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National US History Bee Round #9 National US History Bee Round 9 1. This city was the site of a 1777 battle where Hugh Mercer died driving back the forces of Thomas Mawhood. This city is the site of a permanent postdoc center once home to Clifford Geertz and J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Institute for Advance Study. What New Jersey city contains a namesake Ivy League university? ANSWER: Princeton, New Jersey 080-13-92-09101 2. This camera store owner led successful opposition to the Briggs Initiative. Known as the “Mayor of Castro Street,” the White Night Riots occurred after a trial in which Dan White used the “Twinkie Defense” in regards to his actions against this man. Who was this gay activist and politician who was assassinated along with San Francisco mayor George Moscone in 1977? ANSWER: Harvey Milk 030-13-92-09102 3. This President caused a rift within his party when he sided with his Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger and fired his predecessor's appointed Chief of the United States Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot. What President was not seen as carrying on the conservation work of his predecessor, and also apocryphally got stuck in the White House bathtub because of his size? ANSWER: William Howard Taft 023-13-92-09103 4. This Constitutional amendment reduced the number of candidates considered by the House of Representatives to three from five. It arose from the aftermath of Aaron Burr's manipulations and ended the practice of Electoral College members having two vote each. What is this amendment which effectively established "ticket" voting following the contested election of 1800? ANSWER: Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution [or amendment 12] 019-13-92-09104 5. This early abolitionist was serving as governor when he signed a 1799 law that freed all slaves in New York by 1829. This man was the chief negotiator for the US for the 1794 Treaty of London. This man was the only person aside from Alexander Hamilton and James Madison to write some of the Federalist Papers. Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? ANSWER: John Jay 066-13-92-09105 6. This institution's creation by George Yeardley ended a period of martial law. It was abrogated after it defied Lord Dunmore. This institution lost power after losing its status as unicameral legislature and becoming the lower house of the General Assembly. What is this first elected assembly in North America, the governing body of colonial Virginia? ANSWER: the House of Burgesses 080-13-92-09106 National US History Bee 9 Page 1 of 12 7. This man successfully delayed the British despite losing the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain. This man, as well as Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys, was responsible for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga. John André's capture foiled this person's plans to deliver West Point to the British. What general of the American Revolution famously committed treason? ANSWER: Benedict Arnold 066-13-92-09107 8. This man was empowered by a procedure that had previously been tested on Isaiah Bradley. This man led the anti-Registration faction in a conflict resulting from the killing of 600 people in Stamford, Connecticut. This man’s partner lost an arm during a battle with Baron Zemo, and was revived by Vasily Karpov to become the Winter Soldier. Who is this superhero who wields a circular shield, whose real name is Steve Rogers? ANSWER: Captain America [accept Steve Rogers before mention] 048-13-92-09108 9. This actor's last performance was as a Texas ranch hand named Jett Rink, who becomes wealthy after striking oil. This man played a character who, while at a police station, shouts "you're tearing me apart!" to his parents. This man died while driving his Porsche 550 Spyder shortly after playing troubled teenager Jim Stark. Who is this star of Rebel Without a Cause? ANSWER: James Dean 052-13-92-09109 10. This American institution's first modern type was started in New Hampshire in 1964. PGT Beauregard ran this institution for Louisiana following the Civil War, and Zell Miller instituted a popular one of these institutions in Georgia that funds the HOPE Scholarships. What are these state-administered institutions that oversee Mega Millions and Powerball? ANSWER: lottery 030-13-92-09110 11. This position's occupant in the 1960's said "where flowers bloom, so does hope" in advocating for the Highway Beautification Act. This position's occupant in 1975 would founded a namesake center for substance abuse. This position's current occupant has sponsored the "Let's Move!" physical fitness initiative. What is this position currently held by Michelle Obama? ANSWER: First Lady of the United States 052-13-92-09111 12. This faction was led by men such as Thomas Platt, and its original goal was to renominate Ulysses Grant for a third term. Charles Guiteau allegedly declared membership in this faction after shooting James Garfield. This faction was led by Roscoe Conkling. Who were these Republicans who supported the patronage system and opposed James G. Blaine's Half-Breeds? ANSWER: Stalwarts 019-13-92-09112 13. This man invoked the Lever Act to put down a United Mineworkers strike. Shortly after the close of World War I, this man succeeded Thomas Watt Gregory as Attorney General. Emma Goldman was one of many immigrants deported by the anti-Communist "raids" named for him. Who was this Wilson cabinet member who engineered the first "Red Scare?" ANSWER: Alexander Mitchell Palmer 019-13-92-09113 National US History Bee 9 Page 2 of 12 14. This event is the subject of Don DeLillo's Falling Man and John Adams' piece On the Transmigration of Souls. During this event, a group of people were reported to have said "Let's roll." Shanksville, Pennsylvania was where Flight 93 went down during this event. What set of plane hijackings by al-Qaeda sparked the United States' War on Terror? ANSWER: September 11 attacks [or 9/11] 080-13-92-09114 15. This man was 77 years old in October 1998 when he went to space aboard the Discovery. He was, at the time, set to retire as a Democratic Senator from Ohio, years after a fall in his bathtub derailed his Presidential aspirations. Who was this politician and astronaut, whose piloting of the 1962 Friendship 7 mission made him the first person to orbit the Earth? ANSWER: John Glenn 019-13-92-09115 16. This country was where U.S. Marines trained the Garde to take over security after ending a twenty-year occupation in 1934. U.S. troops returned to this country in 1994 to put Jean-Bertrand Aristide back in power. What is this country, with which the U.S. had an ambiguous Cold War relationship during the dictatorship of "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier? ANSWER: Haiti 019-13-92-09116 17. This structure's shape was worked out by Hannskarl Bandel and is described by the hyperbolic cosine. The tram ride to the observation deck at the top of this monument takes place inside egg-shaped compartments. Eero Saarinen designed this catenary monument, the world's largest arch. What monument to westward expansion is located in St. Louis? ANSWER: Gateway Arch 066-13-92-09117 18. This meeting set a new international boundary at the Oder-Neisse line. The namesake "declaration" of this meeting threatened "prompt and utter destruction" if Japan did not surrender. Midway through this meeting, British elections cause Clement Attlee to replace Winston Churchill. What was this 1945 Allied summit held in Germany? ANSWER: Potsdam Conference 019-13-92-09118 19. This story's protagonist is threatened with being sent to Silas Weir Mitchell. This story ends with the protagonist "creeping" over her husband, John, who has fainted. This story's intent was to show the debilitating effects of the "rest cure" on depressed women. What is this Charlotte Perkins Gilman short story about a woman going insane while looking at a certain color pattern? ANSWER: "The Yellow Wallpaper" 052-13-92-09119 20. These items were produced at the urging of Colonel Dick Taylor, and for eighteen years they could not be exchanged for gold. A party named for these items nominated Peter Cooper for President in 1876. What were these Civil War financial instruments, the first paper currency in U.S. history to be backed only by the credibility of the government, named for their color? ANSWER: greenbacks 019-13-92-09120 National US History Bee 9 Page 3 of 12 21. This movie features a scene in which a nun emerges from a trapdoor, and the main character lives with his ex fiancé midge. Judy Barton, alias Madeleine Elster, is played by Kim Novak in this movie, which climaxes at the San Juan Bautista mission. What is this Alfred Hitchcock movie in which Jimmy Stewart’s character suffers from the title fear of heights. ANSWER: Vertigo 030-13-92-09121 22. This campaign included a raid by Philip Sheridan that was met by J.E.B. Stuart at the Battle of Yellow Tavern, which led to Stuart's death. Massive Union casualties occurred in this campaign when they tried to attack a fortified position at Cold Harbor. This campaign included the Battle of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Courthouse. What 1864 Grant campaign was fought in Virginia? ANSWER: Overland Campaign 066-13-92-09122 23. This thinker asked if men could "be made to want to become cheerful robots." This author described the "Metropolitan 400" and the "Corporate Rich" in a book about the postwar leaders from the military and corporate world.
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