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| At the Northampton Camp Meeting, this woman calmed a frenzied mob by singing “It was Early in the Morning.” This woman advocated for “Forty acres and a mule” in an 1872 meeting with Ulysses S. Grant. This woman, who helped drive black recruitment for the Union, gave the “Ain’t I a Woman” speech. For the point, name this former slave, the first woman to win her freedom against a white man, born Isabella Baumfree. | Sojourner Truth (accept Isabella Baumfree before it is read) |
| A political pamphlet by this man encouraged the establishment of a vanguard to spread his ideology among the masses. What is to be Done? was written by this man whose New Economic Policy advocated for a state-run free market. In 1917, this man fled to Finland after the failed July Days but returned three months later to lead the October Revolution. For the point, name this Bolshevik leader who founded the Soviet Union. | Vladimir Lenin (accept Vladimir Ulyich Ulyanov) |
| In this city, the Mutiny of the 5th Light Infantry was carried out by Indian soldiers as part of the larger Ghadar conspiracy. This city was the starting point of the Sook Ching massacre which was carried out by occupying Japanese forces. Lee Kuan Yew became the first post-independent leader of this city-state after it was forced out of Malaysia. Stamford Raffles founded, for the point, what wealthy city-state located on the southern end of the Malay Peninsula? | Singapore |
| Eunus led a rebellion of members of this class after he claimed to have received visions from Atargatis, the Sicilian version of Demeter. Debtors could be absorbed into this class of people by a type of contract called a nexum. In Sparta, helots were this class of people, many of whom had been captured during war. Galleys were often rowed by, for the point, what group of liberty deprived people? | slaves (accept helots before mention) |
| The outcome of this battle was partially caused by Barry St. Leger’s inability to capture Fort Stanwix a month prior. During this battle, German mercenaries attempted a daring night attack on Breymann’s redoubt. Despite his heroics at this battle, Benedict Arnold was not mentioned in Horatio Gates’ report to Congress. For the point, name this 1777 battle in New York which caused France to join the American Revolution. | Battle of Saratoga |
| The funeral of one of these people on the Volga River was described by Ibn Fadlan. After failing to stop attacks by these people along the Seine, Charles the Simple gave them control of Normandy. The Danelaw in Central England was established by these warriors who often used longships to attack coastal settlements. For the point, name these Norse warriors that did not actually wear horned helmets. | Vikings (accept Norse Culture before “Norse” is read; prompt on Scandinavians) |
| This system was partially enforced by the “pass laws” until they were abolished in 1986. D.F Malan instituted this program in 1948. The Sharpeville and Soweto massacres grew out of protests against this system. This program was officially dismantled after Nelson Mandela became President in 1994. For the point, name this system of of racial segregation in South Africa. | Apartheid |
| One of these specific locations was filled with sunflower seeds by Ai Weiwei. Frank Gehry designed one of these locations that has outer titanium panels designed to resemble fish scales in Bilbao. In New York City, Frank Loyd Wright designed one of these locations in the shape of an inverted ziggurat. I.M. Pei designed a glass pyramid outside of, for the point, what type of museum exemplified by the Louvre and the MoMA? | art museums (accept art gallery; prompt on museum until it is read) |
| In this state, over one hundred freedman and their supporters were huddled into a church and set on fire in the Colfax massacre. The “Share our Wealth” program was formulated by a governor of this state, Huey P. Long. In 1862, Union forces invaded this state in an attempt to seize control of the mouth of the Mississippi River. For the point, name this state where numerous battles have been fought in New Orleans. | Louisiana |
| This was the proposed location of Leonard Rieffel’s Project A119, a plan to detonate nuclear weapons. In one speech, John F. Kennedy called this location the “province of all mankind” and promised to reach it before the decade was out. The Eagle module landed on this location’s Sea of Tranquility during a 1969 mission. For the point, name this only natural satellite of Earth which was visited by several Apollo missions. | Earth’s moon (accept Luna) |
| A ruler of this name, who abolished the local Jewish qahal, sponsored an expedition led by Alexander von Humboldt that discovered diamonds in the Urals. Geogry Gapon attempted to present a petition to a ruler of this name but was instead fired on by the Imperial Guard as part of Bloody Sunday. A tsar of this name lost the Russo-Japanese War and later died with his family at the hands of the Bolsheviks. For the point, give this name of the last Tsar of Russia. | Nicholas |
| A national symbol from this country is a 44-meter tall Golden Stupa named Pha That Luang. This country is home to the megalithic site of the Plain of Jars which, unsurprisingly, is home to many large stone jars. This country’s border with Thailand is formed by the Mekong. This non-Vietnamese country was home to the bulk of the Ho Chi Minh trail. For the point, name this Southeast Asian country with capital Vientiane. | Laos |
| This man donated $600,000 to the American Baptist Society to aid in the creation of the University of Chicago. A company owned by this man was targeted in a piece of muckraking journalism by Ida Tarbell. In 1911, this man’s company was ruled to be in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act which resulted it into being broken up into companies like Chevron. For the point, name this richest American of all-time, the founder of Standard Oil. | John D. Rockefeller |
| One of these people named O¨z Beg converted his people to Islam and founded the capital of New Sarai. These people granted Ivan I [the first] Kalita the title of Duke of Vladimir , granting him the power to collect taxes. These people’s namesake yoke began to break after the Muscovite victory at the Battle of Kulikovo. One of these people, Batu Khan, founded the Golden Horde. For the point, name these people that dominated Russia under the leadership of the descendants of Genghis Khan. | Mongols |
| During this scandal, Elliot Richardson and William Ruckelshaus resigned rather than fire Archibald CoxintheSaturdayNightMassacre.MarkFeltprovidedBobWoodwardandCarlBernstein,tworeporters from the Washington Post, information on this scandal. A break-in at the offices of the Democratic National Committee resulted in, for the point, what scandal that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon? | Watergate scandal |
| Edward Teller repeatedly suggested that these weather phenomenon could be weakened by a hydrogen bomb. In 1947, 180 pounds of dry ice was dropped on one of these phenomenon in an attempt to stop it with cloud seeding. In 2005, the failure of a levee system led to a Louisiana city to suffer heavy damage due to one of this storms. New Orleans was devastated by, for the point, what type of storm named Katrina? | hurricane (accept tropical cyclone) |
| This man may have poisoned himself in Bithynia after King Prusias agreed to hand him over to the Romans. Fabius Maximus developed a “scorched earth” strategy to counter this man who had earlier won the Battle of Lake Trasimene. At the Battle of Zama, this man was defeated by Scipio Africanus. For the point, name this Carthaginian general who led elephants through the Alps to begin a war with Rome. | Hannibal Barca (accept either underlined name) |
| In this election year, the Republicans were bolstered by the youthful “Wide Awakes.” In this election year, the Constitutional Union Party, which grew out of the Whigs, selected John Bell as their candidate. During this election year, Stephen Douglas won zero states while his Illinois rival won the Presidency. For the point, name this election year in which Abraham Lincoln won his first term. | Election of 1860 |
| During this campaign, a march led by John of Gaunt resulted in the death of 15,000 horses. John Talbot was sent to Gascony in the final phase of this war but was defeated soon after at Castillon. One side in this conflict was bolstered by a victory at Orl´eans due to the intervention of Joan of Arc. For the point, name this over 116 year long conflict between the British and French. | Hundred Years’ War |
| In this region, Henry Ford built Fordlandia, a massive industrial complex meant to harvest rubber. This region is heavily fertilized by sand that is blown across the Atlantic ocean from the Bod´el´e Depression in Mali. A river that shares its name with this region meets the Rio Negro in Manaus, Brazil. For the point, name this region of dense, tropical rainforest in South America. | Amazon Rainforest (accept Amazonas) |
| During this period, Adam Richetti and “Pretty Boy” Floyd perpetrated the Kansas City Massacre. The Glass-Steagall Act was passed during this period to allow the Federal Reserve to give loans to member banks. Shanty towns named for Hebert Hoover were common during this period. For the point, name this period of severe economic downturn in the United States throughout the 1930s. | Great Depression |
| In a mystical form of this religion, practitioners engage in whirling and are known as Dervishes. Members of this religion are expected to attend the Hajj and observe a month of daytime fasting called Ramadan. The sayings of this religion’s founder are outlined in the Hadith. Sunni and Shi’a are major forms of, for the point, what religion founded by Muhammad? | Islam (accept Sufism) |
| This man met with Francis I [the first] at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in order to expand upon the Tomas Wolsey-negotiated Treaty of London. Thomas More opposed this man’s decision to use the Act of Supremacy to create the Anglican Church. Clement VIII [the eighth] refused to annul this man’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon. For the point, name this King of England known for his many wives. | Henry VIII (prompt on Henry) |
| This state was where Gary Johnson was governor before he ran for president with the Libertarian Party. The Trinity Tests were carried out in this state’s Jornada Del Muerto Desert. The town of Los Alamos, the site of a nuclear research program, is located just north of Albuquerque. For the point, name this state led from Santa Fe. | New Mexico |
| An 1899 fake newspaper story, which was later said to have started the Boxer Rebellion. said that American businesses were making bids to demolish this structure. The western end of this structure is home to the Jiayu Pass, a frontier fortress in modern-day Gansu province. The Qi began building this structure during the Warring States period. For the point, name this series of defensive structures in China that, contrary to popular belief, cannot be seen from the moon. | Great Wall of China (accept Wanli Changcheng) Tiebreakers |
| After John Paul Stevens stepped down, this president nominated Elena Keegan to the Supreme Court. Shephard Fairey designed a poster of this man that sometimes had variations with words like “change” and “progress.” This President began the process of the Cuban Thaw via talks began by Pope Francis between him and Rau´l Castro. For the point, name this 44th President, a Democrat from Illinois. | Barack Obama |
| IWW founder Big Bill Haywood was put on trial in this state after Harry Orchard assassinated this state’s first governor. This state’s city of Coeur d’Alene was the site of a beating by the Aryan Nations, a terrorist organization formerly based in this state. A shootout between Randy Weaver and the FBI took place in this state at Ruby Ridge. For the point, name this western state with capital at Boise. | Idaho |