| Question | Answer |
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| Hatchet-wielding soldiers from this nation killed American servicemen in the Joint Security Area, to which the U.S. responded by mobilizing an entire taskforce to cut down a poplar tree in Operation Paul Bunyan. The Demilitarized Zone is shared between a southern neighbor and, for ten points, what East Asian nation dominated for seven decades by the Kim family? | North Korea (accept Democratic People's Republic of Korea; or Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; or DPRK; accept DPR Korea; accept Bukhan; prompt on partial answer) |
| The winning side of this battle issued Order Number 227 before its start, commanding soldiers to take "not a step back." Romanian and German forces in this battle were encircled by Operation Uranus, led by Georgy Zhukov. For ten points, name this battle where Friedrich Paulus’s Sixth Army failed to take a city on the Volga named for the leader of the Soviet Union. | Battle of Stalingrad |
| Polish forces deployed an armored variant of this product known as the "FT-B" to repel a Russian invasion during the 1920 Polish-Soviet War. The creator of this product joked that you can have it "any color, so long as it is black" during a board meeting. The "Tin Lizzie" was a nickname for, for ten points, which first mass-produced car created by the Ford Motor Company? | Ford Model T (prompt on "Tin Lizzie" before mentioned; prompt on "Ford" before mentioned) |
| Dirt brought from this state was used to bury the Marquis [[mahr-KEE]] de Lafayette in Paris. The storming of this state's Springfield Armory occurred during Shays' Rebellion. Israel Putnam legendarily said "Don't fire 'til you see the whites of their eyes" at a 1775 engagement with the Redcoats in this state. The Battle of Bunker Hill occurred in, for ten points, what New England state? | Massachusetts |
| This man, the founder of the Black-owned Freedom National Bank, was defended by teammate Pee-Wee Reese by saying "You can hate a man for many reasons. Color is not one of them." The first Black man to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball was, for ten points, which Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player? | Jackie Robinson (or Jack Roosevelt Robinson) |
| This man employed his own sister-in-law Josefa Weber [[yoh-SEH-fah VEH-buh]] to perform the role of Queen of the Night in one opera. The marriage of the Emperor's niece led to the city of Prague commissioning this composer's Don Giovanni. The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute were written by, for ten points, which German-language composer of the 18th century? | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (accept Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) |
| Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis claims "American Democracy" was not established on this object or the Susan Constant. The springing of a leak by the accompanying Speedwell led to William Bradford deciding to solely use this ship for a western voyage. A rudimentary government for Plymouth known as its namesake "Compact" was signed on this vessel. For ten points, name this ship that transported the Pilgrims to the New World. | Mayflower |
| William Hogarth depicted a young merchant wasting his money in this city and eventually being placed in its Fleet Prison in A Rake's Progress. Waterloo Bridge and Charing Cross Bridge are included in Claude Monet's scenes from this city, which include a series on the Houses of Parliament. Canaletto painted The Thames and the City depicting, for ten points, which English capital city that contains the Tate Modern? | London |
| This site includes the ancient House of the Surgeon, as well as several artworks depicting Greek mythology in the House of the Tragic Poet. The Alexander Mosaic is found in this site's House of the Faun, which occupies an entire insula. For ten points, name this city which, along with Herculaneum, was destroyed by the 79 C.E. eruption of Mount Vesuvius. | Pompeii (or Pumpeje) |
| Pompeii is close to this modern Italian city, which was conquered by the Romans during the Samnite Wars. It was later the longest-serving capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. | Naples (or Napoli; or Napule; accept Neapolis) |
| During a parade celebrating Operation Badr [[BAD-er]] in this nation, one leader was assassinated by members of the Islamic Jihad. Protests in this country's Tahrir Square in 2011 led to the ousting of long-time president Hosni Mubarak. Since 2014, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has served as president of, for ten points, what Arab nation governed from Cairo? | Egypt (or Misr; accept Arab Republic of Egypt; or Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah; or Gomhoreyyet Maṣr el-ʿArabeyya) |
| During Operation Badr, the Egyptian Army captured part of the Sinai [["SIGH"-nye]] Peninsula from this Middle Eastern neighbor, led at the time by Golda Meir [[GOHL-duh may-EER]]. | Israel (or Yisra'el; accept State of Israel; or Medinat Yisra'el) |
| This ruler approached his cousin of the same name to force him to become dictator, though that Grand Duke responded by pointing a pistol at his own head and threatening to fire. That episode occurred during the Revolution of 1905, in which this ruler's forces fired on demonstrators during "Bloody Sunday" at the Winter Palace. The Russo-Japanese War was lost by, for ten points, which Tsar who was later killed by the Bolsheviks? | Nicholas II (accept Nikolai II) |
| Nicholas II's reforms during the Revolution of 1905 created this parliamentary body of Russia, the name of which is still carried by the lower house of Russian parliament. | State Duma (or Imperial Duma; accept Imperial State Duma; accept Gosudarstvennaya Duma) |
| The Postmaster General in the Harding Cabinet, Will H. Hays, names a regulatory "Code" for this industry, which banned depictions of "unnecessary violence." The revival of the Second Ku Klux Klan in Stone Mountain, Georgia was sparked by a production in this industry called Birth of a Nation. For ten points, name this industry whose studios were forbidden from owning theaters in the court case United States v. Paramount Pictures. | Film (accept the Movie Industry; accept Motion Pictures) |
| One of Stanley Kubrick's early films revolves around this ancient Roman gladiator- turned leader of a slave rebellion. In an often-parodied climactic scene, this man's allies refuse to identify him, instead claiming "I'm [this man]!" | Spartacus (accept "I'm Spartacus!"; accept Spártakos) |
| In one poem, William Wordsworth referred to this site as an "Inmate of lonesome Nature's endless year." After stabbing Alec, Tess of the D'urbervilles finally surrenders to police at this monument, which lies in Wiltshire. The works of William Stukeley led to the popular connection between this monument and the order of druids. For ten points, name this prehistoric monument on the Salisbury Plain that is often featured in British literature. | Stonehenge |
| In a radio serial, this fictional detective investigates the death of a Presbyterian minister at Stonehenge. This character's aide was wounded while fighting in Afghanistan during the Great Game era. | Sherlock Holmes |
| Along with WeChat, this service was the subject of an executive order giving it forty- five days to divest its U.S. holdings or be purchased by an American company. In 2018, this service's parent company, ByteDance, merged it with Musical.ly, a similar Chinese social media service. For ten points, name this popular video-sharing social networking service, known in China as Douyin. | TikTok (accept Douyin before mentioned) |
| TikTok successfully filled the void created when this Twitter-owned service was discontinued. This service allowed users to share six-second long videos on a loop. | Vine |
| This man was unknowingly given small dosages of methamphetamines by Max Jacobson, who was nicknamed "Dr. Feelgood." This politician defeated incumbent Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. in a 1952 Senate race. This president negotiated with Nikita Khrushchev [[KROO-shev]] during the Cuban Missile Crisis and was in office during the botched Bay of Pigs invasion. The youngest person ever elected president was, for ten points, which Massachusetts politician? | John F. Kennedy (both underlined portions required; accept JFK; prompt on "Kennedy") |
| The name of this mythical castle of Arthurian legend was used to evoke the general positive feelings of the American public toward the Kennedy family during their time in the White House. | Camelot (accept Camelot era) |
| A thinker from this country argued that a “Protestant work ethic” enabled the development of modern capitalism and suggested that the state held a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. Two writers originally from this country wrote the Communist Manifesto. For ten points, name this homeland of Friedrich Engels, Max Weber [[VEH-buh]], and Karl Marx. | Germany (or Deutschland; accept German Reich; or Deutsches Reich; accept the Kingdom of Prussia or Königreich Preußen) |
| This German philosopher, who stated "God is dead," suggested that human history changed when people went from thinking of "good and bad" to "good and evil." | Friedrich Nietzsche [[NEET-shuh]] (or Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche) |
| Prosperous decade during which the majority of Clinton's presidency occurred. | 1990s |
| White House intern subjected to a sex scandal along with the sitting President. | Monica Lewinsky (or Monica Samille Lewinsky) |
| Supreme Court Justice, nicknamed RBG, who was nominated to be the second woman to serve on the court. | Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
| Agreement signed by the Clinton administration, which was succeeded by Donald Trump’s USMCA. | NAFTA (accept North American Free Trade Agreement) |
| Corrupt real estate venture which was investigated during the Clinton years. | Whitewater Development Corporation (accept Whitewater Scandal/Controversy) |
| Female Attorney General who ordered the assault on the Waco compound. | Janet Reno (or Janet Wood Reno) The Congress of Vienna Someone had to clean up the European mess in 1815. Name the...... |
| French Emperor whose deposition and exile led to the convening of the Congress of Vienna. | Napoleon Bonaparte (accept either underlined portion) |
| Nation, known as the Helvetic Republic under Napoleonic rule, whose 22 cantons had their perpetual neutrality guaranteed. | Switzerland (accept Swiss Confederation) |
| Kingdom tied to the Russian throne which was formerly known as the Duchy of Warsaw. | Kingdom of Poland (or Królestwo Polskie; accept Congress Poland) |
| Austrian statesman who organized the Congress of Vienna. | Klemens von Metternich (or Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein) |
| Tsar of Russia who seized the Grand Duchy of Finland for himself at the congress. | Alexander I (prompt on "Alexander") |
| Diplomat and perpetual turncoat who represented France at the Congress. | Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand |
| American territory-turned-independent nation whose capital was named for the fifth U.S. president. | Republic of Liberia |
| Former member of French West Africa which is named for a medieval African empire led by mansas. | Republic of Mali (or République du Mali; or Mali ka Fasojamana; or Renndaandi Maali) |
| Nation formed in 1957 from the Gold Coast and Ashanti colonies, led by Kwame Nkrumah [[KWAH-meh en-KROO-muh]] | Republic of Ghana |
| North African country whose war for independence led to the collapse of the French Fourth Republic. | People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (or al-Jumhūriyya al-Jazāʾiriyya ad- Dīmuqrāṭiyya aš-Šaʿbiyya; or République algérienne démocratique et populaire) |
| British colony which experienced the Mau Mau Uprising before becoming independent in 1963. | Republic of Kenya (or Jamhuri ya Kenya) |
| Portuguese-speaking country whose civil war included the intervention of Cuban troops. | Republic of Angola (or República de Angola) |
| The Antikythera [[AN-tih-kih-THEER-uh]] mechanism is believed to be the oldest example of an analogue type of this device. The Difference Engine was (+) a prototype of one of these devices built by Charles Babbage. German engineer Konrad Zuse [[ZOO-suh]] developed the Z3, the first programmable digital example of these devices, during World War (*) Two. For ten points, name these devices that rapidly carry out mathematical operations, the "science" for which was pioneered by Alan Turing. | Computers (accept Analogue Computers; or Electromechanical Computer; or Computer Science; prompt on "calculator" or "mechanical calculator") |
| This party accepted opponent William Pitt Kellogg's election as governor of Louisiana in exchange for house seats in the Wheeler Compromise. This party's historical factions included the white supremacist (+) Redeemers and the Populists of William Jennings Bryan. This party controlled the "Solid South," though it lost control of Southern states during the Reagan era. Represented by a (*) donkey, for ten points, what U.S. political party opposes the Republicans? | Democratic Party (or Democrats) |
| This person's first purported miracle occurred when a locket containing their image supposedly rid Monica Besra of a malignant tumor. This figure faced controversy for her tacit support of her homeland's Hoxha [[HOH-shuh]] regime (+) and Indira Gandhi's suspension of civil liberties during "The Emergency." This woman of Albanian descent founded the Missionaries of Charity and served the slums of (*) Kolkata. For ten points, name this Nobel Peace Prize winner and canonized nun of the 20th century. | Mother Teresa (accept Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu; accept Saint Teresa of Calcutta) |
| The base of this monument contains four sculptural groups, including one by Antoine Etex said to commemorate the Peace of 1815 and one by François [[frahn- SWAH]] Rude called Departure of the Volunteers of 1792. (+) The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath this monument was commissioned after the Battle of Austerlitz. (*) For ten points, name this monument found at the western end of the Champs-Élysées [[SHAHMPS eh-lee-SAY]] in Paris. | Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (accept Triumphal Arch of the Star; prompt on partial answers in English) |
| This man urged the common British person to abandon so-called "dying metaphors" in his essay "Politics and the English Language." This writer's participation in the POUM party's militia during the Spanish (+) Civil War inspired his autobiographical Homage to Catalonia. This man's time as police sub-commandant in British Burma inspired his short story "Shooting an Elephant." The rise of totalitarianism (*) inspired, for ten points, which British writer's 1984 and Animal Farm? | George Orwell (accept Eric Arthur Blair) |
| Dominique de Gourgues [[GOORZH]] temporarily reestablished French hegemony in the north of this state by seizing Fort Caroline. A 1521 voyage to this modern state ended with its leader dying following a skirmish with the Calusa people. (*) The oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the U.S. is in this state. The conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon searched for the "Fountain of (*) Youth" in, for ten points, which Southern U.S. state that contains St. Augustine? | Florida (accept La Florida; or Floride) |
| This man piloted a Gonzalo Coelho [[koo-EL-hoh]] voyage to Brazil which encountered its discoverer, Pedro Cabral. This Florentine worked for merchant Gianotto Berardi, who was an early investor in the 1492 Columbus expedition. The cartographer (+) Martin Waldseemüller [[VAHLD-zee-MEW-luh]] was influenced by the Soderini letter to name a landmass for this explorer. (*) For ten points, what Italian navigator, who is credited with coining the term "New World, is the namesake of two continents in the western hemisphere? | Amerigo Vespucci |
| Roy Choi created a popular variety of these objects in southern California known as Kogi. A variety of these objects that often frequent construction sites are known as “roach coaches.” In accordance with its roots, a popular New England variety of these objects called (+) Roxy’s sells a product known as the Green Muenster. These objects may have grown out of the chuck wagon. In the 1970s, Raul Martinez pioneered the use of these objects to sell (*) tacos. For ten points, name these vehicles where one can grab a meal. | Food Trucks (prompt on "truck (s)") |
| This leader was born in the Duchy of Bar and petitioned Robert de Baudricourt [[bahw-dreh-KOR]] for an escort to Paris. This figure, who was sent by Charles VII [[the seventh]] to (+) relieve a besieged city following a vision from Saint Catherine of Alexandria, was captured in 1430 by the Burgundian faction and burned at the stake by the (*) English. For ten points, name this "Maid of Orléans," [[ohr-LEH- ahn]] a French hero of the Hundred Years' War. | Saint Joan of Arc (or Jeanne d'Arc; prompt on "Maid of Orléans" before mentioned) |
| Identify the small, highly-maneuverable ships of Portuguese design that were used to chart the oceans during the early Age of Discovery. | Caravel (or Caravela) |