's four daughters were all older than his son, Alexei, who suffered from hemophilia. For ten points, name this last Russian tsar. | Nicholas II (accept Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov; accept Nikolai Romanov; accept Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer) |
| Nicholas II was the cousin of this Hohenzollern ruler, a fellow grandson of Queen Victoria who ruled Prussia during World War One. | William II (accept Wilhelm II; accept Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; prompt on partial answers) |
| This man was the CEO of the fracking company Halliburton for most of Bill Clinton's administration. This man oversaw Operation Desert Storm as the Secretary of Defense, and he accidentally shot Harry Whittington on a quail hunt in 2006. This man's daughter, Liz, has served as a Representative from Wyoming since 2017. Often criticized for his heavy-handed role in the War on Terror, for ten points, who was this vice president under George W. Bush? | Dick Cheney (or Richard Bruce Cheney) |
| Dick Cheney and this man, who served as Thomas Jefferson's first vice president, are the only U.S. vice-presidents to have shot somebody else. Who is this man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1801? | Aaron Burr Jr. |
| The Encyclopedia of [this type of programming] was first released by authors David Schwartz, Steve Ryan, and Fred Westbrock in 1987. Russian versions of this type of programming include Pan ili Propal, Piramida, and Ugaday Melodiyu. A network for this TV genre was launched by Sony Pictures Television on December 1, 1994. The first Daytime Emmy Award for this TV genre was won by Password in 1974. For ten points, name this TV genre which includes The Price Is Right and Wheel of Fortune. | Game Shows (accept The Encyclopedia of Game Shows; do not accept or prompt on “Quiz Shows”) |
| Before Drew Carey took over The Price is Right in 2007, the show had been hosted by this man since 1972, having previously hosted Truth or Consequences for nineteen years. | Bob Barker (or Robert William Barker) |
| This country's use of proportional representation has led to the rise of many small parties such as the Islamist Ra'am and the conservative Shas. This country's historically powerful Labor Party gradually disappeared after the premiership of Ehud Barak. A long- serving leader of this country fell from power after a coalition was formed in 2021 between eight parties, including the green Meretz and far-right Yamina. For ten points, name this country once governed by Benjamin Netanyahu. | State of Israel (accept Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl) |
| This Israeli prime minister, who defeated Benjamin Netanyahu in 2021, is a vocal opponent of Palestinian sovereignty. He is also the first prime minister to govern in coalition with an Arab party. | Naftali Bennett |
| The first of these events featured the University of Arizona Symphonic Marching Band playing an excerpt of the William Tell Overture. The Grambling State University Marching Band has performed at six of these annual events, the most of any university marching band. Some of the themes of this performance have included "Tribute to Mardi Gras," "Blues Brothers Bash," and "Tribute to those killed in the September 11th attacks." For ten points, name this performance that takes place during the midway point of the final NFL game of the season. | Super Bowl Halftime Show (accept synonyms for "Show"; prompt on partial answers) |
| What singer performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl L [[FIFTY]], the year before headlining the Halftime Show in NRG Stadium with the songs "Million Reasons" and "Born This Way"? | Lady Gaga (accept Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) |
| Due to his own scientific research, this man had a subset of the Goby fish named for him. Prior to marrying this person, Michiko Shoda was supposedly courted by the writer Yukio Mishima. This published ichthyologist [[ik-thee-AH-loh-jist]] made one of his few public appearances with the royal family following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The death of Hirohito led to the ascension of, for ten points, what emperor of Japan who abdicated in favor of his son, Naruhito? | Akihito (accept Emperor Heisei) |
| Akihito sat on what traditional throne of the Emperor of Japan, named for a flowering plant native to East Asia? | Chrysanthemum Throne |
| The male line of this family became extinct after a member of it died from melancholy upon hearing about the loss at the Battle of Tewkesbury. Scottish regent Mary of Guelders protected a queen of this dynasty, Margaret of Anjou, following the death of Henry VI [[the Sixth]]. This family, which was founded by John of Gaunt, included the ruler Henry IV, who deposed Richard II. The rival of the Yorks was, for ten points, what cadet branch of the Plantagenets, which fought the Wars of the Roses? | House of Lancaster (prompt on "Plantagenets" before mentioned) |
| A member of the House of Lancaster, Henry V [[the Fifth]], won this 1415 battle of the Hundred Years' War through his use of longbowmen and strategically placed wooden stakes. | Battle of Agincourt [[ah-zheen-KOHR]] |
| Despite a drop-in party support, this man defeated Johannes Rau and outwitted his in-party rival Franz Josef Strauss. This man and François Mitterrand shook hands for a few minutes while commemorating the deaths of soldiers at Verdun. Ronald Reagan visited this leader at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and the military cemetery at Bitburg. The Maastricht Treaty was developed by this leader, who lost control of the Christian Democratic Union after his involvement in an illegal earnings scandal. For ten points, name this chancellor of West Germany who oversaw German reunification. | Helmut Kohl (or Helmut Josef Michael Kohl) |
| Kohl played a major role in resolving this conflict, which included the Markale massacres and NATO intervention as part of Operation Deliberate Force. | Bosnian War (accept equivalents involving war in Bosnia) |
| "Landings" in Northern France in which he did not participate, instead leading the "Phantom Army" near Calais. | Normandy Landings (accept Battle of Normandy; accept Operation Overlord; accept D-Day) |
| Battle named for a deep salient in which he led the Third Army to relieve beleaguered American forces. | Battle of the Bulge (prompt on “Bastogne”) |
| General who allowed him to be his aide during the expedition to capture Pancho Villa [[VEE-yah]] and later held overall command of American forces in World War One. | John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing |
| Condition of the soldier he controversially slapped during the Sicily campaign. | Shell Shock (accept "Battle Fatigue"; accept Combat stress reaction; accept PTSD; accept Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) |
| Operational name of the invasion of Vichy France's North African holdings in which he participated. | Operation Torch |
| World War One Offensive at which he led the 1st Provisional Tank Brigade, supporting the First Corps. | Meuse River - Argonne Forest Offensive (accept either underlined portion; accept "Battles of" or "Campaign" in place of "Offensive") |
| Target of the plot, the first Stuart king of England. | James I (accept James VI of Scotland; prompt on "James") |
| Leader of the plot who now names a holiday in the U.K. during which effigies of him are burned. | Guy Fawkes (or Guido Fawkes; accept Guy Fawkes Night) |
| "House" which was supposed to be blown up during the State Opening of Parliament. | House of Lords (or House of Peers; do not accept "House of Commons") |
| Month named in a nursery rhyme mentioning the "Fifth of" this month. | November (accept Fifth of November) |
| Catholic order founded by St. Ignatius whose priests were implicated in the plot. | Jesuits (accept Society of Jesus; prompt on "SJ") |
| Daughter of the king whom the conspirators hoped to place on the English throne. | Elizabeth Stuart (accept 2nd Countess of Moray) Trujillo Regime Concerning the regime of Rafael Trujillo [[troo-HEE-yoh]] of the Dominican Republic, name the... |
| Capital of the Dominican Republic he renamed to "Trujillo City." | Santo Domingo |
| Country whose head of state was targeted by henchmen in Caracas. | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (or Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela) |
| Head of the CIA who may have had preliminary plans to kill him in the early 1960s. | Allen Dulles (or Allen Welsh Dulles) |
| Massacre of transitory Haitians named for the herb many were unable to say in Spanish. | Parsley Massacre (accept Masacre del Perejil) |
| Military rank, also had by Francisco Franco, which Trujillo gave to himself. | Generalissimo |
| Deposed president of Cuba whom Trujillo essentially kept prisoner for a year following his deposition by Castro's forces. | Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar (accept either underlined portion; accept Ruben Zaldivar) |
| A James Mooney book describes a ceremony of this religion in which people give feathers to seven priests. This religion's founder, who wrote the "Messiah Letter," had a vision on a New Year's solar eclipse that a five-day (+) ritual would resurrect the dead. The U.S. government's opposition to this religion led to the killing of a chief by a Standing Rock policeman. (*) Wovoka founded, for ten points, what Native American religion that centered on a circle dance? | Ghost Dance of 1890 (accept Nanissáanah) |
| In My American Journey, this man recounted his birth to Jamaican immigrants and path to the U.S. Army. This man led an investigation into allegations that the My Lai [[MEE-LYE]] (+) Massacre was downplayed. In a speech before the U.N., this man stated, "There can be no doubt that Saddam Hussein has biological weapons." As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the (*) First Gulf War was overseen by, for ten points, what man who was George W. Bush’s first Secretary of State, the first African-American in the role? | Colin Powell (or Colin Luther Powell) |
| A temple dedicated to this mythological figure overlooks the water at the Monrepos Park in Vyborg, Russia. Agrippa dedicated a basilica to this figure at the Campus Martius after the Battle of Actium. Consus was the equestrian form of this figure, whose main festival was typically held on (+) June 23rd. Along with Minerva, this husband of Salacia was the dedicatee of the marble 1st century Chichester inscription from a temple in Southern Britain. (*) For ten points, name this god of the sea, the Roman counterpart to Poseidon. | Neptune (accept Poseidon before mentioned) |
| In a short story, after killing this woman following an eye surgery, the assassin Duggan yells "rejoice." This woman titles a 2014 collection by Hilary Mantel, and the addict Nick Guest dances with this woman in Alan Hollinghurst’s The Line of Beauty. Jonathan Lee’s novel (*) High Dive is about an attempt to kill this woman at the Brighton Hotel. The memoir, (*) The Downing Street Years, was written by, for ten points, what woman, the subject of John Campbell's biography The Iron Lady? | Margaret Thatcher (or Margaret Hilda Thatcher; accept Margaret Hilda Roberts; accept Baroness Thatcher) |
| One man of this surname was the final kotwal of Delhi during the reign of Bahadur Shah II. A 1928 report was created by a committee chaired by a man with this last name and was meant as a counterpart to the Simon Commission. That report calling for (+) dominion status and a two-chamber Parliament for India was written by a man of this surname with the first name Motilal. Another man with this surname gave a 1948 speech in which he said, "The light has gone out of our lives" after the death of (*) Mahatma Gandhi. For ten points, give this surname of the first prime minister of India. | Nehru (accept Jawaharlal Nehru; accept Motilal Nehru; accept Gangadar Nehru) |
| A song partly titled for these objects claims that it's "for free thinkers and you ain’t got no membership." Forgiato Blow is featured in that song partly titled for these objects, which are the subject of another song in which an artist claims that "the patriots will truly reign." (+) That song by Tyson James and Bryson Gray about these objects ends with a warning to Antifa members. Commonly found in MAGA (*) rap music videos, these are, for ten points, what often fatal weapons? | Guns (accept Firearms; accept specific types of guns like Rifles or Pistols) |
| Eileen Powers wrote a "History of the Trade of [this economic good]," describing how the Anglo-Saxon Rectitudines split it into "monastic" and "peasant" varieties. The Lord Speaker of the House of Parliament sits on a "sack" (+) named for this good, meant to represent its economic importance in England during the High Middle Ages. It's not linen, but Parliament protected the domestic price of this good by passing two 18th century "Calico Acts" (*) in response to the growth of the Indian cotton industry. For ten points, name this good, extracted by shearing sheep. | Wool (accept Woolsack; accept "History of the Trade of Wool)) |
| This is the largest city in a county governed by Daniella Levine Cava. This city's Mayor Francis Suarez is the first major politician to accept his government salary in Bitcoin. The degradation of reinforced concrete structural support in an apartment (+) complex in this city's suburb of Surfside led to a collapse that killed 100 residents in 2021. The neighborhoods of Little Haiti (*) and Little Havana are in, for ten points, what South Florida city, which forms a metropolitan area with West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale? | Miami (accept Miami-Dade) |
| Nationalist minister Johan Vilhelm Snellman worsened a famine in this nation after refusing to borrow money to buy extra grain in an effort to increase interest rates for the newly introduced markka currency. The Mannerheim (+) Line was a series of defensive fortifications in the southeastern portion of this country, meant to defend from a Soviet invasion of the Karelian Isthmus. (*) The Continuation War occurred in, for ten points, which Scandinavian nation? | Republic of Finland (or Suomi; or Republiken Finland; or Suomen tasavalta) |
| Which present-day province of Canada experienced the Battle of the Plains of Abraham between Louis Montcalm and James Wolfe? | Quebec |