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| This kingdom employed well-dressed men known as "Flowering Knights." This kingdom was overseen by the Council of Nobles, which was composed of men of rank Jingol or higher. This kingdom implemented the caste-like bone-rank system. This kingdom united a peninsula by defeating the Baekje [[BAHK-JAY]] and Goguryeo [[goh-GOO-ryoh]], ending the Three Kingdoms Period. For the point, name this Korean kingdom that was overthrown by the Goryeo. | Kingdom of Silla (or Shilla; prompt on "Korea" before mentioned) |
| While Ambassador to the United Kingdom, this man originated the phrase “splendid little war.” The Clayton-Bulwer treaty was nullified by an agreement co-named for this man, who called for “spheres of influence” in China as part of the Open Door Policy. A treaty signed by this man and Lord Pauncefote helped provide a legal basis for building the Panama Canal. For the point, name this Secretary of State under William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. | John Milton Hay |
| This speech notes that with the exception of "the malcontents of Madison Square Garden," the previous decade in America was “not terrible.” This speech recalls a meeting with a group of “tough, hearty men” in New Hampshire before stating, “They are our people. And we need to reconnect with them." Given on August 17, 1992, this speech urged listeners to “take back our country.” For the point, identify this speech by paleoconservative Pat Buchanan. | Culture War Speech (accept Pat (rick Joseph) Buchanan’s speech at the 1992 Republican Nominating Convention before “Pat” is read; accept RNC in place of “Republican Nominating Convention”; prompt on "1992 RNC" speech) |
| This author of The American Language was disturbed by the widespread acceptance of his fully fictional history of the bathtub. The term “Bible Belt” was supposedly coined by this writer known for his reporting at The Sun. This “Sage of Baltimore” suggested that Clarence Darrow defend a teacher in a case that this man referred to as the “Monkey Trial." For the point, name this influential American essayist and journalist. | Henry Louis Mencken (or H.L. Mencken) |
| This son of Sorghaghtani [[sor-gahg-TAH-nee]] attended a kurultai at Ala Qamaq [[kah-MAHK]] that was organized by Batu, who partnered with this man to defeat the Hungarians at the Battle of Mohi. This ruler from the Toluid line subjected merchants to taxation and paid nobles in salaries as part of his administrative reform efforts. For the point, name this fourth khagan of the Mongol Empire who conquered Iraq and Syria, and was succeeded by Kublai. | Möngke Khan (accept Méngge; accept Monge) |
| This man was the last Roman emperor to undertake the Eleusinian [[eh-LOO-seh- NEE-en]] Mysteries in an effort to promote Neoplatonic Hellenism. This man, who succeeded Constantius II, wrote the treatise "Against the Galileans" and attempted to undermine one faith by building the Third Temple of Jerusalem for the Jewish people. For the point, name this short-ruling, anti-Christian Roman Emperor of the 4th century who was known as the "Apostate." | Julian the Apostate (or Flavius Claudius Julianus) |
| Description acceptable. This event occurred in Kew Gardens, a neighborhood of Queens In 2016, fifty-two years after this event, the New York Times reported on their own article stating that this event was seen by thirty-eight eyewitnesses who otherwise remained inactive, calling it "grossly exaggerated." For the point, name this killing that was dubiously covered in national media, leading to studies of the "bystander effect." | Murder of Kitty Genovese (accept descriptive answers involving the killing or death of Kitty Genovese) |
| During the Haidbauer incident, this Analytic philosopher struck an eleven year old student so hard he was knocked unconscious. In one book, this philosopher used the duck- rabbit optical illusion to illustrate family resemblances. For the point, name this Austrian philosopher of language, the author of Philosophical Investigations and Tractatus Logico- Philosophicus. | Ludwig Wittgenstein [[VIT-gen-shtine]] (or Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein; be lenient on pronunciation to include answers with a silent "G") |
| The "War Against Indiscipline" was led by the military government of this man, who is the leader of the All Progressives Congress. In a failed 2003 campaign this man was defeated by Olusegun Obasanjo. This man succeeded a member of the Ijaw people, a Christian named Goodluck Jonathan. A former fighter in the Biafran War, for the point, which politician became president of Nigeria in 2015? | Muhammadu Buhari |
| A lord banishes his youngest son at the start of a 1985 film by this director based on King Lear. This director’s film The Hidden Fortress was a major influence on Star Wars. The main characters of a film by this director of Ran are paid in rice for protecting villagers from bandits. For the point, name this Japanese director of Seven Samurai. | Akira Kurosawa |
| Thor Heyerdahl travelled from Morocco to this nation in a two month journey on the papyrus boat Ra II to prove Egyptians could have reached the New World. This non-U.S. nation has a Creole language which mixes the pidgin of Gullah with British English. Sugar exports from this Windward Island nation were supposedly worth more money than all the exports of the Thirteen Colonies combined. The City of Bridgetown serves as the capital of, for the point, what Caribbean island? | Barbados |
| One king during this conflict stabbed his traitorous cousin John Comyn [[KUH-min]] in the Dumfries [[DUM-frees]] Incident after he married the opposing side's princess Joan de Valence. Edward I chose John Balliol as the next in line to a neighboring throne, leading to this war. The Battle of Bannockburn concluded, for the point, what war which included William Wallace's victory at Stirling Bridge? | First Scottish War of Independence (of First War of Scottish Independence) |
| Composer and type of Composition needed. One of these works depicts two husbands dressed up as Albanian soldiers attempting to woo their lovers, Fiordiligi [[FYOR-dee-LEE- jee]] and Dorabella, in an attempt to win a bet against Don Alfonso. Set in Seville, another of these works concerns a "day of madness" in the residence of the Count of Almaviva. Cosi fan Tutti and The Marriage of Figaro make up two of, for the point, what type of works by a German composer? | Operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| This king's seizure of the land of John, the Count of Armagnac [[ar-mahn-YAHK]], led to his son Louis the Spider having to fight the League of the Public Weal five years later. This king, who usurped the French crown from English king Henry VI [[the sixth]], elevated the victor of Orleans, Joan of Arc, to the rank of general. For the point, name this "Victorious" King of France who won the Hundred Years War. | Charles VII (accept Charles the Victorious before mentioned; accept Charles the Well-Served) |
| A 1938 court case involving this company found that diversity jurisdiction cases must apply state law when not in conflict with federal law. Jay Gould triumphed in a competition involving Daniel Drew and Cornelius Vanderbilt to gain control of this company, the subject of the Tompkins case. This company was created to connect a city on the Hudson River to its namesake body. For the point, name this New York railroad named for a lake. | Erie Railroad (accept New York and Erie Railroad; accept just Erie after "Railroad" is read) |
| Charles IX [[the ninth]] was advised by a leader of these people named Gaspard de Coligny [[koh-lin-YEE]], whose death occurred during the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Members of this group often followed Calvinist doctrine. For the point, the Edict of Nantes granted a number of rights to what group of French Protestants? | Huguenots [[HYOO-guh-nohts]] (prompt on French “Protestant”s) |
| While in this occupation, future Hudson's Bay Company founder Pierre-Esprit Radisson was captured by the Mohawk. While working in this occupation amongst the Hidatsa people, Toussaint Charbonneau [[shar-boh-NOH]] met his wife, Sacagawea, later joining the Corps of Discovery. For the point, name these French-Canadian fur traders of the 1600 and 1700s whose name literally means "Runner of the Woods." | Coureur des Bois (accept Trapper or Fur Trader before "fur trader"; accept Runner of the Woods before mentioned; prompt on "Explorer"; be lenient on pronunciation) |
| The accused in this case was acquitted after Henry Cook's testimony was found unreliable by W. Fred Turner. This case arose after the burglary of the Bay Harbor Pool Room in Panama City, and this case overturned Betts v. Brady. Abe Fortas argued against Bruce Jacob in this case, which ruled that states were required to provide public defenders. For the point, name this landmark 1963 Supreme Court case. | Gideon v. Wainwright (accept either underlined name; or Clarence E. Gideon v. Louie L. Wainwright, Corrections Director) |
| Taxes on households brought on to fund this conflict directly led to Pennsylvania's Fries's [[FREE-zes]] Rebellion. The Convention of 1800 and the eventual Louisiana Purchase led to normalization of relations between the two nations fighting in this conflict. The XYZ Affair and French privateers attacking American merchants led to, for the point, what undeclared conflict of the late 18th century? | Quasi-War (or Quasi-guerre; prompt on "War of the Second Coalition") |
| Maimonides published a “Commentary on the Aphorisms of" this man using translations by scholar Hunain Ibn Yitzchak [[yeht-ZAHK]]. Working off the research of Alcmaeon [[ahlk-MAY-on]] of Croton [[KRAH-tun]], this polymath codified the theory of the Four Humors in the ancient world. For the point, name this Ancient Greek physician who names an "Oath" still taken by modern physicians. | Hippocrates of Kos |
| The actions of General Richard Page during this battle, like spiking his own cannons and emptying his gunpowder into a nearby reservoir during a siege of Fort Morgan, led to his court martial. At this battle, the presence of naval mines led Rear Admiral David Farragut to say "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead." For the point, name this Civil War naval battle off the coast of an Alabama port city. | Battle of Mobile Bay (prompt on "Battle of Ft. Morgan" before mentioned) |
| One country's national citizenship was set in place by the Nueva Planta Decrees signed after this conflict, in which the Holy Roman Empire and France stopped fighting after signing an agreement in Baden. The Treaty of Rastatt was signed during this conflict, after which the English were given control of the asiento. Philip V [[the fifth]] maintained the throne of a certain country after, for the point, what 18th-century war ended by the Peace of Utrecht? | War of the Spanish Succession |
| This man told the New-York Tribune that he viewed slavery as a “divine institution and not to be abolished.” This "American Moses" denied Black men the priesthood and led the provisional state of Deseret into a war named for the future state it occupied. For the point, name this first governor of Utah Territory and second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the namesake of a university in Provo. | Brigham Young |
| The failure of this man’s partner Nedeljko Cabrinovic [neh-DEL-koh kah-BRIN-oh- vitch]] to complete a task with a hand grenade prompted this member of Young Bosnia to carry out his most infamous action. After that event, this man exclaimed “I am a Yugoslav nationalist” during his trial. Being captured in Sarajevo, for the point, who was this Serb who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand? | Gavrilo Princip |
| This state's governor Donald Carcieri [[car-CHEE-ree]] secured a loan to baseball star Curt Schilling using taxpayer money to develop the commercially unsuccessful role-playing game Kingdoms of Amalur. In Operation Plunder Dome in this state, Buddy Cianci was indicted on racketeering and embezzlement charges while serving as a mayor in this state. For the point, name this New England state centered on the city of Providence. | Rhode Island (accept the former name, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations) |
| It's not a Spanish organization, but these militants systematically removed Moors from cities like Jaffna and Chavakacheri in an effort to establish a homogenous Hindu homeland. Suicide bombers associated with this organization killed Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi while he visited a town near Chennai. For the point, name this militant organization which agitated for control of Sri Lanka against the Sinhalese majority government. | Tamil Tigers (accept Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam; or LTTE) |
| This leader accepted the surrender of a Japanese soldier hiding out in the forests of the Lubang islands thirty years after the end of the Second World War. This politician ordered the systematic killing of Muslim Moro recruits in Corregidor. This New Society leader's regime collapsed during the People Power Revolution. For the point, name this dictator of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. | Ferdinand Marcos (or Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. |
| This man aimed to give an "unvarnished picture of the situation" in a speech asking an audience if they would work “10, 12 and if necessary 14 hours a day and to give everything for victory.” That speech by this man called for “total war.” The Sportpalast speech was given by this man, who stated that “Germany … has no intention of bowing to this Jewish threat.” For the point, name this Nazi Propaganda Minister. | Joseph Goebbels [[GUHR-buls]] (or Paul Joseph Goebbels) |
| Stamps depicting Vasco Núñez de Balboa were issued for a 1915 exhibition in this city honoring the completion of the Panama Canal. That event in this city saw the building of its Palace of Fine Arts. The opening of two bridges, including one connecting this city to Oakland, was celebrated at the Golden Gate International Exhibition. For the point, name this California city on a bay. | San Francisco |
| A medal commemorating the end of this battle depicts the Gasitel operating amid a raging fire. At the time of its 1967 completion, the tallest statue in the world was dedicated to those who fought in this battle. That work, depicting a woman with a raised sword, is The Motherland Calls, and is located on Mamayev Kurgan, a site of bitter fighting during this battle. For the point, name this decisive Soviet victory on the Volga. | Battle of Stalingrad (prompt on “Operation Uranus”) |
| William Herschel's 40-foot telescope was funded by this man, who was the original namesake of Uranus. This man's blindness, porphyria and possible bipolar disorder made it difficult for Charles James Fox and William Pitt to work for him. Prime Minister Lord Shelburne served under, for the point, what English king who lost the American colonies? | George III (or George William Frederick) |
| Based in this state’s capital, Madam C.J. Walker became the first black female self- made millionaire with her cosmetics company. With neighboring Ohio, this state experienced a late 19th-century “Gas Boom” in cities such as Muncie. In its city of Lafayette, businessman John Purdue donated $150,000 to found a namesake university. For the point, name this home of President Benjamin Harrison, with capital at Indianapolis. | Indiana |