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| In this colony, John Wheelwright advocated for a “covenant of grace” during the Antinomian Controversy. This colony was called a “city upon a hill” by its John Winthrop. Anne Hutchinson was expelled from this colony, 55 years before dozens of women were accused of being witches in its town of Salem. For the point, name this colony where many Puritans settled in Boston. | Massachusetts Bay colony (prompt on Massachusetts) |
| This man served as Senate Judiciary Chair from 1987 to 1995. In that role, this man was criticized for his treatment of Anita Hill during her testimony against Clarence Thomas’ nomination to the Supreme Court; that criticism was refreshed when this man announced his candidacy for the 2020 Presidential election. For the point, name this former Delaware senator who served as President Obama’s Vice President. | Joe Biden |
| The case McCulloch v. Maryland rejected Maryland’s right to tax this type of institution. In a feud with Nicholas Biddle, Andrew Jackson refused to renew the charter of one of these institutions. Alexander Hamilton advocated for the national type of these institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Company regulates, for the point, what type of financial institution? | banks |
| This city was home to the Bibliotheca Corviniana until it was destroyed in 1526 after the Battle of Mohacs [moh-hatch]. The 1849 completion of the Szechenyi [say-chain-ee] Chain Bridge, the first permanent crossing of the Danube River, signified the linking of two separate cities as this city. Saint Stephen’s Basilica is found in, for the point, what capital city of Hungary? | Budapest (accept Buda alone until “two separate cities” is read; prompt on it after that) |
| In this country, Operation Car Wash exposed wide-spread federal corruption which led to the impeachment of Dilma Rousse↵. Lula da Silva was unable to participate in this country’s most recent election after being jailed. In 2018, the head of the PSL party, Jair Bolsonaro, became President of this country. For the point, name this country with cites such as Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. | Brazil |
| According to speculation, a character in this novel whose wife, Helen, works for Link Deas may have been based on Emmett Till or the Scottsboro Boys. This novel’s protagonist meets Reverend Sykes with her cook, Calpurnia, and sits with him to watch Tom Robinson be defended in court by her father, Atticus. For the point, name this first novel by Harper Lee that describes the childhood of Jem and Scout Finch. | To Kill a Mockingbird |
| After a report on this conflict, the President stated “If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost Middle America.” Bernie Boston photographed a man placing a flower in the barrel of a gun as part of a protest against this war. Following the invasion of Cambodia, four students protesting this war were fatally shot at Kent State. Massive public backlash caused America to withdrawal from, for the point, what Southeast Asian War? | Vietnam War |
| This country was the site of the Sonderbund War where regions like Lucerne revolted against central authority. The International Red Cross is headquartered in this country. Pikemen from this country are provided to the Vatican City to guard the Pope. This country is divided into 26 cantons and contains the cities of Zurich and Geneva. For the point, name this country in the Alps known for its neutrality. | Switzerland |
| This man gained the nickname “unconditional surrender” after capturing Fort Donelson. As commander of the Army of the Tennessee, this man divided the Confederacy in half by seizing Vicksburg. This man accepted the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, under the command of Robert E. Lee, at Appomattox Courthouse. For the point, name this Civil War general who led the Union Army. | Ulysses S. Grant |
| This country was the site of the 228 [two-two-eight] incident which resulted in a period of martial law called the White Terror. Until the 1990s, this country was dictatorially-controlled by the Kuomintang. Chiang Kai-Shek fled to this country after losing a war to Communist forces led by Mao Zedong. For the point, name this island nation, o cially called the Republic of China, governed from Taipei. | Taiwan (accept Republic of China before it is read; accept Chinese Taipei before Taipei is read; prompt on China; do not accept People’s Republic of China)) |
| This man’s Secretary of State, Philander Knox, promoted American interests overseas with “Dollar diplomacy.” In 1921,this man became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 8 years after finishing his term as President. This man defeated Theodore Roosevelt in the Election of 1912. Opponents of this man may have started a myth that he became stuck in a bathtub. For the point, name this 27th President of the United States. | William Howard Taft |
| This country was the site of the ancient Christian kingdom of Axum. In 1896, this country won the Battle of Adowa under the leadership of Menelik II ending a European power’s attempt to colonize it. Benito Mussolini ordered an invasion of this country which resulted in the exile of Emperor Halie Selassie. For the point, name this African country with capital Addis Ababa. | Ethiopia |
| This city may have been located across from the Scamander River near the Aegean Sea. The site of Hisarlik is believed to be the ruins of this city which were discovered by Heinrich Schliemann. In one tale, Paris, a prince from this city, sparked a conflict that involved heroes such as Odysseus and Achilles. For the point, name this legendary city that was infiltrated by Greek soldiers hiding in a wooden horse. | Troy |
| This group was described as an “invisible empire” by the Atlanta Constitution in a November 1915 article. William Simmons was inspired by D.W. Gri th’s The Birth of a Nation to revive this group at Stone Mountain. Cross burnings were carried out by, for the point, what white supremacist group that carried out lynchings while wearing white hoods? | Ku Klux Klan (accept KKK) |
| A companion piece to this painting features the central figure leading a group of soldiers at Monmouth. An African and a Native American soldier sit in this painting’s central vehicle, which is surrounded by rugged icebergs. This work’s central figure stands before a historically inaccurate American flag. For the point, name this Emanuel Leutze painting of a Revolutionary War general traversing a namesake waterway. | Washington Crossing the Delaware |
| This leader’s cousin was labeled “Chemical Ali” due to his harsh suppression of Kurdish rebels. Operation Red Dawn targeted this man and concluded after finding him hiding in a “spider hole.” This head of the Ba’ath party was accused of harboring of weapons of mass destruction by George W. Bush. For the point, name this dictator of Iraq who was toppled by American forces in 2003. | Saddam Hussein |
| This man delivered the Peoria speech in opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Stephen Douglas engaged in a series if debates with this man in 1856 for control of a Midwestern Senate seat. At a speech at the capitol in Springfield, this man stated a “house divided against itself cannot stand.” For the point, name this Illinois politician who won the Presidential Election of 1860. | Abraham Lincoln |
| A banded form of this substance known as Wootz was produced in southern India as early as 600 BC. This substance was mass-produced in the 1850s with the Bessemer process, and a folded form of this substance that contained carbon nanotubes was once made in Damascus. For the point, name this alloy of iron and carbon used to make weapons and “stainless” pots. | steel (accept Damascus steel before “Damascus” is read; accept stainless steel after “stainless” is read; prompt on “metal”) |
| This man was forced to cede his descendants’ right to the throne in order to marry Sophie Chotek. The death of this man caused one country to issue a harsh ultimatum to Serbia as part of the July Crisis. During one event, this man’s driver made a wrong turn, allowing him to be shot by Black Hand member Gavrilo Princip. For the point, name this Austrian archduke whose assassination in Sarajevo sparked World War I. | Archduke Franz Ferdinand (accept Francis Ferdinand; prompt on partial answers) |
| During a festival in this city, Emil Reichel and Sam Ladany first sold what would become Vienna Beef hotdogs. The White City was built for the first of this city’s two World’s Fairs, which was called a Columbian Exposition in 1893. That fair in this city also featured the world’s first Ferris wheel. For the point, name this city where a modern Ferris wheel is found at Navy Pier on Lake Michigan. | Chicago |
| According to the mythology of this country, the world was dark until a sun goddess was lured from a cave by a mirror. A storm god from this country gained the Kusanagi sword after killing an 8 headed dragon. Susa-no-ou and Amaterasu are deities in a religion from this country, which worship Kami. For the point, name this home country of Shintoism, whose worshippers may gather at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. | Japan (or Nihon-koku or Nippon-koku) |
| This man abolished the taille tax and ended the corvee [cor-VAY] system which led to bread prices to skyrocket. During the reign of this man, the Tennis Court Oath was declared by members of the Third Estate. This man fled Paris in an attempt to reach loyal forces and counter his country’s revolution. Marie Antoinette was the wife of, for the point, what King executed in the French Revolution? | Louis XVI (prompt on Louis) |
| This man declared that “the American people, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory” in a speech given to Congress after the US was “suddenly and deliberately attacked.” This man later gave several updates on the war e↵ort via his signature “fireside chats.” For the point, name this man who declared the Pearl Harbor attack a “date which will live in infamy” and led the US during most of World War II. | Franklin Delano Roosevelt (accept FDR; prompt on Roosevelt) |
| The holders of this position used a seal created out of a sacred piece of jade called the Heshibi. Wu Zetian was the only woman to hold this position which she assumed after her husband, Gaozong, su↵ered a stroke. Holders of this position claimed power from the “Mandate of Heaven.” The Forbidden Palace was home to, for the point, what rulers of Imperial China? | Emperor of China (accept Emperor after China is read; prompt on partial answers) |
| In 2003, this city selected Daniel Libeskind to design the master plan for a site that previously featured Minoru Yamasaki’s work. This city’s mayor, Rudy Giuliani, was named Time Person of the Year after organizing recovery e↵orts in 2001. A 1,776-foot-tall skyscraper was built in, for the point, what city where the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were attacked on 9/11? | New York City (accept NYC) |
| This party’s members received labor benefits as part of the Strength Through Joy Program. Attempts to purge enemies in this party led to the Night of the Long Knives and the death of Ernst Roehm, the head of the Sturmabteilung. In 1933, a leader of this party was appointed chancellor by Paul von Hindenburg. The Third Reich was started by, for the point, what German political party led by Adolf Hitler? | Nazi party (accept National Socialist German Worker’s Party) |
| This event was captured on film by Abraham Zapruder. The Warren Commission investigated this event, finding its perpetrator had acted alone. John Connally was wounded during this event, which took place at Dealey Plaza. The Texas Book Depository was used as a vantage point by Lee Harvey Oswald during this event. For the point, name this November 22nd, 1963 event in Dallas in which the 35th President was killed. | assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
| This ruler was served by Francis Walsingham who helped thwart the Ridolfi and Babington Plots. Francis Drake led attacks against Philip II under orders from this ruler. This ruler executed her rebellious sister Mary, Queen of Scots. The Spanish Armada targeted this ruler. For the point, name this daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, the “Virgin Queen” of England. | Elizabeth I (prompt on Elizabeth) |
| This woman was captured by Samuel Argall, with the assistance of the Patawomeck tribe, and then converted to Christianity by Alexander Whitaker. This woman took the name Rebecca before marrying John Rolfe. According to one story, this woman saved John Smith from being executed by her father. For the point, name this daughter of Powhatan who assisted the Jamestown settlers. | Pocahontas |
| This city was the site of a 1995 attack in which members of Aum Shinrikyo released sarin gas into its subway system. The controversial Yasukuni Shrine, which honors men such as Hideki Tojo, is located in this city. During World War II, this city was targeted by the Doolittle Raid as revenge for Pearl Harbor. For the point, name this city home to the Imperial Palace, the capital of Japan. | Tokyo Extra Tossups |
| This region was the site of the 1908 Tunguska event where 2000 square kilometers of forest were likely destroyed by a meteor. The city of Magadan in this region was developed with the help of prison labor sourced from nearby gulags. The longest railway in the world is named for this region and spans from Moscow to Vladivostok. For the point, name this sparsely populated, icy region located in Russia. | Siberia (accept Krasnoyarsk Krai before Magadan is read; accept The Yeniseysk Governorate before Magadan is read) |
| This man, who worked as a studio boy for Verrocchio, drew a famously good map of Imola for Cesare Borgia in the early 1500s. The Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan hosts a mural by this man that depicts a scene featuring a shocked Judas and Jesus with hands outstretched over a table. For the point, name this master of the Italian Renaissance who created an early blueprint of a helicopter and paintings like The Last Supper. | Leonardo da Vinci (accept Leonardo da Vinci) |