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NHBB B-Set Bowl 2017-2018 Bowl Round 9 Bowl Round 9 First Quarter (1) One of these people, who authored a manual of their grammar called the Razos, was Raimon Vidal. Another of these people is the subject of Robert Browning's poem Sordello. William IX, Duke of Aquitaine is often called the first of these people, whose primary output consisted of cansos and sirventes and who often used the Occitan language to tell stories about chivalrous themes. For ten points, name these medieval European poets who wrote songs of courtly love. ANSWER: troubadours (prompt on musician and/or poet until \poet" is read) (2) This program was criticized for a slow reaction to the Church Rock mill disaster in 1979. This program began after schools on 93rd and 99th Street were harmed by Hooker Company's poor management of a landfill in Niagara Falls, New York, leading numerous schoolchildren to be poisoned. Love Canal, the Valley of the Drums, and other locations are judged in the Hazard Ranking System by, for ten points, what federal program that empowers the EPA to clean up hazardous waste sites? ANSWER: Superfund (prompt on the EPA or Environmental Protection Agency before mentioned; prompt on CERCLA or the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act) (3) This city fell under the rule of the patron Ottone's [oh-toh-nay's] family after he won the Battle of Desio against Napo della Torre. Twelve \captains and defenders of liberty" were elected to write this city's laws when it was briefly reorganized into the Golden Ambrosian Republic following the fall of the Visconti family. After that republic fell, this city was ruled by the Sforzas. For ten points, name this capital of Lombardy, a city in Northern Italy. ANSWER: Milan (4) An organization advocating this political ideology established its headquarters at Murphy Ranch under the leadership of William Dudley Pelley. Smedley Butler claimed that a conspiracy advocating this political ideology launched the Business Plot. The Silver Legion espoused this political ideology, sympathy for which was partially responsible for the cancellation of Father Coughlin's radio show. For ten points, name this nationalist ideology held by American sympathizers of Germany and Italy in 1940. ANSWER: fascism (accept word forms, like fascist; prompt on nationalist before mentioned; do not accept or prompt on Nazism) (5) An opera about people working in this profession opens with a corrected quote from the Smyth Report and features the central character singing the aria \Batter my Heart, three person'd God." Another opera titled for one of these people includes scenes entitled \Train," \Bed," and \Spaceship," as well as interludes known as \knee plays" over the course of its five-hour run time. A John Adams opera set at Los Alamos depicts, for ten points, what profession depicted in Doctor Atomic and Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach? ANSWER: scientists (accept specific types of scientists, such as nuclear physicists) Page 1 NHBB B-Set Bowl 2017-2018 Bowl Round 9 (6) A ruler of this country had, in his earlier military career, led a fleet against Alfredo Acton that tried to break the Otranto Barrage. This country, which faced the 1918 Aster Revolution, was the site of a very short-lived Soviet Republic led by Bela Kun. During World War II, Miklos Horthy was a regent of, for ten points, what European country that was ruled by the medieval Arpad dynasty and, until World War I, part of a dual monarchy with Austria? ANSWER: Kingdom of Hungary (prompt on Austria-Hungary before \Miklos" is mentioned) (7) One of the leaders of this political movement introduced the Joint Committee of Fifteen, whose members included John Bingham and chair William Fessenden. This movement, which was heavily criticized by the Dunning School, lobbied for passage of the Wade-Davis Bill and worked with \Scalawags" to expand their influence. Horace Greeley and Thaddeus Stevens led, for ten points, what faction of the Republican Party that advocated for civil rights and emancipation during Reconstruction, as opposed to more moderate politicians? ANSWER: Radical Republicans (prompt on partial answers; accept Radicals alone after \Republican" is mentioned) (8) This man stored the remains of his long-time ally, Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, at his palace in Gbadolite, this politician's so-called \Versailles of the Jungle." This leader deposed Patrice Lumumba and was deposed himself by Laurent Kabila in 1997. This leader changed his own name to establish pro-Africa cultural awareness and changed the name of his country to Zaire. For ten points, name this leopard print hat-wearing dictator who ruled in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ANSWER: Joseph D´esir´e Mobutu (or Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga) (9) The inventor of this technique worked at the Cetus Corporation and was lambasted in a 2007 New York Times article for believing in astrology, denying AIDS, and calling climate change a hoax. This technique greatly improved following the discovery of an enzyme capable of staying stable at high temperatures known as Taq ["tak"]. This technique allowed for the development of DNA testing by criminal investigators. Kary Mullis invented, for ten points, what laboratory technique that can amplify a sample of DNA? ANSWER: polymerase chain reaction (or PCR) (10) In May 2015, this country became the first to pass a referendum legalizing same-sex marriage, and it is considering another referendum to repeal the abortion-forbidding Article 9 of its constitution. Leo Varadkar's elevation as leader of this country made him the first biracial leader of a European country, and the first LGBT person to hold the title of Taoiseach [tee-shuck]. For ten points, name this country where Varadkar leads Fine Gael [finn-neh GALE], the rival party to Fianna F´ail [fee-uh-nuh FOIL] and Sinn F´ein [shin FAYN] in Dublin. ANSWER: Republic of Ireland (do not accept Northern Ireland) Page 2 NHBB B-Set Bowl 2017-2018 Bowl Round 9 Second Quarter (1) The longest serving Attorney General in US history began his term under this president. William Wirt served this man, who warmed relations with Britain by starting to demilitarize the Great Lakes via the Rush-Bagot treaty. William Plumber prevented this man from becoming the second unanimously elected President. During this man's administration, Florida was purchased by his Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams. For ten points, name this US President who limited European involvement in the Americas with his namesake doctrine. ANSWER: James Monroe BONUS: Another of Monroe's Cabinet members was this Treasury Secretary, who finished third in the 1824 election and was thus essentially irrelevant in the ensuing \Corrupt Bargain." ANSWER: William Crawford (2) The First Amendment was applied to this industry in the so-called Miracle case involving distributor Joseph Burstyn. Joseph Breen held a powerful regulatory position in this industry when it was governed by the Hays Code. Dalton Trumbo was among a group of ten people who were blacklisted from this industry by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. For ten points, name this industry once heavily censored by the MPAA, which today rates its products with tags such as PG-13. ANSWER: film industry (accept equivalents like motion picture industry; accept Hollywood; accept Hollywood Ten; do not accept or prompt on television) BONUS: The Hays Code weakened as films pushed its limits. In particular, this 1959 Billy Wilder comedy didn't get Code approval due to its use of cross-dressing and risque themes, but it was a smash hit and Marilyn Monroe won a Golden Globe anyway. ANSWER: Some Like It Hot (3) One emperor of this dynasty, the Jingtai Emperor, succeeded an older brother who was captured during the Tumu Crisis. This dynasty's rise to power was cemented at the Battle of Lake Poyang, one of the largest naval battles in history. Architectural projects undertaken during this dynasty included the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing and the fortification of the Great Wall of China. During this dynasty, the Muslim eunuch Zheng He led massive voyages throughout the Indian Ocean. For ten points, name this Chinese dynasty preceded by the Mongol Yuan and succeeded by the Manchu Qing. ANSWER: Ming Dynasty BONUS: The Ming Dynasty was founded by this man, a peasant who led forces against the Yuan in the Red Turban Rebellion and established the capital at Nanjing. ANSWER: Hongwu Emperor (or Zhu Yuanzhang) Page 3 NHBB B-Set Bowl 2017-2018 Bowl Round 9 (4) In this region, the nymph Arethusa surfaced from beneath the sea into a freshwater spring. This region's city of Kamikos was ruled by the legendary Cocalus, who sheltered Daedalus after Daedalus fled from Crete. Most accounts hold that either Tartarus or this region was the final resting place of Typhon after he was vanquished by Zeus; both Typhon's burial and the forge of Vulcan in this region were held to cause the volcanic tremors around Mount Etna. For ten points, name this island where Arethusa's spring was found in Syracuse. ANSWER: Sicily BONUS: According to an ancient anecdote, this courtier to Dionysus II of Syracuse begged to switch places with his ruler for a day, but he quickly asked for his old position back when he realized the dangers of being in power. ANSWER: Damocles (accept Sword of Damocles) (5) This ruler's army inspector designed an artillery improvement in the \System of 1805" and notoriously ordered all cats to be hanged. This tsar met with Napoleon on a raft in the Neman River, where they agreed to the Treaty of Tilsit.