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| The legendary Sybil Ludington is often called the "female" this man, for carrying out a similar famous action. This man was accompanied during that feat by Samuel (+) Prescott and William Dawes. A Longfellow poem referred to a message via lanterns in the North (*) Church steeple, informing this man, “one if by land, two if by sea.” For the point, name this silversmith who went on a “midnight ride” to warn Bostonians that the British were coming. | Paul Revere |
| A soldier with this last name earned a Medal of Honor for his action at Missionary Ridge where he planted a regimental flag. His son with this last name earned the Medal of Honor after fulfilling his promise to (+) “return” to the Philippines. Harry Truman later fired that man with this last name for his suggestion of using (*) nuclear weapons on China during the Korean War. For the point, give this last name of the leader of the U.S. Armed Forces in the Pacific theatre of World War Two. | MacArthur (accept Arthur MacArthur; accept Douglas MacArthur) |
| A woman who turns into a white type of this animal is a prophet to the Lakota. Members of a group named for this animal were discharged in the Brownsville affair. This animal, which from (+) 1913 to 1938 was on the back of the nickel, provides the nickname for Black soldiers who fought against (*) Native Americans in the West. For the point, name this large mammal that was nearly wiped out by settlers expanding West. | Buffalo (or Buffalo buffalo; or American buffalo; accept Bison in place of buffalo) |
| Aaron Burr's purchase of the Bastrop Tract in northeastern Louisiana and the training of a namesake militia there led to multiple charges of this (+) crime, ending in acquittal each time. Philip Vigol and John Mitchell, two farmers from Pennsylvania, were the first people charged with this crime in the U.S. due to their involvement in the (*) Whiskey Rebellion. John Brown was hanged for, for the point, what crime after he seized a U.S. armory and attempted to incite a slave insurrection? | Treason |
| This man's mother was a so-called "Dollar Princess" of the American Randolph family, who hoped to marry into the British aristocracy to raise the family's stature in America. This man, who was a POW during the Second (+) Boer War, crossed the floor to the Liberal Party in the early 20th century after his former party passed the anti- Jewish Aliens Bill. This man rejoined the Conservatives after being made Chancellor of Exchequer in the cabinet of Stanley (*) Baldwin. For the point, name this British politician who succeeded Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister in 1940. | Winston Churchill |
| A holder of this position from the Mucia family died while putting down the revolt of Aristonicus of Pergamon. Legendarily, this post was created by King Numa Pompilius and given to his son-in-law Numa Marcius, (+) its first holder. This office, which is likely derived from the word "Bridge-builder," was taken by Augustus Caesar and incorporated (*) into the position of emperor. For the point, name this post held by the highest ranking Priest in the Roman Empire. | Pontifex Maximus |
| Historiographers have named this republic’s 18th century decline the “Periwig Era.” This republic’s Rampjaar, or “Disaster Year,” led to the end of the first Stadtholder period and the seizure of power by the (+) Orangists. In this republic’s golden age, a large speculative bubble created (*) “Tulip Mania” which ultimately collapsed in Haarlem. For the point, name this European kingdom which colonized South Africa and established New Amsterdam. | The Netherlands (or Nederland; accept Kingdom of the Netherlands; or Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; accept Holland) |
| This event killed the owners of Macy's, Ida and Isidor Straus. "Molly Brown" pushed a rescue mission to return to the site of this event to look for (+) survivors. Many survivors of this event were rescued by the RMS Carpathia. This 1912 disaster was made worse because only twenty (*) lifeboats were carried on board the central ship. For the point, name this disaster, where a massive ocean liner hit an iceberg and sank. | Sinking of the Titanic (accept any answer indicating the Titanic being destroyed/sinking/wrecking/etc) |
| This group conducted a series of bombings in Maiduguri and Jos in 2010, eight years after it was founded by Mohammad Yusuf. Borno and Kano are among the locations that have been attacked by this group (+) that reportedly targeted an “engine” block during an attack on Chibok that resulted in hundreds of girls being abducted. (*) For the point, the Abuja bombing was carried out by what Nigeria-based Islamist terrorist organization? | Boko Haram (accept Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād; or Group of the People of Sunnah for Preaching and Jihad; accept Wilāyat Garb Ifrīqīyā; accept Western Education is Forbidden or equivalents) |
| Samuel Pepys [[PEEPS]] promoted this drink after visiting tobacconist Thomas Garway's shop in Exchange Alley. Monk Yosai brought this good to (+) Japan, later writing "The Treatise of drinking [this product] for Health." The "Divine Farmer" Shennong legendarily discovered this drink after random (*) leaves were blown into his basin of boiled water. American Patriots notably threw, for the point, what type of plant used to make a caffeinated beverage into Boston Harbor? | Tea (accept Tea leaves) |
| Due to being a supporter of the Blues, Justinian faced riots instigated by a deme [[DEE-MAY]] of this color during the Nika Riots. The United States (+) Special Forces known for being counter-insurgency specialists are colloquially known as (*) "Berets" of this color. Ralph Nader supposedly played "spoiler" in the election of 2000 while running for a party named for, for the point, what color associated with environmentalism? | Green (accept The Greens; or Prasini; accept Green Berets; accept Green Party) |
| The Seventh Ecumenical Council called by Empress Irene strengthened a heretical sect of this faith known as the (+) iconoclasts. Olga's influence in the court and Islam's ban on drinking alcohol led to Vladimir the Great's conversion to this faith, eventually dominating much of the (*) Russian population. The Great Schism of 1054 led to a split between Catholicism and, for the point, what other Christian faith which dominated Eastern Europe? | Orthodox Christianity (accept Russian Orthodox; accept Greek Orthodox; prompt on "Christian" alone) |
| This husband of Xanthippe (“zan-THIH-pay”) analogized the state as a lazy horse and himself as a gadfly. Quotes attributed to this man include “The unexamined life is not worth living” and the (+) paradox “I know that I know nothing.” The Apology chronicles how this person was sentenced to death by drinking (*) hemlock for corrupting the youth of Athens. For the point, name this Ancient Greek philosopher and teacher of Plato. | Socrates |
| While serving as chief of police in this city, William H. Parker coined the term "thin blue line" and referred to Black protestors as "monkeys in the zoo." Young Mexican-American men in this city were beaten by U.S. servicemen during the (+) Zoot Suit Riots. Following the beating of Marquette Frye, this city witnessed the (*) Watts Riots. For the point, name this city in Southern California, where the Rodney King riots occurred. | Los Angeles (or LA) |
| In an uprising against this house, the flooding of the River Severn allowed the king's troops to capture the primary conspirator, the Duke of Buckingham, and behead him. This house's final king of (+) England fell during the Battle of Bosworth Field. Edward IV and Richard III were members of, (*) for the point, what cadet branch of the House of Plantagenet that fought the House of Lancaster in the War of the Roses? | House of York (prompt on "Plantagenet" before mentioned) |