2013 International history bowl round four first Quarter

ROUND FOUR

1. 
   This object belonged to the White Star Lines company and was built in Belfast, Northern Ireland. James Cameron declared “I’m king of the world!” after winning an Academy Award for making a movie about this object. For ten points name this object rediscovered by Robert Ballard on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean during the 1980’s, decades after it sank in 1912.
   

ANSWER: Titanic

2. 
   This US city is where Bucky Dent hit a memorable home run over the Green Monster during a playoff game. The pro basketball team in this city was led by Larry Bird in the 1980’s, and its marathon is held every April on Patriot’s Day. For ten points, name this New England city home to the Red Sox.
   

ANSWER: Boston

3. 
   This man once received an award from Hitler and thought studying history was dumb, saying “history is bunk.” More positively, he paid his workers an unprecedented salary as they worked on assembly lines in his factories. For ten points, name this founder of a namesake car company who built the Model T.
   

ANSWER: Henry Ford

4. 
   This monarch was portrayed by Cate Blanchett in a namesake film. She reluctantly ordered the execution of her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, and was famous for her virginity. For ten points, name this queen, who never married, but was rumored to have had an affair with Walter Raleigh.
   

ANSWER: Queen Elizabeth I

5. 
   Charles de Gaulle caused an international incident when on a state visit to this country, he advocated separatism for part of it. In one part of this country, license plates say Je me souviens, or “I remember”, a reference to its French colonial past. For ten points, name this officially bilingual North American country.
   

ANSWER: Canada

6. 
   This conflict contained the Battle of Towton, the bloodiest battle ever fought in England. Richard Neville, was involved in these wars which ended with a defeat at Bosworth Field for Richard III. For ten points, name this series of civil wars between the houses of Lancaster and York, named for a flower.
   

ANSWER: Wars of the Roses

7. 
   This woman said she was “in. And in to win” during a presidential primary that she entered as the favorite and ended up losing. Speculation exists as to her future political ambitions after she steps down as Secretary of State. For ten points, name this American Democrat and former first lady.
   

ANSWER: Hillary Rodham Clinton

8. 
   This man’s most famous dish is perhaps an 80 euro soup made from truffles. Said to have sparked a second French Revolution in cuisine, he recently opened a series of bistros in Lyon, near his flagship restaurant. For ten points, name this master French chef.
   

ANSWER: Paul Bocuse

9. 
   One leader of this country was assassinated in the 1980’s, that was Olaf Palme. Another politican from this country was assassinated prior to a referendum to join the euro, that was Anna Lindh. For ten points, name this major supplier of iron ore to Nazi Germany, which also maintained a huge air force in the Cold War to protect its cities of Gothenburg and Stockholm.
   

ANSWER: Sweden

ANSWER: Juventus

1. 
   This university was referred to as the “Kremlin on the Charles” by Richard Nixon, and its sister school was Radcliffe College before the two merged. A regatta is held before “The Game,” this university’s football game against Yale. For ten points, what is this Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts?
   

ANSWER: Harvard University

2. 
   This organization opposed Valdemar IV of Denmark, and it established trading posts known as Kontores. During the 14^th century, this group lost its monopoly on trading routes in the Baltic. For ten points, what was this trade alliance that dominated trade in Northern Europe beginning in the 13^th century?
   

ANSWER: Hanseatic League (Also accept “Hansa”)

3. 
   This city’s construction was ordered by Al Mansur, and a picture of this city was featured on Time Magazine after the onset of the Gulf War. It is divided by the Tigris River, and it was the site of Saddam Hussein’s execution. For ten points, what is this Middle-Eastern city, the capital of Iraq?
   

ANSWER: Baghdad

4. 
   This man’s followers included the painter Botticelli who destroyed many of his works in response to this man’s call for a “Bonfire of the Vanities.” Although he attracted a large following who objected to the growing materialism of the Renaissance, the Florentines eventually grew tired of him and burned him instead. For ten points, name this radical preacher of the late 15^th century in Florence.
   

ANSWER: Savonarola

5. 
   This civilization was legendarily founded by Dido after she fled Tyre, and it allied with Rome in the Pyrrhic War. Cato the Elder stated that this civilization “must be destroyed” during Rome’s conflict with it. For ten points, what ancient civilization in North Africa saw its general Hannibal make use of war elephants during the Punic Wars?
   

ANSWER: Carthage

6. 
   One of this man’s early films, Reservoir Dogs, featured a bunch of gangsters named after different colors. Another of this man’s films featured the evil Hans Landa and showed a bunch of Nazis dying in a theater in Paris, that film by this man was called Inglorious Basterds. For ten points name this American film director who recently debuted a film about an American slave called Django Unchained.
   

ANSWER: Quentin Tarantino

7. 
   This building’s “older version” was never completed before being destroyed by the Persians, and the Ottoman Empire allowed the British to remove the Elgin Marbles from this building. Sculpted by Phidias, this building was located in the Acropolis. For ten points, what building in Athens was constructed as a temple to Athena in 432 B.C?
   

ANSWER: Parthenon

8. 
   This man’s biographies describe him as being able to suppress karma, and he achieved enlightenment after meditating under a Bodhi Tree. His namesake religion follows the Four Noble Truths and practitioners work to achieve Nirvana. For ten points, who is this spiritual figure, who is often depicted as very fat in sculpture?
   

ANSWER: Buddha or Siddhartha Gautama

2. French Literature

3. Very Recent History
A World Traveler’s Life List

1. 
   Hiram Bingham discovered this terraced peak in the Inca ruins of Peru in 1911.
   

1. 
   (Machu Picchu)
   
1. 
   Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built this mausoleum complex in Agra, India for his wife.
   
   1. 
      (Taj Mahal)
      
2. 
   This amphitheatre built in 72 A.D. nearby the Palatine Hill in Rome was the site of gladiator combats.
   
   1. 
      (the Colosseum, or the Flavian amphitheater)
      
3. 
   This open-lattice wrought iron structure was built to honor the French Revolution’s centennial.
   
   1. 
      (the Eiffel Tower)
      
4. 
   Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi sculpted this structure, which has Emma Lazarus’ poem The New Colossus on its base.
   
   1. 
      (the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World)
      
5. 
   This Australian landmark has a roof resembling white sails and was actually built for symphony orchestras.
   
   1. 
      (Sydney Opera House)
      
6. 
   This ancient Islamic caravan-trading center in Mali is now a metaphor for somewhere far away.
   
   1. 
      (Timbuktu)
      
7. 
   This ancient Mayan city in Yucatán is notable for its limestone structures, particularly El Castillo.
   
   1. 
      (Chichén Itzá)
      

French Literature

1. 
   This work by Victor Hugo features Quasimodo, Esmerelda, and a famous church
   

2. 
   This work by Victor Hugo was later turned into a Broadway show and a recent movie
   

3. 
   This book by Simone de Beauvoir is regarded as a landmark work of feminism
   

4. 
   Phileas Fogg goes off on a journey of slightly less than 3 months in this Jules Verne work
   

5. 
   This Old French epic describes a rearguard attack on Charlemagne’s troops in Pyrenees
   

6. 
   This short novel by Camus features the heroic Dr. Rieux trying to save victims
   

7. 
   The title character of this Moliere play is a religious hypocrite
   

8. 
   This work parodied the philosopher Leibniz through the character Dr. Pangloss
   

1. 
   Name the 2012 Republican Party nominee for the vice presidency.
   

1. 
   (Paul Davis Ryan)
   
1. 
   Which nation’s civilians are still struggling to overthrow their dictator, Bashar al-Assad?
   
   1. 
      (Syrian Arab Republic)
      
2. 
   American Ambassador Chris Stevens was murdered when an embassy in this country was attacked.
   
   1. 
      (Libya)
      
3. 
   What elementary particle was discovered in 2012 in the CERN Large Hadron Collider?
   
   1. 
      (Higgs boson)
      
4. 
   Which organization, currently led by Germany, won the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize?
   
   1. 
      (EU = European Union)
      
5. 
   Which swimmer broke the career Olympic medal record last year at London?
   
   1. 
      (Michael Fred Phelps II)
      
6. 
   Which African country’s breakaway region of Azawad has been the site of a French intervention?
   
   1. 
      Mali
      
7. 
   Which former American presidential candidate has been nominated as a new Secretary of State?
   
   1. 
      John Kerry
      

1. 
   This city was the site of an uprising of the Home Army ordered by a government in exile in London. Hitler’s “final solution” called for Nazi troops to destroy this city’s namesake (+) ghetto and all of its inhabitants. What is this city, the namesake of a mutual defense (*) pact among communist nations, that – for ten points -- is the capital of Poland?
   

ANSWER: Warsaw

2. 
   This state was home to the Constitutional Union party’s presidential candidate, John Bell, and it was home to the Battle of Shiloh. Andrew Johnson was from this state, and (*) Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in this state. What is this state, home to the city of (*) Memphis as well as, for ten points, the birthplace of country music, Nashville?
   

ANSWER: Tennessee

3. 
   This man reproduced Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere after hearing it as at the Vatican as a child, and his own operas include The Abduction from the (+) Seragilo as well as one in which contains the “Queen of the Night” aria. Who was this Austrian composer of (*), for ten points, The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni?
   

ANSWER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4. 
   This country’s native people include the Guanajatabey, and it was the subject of the Platt Amendment. The United States placed a (+) trade embargo on it in 1962, and the Bay of Pigs invasion failed to oust its dictator Fidel Castro. What island nation’s alliance with the (*) Soviet Union was the cause of, for ten points, a namesake missile crisis?
   

ANSWER: Cuba

5. 
   This was the religion of a militant group known as the Khalsa, and its members observe the 5 K’s. Their official scripture is the (+) Adi Granth. The majority of this religion’s adherents live in the Punjab region of India. What is this religion (*) that, for ten points, was founded by Guru Nanak Dev?
   

ANSWER: Sikhism

6. 
   This city is nicknamed “Queen of the Adriatic,” and many of its buildings are built on wooden foundations submerged in water. This Italian city is the birthplace of composer Antonio Vivaldi, as well as (+) Marco Polo. What is this city, composed of over a hundred small islands, where one can ride (*) gondolas through, for ten points, its many canals?
   

ANSWER: Venice

7. 
   This country was invaded by Roman forces under Agricola, who almost reached this country’s Orkney Islands. Presbyterianism originated here, and Adam (+) Smith was from this country. Robert the Bruce fought against England for this country’s independence, which it will also (*) vote on in a 2014 referendum. For ten points, what is this country in the British Isles famous for its kilts?
   

ANSWER: Scotland (Accept “Britain” or “England” before “Orkney”)

8. 
   This polity’s navy used turtle ships to stop Japanese invasions in the 16^th century. It was once ruled by the Choson Dynasty. It was split at the (+) 38^th parallel, and in the 1950s, the U.S. aided in its namesake war. What is this polity, now consisting of a (*) South country with capital Seoul, and -- for ten points -- a North one once led by Kim Jong Il?
   

ANSWER: Korea