| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This leader helped Isaac Brock seize Detroit from William Hull. With his brother Tenskwatawa, this man founded Prophetstown. This man was killed at the Battle of the Thames by forces led by William Henry Harrison, a man who had earlier defeated this man’s forces at the Battle of Tippecanoe. For the point, name this Shawnee leader who launched a namesake rebellion against the United States. | Tecumseh (accept Tecumtha; accept Tekamthi) |
| A composer from this country included a prayer written on the wall of a Gestapo jail in his Symphony of Sorrowful Songs. A 3/4 dance named for this country includes pieces like “Military” and “Heroic.” This country’s November Uprising was commemorated in the “Revolutionary” etude. For the point, name this home country of Henryk Gorecki and Frederic Chopin, who were inspired by cities such as Warsaw. | Poland (accept Polska) |
| Christian IV withdrew Denmark from this conflict with the Treaty of Lu¨beck. During this conflict, Ferdinand II and the Catholic League defeated Frederick V at the Battle of White Mountain. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden died during this war at the Battle of Lutzen. The Peace of Westphalia ended, for the point, what 17th century European war sparked by the Second Defenestration of Prague? | Thirty Years’ War |
| This President ordered federal troops to stop the Pullman Strike. During one election, this man received support from reform-minded Republicans who were then labeled Mugwumps. Despite winning the nomination over incumbent Chester Arthur, James G. Blaine failed to defeat this man in the Election of 1884. For the point, name this only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. | Grover Cleveland |
| This country was unified following the Battle of Kirtipur. Prithvi Shah established the first ruling dynasty of this country. Under the Rajput Rana, mountaineering troops from this country called gurkhas were hired by the British army. This country allied with the United Kingdom to form a bu↵er state between India and China. For the point, name this Himalayan country with capital at Kathmandu. | Nepal |
| This event required the implementation of the SCATANA plan, including Operation Yellow Ribbon, a Canadian e↵ort to land over 250 airplanes. The luggage of Mohamed Atta, a perpetrator of this event, contained evidence linking this event to al-Qaeda. For the point, name this 2001 terrorist attack in which airplanes were hijacked and used as weapons against the Pentagon and World Trade Center. | September 11th terrorist attacks (or 9/11; accept the attack on the Pentagon; accept the 2001 World Trade Center attack before “World Trade Center” is read; prompt on “World Trade Center attack” before WTC is read) |
| This man, with Thomas Fairfax, won the Battle of Naseby as commander of the New Model Army. After dismissing the Rump Parliament, this man took power and replaced it with the more complacent Barebones Parliament. This leader was supported by the Roundheads against Royalist supporters of King Charles I. For the point, name this Lord Protector of England, the victor of the English Civil War. | Oliver Cromwell |
| This city is home to the Admirality Shipyard, which was originally built in 1704 by this city’s namesake, as well as the Lakhta Center, the tallest building in Europe, which is slated to be the headquarters of Gazprom. The Winter Palace, the site of the 1905 Bloody Sunday massacre, is in this city on the Neva River. The Hermitage museum is in, for the point, what city on Russia’s Baltic coast, its second largest after Moscow? | Saint Petersburg (prompt on Petrograd or Leningrad) |
| During this dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi initially supported the Boxer Rebellion against Western invaders. This dynasty was forced to sign a series of “unequal treaties” with the British in the aftermath of the Opium Wars. This dynasty came to power after the Manchus overthrew the Ming in 1644. For the point, name this dynasty that ruled until 1912, the last imperial dynasty of China. | Qing Dynasty |
| This city’s police department was led by Daryl Gates, who popularized the use of SWAT teams and resigned in 1992. Governor Pete Wilson deployed the National Guard to this city as a response to riots that broke out after the acquittal of four members of its police department for the beating of a black motorist. For the point, name this city where the Rodney King verdict inflamed racial tensions in Southern California. | Los Angeles (accept LA) |
| This country was supported by Germany and Italy in the First Vienna Award which revised the Treaty of Trianon. Operation Panzerfaust aimed to stop this country from surrendering to encroaching Soviet forces and resulted in the rise of the Arrow Cross party. Miklos Horthy led this country during wars with neighboring Yugoslavia and Romania. For the point, name this country with capital Budapest. | Hungary (accept Magyar Kiralysag) |
| This man forced the Supreme Court to make the “switch in time that saved nine” after threatening to pack the court if they didn’t support his legislation. The Emergency Banking Act was the subject of many of this man’s Fireside Chats. A series of legislation by this man created the TVA, CCC, and NRA. The New Deal was formulated by, for the point, what President who led the United States out of the Great Depression? | Franklin Delano Roosevelt (accept FDR; prompt on “Roosevelt”) |
| This event, which may have been sparked by rail transport of the Chinese labor corps in the US, caused encephalitis lethargica and cytokine storms in its victims. Scientists unearthed victims from the Arctic permafrost to create a genomic sequence of the H1N1 virus that caused, for the point, what pandemic that killed five percent of the world’s population near the end of World War I? | Spanish Flu pandemic (or 1918 flu pandemic; or Spanish influenza pandemic; prompt on partial answers) |
| A ruler of this country o↵ered the newly-elected Abraham Lincoln a herd of elephants. The memoirs of Anna Leonowens recount how she helped educate the children of this country’s King Mongkut and were loosely adapted into the play The King and I. This country was the only one in Southeast Asia not to be colonized by a Western power. For the point, name this country formerly known as Siam with capital Bangkok. | Thailand (accept Siam until it is read) |
| This group, which was targeted by the third Enforcement Act, was initially replaced by “rifle clubs” and groups like the White League. Nathan Bedford Forrest was an early leader of this group, holding the title of “Grand Wizard.” Members of this group often participate in cross burnings and hide their identities with white hoods and robes. White Supremacy is the guiding principle of, for the point, what American hate group? | Ku Klux Klan (accept KKK) |
| During this battle, Cynaegirus lost his hand while preventing a trireme from leaving shore. Sparta was unable to assist one side in this battle due to the Carneia festival. Miltiades led the winning side in this battle against the armies of Darius I. Pheidippides legendarily ran over 20 miles to deliver news of this battle, after which he promptly died. For the point, name this 490 BC Athenian victory over the Persians. | Battle of Marathon |
| This city’s original Palmer House hotel was open for less than two weeks before it was destroyed in a disaster that spared a water tower on Michigan Avenue. Anti-Irish prejudices helped fuel the lie that Mrs. O’Leary’s cow started that disaster in this city by kicking over a lantern. For the point, name this site of a 1871 “Great” fire, the largest city in Illinois. | Chicago |
| Walter Kronkite declared “we are mired in stalemate” after the winning side of this war launched the surprise Tet O↵ensive. Operation Ranch Hand, the targeted use of Agent Orange, was launched during this war after being authorized by John F. Kennedy. The Ho Chi Minh trail was bombed in, for the point, what 20th century war in which the US failed to prevent the Communist takeover of a Southeast Asian nation? | Vietnam War (accept Khang chien chong My; accept Second Indochina War) |
| This battle included heavy fighting at an apartment building labeled Pavlov’s House. During this battle, Georgi Zhukov launched Operation Uranus to surround the forces of Friedrich Paulus. This battle diverted troops away from seizing oil fields in the Caucuses as Adolf Hitler wanted to wipe a Soviet leader’s name o↵ the map. For the point, name this 1942 battle, the turning point of the Eastern Front. | Battle of Stalingrad |
| This country was accused of faking a successful hydrogen bomb test at the Punggye-ri site in 2016. This country promised to downgrade its weapons facilities after signing the Panmunjom declaration with Moon Jae-In. In 2019, this country pulled out of the Hanoi summit with Donald Trump after refusing to scrap its nuclear program. For the point, identify this country that is led by Kim Jong-Un from Pyongyang. | North Korea (accept Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; accept DPRK; prompt on Korea) |
| Long-time holders of this position were celebrated in later editions of the Sed Festival. One holder of this position moved his capital to Amarna and developed a worship system around the sun god Aten. Many holders of this position are buried in the Valley of Kings. For the point, name this position held by people like Hateshepsut and King Tut who often oversaw the creation of pyramids as the leader of Egypt. | Pharoahs of Egypt (accept any answers relating to being the monarch of Egypt; prompt on leaders of Egypt) |
| This settlement was saved by the Third Supply whose food delivery ended the Starving Time. A leader of this settlement ordered that “he who does not work shall not eat.” John Rolfe developed a new strain of tobacco at this settlement and helped secure peace with the Powhatan by marrying Pocahontas. John Smith led, for the point, what first English settlement in America? | Jamestown (prompt on Virginia) |
| A poem in this language describes a pair of serpents devouring Laoco¨on after he tries to destroy a wooden horse. A poem in this language includes the tale of Baucis and Philemon among descriptions of transformations, and another begins “I sing of arms and the man.” For the point, name this dead language used by Ovid and Virgil to write Metamorphoses and the Aeneid in ancient Rome. | lingua latina |
| The case Ex parte Merryman questioned this man’s decision to suspended habeas corpus in Maryland. After the Battle of Antietam, this man issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in areas in revolt against the United States. Near the start of his 2nd term, this President was assassinated while at Ford’s Theater by John Wilkes Booth. For the point, name this 16th President of the United States. | Abraham Lincoln |
| In this city, Adolphe Thiers clashed with a namesake commune during an 1871 uprising. The streets of this city were widened by Baron Haussman in order to, in part, prevent the construction of barricades. That renovation was ordered by Napoleon III and included a remodeling of the Champs de Elysse gardens and the completion of the Louvre. For the point, name this capital of France. | Paris |
| Margaret Bourke-White photographed this man reading behind a spinning wheel while he was imprisoned at Yeravada. This man negotiated with Lord Irwin after leading a march to Dandi in protest of Britain’s monopoly on Salt. The principle of satyagraha, or nonviolent protest, was developed by this man. For the point, name this leader of the Indian independence movement whose title means “Great Soul.” | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (accept Mahatma Gandhi; accept Ganghi ji; accept Bapu) |
| During one event, this man, with Samuel Prescott and William Dawes, was captured by British forces. Crispus Attucks was not featured in an engraving of the Boston Massacre made by this man. This man snuck past the HMS Somerset as part of an event started after two lanterns were hung in the North Church. For the point, name this patriot whose Midnight Ride warned Lexington that the British were coming. | Paul Revere |
| One holiday celebrated in this religion features throwing colored powder to celebrate the defeat of the demon Holika. Another holiday from this religion is a festival of lights that involves lamps called diyas. In addition to Holi and Diwali, other celebrations in this religion involve o↵erings to gods such as Agni and Vishnu. For the point, name this Indian religion which worships Brahma and Shiva. | Hinduism (accept Vaishnavism before “Agni” is read; accept Shaivism or Shaktism before “Holika” is read) |
| This woman’s former daughter-in-law died in a 1997 car crash in Paris while being pursued by paparazzi. This woman labeled 1992 as “annus horribilis” due to family dysfunction as well as a fire at Windsor Castle. In 1952, this woman inherited the throne from her father George VI, and, in 2007, surpassed Queen Victoria to become her country’s longest reigning queen. For the point, name this current monarch of England. | Elizabeth II (prompt on Elizabeth) |
| Frederick Fleet was among the lookout crew when this event began and later testified about his lack of company-issued binoculars. Benjamin Guggenheim was among the victims of this event, which killed over 1,500 people, largely because lifeboats weren’t available for more than half of the ship’s passengers. For the point, name this disaster in the north Atlantic involving an iceberg and a supposedly “unsinkable” luxury ship. | sinking of the RMS Titanic Extra Tossups |
| Holders of this o ce are limited to one sexenio, or six-year term. The initialism AMLO is used by the current holder of this o ce, who founded the MORENA party. This o ce was held by members of PRI from 1929 until Vicente Fox won the 2000 election. For the point, name this political position recently held by Enrique Pen˜a Nieto and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. | President of Mexico (prompt on partial answers, like “leader of Mexico” or “President”) |
| This man orchestrated a daring night retreat to Manhattan after being outmaneuvered in the Battle of Long Island. With the Comte de Rochambeau, this general defeated Charles Cornwallis at the Siege of Yorktown. Forces under this man were spent a harsh winter at Valley Forge. For the point, name this leader of American forces in the Revolutionary War, the first President of the United States. | George Washington |