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| This activist, with the support of 26 women, wrote The Woman’s Bible to challenge the idea that woman should be subservient to man. Although she ran for the post herself, Susan B. Anthony supported thiswoman’selectionaspresidentoftheNationalAmericanWomanSuffrageAssociation.TheDeclaration of Sentiments was primarily created by, for the point, what New York suffragist who helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention? | Elizabeth Cady Stanton (accept either underlined name) |
| After President Eisenhower made his “Open Skies” proposal to Nikolai Bulganin, this leader rejected that proposal. At Sokolniki Park, this leader held an impromptu “Kitchen Debate” with Richard Nixon. This politician approved Walter Ulbricht’s proposal to build the Berlin Wall. This leader’s “Secret Speech” denounced his predecessor and began the process of de-Stalinization. For the point, name this Soviet Premier who resolved the Cuban Missile Crisis with John F. Kennedy. | Nikita Khrushchev |
| Alberto Santos-Dumont won a large monetary prize by flying from St. Cloud to the top of this structure. This site became a national icon after Guillaume Apollinaire wrote an anti-German poem in the shape of this structure. This structure, built for the 1889 World Fair, inspired the look of the Tokyo Tower. For the point, name this tower in Paris, named for its designer, called the “Iron Lady.” | Eiffel Tower |
| A book written by this man inspired Takeda Shingen to create a banner reading “Wind, Forest, Fire, and Mountain.” This philosopher wrote a treatise claiming that “all warfare is based on deception” and “If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can win 100 battles.” For the point, name this Chinese military strategist who wrote The Art of War. | Sun Tzu (accept Changqing) |
| This state was the site of the Guillaume affair, whose subject was revealed to be a member of the Stasi. This country experienced the “Economic Miracle” in the 1950s, in part due to the use of the new Deutsche Mark. This nation’s chancellor, Willy Brandt, wept and apologized for the atrocities of World War II. For the point, name this state that reunified with its eastern neighbor in 1990, a year before the fall of the Berlin Wall. | West Germany (accept Federal Republic of Germany; prompt on Germany) |
| One of these speeches led to the largest one-day stock increase in history after it addressed the banking crisis. The 29th one of these speeches discussed the capture of Rome by Allied forces. Stephen Early inspired the name of these speeches, as he imagined listeners sitting in a President’s study. For the point, name this series of radio addresses given by Franklin Roosevelt. | Fireside Chats |
| The composer of this ballet was so inspired by his own use of the celesta inThe Voyevoda, that he also used it in this piece. The libretto for this ballet is based on a short story by E.T.A. Hoffman. This ballet includes sections like “March of the Toy Soldiers” and “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.” For the point, name this ballet by Pytor Tchaikovsky in which Clara receives the title gift, which transforms into a prince. | The Nutcracker (accept Shchelkunchik) |
| With the Tibetan Empire, the Abbasid Caliphate fought this dynasty at the Battle of Talas. A general of this dynasty, An Lushan, rebelled after fighting the Khitans in Manchuria. This dynasty usurped the Sui and was interrupted by the short reign of Empress Wu Zetian. Emperor Taizong led, for the point, what Chinese dynasty eventually succeeded by the Song? | Tang Dynasty |
| In this state, Walter Short appointed himself military governor after a declaration of martial law. The Roberts Commission accused Husband Kimmel of being unprepared for an attack in this state. An attack in this state that began with the code word “Tora” targeted the United States’ Pacific Fleet. For the point, name this state where the Japanese navy attacked Pearl Harbor. | Hawaii |
| During one event, this fighting force made a last stand in the Teutonic Cemetery against the forces of Charles V [the fifth]. New members of this unit are processed and accepted on the Sixth of May every year to commemorate the Sack of Rome. These mercenaries, often equipped with halberds, were first established by Pope Julius II to fight in the Urbino Wars. For the point, name these protectors of the Pope from a certain Alpine nation. | Papal Swiss Guard |
| Fome Zero is a social program in this nation to eradicate hunger and guarantee welfare to schoolchildren. President Juscelino Kubitschek hired Oscar Niemeyer to design a capital for this nation. A judge indicted former presidents of this nation, like Lula da Silva and Dilma Roussef, for Operation Car Wash. For the point, name this country where crime has run rampant in Rio de Janeiro. | Brazil |
| One side in this war broke the Thirty Years’ Peace by sending reinforcements to Cocyra. During this war, a navy led by Lysander defeated one side at the Battle of Aegospotami. Thucydides recorded much of this war which, at its start, involved a Pericles-led Athens. For the point, name this war between the Delian and Spartan Leagues, named for a Greek peninsula. | Peloponnesian War |
| Description acceptable. John Conyers Jr. annually authored a bill to study these proposals from 1989 to 2016. Reverend Major Jealous Divine was an early proponent of this action through a “peace stamp.” Andrew Johnson undid Special Field Order No. 15, which promised forty acres and a mule for this purpose. For the point, name this proposed policy of giving restitution to African Americans to account for slavery. | reparations for slavery (accept descriptions) |
| In 1921, this state was awarded control of an area created by an imprecise survey known as The Wedge. This state is home to the first Swedish settlement in the New World, Fort Christina. This state has been forbidden from suing New Jersey for control of this state’s namesake river, which forms their border. For the point, name this first state to ratify the Constitution, a state whose capital is Dover. | Delaware |
| This political party ran a Free Breakfast for Children Program that ran under the slogan “survival pending revolution.” Fred Hampton, the deputy chairman of this party, was murdered in a 1969 raid. Bobby Hutton was killed when members of this political party ambushed Oakland police officers in a raid led by Eldridge Cleaver. For the point, name this political party founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. | Black Panther Party |
| In the 1980s, this lake was partially drained by the West Desert Pumping Project after it started eroding parts of Interstate 80. In the first scientific expedition to this body of water, John C. Fremont and Kit Carson labeled an area “Disappointment Island.” This body of water, named “Ti’tsa-pa” by local natives, is home to Robert Smithson’s art fixture Spiral Jetty. For the point, name this Utah lake where Brigham Young founded a namesake city. | Great Salt Lake (accept Ti’tsa-pa before mentioned) |
| In 1857, the price of this commodity skyrocketed after the sinking of the SS Central America. James FiskandJayGouldattemptedtocornerthemarketforthiscommodityinaneventlabeled“BlackFriday.” William Jennings Bryan delivered a pro-bimetallism speech named for a “Cross” of this commodity. For the point, name this precious metal stored at Fort Knox that, until 1971, backed the price of the dollar. | Gold |
| A member of this family reversed a coup in the Maldives supported by the PLOTE. A member of this family established martial law during the “Emergency.” In retaliation for an attack on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, a member of this family was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards. For the point, name this prominent Indian political family that included Rajiv and Indira. | Gandhi |
| While at this company’s Research Triangle Park, Georger Laurer developed the UPC barcode. Thomas Watson founded this company, which created a question-answering computer system that participated on Jeopardy! For the point, name this American computer company, nicknamed Big Blue, that was founded in New York in 1924. | IBM (accept International Business Machines Corporation) |
| During a siege of this city, one of the only access points for supplies was the “Road of Life” through Lake Ladoga. This city was the capital of Alexander Kerensky’s provisional government. An event in this city started with cannon fire from the Aurora and included an attack on the Winter Palace. For the point, name this city on the Baltic Sea founded by a namesake westernizing Tsar of Russia. | St. Petersburg (accept Leningrad; accept Petrograd) |
| Philip Hone received a portrait of this man created by Samuel Morse. In 1824, this man started a nationwide tour that included a tearful reunion with Thomas Jefferson. With the Comte de Grass, this general led a blockade of Cornwallis’s forces at the Battle of Yorktown. For the point, name this “Hero of the Two Worlds”, a French adviser to George Washington. | Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (accept either underlined name) |
| A philosopher who wrote in this language was inspired by seeing Napoleon Bonaparte to finish his Phenomenology of Spirit. Another philosopher who wrote in this language developed the “Categorical Imperative.” In Also sprach Zarathustra, a philosopher who wrote in this language introduced the idea of the Ubermensch. For the point, name this language used by George Wilhelm Fredrich Hegel and Karl Marx. | German (accept Deutsch) |
| This nation’s Prime Minister Harold Holt mysteriously disappeared while swimming in Victoria. This nation apologized in 2008 for their seizure of children known as the Stolen Generation in the early 20th century. With New Zealand, this nation celebrates ANZAC day on the day of the Battle of Gallipoli. For the point, name this former British penal colony led from Canberra. | Commonwealth of Australia |
| This county was divided into g´en´eraliti´es based on how they paid taxes. A revolt in this country against royal authority called the Fronde was suppressed by Cardinal Mazarin, and Wars of Religion in this country pitted Catholics against Huguenots. The legislature of this country consisted of the clergy, nobility, and commoners, organized into three Estates. For the point, name this country, the site of the Ancien R´egime, led from Paris. | Kingdom of France |
| During the New York Draft Riots, the office of this company was defended by Henry Raymond and his Gatling Gun. This newspaper, which originally published the Pentagon Papers, was sued by L.B Sullivan for libel in 1964. This paper, known as “The Grey Lady”, publishes a crossword puzzle edited by Will Shortz. For the point, name this newspaper that contains “All the News That’s Fit to Print” based out of New York City. | New York Times (accept NYT; accept The Grey Lady before it is read) Tiebreakers |
| In this city, a series of race riots broke out in 1906 after a Clark Howell-owned newspaper published unsubstantiated claims that black men were attacking white women. Booker T. Washington spearheaded a compromise named for this city that promised basic education for blacks. William Tecumseh Sherman burnedthiscitypriortocarryingouthisMarchtotheSea.Forthepoint,namethisimportantConfederate city, the capital of Georgia. | Atlanta |
| During this election year, the Richard Daley political machine may have committed voter fraud. Dixiecrat Harry F. Bird carried two states during this election year which featured the first televised Presidential debates. The winner of this election year was the youngest President ever elected at 43 years old. For the point, name this election year in which John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon. | Election of 1960 |