United States Geography Olympiad Round #3
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United States Geography Olympiad Round 3 1. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. introduced an “Industrial Plan” named for this state after a labor dispute here. Davis Waite sent the National Guard to protect workers in this state from armed men deputized by M. F. Bowers. It's not Idaho, but Albert Horsley may have been behind the explosion of Independence Depot here. Charles Moyer was the president of a labor union in its city of Cripple Creek, which also had Bill Haywood as an officer. That union was the Western Federation of Miners, which was also involved in a strike that saw four people killed in this state's city of Ludlow in Las Animas County. For 10 points, name this state, the home of the U.S. Air Force Academy and Denver. ANSWER: Colorado 121-13-82-03101 2. This area’s largest city lies near a prehistorical site founded by Henry de Lumley on Mount Boron called Terra Amata. W. Somerset Maugham lived in this area’s Cap Ferrat, and a country within this region is ruled by the House of Grimaldi. One city in this region holds an annual film festival that gives out the Golden Palm. Saint-Tropez and Cannes are cities in this area, within which Monaco lies. Also known as the Azure Coast, its most populous city is Nice. For 10 points, give this name associated with the Mediterranean coast of southeast France, a popular destination for wealthy tourists. ANSWER: French Riviera [or Azure Coast or Cote d'Azur before mention] 192-13-82-03102 3. The industrialist Maurice de Hirsch helped several immigrants from Russia to become the first "Jewish" people of this type. During his time among these people, Charles Darwin wrote in his notebooks that they used a device made of stone, metal, and wood spheres wrapped together in leather, known as the "balls." The "shadow" of one of these people was written about by Ricardo Guiraldes. These people carried an enormous knife known as the facon and roasted meat over pits of open fire in a technique known as Churrasco. The fictional Martin Fierro is one of these people, who didn't even dismount to bathe. For 10 points, name these cowboys from the pampas in South America. ANSWER: gauchos [prompt on cowboys; prompt on Argentines in the first sentence] 020-13-82-03103 4. The Pararaton is a record of kings who ruled on this island, on which Raden Patah found a kingdom based in the present day city of Demak. Its western part, largely covered by the Parahyangan highlands, includes the province of Banten, which has its capital at Serang. This island's namesake rhinoceros is the rarest kind in the world and is confined to Ujung Kulon National Park. Mount Lawu lies near the source of its longest river, the Solo, on which many hominids have been found. Mount Merapi is on this island, found between Sumatra and Bali, which is the most populous island on Earth. For 10 points, name this Indonesian island on which Jakarta is located. ANSWER: Java 192-13-82-03104 United States Geography Olympiad 3 Page 1 of 9 © HSAPQ 5. This country's Tete Province contains the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa, which creates the Cahora Bassa lake. The capital of this country contains Eduardo Mondlane University. This country contains a lake whose name literally means "Lake Lake," Lake Nyasa. Since its independence, this country has been governed by the FRELIMO Party. This country, which has an AK-47 on its flag, borders Zimbabwe to the west, Tanzania to the north and South Africa to the south. For 10 points, name this country in Southern Africa that, like Angola, is a former Portuguese colony. ANSWER: Republic of Mozambique 080-13-82-03105 6. This place’s landscape is dotted by cylindrical Bronze Age towers called nuraghi. Its namesake language has a southern Campidanese dialect and a northern Logudorese dialect. This island’s highest peak, Punta la Marmora, is in its Gennargentu range, and the Tirso river runs through its center. Its town of Iglesias grew over a silver mining industry spurred on by the same Ugolino commemorated in Dante’s Divine Comedy. The San Teodoro resort is on this island’s beachy Emerald Coast. This island’s city of Sassari is south of the Strait of Bonifacio, and its capital is Cagliari. For 10 points, name this Italian-controlled island south of Corsica. ANSWER: Sardinia [or Sardegna] 104-13-82-03106 7. This province lies at the eastern edge of the original definition of the arid region known as Palliser's Triangle. This province contains its country's northernmost port, which is owned by OmniTRAX. That port is in this province's city of Churchill, which is known as the polar bear capital of the world. Birds Hill Provincial Park becomes the third-largest city in this province every year during the annual Folk Festival in this province's capital city, which also hosts Folklorama. The Red River of the North receives the Assiniboine River as a tributary in this province before emptying into its largest lake. For 10 points, name this province that contains Lake Winnipeg. ANSWER: Manitoba 023-13-82-03107 8. A tourist attraction in this city is the ancient Hindu Giant Swing. Five statues of soldiers surround an obelisk in the Victory Monument at one of its intersections. Fish and vegetables are sold from boats in this city's Taling Chan Floating Market. This city contains many canals from the Chao Phraya River. This modern-day city was founded by the Chakri Dynasty ruler Rama I. For 10 points, name this capital of Thailand. ANSWER: Bangkok 080-13-82-03108 9. Cajamé led an Indian rebellion in this state against the government of Porfirio Díaz. Plutarco Calles was the first modern governor of this state, which was also the home of revolutionary Álvaro Obregón. From 1824 to 1830, it was part of a single state with its southern neighbor, Sinaloa. Venustiano Carranza organized the Constitutionalist Army's rebellion against Victoriano Huerta in its city of Hermosillo. In 1918, fighting broke out between Mexican federales and the U.S. Army in this state's border town of Nogales. For 10 points, name this state which shares its name with a desert. ANSWER: Free and Sovereign State of Sonora 121-13-82-03109 United States Geography Olympiad 3 Page 2 of 9 © HSAPQ 10. In the 2005 version of this event, the defending champion was defeated after a three-run comeback caused extra innings, and Michael Memea hit a walk-off homerun. Angel Macias pitched a perfect game in the championship of the 1957 version, and a perfect game in 2001 was vacated after discoveries were made in the Dominican Republic concerning Danny Almonte. This event runs every year in Howard J. Lamade Stadium in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it includes eight regional teams and eight international teams. For 10 points, name this annual baseball event for players between the ages of eleven and thirteen. ANSWER: Little League World Series [or LLWS] 023-13-82-03110 11. Many people in this country were forced to relocate from their homes to (EE-bye) Ebeye Island. This country completely lost its island Elugelab in 1952. This country is made up of two chains called Ratak and Ralik, which mean sunrise and sunset. This country's legislature is made up of the Council of Iroij and Nitijela. This country is the site of the Reagan Test Site on its islands in Kwajalein. Other testing by the United States occurred on this country's Enewetak and Bikini Atolls. For 10 points, name this Pacific island country that is part of the Compact of Free Association with the US along with Palau and Micronesia. ANSWER: Republic of the Marshall Islands 023-13-82-03111 12. The second largest city in this country, Touba, is the holy city for the Mouride Brotherhood. In a 2012 presidential election in this nation, Macky Sall defeated the incumbent, Abdoulaye Wade. Saint (LOO-ee) Louis lies on the mouth of the river named for this nation. That river also forms the entire border between this nation and its northern neighbor, Mauretania. The capital of this nation lies on the Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of mainland Africa. For 10 points, the infamous House of Slaves lies in Dakar, the capital of which West African nation? ANSWER: Republic of Senegal 014-13-82-03112 13. One group with this name includes its so-called "Showplace," Raspberry Island. The group with this name in the United States, located off the coast of Bayfield, includes twenty-two islands, the largest of which has the small town of La Pointe and is named Madeline Island. This name was given to a collection of structures near Port Campbell once called the Sow and Piglets. That group is located just off of the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. For 10 points, give this name shared by islands north of Wisconsin in Lake Superior and by eight limestone stacks in Australia, with both sites having the a mismatched number despite being named after a Biblical group of twelve. ANSWER: Apostles [or Apostle Islands; or Twelve Apostles] 023-13-82-03113 14. A documentary called "Romeo and Juliet in" this city tells of a couple killed in this city’s “Sniper Alley” while attempting to flee it in 1993. A revolutionary force advocating the creation of the Republica Srpska carried out two massacres in this city’s Markale area, causing an investigation by the ICTY that addressed a long “siege” of this city.