National History Bowl 11 Round 10 First Quarter 1

National History Bowl 11 Round 10 First Quarter 1

National History Bowl 11 Round 10 First Quarter 1. The title concept of this work is governed by five primary factors, including "Moral Law," Heaven, and Earth. It discusses "divine manipulation of the threads" in a section on "The Use of Spies," and cautions against recklessness and cowardice in the section, "Variation in Tactics." This work suggests "breaking the enemy's resistance without ever fighting." For 10 points, name this military treatise by Sun Tzu. ANSWER: The Art of War 003-11-31-10101 2. This composer commemorated his friends who had died in an anti-Hapsburg rebellion in his dissonant Funerailles. The poet Heinrich Heine described a namesake “mania” that occurred when this man showed up in Germany. This composer adapted gypsy music and other folk tunes from his homeland for a series of “Rhapsodies.” For 10 points, name this Hungarian composer. ANSWER: Franz Liszt 015-11-31-10102 3. The losing side of this war blanketed a landing at San Carlos with its air force. Major events in this conflict included the sinking of the Sheffield and the Belgrano. Its conclusion caused the downfall of Leopoldo Galtieri and a landslide victory for Margaret Thatcher. For 10 points, name this 1982 war fought between the UK and Argentina over a group of islands. ANSWER: Falkland Islands War 015-11-31-10103 4. In 1997, this man ordered Israel to provide an antidote to poisoned Hamas leader Khaled Meshal. He sacked prime minister Samir Rifai in 2011 and dismissed his entire cabinet. This man is considered by some to be a direct descendant of Muhammad due to his Hashimite lineage. His wife, Queen Rania, has been dogged by corruption allegations. For 10 points, name the current king of Jordan. ANSWER: King Abdullah II 030-11-31-10104 5. Vachel Lindsay wrote a poem "In Praise of" this figure. This man traveled to Mount Vernon for assistance after Ohio came under attack in the War of 1812, and though this figure was a missionary for the Swedenborgian Church, he is better known for the agricultural efforts that gave him his nickname. For 10 points, name this American pioneer encouraged the growth of certain types of fruit orchards. ANSWER: Johnny Appleseed or John Chapman 081-11-31-10105 6. Plans for Holy Communion to be received at this event were scrapped, reportedly out of fear of Italian poisoners. It was preceded by a secret midnight marriage officiated by Cardinal Joseph Fesch. Pius VII had been summoned for this ceremony, but this event's honoree snatched a crown out of the Pope's hands and placed it on his own head. For 10 points, name this December 2, 1804 ceremony that sought to legitimize the rule of a French emperor. ANSWER: coronation of Napoleon [or reasonable equivalents mentioning Napoleon being crowned] 003-11-31-10106 7. Since taking office, her closest election since her first was when Cindy Sheehan posted 16.2% of the vote in 2008 against this candidate's 71.9%. She headed a policy that included raising the minimum wage to $7.25 and an attempt to put into law the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission; this policy was the "100-Hour Plan." For 10 points, name this first female Speaker of the House. ANSWER: Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi 088-11-31-10107 National History Bowl 11 Round 10 Page 1 of 10 © 2011 HSAPQ. Questions may be distributed to teams in attendance at this tournament only, in paper form only. 8. This man's invention was an improvement upon the creation of Cooke and Wheatstone, whose version required five galvanoscopes and six wires. Upon the completion of one instance of this man's invention, he transmitted the question "What hath God wrought?" from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. For 10 points, name this man whose namesake "code" consists of dots and dashes, the inventor of the single-wire telegraph. ANSWER: Samuel F.B. Morse 081-11-31-10108 National History Bowl 11 Round 10 Page 2 of 10 © 2011 HSAPQ. Questions may be distributed to teams in attendance at this tournament only, in paper form only. National History Bowl 11 Round 10 Second Quarter 1. Two answers required. A Joan Baez song about these people begins by quoting “The New Colossus.” In one painting, these people are depicted lying in open coffins as three men, two wearing top hats and carrying flowers, look on. That painting is The Passion of [these figures] by Ben Shahn. These people, whose story is told in (*) Maxwell Anderson’s play Winterset, are most famous for being convicted of killing two men during a robbery in Massachusetts, even though Celestino Madeiros confessed to the crime. For 10 points, name these two Italian anarchists who were executed in 1927. ANSWER: Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti BONUS: Which anarchist, who along with her husband had earlier been deported to Russia, later wrote the book entitled My Disillusionment in Russia after she lost faith in the Russian Revolution? ANSWER: Emma Goldman 024-11-31-10101 2. One ruler of this dynasty was nearly killed when a gallery he was passing through collapsed, leading him to issue a decree known as the Ordinatio Imperii, which gave his son Bernard the title of King of Italy. Another ruler of this dynasty was crowned by Pope Stephen II. Another ruler of this dynasty won all his battles except for the Battle of Cologne, including the Battle of (*) Tours. The aforementioned rulers are Louis the Pious, Pepin the Short, and Charles Martel, respectively. For 10 points, name this Frankish dynasty which included Charlemagne. ANSWER: Carolingian dynasty BONUS: Name the dynasty, founded by Clovis, that preceded the Carolingian. ANSWER: Merovingian Dynasty 024-11-31-10102 3. This group's spy network infiltrated an organization formed to protest the shooting of Eulia Love. Under William Parker, this group adopted the motto "To Protect and Serve," and under Darryl Gates, this organization started the D.A.R.E. program. A 2007 wrongful death lawsuit claims that three members of this group's Rampart Division killed Notorious B.I.G., and the Christopher Commission investigated this group after four of its members were videotaped (*) beating Rodney King. For 10 points, name this organization that dealt with the 1997 North Hollywood bank shootout and riots in Watts and South Central. ANSWER: LAPD [or Los Angeles Police Department] BONUS: LAPD Officers who served during what 1994 natural disaster may wear a special ribbon on their uniforms? ANSWER: Northridge Earthquake (prompt on “earthquake” alone) 003-11-31-10103 National History Bowl 11 Round 10 Page 3 of 10 © 2011 HSAPQ. Questions may be distributed to teams in attendance at this tournament only, in paper form only. 4. The League of Prizren called for the independence of this nation, which was declared in 1912 by the Vlöre (VLAWR-uh) Proclamation. Fan Noli’s attempts to liberalize this country after World War I by bringing it into the League of Nations were opposed by the conservative bajraktars (bay-ROCK-tars). The bajraktars (bay-ROCK-tars) were later targeted by the Sigurimi (sih-GOO-ree-may), the secret police of a communist ruler of this state who claimed descent from the hero (*) Skanderbeg. For 10 points, name this Balkan country whose 1939 invasion by Italy under King Zog gave way to the communist rule of Enver Hoxha (EN-vur HAW-jah). ANSWER: Republic of Albania [or Republika e Shqipërisë (shih-PUH-reese)] BONUS: The modern day country of Albania shares part of its territory with that from what ancient kingdom, whose king Pyrrhus fought against Rome? ANSWER: Epirus 079-11-31-10104 5. In his Inaugural Address, this President recommended extending the term length to six years and forbidding re-election. A section of the Chaco was named after this President after he arbitrated a territorial dispute between Argentina and Paraguay in Paraguay's favor. When informed of his running mate, he allegedly quipped, "Who is Wheeler?" This man's wife established the Easter egg roll on the White House lawn and was known as "Lemonade Lucy" for her refusal to serve alcohol at White House Parties. He was known as (*) "His Fraudulency" after a party-line vote of an Electoral Commission gave him a victory over Samuel Tilden. For 10 points, name this nineteenth President of the United States who ended Reconstruction. ANSWER: Rutherford Birchard Hayes BONUS: Hayes hailed from what state, along with four other presidents during the latter half of the 19th century? ANSWER: Ohio 003-11-31-10105 6. One major city of this civilization won the Battle of the Cremera but was taken over by another civilization in the fourth century BCE. That city was named Veii. They captured Corsica in the Battle of Alalia, but lost to Syracuse and Cumae in the Battle of Cumae. According to its mythology, its namesake league was founded by Tarchon and (*) Tyrrhenus. One ruler of this civilization, who led the city of Clusium, was Lars Porsena. The Kings of Rome came from this civilization prior to the overthrow of Tarquin the Proud in 509 BCE. For 10 points, name this ancient Italian civilization. ANSWER: Etruscans BONUS: The Etruscans displaced what civilization who share their name with a Pennsylvania University? ANSWER: Villanovans 024-11-31-10106 National History Bowl 11 Round 10 Page 4 of 10 © 2011 HSAPQ. Questions may be distributed to teams in attendance at this tournament only, in paper form only. 7. This thinker said that his friend Achille Murat had "consistent atheism." This man criticized a sermon he heard as a child on the last judgement in an essay about adjustment in the universe called "Compensation".

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