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2013 CHINA HISTORY BEE

JANUARY 12, 2013

FINAL ROUND

1. This political activist appointed Mary Bethune as head of the Department of Negro Affairs, and also gained popularity for her column “My Day.” This woman convinced her husband to have Marian Anderson sing at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939. For the point, what woman was First Lady during her husband Franklin’s four terms in office?

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

2. This country is home to Lake Balaton, and the Aster Revolution occurred here. Bela Kún headed a short-lived regime here, and it was the home of Saint Stephen I. For the point, what country which once formed half of a dual-monarchy with Austria has its capital at Budapest?

Answer: Hungary

3. This man ordered the construction of the Djinguereber Mosque, and this man’s son Maghan succeeded him. He passed through Timbuktu on a well-known journey, which saw him give away large quantities of gold during a pilgrimage to Mecca. For the point, who is this most famous ruler of the Mali Empire?

Answer: Mansa Musa

4. This event’s actions were made illegal by the Boland Amendment, and Robert McFarlane was pardoned for his actions in it. Money made during this scandal was used to fund rebels in Nicaragua. For the point, what scandal during the Reagan Administration saw the secret sale of guns to a namesake Middle Eastern country?

Answer: Iran-Contra Affair

5. This group expelled another group during the Prague Party Conference, and that group was made up of “soft” supporters of Julius Martov. This political faction was the main force in the overthrow of the Russian tsarist regime in 1917. For the point, what Russian Marxist group split with the Mensheviks and was once led by Vladimir Lenin?

Answer: Bolsheviks

6. This document’s original copy has been lost, but one copy was published in Mourt’s Relation in 1622. Its signers promised “all due submission and obedience” to the Colony, and it was signed at Cape Cod. For the point, what document was named after the ship on which the Pilgrims sailed to the New World in 1620?

Answer: Mayflower Compact

7. This man’s beliefs were documented by Philip Melancthon, and he held a debate with Ulrich Zwingli at the Marburg Colloquy. He was excommunicated by the Catholic Church after refusing to renounce a document he posted on a church at Wittenberg. For the point, what theologian started the Protestant Reformation with his 95 Theses?

Answer: Martin Luther

8. This scientist helped to found the National Geographic Society, and this man may have drawn from Elisha Gray’s design to complete a device that conveyed the message “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.” For the point, what British scientist notable for his work with the deaf is famous for inventing the telephone?

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

9. This civilization’s hieroglyphic system is preserved in the Dresden Codex, and they played a ball game known as pok-ta-pok. This civilization’s mysterious collapse during the 8th century is sometimes attributed to foreign invasion. For the point, what Mesoamerican civilization constructed Chichen Itza?

Answer: Mayan Civilization

10. This dynasty adopted Salic Law to avoid placing Joan II on the throne, and its namesake succeeded Carolingian King Louis V in 987. For the point, what large French ruling house, containing the Houses of Bourbon and Valois, was founded by its namesake, Hugh?

Answer: Capetian Dynasty

11. This colony was founded by English royalists, or Cavaliers, from the West Indies, who founded Clarendon, farther south and culturally distinct from its neighboring settlement of Albemarle. For the point, which colony whose Clarendon County would be superseded by Charleston was divided from its northern neighbor in 1729?

Answer: South Carolina

12. This war ended in 1848 when the United States agreed to withdraw its troops in exchange for all the lands north of the Gila River and the Rio Grande. For the point: what war, ended by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, included the battle of Vera Cruz, which led to the capture of Mexico City?

Answer: Mexican-American War

13. The “conductors” of this secret pathway would sometimes pretend to be slaves to infiltrate plantations. For the point, what abolitionist network of secret routes, “stations,” and conductors such as Harriet Tubman, helped an estimated 30,000 slaves escape to freedom in Canada and elsewhere?

Answer: Underground Railroad

14. This place is home to the Daphni Monastery, and its forces were defeated at the Battle of Chaeronea by Philip II. Cleisthenes founded this city-state’s namesake democracy, and it was led by Pericles during its “Golden Age.” For the point, what Greek city-state now lends its name to the capital of Greece?

Answer: Athens

15. This man and Wilt Chamberlain are the only players to score 3,000 points in a season, and in 1993, he left the NBA and played minor league baseball for the White Sox. The current owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, he starred alongside Bugs Bunny in Space Jam. For the point, what basketball player is notable for his time with the Chicago Bulls?

Answer: Michael Jordan

16. This action is outlined in the Constitution as resulting from treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. A violation of the Tenure of Office Act led it to happen to Andrew Johnson. For the point, what type of event also occurred when the Congress accused and tried Bill Clinton for perjury in the wake of the Lewinsky scandal?

Answer: Impeachment of a President of the United States

17. This city was home to the Silvertown Explosion, and the second Great Fire of this city left this city’s St. Paul’s Cathedral unscathed. Christopher Wren was associated with this city’s architecture, and it is home to 10 Downing Street. For the point, what is this city, home to Buckingham Palace, the capital city of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

Answer: London

18. This type of event claimed the life of Frances Appleton, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s second wife, as well as the destruction of the first Globe Theatre and the Library of Alexandria. For the point, what type of event occurred in Rome in 64 AD and was supposedly accompanied by Nero playing the fiddle?

Answer: Fire

19. This city’s patriarch was Michael Cerularius when the Great Schism began, and Mehmed II lay siege to this city before making it capital of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded and named for the first Christian Roman Emperor. For the point, what is this city, now called Istanbul, which served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

Answer: Constantinople (prompt on Istanbul before mentioned)

20. This action was followed by the establishment of Vinland, and was chronicled in the Sagas of the Icelanders. It was performed by Giovanni de Verranzo at the urging of Francis I of France, who became the first European to do it since Leif Ericson. For the point, what is this action that involves crossing the Atlantic Ocean to a certain continent?

Answer: Sailing to North America

21. This man was taken prisoner during the Battle of Curzola, and the omission of chopsticks, footbinding, and the Great Wall of China from his book have led some historians to question whether this man actually went to China. For the point, who is this Italian traveller who wrote a namesake detailing his travels in Asia during the 13th century?

Answer: Marco Polo

22. This man’s most famous publication was priced at 30 florins each, which was far cheaper than handwritten manuscripts. This was because it was printed via this man’s most famous invention. For the point, who is this man whose namesake Bible was printed using his invention of movable type?

Answer: Johannes Gutenberg

23. This river’s mouth is home to the island of Marajo, and Father Fritz helped to set up many Jesuit missionaries along it. Its namesake species of river dolphin is the world’s largest, and its source is in the Andes Mountains. For the point, what is this river, the second longest in the world and the longest in South America?

Answer: Amazon River

24. This court case is the subject of a play in which Matthew Brady is an attorney, Inherit The Wind. The defendant had violated the Butler Act while teaching a high school biology class. For the point, what is this case whose defendant was eventually fined $100 for teaching evolution in school?

Answer: Scopes Monkey Trial

25. This material was used for inscriptions during the Zhou Dynasty, and in Greek myth, it represents the age of heroes. This material’s namesake age followed the Stone Age, and it was used in Donatello’s sculpture of David. For the point, what is this metal alloy composed of copper and tin that is given out for third place finishes at the Olympics?

Answer: Bronze

26. This political party saw its members make up the majority of the members of the Constitutional Union Party in 1860. It nominated Hugh Lawson White, William Henry Harrison, and Daniel Webster in the Presidential Election of 1836. For the point, what U.S. political party also included such politicians Henry Clay and Zachary Taylor?

Answer: Whig Party

27. This election year saw Nicholas Butler replace the current vice-president James Sherman after his death, and Eugene Debs ran on the Socialist ticket. In this election year Teddy Roosevelt’s Bull Moose Party took votes away from Republican candidate William Taft. For the point, what election year saw Woodrow Wilson elected to his first term in office?

Answer: Election of 1912

28. This undertaking included one group led by John Millard and the Chickasaw received monetary compensation for this relocation. It began after the passage of a Removal Act by Andrew Jackson. For the point, what path saw the forced removal and deaths of many Native Americans in 1830?

Answer: Trail of Tears

29. This amendment was challenged by Leser v. Garnett, and Alice Paul sought to build upon it with the Equal Rights Amendment. It was originally called the Anthony Amendment, and was supported by suffragettes. For the point, what amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote?

Answer: 19th Amendment

30. This place was the location of the Yellow Jacket Mine fire, and James Fair and John McKay discovered the “Big Bonanza” here. It was located in Virginia City, Nevada, and was discovered just 10 years after the California Gold Rush. For the point, what mining haven contained the largest discovery of silver in the United States?

Answer: Comstock Lode

31. This event was preceded by the El Encanto fire, and one landing point during this event was codenamed Blue Beach. Che Guevara stated that the revolution in Cuba was stronger than ever because of this event. For the point, what military action saw the United States stage a failed invasion of Cuba through the namesake Bay?

Answer: Bay of Pigs invasion

32. This landmark was designed by John Savage, and the Utah Construction Company didn’t have the funds to bid on building it. Its building was ratified along with the Imperial Dam in 1928. For the point, what dam on the Colorado River was completed in 1936 and is named after U.S. president Herbert?

Answer: Hoover Dam

33. This location is home to one construct that contains five boat pits, and the lack of information of one statue here is sometimes called its namesake riddle. This place is home to the tomb of Khafre. For the point, what Wonder of the Ancient World in Egypt is home to the Sphinx as well as Khufu’s Pyramid?

Answer: The Pyramids of Giza (also accept Giza Necropolis)

34. This event was preceded by the failed suicide of one man who jumped in the Miljacka River after throwing a bomb at this event’s target. This event was perpetrated by GavriloPrincip. For the point, what event occurred in Sarajevo when Princip, a member of the Black Hand, shot the Archduke of Austria?

Answer: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

35. This man signed a namesake manifesto with Bertrand Russell, which warned against the dangers of nuclear warfare. He won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the photoelectric effect. For the point, what Swiss scientist is famous for his theories of general and special relativity?

Answer: Albert Einstein

36. This man successfully predicted a lunar eclipse while stranded on Jamaica, and Guacanagari helped some of this explorer’s men found the settlement of La Navidad. For the point, what Genoese explorer led an expedition to the New World upon the Niña and La Pinta, and the Santa María in 1492?

Answer: Christopher Columbus

37. This mountain range is represented by Himavat in the Hindu faith, and its highest peak is named for a Welsh Surveyor of India. This mountain range spreads across five countries, including Bhutan and Nepal, and the Dalai Lama’s residence is located in it. For the point, what Asian mountain range is home to Mount Everest?

Answer: Himalayas

38. This dynasty saw the establishment of the Silk Road, as well as the Five Pecks of Rice Rebellion and the Yellow Turban Rebellion. It was followed by the Three Kingdoms Period, and lasted from 206 BC to 220 AD. For the point, what Chinese dynasty shares its name with the largest ethnic group in China?

Answer: Han Dynasty

39. These people were defeated at the Battle of River Berre, and the Safavid Empire was the second-last empire of these people. Charles Martel repelled them at the Battle of Tours, and they composed the Umayyad and Fatimad caliphates. For the point, who are these people that obey the Quran and practice a religion founded by Muhammad?

Answer: Muslims (Prompt on “Arabs” and accept “Umayyad” before “Safavid”)

40. This man founded the Bank of New York, and also wrote a “Report on Manufacturers.” This first Secretary of the Treasury was an important figurehead of the Federalists, and he wrote the Federalist Papers with James Madison and John Jay. For the point, who was this American politician that died after a duel with Aaron Burr?

Answer: Alexander Hamilton

41. This person was involved in the Diamond Necklace Incident, and this person’s family was held in the Temple Prison before her execution. She famously uttered the phrase “Let them eat cake!” and was the mother of Maria Theresa. For the point, who was this woman, the wife of Louis XVI, who was executed during the French Revolution?

Answer: Marie Antoinette

42. This man was promoted following the Battle of Cerro Gordo during the Mexican-American War, and he put an end to John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry. He was the losing commander at the Battle of Gettysburg, and surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse. For the point, who was this commander of Confederate forces during the Civil War?

Answer: Robert E. Lee

43. This man ordered the building of his own opera house, the Bayreuth Festival Theatre, where he premiered his opera Parsifal. He was idolized by Adolf Hitler, and he also wrote a cycle of operas containing Siegfried and The Valkyrie. For the point, who was this German composer of The Ring Cycle?

Answer: Richard Wagner

44. This man’s time in power saw the introduction of secret ballots in parliamentary elections, and he supported Irish-Home rule. He was nicknamed the “Grand Old Man.” For the point, who was this Liberal British prime minister and rival of Benjamin Disraeli?

Answer: William Gladstone

45. This word names a priest who is running away from authorities in Graham Greene’s The Power and the Glory as well as a scandal under the Grant administration called this beverage’s “ring.” For the point, what is this alcoholic beverage that was the subject of a 1791 rebellion that saw distillers of this beverage angry over an excise tax?

Answer: Whiskey

46. This river was important during the Siege of Khartoum, and John Hanning Speke discovered Lake Victoria while looking for this river’s source, Lake Tana. In 1970, this river’s annual flooding was ended by the construction of the Aswan Dam. For the point, what is this river that flows through Cairo and is the longest in the world?

Answer: Nile River

47. This battle was prefaced by Datis’s assault on Naxos, and Miltaides was the commander of the winning side. This Athenian victory over Persia also lends its name to an event that premiered at the 1896 Olympics. For the point, what battle’s aftermath saw Pheidippides run roughly 26 miles to deliver news of victory to Athens?

Answer: Battle of Marathon

48. This type of book is exemplified by the Septuagint, which included the Apocrypha, and Catholics in Germany burned Martin Luther’s translation of it. A British edition of it is called the King James one of these, and Gideons International puts them in hotel rooms. For the point, what is this Christian book that is split into Old and New testaments?

Answer: Bible (Accept “Translation of the Bible” before “translation”)

49. This group and Montezuma are alluded to at the beginning of the “Marine’s Hymn.” It consisted of Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, and their pirates attacked American ships following the U.S.’s independence, causing two namesake wars. For the point, what was this group on the North African coast whose name is derived from the Berber ethnic group?

Answer: Barbary States (Also accept “Barbary Pirates” or anything with Barbary in it)

50. This country was home to the Folkunga Dynasty, and Russia defeated this nation in the Great Northern War. Its currency is the krona, and it was once ruled by Gustavus Adolphus. For the point, what is this Scandinavian country, bordering both Norway and Finland with its capital at Stockholm?

Answer: Sweden (or Sverige)

51. This man’s idea of instituting a utopian society in North America was outlined in his book New Atlantis. Aristotle’s Organon inspired a work by this man that first introduced the scientific method. For the point, who is this English thinker, the author of Novum Organum?

Answer: Francis Bacon

52. This religion’s adherents fought a namesake 1838 war with Missouri settlers, and its founders was killed in a prison near their settlement in Nauvoo, Illinois. They eventually moved to Utah under the leadership of Brigham Young. For the point, what is this Christian religion founded by Joseph Smith?

Answer: Mormonism (Also accept “Church of Latter Day Saints”)

53. This organization’s headquarters were located at Patee House, and it was founded by William H. Russell. Buffalo Bill was one of its many riders, who helped reduce the delivery time of mail across the United States to roughly ten days. For the point, what was this organization that sent mail via horseback throughout the United States?

Answer: Pony Express

54. This war notably saw Florence Nightingale introduce new methods of nursing, and Alfred Tennyson’s poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade” commemorates this war’s Battle of Balaclava. For the point, what was this 19th century war that saw Russia defeated by the French and British in the namesake peninsula?

Answer: Crimean War

55. This city’s namesake colony was once headed by Peter Stuyvesant, and notable draft riots occurred here during the Civil War. Boss Tweed headed a political machine in this city called Tammany Hall. For the point, what is this most populous city in the United States, home to the Empire State Building?

Answer: New York City

56. This lengthy conflict saw George Kennan outline his policy of “containment,” and the Berlin Airlift occurred during it. This conflict also saw the two main powers involved compromise following the Cuban Missile Crisis. For the point, what bloodless “war” describes the heightened tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union following World War II?

Answer: Cold War

57. This man’s uncle Josiah Wedgwood funded a journey where this man experienced an earthquake in Chile, and noted the difference between his namesake finches in the Galapagos Islands. For the point, what scientist is famous for his theory of natural selection that he published in 1859’s On the Origin of Species?

Answer: Charles Darwin

58. This vessel’s creators were rivals of the Cunard company, and it was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast. It was one of three Olympic-class ocean-liners along with the Olympic and Britannic. For the point, what British ship sunk in 1912 during its first voyage after colliding with an iceberg?

Answer: RMS Titanic

59. This legislation denounced the “cutting off our trade with all parts of the world” in its list of grievances against George III. Its preamble outlines the “unalienable rights” of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” For the point, what document, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, was signed in 1776 to cut ties between the American colonies and England?

Answer: Declaration of Independence

60. This present-day country was once home to Balkh, which was once the center of Zoroastrianism. In 1996, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia funded the Taliban’s takeover of this Middle East country’s capital city. For the point, what is this country with capital at Kabul?

Answer: Afghanistan

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