| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This monarch appears on the bottom left approaching the royal party of Francis I in the landscape painting Field of the Cloth of Gold. This man employed foreigner Hans Holbein the Younger, who depicted this king in a portrait situated next to one of Jane Seymour and this man's father Henry VII [[the Seventh]]. For ten points, name this English king who is depicted in several portraits with his six wives. | Henry VIII [[the Eighth]] |
| Secretary of War Jefferson Davis sent this man to Europe to study the tactics of the Crimean War. In letters to his wife, this general describes himself as "the power of the land" and the commander in chief as a "well meaning baboon." This general was removed from command following the Battle of Antietam, and would challenge President Lincoln in the Election of 1864. For ten points, name this prideful Union general, known for his cautiousness in battle. | George B. McClellan (prompt on "Little Mac" or "Young Napoleon") |
| Members of this family promote the ideology of "military first" or "Songun" and a quasi-religion called "Juche" [[JOO-cheh]]. A member of this family met with Dennis Rodman in 2013 and was rumored to be transferring power to his sister Yo-jong due to health issues in 2020. Dictators Il-sung, Jong-il, and Jong-un belong to, for ten points, what family that controls North Korea? | Kim family (accept Kim Il-sung; Kim Jong-il; or Kim Jong-un) |
| A false turn by Leopold Lojka [[LOY-kuh]] resulted in this event, which was preceded by a failed attack with a hand grenade. An FN Model 1910 was used to carry out this attack, which also resulted in the death of its central target’s wife, Sophie. The Black Hand helped organize this event, which was perpetrated by the Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip. For ten points, name this 1914 attack that killed the heir presumptive of Austria-Hungary. | Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (accept clear-knowledge equivalents for "assassination"; prompt on partial answer) |
| Jimmy Carter tasked this athlete with a 1980 tour of Africa to endorse the boycott of the Moscow Olympics. In an effort to legitimize his regime, dictator Mobutu Sese Seko hosted a contest between this athlete and George Foreman, the so-called "Rumble in the Jungle." Cassius Clay was once the name of, for ten points, which boxer, known as "The Greatest"? | Muhammad Ali (accept Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. before mentioned) |
| During one of these specific conflicts, scholar Usman dan Fodio united many of the Hausa independent states after being appointed "Commander of the Faithful." Ottoman sultan Mehmed V formally declared a "Great" one of these religious wars against the Allies during World War One. For ten points, name these Islamic holy wars, often considered a counterpart to a Christian "Crusade." | Jihad (prompt on answers involving "Religious warfare") |
| During an occupation of this city, Civil War general Benjamin Butler was given the nickname “Spoons” for taking silverware from a woman. In another conflict, Edward Pakenham was defeated in this city by a force assisted by pirate Jean Lafitte [[lah-FEET]] in a battle fought after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. Andrew Jackson won the Battle of, for ten points, what city major port city annexed into the Union by the Louisiana Purchase? | New Orleans (accept La Nouvelle-Orléans; or NOLA) |
| The Hawarden [[HAR-den]] Kite was an infamous news scoop that suggested this man supported Irish Home Rule. This leader attacked a prominent political rival over their response to the “Bulgarian Horrors” in his Midlothian campaign. For ten points, name this four-time Liberal British prime minister during the nineteenth century and rival of Benjamin Disraeli. | William Ewart Gladstone |
| An impending munitions delivery from the SS Ypiranga [[ee-pee-RAHN-gah]] led to an attack in this city, which was then under a six-month occupation by one country following the Tampico Affair, which in turn led to the downfall of Victoriano Huerta. Half a century earlier, this city was the subject of the first amphibious assault in U.S. military history. Winfield Scott led an invasion of central Mexico through, for ten points, what Mexican port city? | Veracruz |
| This man participated in the Siege of Veracruz after having his ship, the USS Mississippi repaired due to damage during the capture of Tampico. This man later led warships against Japan, leading to the Convention of Kanagawa. | Matthew C. Perry (or Matthew Calbraith Perry; accept Commodore Perry) |
| Architect William Thornton convinced one side during this event to spare the Patent Office, which briefly hosted Congress following this event. Robert Ross's victory at the Battle of Bladensburg led to this violent incursion. Dolley Madison saved a portrait of George Washington during, for ten points, what destructive event during the War of 1812 that followed the capture of the U.S. national capital? | Burning of Washington (accept Burning of D.C.; accept equivalents to "burning" like "destruction"; prompt on "Destruction of the White House") |
| The Burning of Washington destroyed the first iteration of the Library of Congress, resulting in which former president donating and selling many works from his private collection? | Thomas Jefferson |
| A city nestled in this range named Magnitogorsk became an industrial hub in the 1930s due to a mountain there being made up of fifty-five percent iron ore. The Council for Evacuation, or GKO, moved over 1500 factories beyond this mountain range in the midst of Operation Barbarossa. For ten points, name this mountain range that historically divided the European and Asian portions of Russia. | Ural Mountains (or Urals; accept Uralskiye gory) |
| The Uralic city of Yekaterinburg was the site of the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his entire family, including which daughter of his who was rumored to have escaped, leading to imposters like Anna Anderson claiming to be her? | Anastasia Romanov (or Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia) |
| This character dies in the jungles of Vietnam in an underground protest film by Whitney Lee Savage. Margaret Thatcher labelled the European Parliament with this fictional character's name due to its perceived ineffectiveness. Despite making a short appearance in Plane Crazy, this character and his paramour first appeared in the short film Steamboat Willie. Walt Disney originally voiced, for ten points, which mascot of the Disney corporation? | Mickey Mouse |
| Fredo claims he betrayed his brother due to being sent to run a "Mickey Mouse nightclub" in which gangster drama film revolving around the actions of the Corleone family? | The Godfather |
| This man commanded a raid that tried to land at El Puntal [[EHL [[PUHN-tahl]] while destroying dozens of Spanish capital ships in the Bay of Cádiz, known as the "singeing [[SINJ- ing]] of the King of Spain's beard." Earlier, this man commanded the flagship Golden Hind and claimed "New Albion" in California. For ten points, name this British privateer who led a 1577 to 1580 circumnavigation of the world. | Francis Drake |
| Drake died while raiding Portobelo in what modern-day country, where the bulk of Scotland's disastrous Darién colony was later located? | Panama (or Republic of Panama; or República de Panamá) |
| This present-day country was the location of Quintus Sertorius's attempt to rebel against Rome. Hannibal's attack on Saguntum in this present-day country began the Second Punic War. Hadrian and Trajan were both born in what is now this country. For ten points, name this country where Romans expanded cities such as Valentia, Corduba, and Toletum, or modern Toledo. | Spain (accept Kingdom of Spain; or Reino de Espana; accept Roman Hispania) |
| After the division of Hispania Ulterior in 27 BC, the southwestern portion of Iberia comprised which province, the name of which was historically an alternate for Portugal? | (Hispana) Lusitania |
| Former federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis ignored an acquittal of eight men during a faulty trial concerning this event and banned the defendants from one sport. Despite having a .375 batting average and committing zero errors, "Shoeless Joe" Jackson was banned for his alleged involvement in this event. Owner Charles Comiskey's poor wages led to, for ten points, which baseball scandal where a team threw the 1919 World Series in exchange for money? | Black Sox Scandal (accept descriptions which include the White Sox throwing the World Series) |
| Earlier, Kennesaw Mountain Landis struck down a civil suit brought by the newly created "Federal League" against the MLB, which the Federal League brought to court using which 19th century antitrust act? | 1890 Sherman Anti-trust Act |
| A school of historiographical thought named for Columbia professor William Archibald Dunning was accused of taking "white supremacist" stances on this time period, leading to a direct refutation by W.E.B. Du Bois [[doo-BOYSS]] in his book Black [this era]. In one thesis, historian Erich Foner disputes that "carpetbaggers" and "scalawags" were the cause of the failure of this period. The military occupation of the rebelling Confederate States occurred during, for ten points, which period in the South in the 19th century? | Reconstruction (accept Black Reconstruction) |
| The Dunning School demonized a branch of the Republican party, which took on this alliterative moniker, for botching Reconstruction by advocating for civil rights? | Radical Republicans |
| Author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn who coined the term "Gilded Age." | Mark Twain (or Samuel Langhorne Clemens) |
| Scottish-born steel magnate and anti-unionist who promoted philanthropy in his "Gospel of Wealth." | Andrew Carnegie |
| Businessman who, alongside Henry Flagler, founded Standard Oil in 1870. | John D. Rockefeller (or John Davison Rockefeller Sr.) |
| Political machine of New York led by the infamous "Boss" Tweed which was known for its rampant corruption. | Tammany Hall (or Tammany Society; accept the Society of St. Tammany; or Sons of St. Tammany; accept Columbian Order) |
| Medieval term used to describe ruthlessly powerful businessmen like Cornelius Vanderbilt. | Robber Baron (prompt on "Baron") |
| Third party named for an informal term for dollars which formed to oppose the growth of monopolies. | Greenback Party (accept National Independent Party) |
| Hegemonic empire which split into three distinct sections during the Crisis of the Third Century. | Roman Empire (or Rome; accept Imperium Rōmānum) |
| Popular religious group persecuted by Emperor Diocletian. | Christians (accept Early Christians; or Apostolic Christians; or Ante-Nicene Christians) |
| Elite Roman guards who killed emperors such as Pupienus [[poo-pee-AY-nus]], Balbinus, and Maximus Thrax. | Praetorian Guard (or Cohortēs praetōriae) |
| Silver currency of Rome which was debased during the early crisis and virtually abandoned by the reign of Gordian III. | Denarii (accept Denarius) |
| Dynasty of emperors whose members included Septimius and Caracalla, whose downfall coincided with the crisis. | Severan Dynasty |
| General and eventual emperor whose string of military victories led to the end of the crisis and his being crowned "Restorer of the World." | Aurelian (or Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) |
| Large East Asian country whose primary ethnic group is named for the Han. | China (accept Empire of China; or Imperial China; accept Zhōngguó; accept People's Republic of China/a] or [a]PRC) |
| Royal title created by Qin [[CHIN] Shi Huang, which the Han assumed in 202 BC. | Emperor of China (or Huángdì) |
| Technology traditionally attributed to court official Cai Lun, who used pulp from the mulberry tree. | Paper (or Papermaking) |
| Period which followed the collapse of the Han Dynasty, witnessing warfare between the states of Wei, Shu, and Wu. | Three Kingdoms Period (or Sānguó Shídài) |
| Massive 184 AD peasant revolt named for the garment worn by its participants. | Yellow Turban Rebellion (accept Yellow Scarves Rebellion) |
| Confucian scholar and court official who briefly interrupted the Han with his own Xin [[SHIN]] Dynasty. | Wang Mang (accept Jujun) |
| This figure hosted the multimedia art show the Exploding Plastic Inevitable. This man was shot after the author of the radical feminist work, the SCUM Manifesto, Valerie (+) Solanas, claimed he had too much control over her life. Silkscreen ink was used by this artist to depict the preeminent Communist leader Mao Zedong. 32 Campbell's (*) Soup Cans and the Marilyn Diptych were created by, for ten points, which American Pop artist? | Andy Warhol (or Andrew Warhola, Jr.) |
| To acquire the support of this man, Sultan Qaitbay presented him with a giraffe which this man let roam the city streets, according to poet Antonio (+) Costanzo. This politician survived an assassination attempt during the Pazzi Conspiracy, an act sanctioned by the sitting Pope and rival of his family Sixtus (*) IV. For ten points, name this "Magnificent" ruler of Florence, the grandson of Cosimo. | Lorenzo de' Medici (prompt on partial answers; accept Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici; accept Lorenzo the Magnificent or Lorenzo di Magnifico before mentioned; prompt on "Lorenzo the Magnificent" or "Lorenzo di Magnifico" after mention) |
| A fresco discovered at Pompeii shows this god wearing a white veil and carrying a sickle. This god, whom the Romans believes patronized an archaic (+) Golden Age in Italy, was the namesake of a winter festival during which masters waited on (*) slaves. For ten points, identify this father of Jupiter who the Romans worshipped at a cult center on the Capitoline hill. | Saturn (accept Saturnalia; do not accept "Cronus") |
| A person in this occupation nicknamed "Madre Conchita" likely masterminded the assassination of former president, Alvaro Obregon [[oh-breh-GOHN]]. The constructed language lingua ignota was created by Hildegard von Bingen, who held this occupation in the County Palatine. Martin (+) Luther first housed and later married a noble named Katharina who once was in this occupation. Women exclusively (*) hold, for ten points, which monastic position whose holders are sometimes known as “sisters.” | Nuns (accept Abbess; or Sisters before mentioned) |
| Mark Satin wrote a "Manual" which taught men how to integrate into Canadian society during this war, and Arlo Guthrie recounts traveling to Whitehall Street in New York and intentionally acting mentally (+) ill in the protest song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree." Men like Bill Clinton and Dick Cheney faced accusations of (*) dodging, for ten points, what 1960s and 1970s conflict in Southeast Asia? | Vietnam War (accept Second Indochina War) |
| Since the 1990s, a landfill in the south of this state has been piled over with soil to avoid odors, leading to the affectionate nickname "Mount Trashmore." Lake Hell 'n Blazes is the source of this state's (+) St. Johns River, which hosted the indigenous Timucua people as well as settlements of this state's namesake "Crackers." (*) For ten points, name this Southern state known in the 2010s for a namesake "man" who commits unusual crimes in places like the Everglades. | Florida (accept Florida Man) |
| At these events, the recently invented Pitman Shorthand allowed writers to keep up with the orators. The ability of territories to exclude slavery through local (+) legislation was espoused during these debates in the Freeport Doctrine. A Democrat and a future Republican president vied for a Senate (*) seat in Illinois during, for ten points, which 1858 debates? | Lincoln-Douglas Debates (Great Debates of 1858 before "1858" is read; prompt on partial answers) |
| This theologian helped build the case of heresy against Michael Cervetus, who was then burned at the stake. This reformer pleaded with (+) Francis I to stop persecuting the Huguenots in his native country in the preface to his magnum opus, Institutes of the Christian (*) Religion. For ten points, name this French-Swiss reformer who expounded the doctrine of predestination while living in Geneva. | John Calvin (or Jean Calvin; accept Jean Cauvin) |
| The causes of this event were investigated by the Pecora Commission, and it was partially blamed on (+) Charles E. Mitchell. William C. Durant and members of the Rockefeller family tried to prevent this event, after which the Glass-Steagall Act was passed, mandating a separation between (*) commercial and investment banks. For ten points, name this October 1929 event that brought in the Great Depression. | 1929 Wall Street stock market crash (accept the Wall Street crash; accept the Great Crash) |
| The 16th amendment legalized a "Federal" type of what kind of tax to offset losses from the excise tax levied on liquor? | Income Tax |