| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This action was described by a participant in the book No Easy Day. During this action, a Black Hawk that clipped its tail had to be destroyed at the end of Operation Neptune Spear. After tracing courier Abu al-Kuwaiti back to his master, this action was carried out in a raid on an Abbottabad compound by Seal Team Six. For the point, name this 2011 action in which the leader of Al Qaeda was killed. | killing of Osama bin Laden (accept equivalents; accept Operation Neptune Spear before mentioned) |
| This activist, at the Rathbone’s Greenbank mansion, was inspired by Elizabeth Fry to begin social work. In 1861, this woman beat out Elizabeth Blackwell to become the Superintendent of Army Nurses. This woman criticized people held in “cages, stalls, and pens” in her report to the Massachusetts lawmakers. For the point, name this woman who fought for better treatment for the mentally ill. | Dorothea Dix |
| This country was conquered when Francesco the Cunning dressed up as a Franciscan monk to confuse defenders. Since 1297, this country has been ruled by the house Grimaldi and is currently led by Prince Albert II. This country is divided into five quartiers, the largest of which is Monte Carlo. For the point, name this microstate, a principality to the southeast of France known for its casinos. | Principality of Monaco |
| This religion’s followers organized themselves into a warrior community called the Khalsa. An empire that followed this religion had its capital at Lahore and was founded by Ranjit Singh in the Punjab, where this religion began. The Golden Temple in Amritsar is the holiest site of this religion, whose adherents traditionally do not cut their hair. For the point, name this religion founded by Guru Nanak. | Sikhism |
| This war’s victor was saved by the death of rival Empress Elizabeth, an event termed the “Miracle of the House of Brandenburg.” The Treaty of Hubertusburg allowed the winner of this conflict to keep its pre-war boundaries. The battles of Zorndorf and Kunersdorf were fought in this conflict as the Prussians expelled the Austrians from Silesia. For the point, name this conflict that lasted from 1756 to 1763. | Seven Years’ War |
| This event’s target had just finished addressing AFL-CIO members at the Washington Hilton. This event led Secretary of State Alexander Haig to declare that he was “in control here.” After watching the film Taxi Driver, this event’s perpetrator wished to impress actress Jodie Foster. For the point, name this 1981 event that failed to kill the 40th president of the United States. | attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan (accept equivalents; do not accept answers that indicate success) |
| This period’s overseer was criticized for his fraudulent practices in “The Great Gene Robbery.” Doctor M.S. Swaminathan helped start this period, which saw the overuse of groundwater and the emphasis on HYV seeding. This period led to a large increase in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab’s production of grain. For the point, name this period in which agricultural modernization occurred on a wide scale in India. | Green Revolution |
| This event’s participants had been captured after the failure of Plan Orange-3 and the surrender of Edward King. Masaharu Homma was sentenced to death for this event. During this event, men were transported from Mariveles to Capas to Camp McDonnell, and as many as 18,000 POWs died along the way. For the point, name this event where the Japanese forced Allied troops on an inhumane march across the Philippines. | Bataan Death March |
| This event’s planners advised Lord Monteagle to avoid the targeted area. Several conspirators behind this event were killed in a firefight at Holbeche House which resulted in the capture of Thomas Wintour. This event was meant to coincide with a rebellion that would have Princess Elizabeth made the head of a Catholic state. For the point, name this 1605 plot to blow up Parliament, organized by Guy Fawkes. | Gunpowder Plot (accept Gunpowder Treason Plot; accept Jesuit Treason) |
| This man was passed over as the nominee for the Liberal Republicans in favor of Horace Greeley during the Election of 1872. This man was honored on the face of the $10,000 bill for his time spent in the presidential cabinet. Roger Taney was replaced as Chief Justice by, for the point, what man who served as Lincoln’s Secretary of the Treasury? | Salmon Portland Chase |
| This man denounced Marxist deportation in his country by claiming “if you expel the others, I will go too!” B.F. Skinner helped popularize this man’s work in the West. The concept of the “conditioned reflex” was developed by this man, who was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. For the point, name this Russian known for studying classical conditioning in dogs. | Ivan Pavlov |
| This man commissioned the Abu Simbel temples, which were moved in the 20th century to make way for the Aswan Dam. In one battle, this man defeated Muwatalli II on the Orontes River. This man signed the world’s first peace treaty after winning the largest ever chariot battle against the Hittites. For the point, name this Egyptian pharaoh who won the Battle of Kadesh. | Ramses II (or Ramses the Great; accept Ozymandias; prompt on Ramses) |
| This event was blamed on sabotage by captain Max Pruss. This event may have been caused by the buildup of static electricity on a cotton skin. The use of hydrogen instead of helium on an airship helped exacerbate this event, which prompted Herbert Morrison to cry, “Oh, the humanity!” For the point, name this 1937 event where a zeppelin caught fire as it landed in New Jersey. | Hindenburg disaster |
| This instrument was played by William Millin during the D-Day landings in defiance of orders. Along with a longbow and broadsword, Jack Churchill brought this instrument with him while commanding troops. The British army instructs soldiers on how to use the Great Highland variety of this instrument at a house near the Redford Barracks in Edinburgh. For the point, name this musical instrument of Scotland. | bagpipes |
| This man initiated the Virgin Lands Campaign to improve agriculture in Kazakhstan. This man left a Paris conference after discovering that Gary Powers had been spying on his country during the U2 incident. In a namesake “thaw,” this man gave the “Secret Speech” to denounce the cult of personality of his predecessor. For the point, name this successor of Joseph Stalin as head of the USSR. | Nikita Khrushchev |
| This man’s strong friendship with the editor of the Albany Evening Journal, Thurlow Weed, caused him to lose political support. In opposition to the Compromise of 1850, this man declared “There is a higher law than the Constitution.” This man was nearly killed by Lewis Powell on the same night that his president was assassinated in Ford’s Theatre. For the point, name Lincoln’s Secretary of State. | William Seward |
| This conflict began when the police chief Emil Eichhorn was fired, leading strikers to capture the Vorwarts office. An instigator of this conflict was captured at Wilmersdorf, shot, and dumped into the Landwehr canal. Friedrich Ebert’s Freikorps were dispatched to end this conflict through mass killings. For the point, Rosa Luxemburg led what 1919 communist revolution in Germany that was named for a gladiator? | Spartacist Uprising (or revolt, etc.; accept January Uprising) |
| This man was sued by Charlotte Dupuy who he had kept as a slave on his Ashland plantation. A series of infrastructure improvements called the “American System” was championed by this man. This man’s personal feud with the President led to the Maysville Road veto. In 1844, this Whig lost his third presidential election. For the point, name this senator from Kentucky known as the “Great Compromiser.” | Henry Clay |
| This man served the republic of the Rio Grande do Sul in its attempt to break away from the kingdom of Brazil. After returning to Europe, this man launched the Expedition of the Thousand, which led to the crumbling of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. He allied his troops with Count Cavour during the Risorgimento. For the point, name this leader of the Redshirts during the Italian unification. | Giuseppe Garibaldi |
| This agreement was derided as a “giant sucking sound” by Ross Perot and it sparked a rebel movement in the Lacandon Jungle, the Zapatistas. Maquiladora factories became prominent thanks to this agreement, leading to outcry over lost domestic jobs. Carlos Salinas and George H.W. Bush first signed this agreement in 1992. For the point, name this trade agreement involving Canada, Mexico, and the United States. | NAFTA (or North American Free Trade Agreement) |
| This island was the site of an independence movement during which Bobby Sands’ died after a lengthy hunger strike. Protests in this country were massacred in Derry as part of Bloody Sunday and Protestants and Catholics clashed during this island’s series of “Troubles.” The Good Friday Accords ended the IRA’s campaign on, for the point, what island where Belfast and Dublin are located? | Ireland |
| This battle featured a failed retreat to Gloucester Point. The losing side failed to receive supplies as a result of the Comte de Grasse’s victory at Chesapeake. Henry Clinton failed to reinforce the losing side, which had been forced to defend a series of redoubts at a Virginia port. General Cornwallis was defeated at, for the point, what 1781 battle, the last major clash of the American Revolution? | Battle of Yorktown |
| This man was killed by natives of Delphi after being charged with temple theft while on a diplomatic mission for the Lydian King Croesus. A woman named Rhodopis was allegedly in love with this former slave from Samos. A competition between the North Wind and the Sun and the story of the fox and the grapes are among the most famous subjects of his work. For the point, name this Greek writer of fables. | Aesop |
| This city’s Temple of Heaven was once occupied by British and French forces. This city’s first known church was built at the site of a chapel set up by Matteo Ricci. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin made an important discovery of Homo Erectus remains in the Zhoukoudian cave system that became known as this city’s namesake man. For the point, name this Chinese city that is home to the Forbidden City. | Beijing (accept Peking Man) |
| This event prompted rebels in Annapolis to burn the Peggy Stewart. The phrase “this meeting can do nothing further to save the country” marked the start of this event. The Dartmouth was targeted in this event whose perpetrators may have disguised themselves with Mohawk costumes. The Sons of Liberty carried out, for the point, what 1773 protest in which they threw chests of a namesake good into Boston Harbor? | Boston Tea Party (accept Tea Party after Boston is read) Extra Tossups |
| This event was nearly prevented by the quick actions of James Parker. Hot weather during this event allowed its perpetrator to hide a weapon under a handkerchief. This event transpired as its victim shook hands with visitors before one of them pulled out a gun. Occurring at the Pan-American expo in Buffalo, for the point, name this event in which Leon Czolgosz [chol-gosh] killed the 25th president. | assassination (or shooting, killing, etc.) of William McKinley |
| This city became ruled by tyrants after the establishment of the Cypselid clan. After this city’s Achaean League was defeated by Rome, Lucius Mummius burned down this city, leading to the discovery of this city’s namesake Bronze alloy. This city names a type of column, that with ones named Doric and Ionic, was a Classical order. For the point, name this city located on a namesake Isthmus. | Corinth |