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| In one speech hosted by Marc Leder, this man called himself “as poor as a church mouse” and noted that “I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives,” noting that his message “doesn’t connect.” In that fundraising speech, this man argued that, “no matter what,” 47% of people will vote for President Obama. For the point, name this candidate whose ticket with Paul Ryan earned, coincidentally, 47% of the popular vote in the 2012 presidential election. | Willard “Mitt” Romney |
| This man obtained a copy of every book published in his realm with the Ordonnance of Montpelier, and the Ordonnance of Villiers-Cotterˆets replaced Latin as the bureaucratic language with French. The Affair of the Placards hardened this man’s attitude against Protestants. and this man attempted to form an alliance with Henry VIII at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. For the point, name this French monarch, who patronized Leonardo da Vinci and lost to his archrival Charles V at the Battle of Pavia. | Francis I |
| The document NSC-68 supported this policy, as did a work analyzed by Clark Clifford and George Elsey, the Long Telegram. This policy was criticized by Barry Goldwater, who instead asked, “Why not victory?” James Forrestal was called the “godfather” of this policy for disseminating the X Article. Alternate strategies to this policy were isolationism, detente and rollback. This policy, created by George Kennan, inspired the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan, along with the creation of NATO. For the point, name this policy that sought to restrict the advance of Communism during the Cold War. | containment |
| This nation arrested the Mamluk sphere of influence at the Battle of Diu, and it will supposedly lead a grand “5th Empire.” Zumbi led Palmares in opposition to this nation’s imperialism. A general from this nation captured the island of Ormuz from Ismail I, in addition to the city of Goa. One of this nation’s colonies contained quilombos and was east of the demarcation line of the Treaty of Tordesillas. For the point, name this empire that dominated 16th century Indian Ocean trade and colonized Brazil. | Kingdom of Portugal (or Portuguese Empire) |
| The book Twenty Years of Congress was written by this man, who created the First International Conference of American States as Benjamin Harrison’s Secretary of State. James Mulligan released letters between Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad bookkeeper Warren Fischer and this man, who led the Mugwump faction of his party. Samuel Burchard hurt this man’s presidential bid after claiming that the other party represented “Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion”. For the point, name this “Continental Liar from the State of Maine” who lost the 1884 election to Grover Cleveland. | James Blaine |
| The bottom of this work was intended to depict plants with their roots visible in the soil. Statues of Jupiter and a headless Caesar flank this work, whose center shows a hand with a glowing orb. Its artist proposed adding Abraham Lincoln to the left side, but Nelson Rockefeller ordered it destroyed anyway. Man, Controller of the Universe is a recreation in Mexico of, for the point, what Diego Rivera mural that controversially depicted Vladimir Lenin? | Man at the Crossroads (accept Man, Controller of the Universe before “destroyed” is read) |
| Submarines supplied chocolate and Chelsea-brand cigarettes labeled with this phrase in order to boost morale amongst guerrilla fighters. This phrase was first used in a speech that spoke of the necessity of advancing from Corregidor to Australia and was fulfilled after the battle of Leyte Gulf. This promise was given after the failed defense of Bataan and subsequent fall of Luzon in 1941. For the point, give this three word promise spoken by Douglas Macarthur after leaving the Philippines. | ”I Shall Return” |
| This party discussed the rehabilitation of its country’s military in the Himmerod memorandum. The Black Money exposed this party’s secret bank accounts, which disgraced its former leader, Helmut Kohl. This party’s leaders Ludwig Erhard and Konrad Adenauer sparked an “economic miracle” in its country post-World War II, and it has participated in various “Grand Coalitions” with the Social Democratic Party. For the point, name this center-right political party in Germany, currently led by Angela Merkel. | Christian Democratic Union (accept the Christian Democratic party) |
| Pierre Falcone and Charles Pasqua coordinated arm sales from France to this country in the 1990s. A guerilla war broke out in this country after Jonas Savimbi rejected the results of a 1992 election. The Bicesse Accord ended a civil war in this country between UNITA and the MPLA. This country which gained independence by the Alvor Agreement is currently led by Jose Eduardo dos Santos. For the point, name this former Portuguese colony north of Namibia whose capital is Luanda. | Angola |
| This work’s introduction notes that a warring country was “moved by insane delusion and reckless self-regard,” but that their opponents “have run the risk of completing the ruin.” It calculates a sum of ten billion dollars for claimed losses that would have been “a wise and just act to have asked [for].” This work argues against a “Carthaginian peace” that would exist if Georges Clemenceau’s proposed reparations were authorized. For the point, name this 1919 book written by John Maynard Keynes [CANES] after he left the Paris Peace Conference in frustration at the negotiations of the Treaty of Versailles. | The Economic Consequences of the Peace |
| Storm Delarverie may have sparked this event after crying out “Why don’t you guys do something?” Three years prior to this event, a similar event occurred at the Compton Cafeteria in San Francisco. The Genovese mob owned the Christopher Street establishment where this event began. Participants in this event were said to have “lost that wounded look.” Seymour Pine led the police response to this event in Greenwich Village. The Gay Liberation Front was formed after, for the point, what June 1969 riot in New York City? | Stonewall (Inn) riots |
| The Paralus and the Salaminia were two sacred parts of this organization, which won a decisive victory at the Battle of the Eurymedon River. Xanthippus led this organization to victory at the Battle of Mycale, supposedly on the same day as the Battle of Plataea. This force, which was based out of the Piraeus, was the subject of a prophecy that “wooden walls” would protect its city from the Persians. Themistocles is considered the father of, for the point, what maritime force, at its peak the largest in Greece, in the service of the birthplace of democracy? | navy of Athens (prompt on partial answers, like “Athens’ military”) |
| According to a false legend, the first person in this position was responsible for German not becoming an official language of the United States; that man was Frederick Muhlenberg. Dan Webster received nine protest votes for this position in 2015, while Colin Powell received one vote, as the Constitution allows this Congressional position to be held by someone who is not a member of Congress. In 2016, a former holder of this position, Dennis Hastert, was accused of sexual misconduct. For the point, name this political position, currently held by Paul Ryan, which sets Agenda in the lower house of Congress. | Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| One member of this tribe, John Ross, controversially broke with other members in negotiating an agreement with the U.S. government. This tribe gained almost two million acres of land from the Creek in the Treaty of Fort Jackson after assisting Andrew Jackson in fighting at Horseshoe Bend. In that battle, one member of this tribe saw “talking leaves,” inspiring him to develop a syllabary for this tribe. The Treaty of New Echota forced this tribe onto the Trail of Tears. Sequoyah was a member of, for the point, what southeastern Native American tribe, the largest to be federally recognized? | Cherokee |
| This poet wrote “Be patient and strong; someday, this pain will be useful to you” in a collection of love poetry that focuses on a married woman named Corinna. That collection, Amores, along with the later Ars Amatoria, may have led Augustus to exile this poet to Tomis. Book one of a fifteen-book work by this author includes the story of Daphne, who is saved from the chasing Apollo when she is turned into a laurel tree. For the point, name this Roman poet of Metamorphoses. | Ovid (or Publius Ovidius Naso) |
| A lack of proper uniforms among this man’s troops caused Phineas Riall to treat them as militia in the Battle of Chippewa. This man captured a fort defended by six “Heroic Cadets” and Nicolas Bravo, and he commanded alongside Jacob Brown at the Battle of Lundy’s Lane. This general produced a strategy to control waterways in order to strangle the South. For the point, name this long-serving Union general, a victor of Chapultepec who designed the Anaconda Plan. | Winfield Scott |
| This company’s slogan noted that a certain necessity was “ours and not the foreigners.” This company, founded a decade after the mining conglomerate Vale, controls the Campos and Santos basins. In March 2014, this company was targeted by Operation Carwash in an effort to weed out corruption; those scandals have now embroiled both Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva. For the point, name this company created by Getulio Vargas in a bid to nationalize the Brazilian oil industry. | Petrobras |
| Alleged communist supporters from Nanyang University in this city were rounded up during Operation Coldstore. Marina Bay is part of this city’s “CBD”, or Central Business District. Located directly south of Johor Bahru, this city’s layout was mapped in the Jackson Plan following Hussein Shah’s sale of this city to Stamford Raffles. In March 2015, NUS University in this city played host to the state funeral of founder Lee Kuan Yew. For the point, name this city-state located on the southern tip of the Malaysian Peninsula. | Singapore |
| Conspiracy theories about this event point to the paranoid “Mishcon note” that assails Tiggy Legge-Bourke. A film about this event, Unlawful Killing, blames this event on “gangsters in tiaras” who despised the Muslim faith of one person involved. The sole survivor of this event was bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones. A song originally written about Marilyn Monroe, “Candle in the Wind,” was re-released after this event by Elton John. Dodi Fayed also died in this event, which was caused by a drunken chauffeur, not paparazzi. For the point, name this August 1997 event in which a Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash. | The death of Diana, Princess of Wales (or the death of Diana Spencer or death of Princess Di; accept the death of Henri Paul; accept Princess Diana’s car crash or equivalent descriptions; accept death of Dodi Fayed until his name is mentioned) |
| After this game, the winning coach noted that “Detroit has had” Hank Stram’s defense “for years.” In this game, Willie Wood returned a Len Dawson interception 50 yards and Max McGree caught two touchdowns from Bart Starr. In January 2016, a compilation broadcast of all of this game’s plays was broadcast on NFL Network on its 49th anniversary. For the point, name this game in which Green Bay defeated Kansas City in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game. | Super Bowl 1 (acceptfirst AFL-NFL World Championship Gamebefore“AFL”issaid) |
| The Venona Project was a secretive initiative headed by this man. While working in the Justice Department, this man investigated targets of the Palmer Raids. Helen Gandy served as secretary for this man and spent weeks attempting to destroy his secrets after his death. This man’s organization conducted COINTELPRO in order to target suspected communists. Clyde Tolson was a companion of this man, who labeled John Dillinger “public enemy number one”. For the point, name this longtime head of the FBI. | J (ohn) Edgar Hoover |
| One of these works questions Joshu’s Dog, giving an ambiguous answer, while another of these works in the same collection discusses a man who became a wild fox for hundreds of lives. The Book of Equanimity, the Collection of Stone and Sand and the Blue Cliff Record collect many of these works, which are used to provoke the “great doubt” within a student. For the point, name these statements, stories, or questions, such as “What is the sound of one hand clapping?”, used in the study of Zen Buddhism. | koans (prompt on Zen Buddhist writings before “Zen” is said; accept The Gateless Gate before “collection” is read) |
| A precursor to this organization known as the Interfactory Strike Committee issued the 21 Demands. This organization was founded after the firing of crane worker Anna Walentynowicz [vah-lent-ee-noh-vich]. Social unrest in one country led this organization to participate in the Round Table Talks after it was banned by General Jaruzelski [yar-oo-zel-skee]. This organization was co-founded and led by an electrical worker at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk. For the point, name this Polish anti-Communist party that began as a trade union led by Lech Walesa. | Solidarity (or Solidarno´s´c) |
| A three-time holder of this position had his official portrait controversially painted by Don Bachardy. One holder of the position signed the Therapeutic Abortion Act, having gained this position by defeating George Christopher a year after delivering the “A Time For Choosing” speech at a national convention. In 2003, Gray Davis was recalled from this position in favor of, for the second time in its history, a popular actor. For the point, name this position held by Jerry Brown, Ronald Reagan, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. | Governor of California (prompt on partial answer) |
| The capital of this leader became known as the “Latin Las Vegas” thanks to his close ties with Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky. This man rose to his highest post following the overthrow of Gerardo Machado in the Revolt of the Sergeants. This leader of the United Action coalition stepped down from office after the withdrawal of American support for his regime, having faced an attack on the Moncada Barracks. The 26th of July movement opposed, for the point, what Cuban leader, the predecessor of Fidel Castro? | Fulgencio Batista |
| In the early 20th century, this city completed a ring of fortifications called the Stelling, which overlooked the Zuiderzee. This city was surrounded by the Singel until the late 16th century, after which this city built the Herengracht, Prinsengracht, and Keizergracht in a concentric pattern around itself. For the point, name this city located several feet below sea level on an arm of the North Sea, where a series of planned canals provide transportation near the Royal Palace of the Netherlands. | Amsterdam |
| The documentary Ecstasy of Order discusses the 2010 World Championship in this event. Its accompanying music includes arrangements of Bach’s French Suite No. 3 and the folk song Korobeiniki. T-spins are commonly used in this game, which shipped over 35 million copies with the original Game Boy. Alexei Pajitnov designed, but the Soviet government claimed the royalties to, for the point, what puzzle video game in which falling blocks are arranged to complete and clear horizontal lines? | Tetris |
| This man negotiated the Treaty of Monc¸on with Gaspar de Guzm´an, a Spanish diplomat. Sweden was persuaded to ally with this man’s nation through the Treaty of Barwalde. Henry de Cinq Mars opposed this man, as did a series of advisors who thought they had ousted this man on the Day of the Dupes. This enemy of the Huguenots personally conquered one of their last strongholds at La Rochelle. For the point, name this man, known as the Red Eminence, a French cardinal who advised Louis XIII. | Cardinal de Richelieu (or Armand-Jean du Plessis) |
| This figure and Barack Obama are studied in Erik Schneiderman’s The Size of Others’ Burdens. Leo Tolstoy criticized this woman’s sleeves and described her as an “absentee landlord,” as her farm was one hundred miles away from her work on Halsted Street. This first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize worked closely with Ellen Gates Starr. For the point, name this early 20th century advocate for women and the poor who co-founded a settlement house in Chicago, Hull House. | Jane Addams |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss earned his position at G¨ottingen after using his method of least squares to compute one of these entities. A sixteenth century model for these entities placed them in a system of inscribed spheres and Platonic solids. Apollonius of Perga explained an apparent contradiction in these entities with the concept of epicycles. Isaac Newton used the inverse-square law of gravitation to explain three laws governing these trajectories. For the point, name these astronomical paths governed by Kepler’s Laws. | orbits |
| One plan for the construction of these objects involved the use of pykrete, a mixture of wood pulp and ice, and was named Project Habakkuk. The Tondern Raid was one of the first attacks using these objects, and the Ark Royal was a merchant ship converted to become the first of these objects. These objects come in CATOBAR and ski-jump varities, and the Fairey Swordfish that launched from one of these objects torpedoed the Italian navy at Taranto. For the point, name this type of ship whose flat deck allows for takeoffs and landings. | aircraft carriers (prompt on generic words like “ship” before ship is said; do not accept or prompt other types of ships) |
| This man established a torture center at the Nile Mansions and created paramilitary police forces called the Public Safety Unit and State Research Bureau. This man, who was overthrown after a failed attempt to annex Kagera from Tanzania, came to power after leading an attack on King Mutesa II’s palace and, five years later, seizing total power while Milton Obote [oh-boh-tay] was abroad. For the point, name this self-proclaimed “Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth” who expelled all Asians from Uganda. | Idi Amin Dada |
| Sarah Hale was the chief advocate for making a national holiday stemming from this event. This event was prepared by Elizabeth Hopkins, Mary Brewster, and two other women who managed to survive the winter. An account of this event in Mourt’s Relation states “yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.” A gift of food from Massasoit led to, for the point, what 1621 event that inspired a November holiday? | the first Thanksgiving |
| In the land of this modern nation, Augustus Thompson and Arthur Wakefield were killed in an incident deemed their fault by Robert FitzRoy. Duncan Cameron opposed natives in this nation in the Second Taranaki War; those natives founded a “King Movement” in this site of the Wairau Affray and Body Massacre. The introduction of gunpowder to this nation caused the Musket Wars, and William Hobson negotiated the Treaty of Waitangi with its natives. For the point, name this home of the Maori, who opposed a British settlement at Wellington. | New Zealand |
| Early documents on this art form include the Laon and Gallen Codices. The Cecilian Movement reformed this genre, which in its early history featured scandicus, praepunctis, and quilisma neumes [nooms]. One work in this genre portrays a “bulwark never failing.” Early development of the Phrygian and Dorian modes occurred in this genre, including in a monophonic subgenre of chant named after Gregory the Great. For the point, name this art form performed in cathedrals. | Christian (or any Christian denomination) church music (accept specific examples, like hymns or Gregorian chant; prompt on (Medieval and/or Renaissance) music, but no other specific types, like classical) |
| During this event, Pete Smerick and Mark Young wrote a memo warning against increasing federal pressure. This event took place at the Mount Carmel Center, home to a Seventh-Day Adventist sect that was suspected of weapons violations; as a result, Janet Reno approved FBI intervention, leading to the deaths of 76 people when the compound burned down during a tear gas attack by federal agents. For the point, name this 1993 siege of David Koresh’s community of Branch Davidians, commonly called by the Texas city near the compound. | Waco siege (accept descriptions of the Branch Davidian siege or the siege on David Koresh’s compound before “David” is said) |