International History Bee and Bowl 2014 - Australian Division Set Bee Round Two – MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION
1. This man came up with a strategy of using poison gas before a battle but only harmless smoke in the battle itself. This author of the manual 100 Hints for Company Commanders replaced William Birdwood and advocated the "peaceful penetration" tactic. For the point, name this commander at Hamel Hill and Hargicourt, the leader of Australian forces in World War I.
ANSWER: John Monash
2. This man was the leader of an art movement that also included Georges Braque. This painter depicted horrors inflicted on the title Basque town in the Spanish Civil War in his painting Guernica. Considered by many to be the foremost artist of the twentieth century, for the point, name this painter who led the Cubism movement of art and was from Spain.
ANSWER: Pablo Picasso
3. This region’s native saint is Saint David and this region is home to the greatest number of speakers of a Celtic language. A battleship named for a prince of this region was sunk by the Japanese in World War 2, and the current prince of this region is Prince Charles. For the point, name this region that together with Scotland, and England, makes up Great Britain.
ANSWER: Wales
4. One man with this surname defeated John Jay in a New York gubernatorial election. Another man with this last name was a driving force behind the construction of the Erie Canal. A more recent man with this surname dealt with the Whitewater scandal and was Governor of Arkansas before becoming US president from 1993-2001. For the point, give this surname of American politicians Hillary and Bill.
ANSWER: Clinton
5. This position was held during the Cuban Missile Crisis by U Thant of Burma. The only other Asian to hold this position is the man who currently holds it and is from South Korea. Other people to hold this position include Kurt Waldheim of Austria. For the point, name this political position which is the most powerful position within the United Nations.
ANSWER: UN Secretary-General
2014 Intl.l History Bee and Bowl - Australian Set – Middle School Bee Round Two – Page 1 of 4 6. Recent political violence in Thailand has been committed by members of factions known for yellow and red types of this object. People who belonged to the paramilitary SA organization in Germany in the 1930’s were known by a brown type of this object, an article of clothing. For the point, name this object, worn in polo and rugby varieties. ANSWER: shirt
7. This civilization included the rich city of Veii (pr. VAY-ee). Hiero of Syracuse and Aristodemus defended Cumae from this civilization. The Villanovan people preceded this civilization. By the year 500 B.C., this civilization had lost most of its power over a certain peninsula. For the point, identify this ancient Italian civilization that was gradually assimilated into Rome. ANSWER: Etruscan civilization
8. Australia first took part in this event in 1974, and did again so in 2006 and 2010. The only time it was held in Asia was in 2002 when Japan and South Korea split hosting it and South Korea made the semifinals. Mario Goetze helped determine the most recent winner of this event, which saw Australia play the Netherlands. For the point, name this tournament which puts 32 nations together to determine the world champion of a sport.
ANSWER: FIFA World Cup
9. This director helmed the failed 1990 attempt to popularize French comedian Gérard Depardieu in the English-speaking world, called Green Card. He directed Harrison Ford as a detective protecting an Amish child in Witness and Russell Crowe as popular literary character Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander. For the point, name this Australian director of Picnic at Hanging Rock, Dead Poets Society, and The Truman Show.
ANSWER: Peter Weir
10. This nation’s last emperor, Pedro II, signed the Golden Law outlawing slavery in this nation. Dilma Rousseff is the current President of this country, and she followed Luiz “Lula” da Silva. For the point, name this large Portuguese-speaking country which makes up roughly half of South America. ANSWER: Brazil
11. This country abolished its monarchy in the wake of a mass shooting of its royal family in 2001 by the Crown Prince. It’s not China, but it has faced a recent Maoist insurgency from bases in the Himalayas. One environmental issue that has developed in this country deals with garbage that climbers are leaving on the slopes of Mount Everest. For the point, name this country between India and China with capital at Kathmandu.
ANSWER: Nepal
2014 Intl.l History Bee and Bowl - Australian Set – Middle School Bee Round Two – Page 2 of 4 12. Operation Musketeer was one attempt to capture this structure whose northern terminus is Port Said. The nationalization of the structure by Gamal Nasser lead to its namesake “Crisis” in 1956. For the point, identify this waterway constructed in the 19th century that connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
ANSWER: Suez Canal
13. At one battle in this war, a commandeered ordered his troops not to fire until they could see the whites of the enemy troops’ eyes. At another battle in this war, Benedict Arnold helped defeated John Burgoyne’s troops at Saratoga. In the last major battle of this war, the Marquis de Lafayette led the winning side, forcing Cornwallis to surrender. For the point, name this conflict which lasted from 1775 to 1783 and saw the birth of a new nation in the Americas.
ANSWER: American Revolution / US War for Independence / or Revolutionary War
14. This country is home to a series of business conglomerates known as chaebol which came to dominate its economy in the 20th century. Electronics manufacturer LG is a business that has recently flourished here, though its northern neighbor is impoverished and economically dependent on Chinese support. For the point, name this Asian nation where Samsung and Hyundai have grown into world beating companies.
ANSWER: South Korea
15. This man put down a rebellion in Poitou in his youth while serving his father, and was married to Berengaria. This ruler built the fortress Chateau Gaillard and fought the siege of Acre and the battle of Arsuf against his nemesis, Saladin. For the point, name this English king who fought in the Third Crusade and was the first of three kings to have this name.
ANSWER: Richard I (accept Richard the Lionhearted)
16. This term, which originally described a trade route, was used to refer to a website that was shut down by American authorities in 2013 for its use in narcotics trafficking. The trade route this term refers to, connected the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty of China. For the point, name this fabled route across Central Asia that was named for a luxury fabric.
ANSWER: Silk Road
17. This country is home to the BAM railway which was built at great expense in the 1980’s. A different railway in this country was built in the 19th century and encountered construction difficulties near Lake Baikal. For the point, name this country which has recently built an expensive train station connecting the ski resort of Krasnaya Polyana to the city of Sochi, and which is also home to the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
ANSWER: Russia
2014 Intl.l History Bee and Bowl - Australian Set – Middle School Bee Round Two – Page 3 of 4 18. This city learned in 2013, that like another finalist, Madrid, it had NOT been selected to host the 2020 Olympics. Rioting broke out here in 2013 after a plan to turn a city park into a building complex was announced. A recent tunnel here connects Europe and Asia and is open to public transit. For the point name this city on the Bosporus, formerly known as Constantinople.
ANSWER: Istanbul
19. This conflict was begun at the request of Alexius I Komnenos. Godfrey of Bouillon and Raymond, Count of Toulouse were leaders of the Christian forces in this conflict, which established four namesake “states” in the Middle East and recaptured Jerusalem in 1099. For the point, name this religious conflict, the first in its series of conflicts. ANSWER: First Crusade (s)
20. One successful European player in this sport became a tabloid fixture by marrying the American actress Eva Longoria. Lithuania and Croatia won medals in this sport at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, though they were overshadowed, literally and figuratively, by the American dream team. For the point, name this sport in which the German player Dirk Nowitzki competes for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA.
ANSWER: Basketball
21. The Halifax Gibbet was one precursor to this device that replaced the breaking wheel. Notably employed during the Reign of Terror, this device consists of a heavy wooden frame and curved blade. For the point, identify this method of execution that results in decapitation and was used in France until the 1970’s. ANSWER: guillotine
22. This figure once shot down many Stymphalian birds with his bow. This man also strangled a lion, and as the last in a series of tasks he completed, he dragged a three-headed dog out of the underworld. For the point, name this hero who performed 12 labors in Greek mythology.
ANSWER: Hercules or Heracles
23. In 2014, Mungo MacCallum released a new biography of this man, titled for his "mob." This man once resigned as party leader in an attempt to force the seating of his ally Brian Harradine. This member of the "duumvirate" was replaced by Malcolm Fraser following his dismissal by John Kerr over his failure to secure a budget. For the point, name this Australian Prime Minister at the center of the 1975 constitutional crisis.
ANSWER: Gough Whitlam
2014 Intl.l History Bee and Bowl - Australian Set – Middle School Bee Round Two – Page 4 of 4 24. This nation was the site of a volcano that disrupted Trans-Atlantic air travel in 2010. It was likely originally discovered by Irish monks, though settlement increased under a people who developed the Althingi parliament here. For the point, name this island nation, which despite its name, is greener than the island to its northwest, Greenland. ANSWER: Iceland
25. One member of this group grew up on the street Penny Lane and first played in a band known as The Quarrymen. Later, this group became famous for the albums Rubber Soul, Abbey Road, and Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. For the point, name this British rock group whose surviving members are Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney
ANSWER: The Beatles
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