100 History Bowl Questions with complete solutions
Konrad Adenauer correct answer: This man organized a successful deal for war prisoners that became
... [Show More] the "Return of the 10,000," and was succeeded by the architect of his country's "Economic Miracle," Ludwig Erhard. His civil engineering work as mayor and member of the Center Party led a head of state to elevate him to national prominence, though he was later imprisoned as a result of the Night of the Long Knives. The mayor of Cologne during the Weimar era, for 10 points, name this man who became leader of the Christian Democratic Union and first Chancellor of West Germany.
Albania correct answer: One early 20th century movement in this country was led by bishop Fan Noli, while Noli's opponents formed the Legality Party during World War II. One hero of this nation helped cause the death of Wladyslaw III of Poland and defeat of John Hunyadi's armies under Murad II by skipping the Battle of Varna. In addition to that man who protected this nation from 13 Turkish invasions, Skanderbeg, one self-proclaimed king of this nation was deposed by Benito Mussolini in 1939 and fled to Greece. The Communist Party in this country completely closed it off from western influence under Enver Hoxha. [HOH-dja] For 10 points, name this Balkan nation whose rulers, including King Zog, would rule from Tiranë.
apocrypha correct answer: Notable examples of these from the Vulgate include the Books of Esdras and Psalm 151, according to the Council of Trent. They are subdivided into pseudepigrapha and deuterocanonical works, the latter of which are accepted by some sects but not others and include Baruch and First and Second Maccabees and the former of which are universally agreed to be spuriously attributed to a prophetic author. For 10 points, what is this term denoting a set of non-canonical religious books or, by extension, any work of dubious authority?
Oliver Cromwell correct answer: Along with Lawrence Crawford, this man was a leader of the Eastern Association, and he championed the "four fundamentals." Henry Ireton served under this man during a campaign that was preceded by the Battle of Rathmines and saw massacres following the sieges of Drogheda and Wexford. This former subordinate of Thomas Fairfax took power following Pride's Purge and won the battles of Naseby and Marston Moor. A member of the "Roundheads," he was nicknamed "Old Ironsides" and commanded the New Model Army. For 10 points, identify this man who after the death of Charles I became the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England.
Justinian I (Justinian The Great) correct answer: This ruler's Syrian treasurer Peter Barsymes speculated recklessly on grains and set up a silk monopoly. His general Mundus helped put down a rebellion led by Hypatius that began at the (*) Hippodrome. Tribonian revised this man's namesake legal code, and Procopius wrote a Secret History in which he attacked this ruler's empress as a tyrannical harlot. He sent Narses and Belisarius to put down the Nika Riots and constructed the Hagia Sophia. For 10 points, name this husband of Theodora, a Byzantine emperor known as "the Great."
Mali Empire correct answer: This state obtained the gold-rich areas of Bambuk and Bondu and destroyed Kumbi, after growing from victory at the Battle of Kirina against the harsh Susu chief Sumanguru. Starting as the state of Kangaba, it later absorbed the trading center of Gao and the Taghaza salt deposits, and in its decline it saw the Tuaregs take Timbuktu. For 10 points, name this West African trading empire of the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries, led by Mansa Musa and sharing its name with a modern-day nation.
Stanley Milgram correct answer: His most famous finding was repeated by Charles Holfing in a hospital setup involving the drug Astroten, and this man supervised breachings asking able-bodied people to give up seats in New York subways. He planted sealed envelopes in public, his "lost letters", and [*] his small world experiment led to the phrase "six degrees of separation". His most famous experiment involved the learning of associated words, and was inspired by the Eichmann trial. For 10 points, name this Yale psychologist who observed obedience to authority by finding that 65 percent of people would eventually administer 450-volt shocks.
New Deal correct answer: Smedley Butler uncovered a planned response to this initiative, the Business Plot, while Rexford Tugwell spearheaded its greenbelt towns. Its opponents included the "Four Horsemen," and it was furthered by Frances Perkins, the first female Cabinet official. Part of this agenda was struck down in Schecter Poultry v. US, the "sick chicken case," ending an agency which used a blue eagle symbol. The labor-strengthening Wagner Act was part of this initiative along with the bank-strengthening FDIC and building-repairing WPA. For 10 points, name this set of government-expanding economic reforms, aimed at alleviating the Great Depression under Franklin Roosevelt.
Battle of Antietam correct answer: Much of the fighting in this battle was centered around Dunker's Church and Miller's cornfield. John Bell Hood led a Texas brigade that pushed back Joseph Hooker in this battle. During this engagement, Ambrose Burnside captured and held a stone bridge, and many soldiers were killed in a sunken road in this battle's so-called "Bloody Lane." This battle lead to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and is sometimes called the Battle of Sharpsburg. For 10 points, identify this September 1862 battle fought in Maryland, the single bloodiest day of the Civil War.
Pancho Villa correct answer: Despite being led around on a pointless march by J.B. Baker, George Dodd was able to defeat this leader at the Battle of Guerrero. This man may have received aid from the German Felix A. Sommerfeld, but he had earlier denied a request for the Germans to dock at Tampico. This leader of the Division of the North served as governor of [Show Less]