International History Bee and Bowl 2014 New Zealand Division Set Bee Round Two
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2014 New Zealand Division Set Bee Round Two 1. David Robie survived this event, which killed a Portuguese photographer, Fernando Pereira. This event was carried out under the code name "Operation Satanique" and authorized by the government of Francois Mitterrand in France. For the point, identify this 1985 event which outraged the Labour government and sunk a Greenpeace vessel in Auckland harbour. ANSWER: the Rainbow Warrior bombing/sinking/affair 2. This man was the leader of an art movement that also included Georges Braque. This painter depicted horrors inflicted on the title Basque town in the Spanish Civil War in his painting Guernica. Considered by many to be the foremost artist of the twentieth century, for the point, name this painter who led the Cubism movement of art and was from Spain. ANSWER: Pablo Picasso 3. This region’s native saint is Saint David, and it is home to the greatest number of speakers of a Celtic language. A battleship named for a prince of this region was sunk by the Japanese in World War 2, and the current prince of this region is Prince Charles. For the point, name this region that together with Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England, makes up the United Kingdom. ANSWER: Wales 4. One of this man’s policies that called for liberal and open criticism of his government was the Hundred Flowers Campaign. He spearheaded an escape from Kuomintang persecution called the Long March and led his nation’s Cultural Revolution. His quotations are collected in the Little Red Book. For the point, name this communist revolutionary who founded the People’s Republic of China. ANSWER: Chairman Mao Zedong [or Chairman MaoTse-tung] 5. This country’s forces were defeated at the 1525 Battle of Pavia, and the Fronde Rebellion occurred in this country. This country was once ruled by the Committee of Public Safety and more recently was led by Jacques Chirac, who opposed the Iraq War. For the point, name this Western European country which is now led by Francois Hollande. ANSWER: France 6. This predominantly Muslim country's leading political party is the Awami League and it was the site of the Bengali Language Movement. In 1971, this country declared independence, which resulted in a bloody war, as it split away from Pakistan. For the point, name this South Asian country, vulnerable to cyclones, with a capital at Dhaka. ANSWER: Bangladesh 7. This civilization included the rich city of Veii (pr. VAY-ee). Hiero of Syracuse and Aristodemus defended Cumae from this civilization. The Villanovan people preceded this civilization. By the year 500 B.C., this civilization had lost most of its power over a certain peninsula. For the point, identify this ancient Italian civilization that was gradually assimilated into Rome. ANSWER: Etruscan civilization 8. This country was profiled in the book Black Hawk Down, about a 1990’s American military invention here that ended badly. This nation is home to the Islamic Courts Union which has imposed Sharia law, as well as the Shabaab terrorist group. Pirates operating out of this nation have made the horn of Africa one of the most dangerous parts of the world for shipping. For the point, name this poor African nation with a capital at Mogadishu. ANSWER: Somalia 9. Operation Musketeer was one attempt to capture this structure whose northern terminus is Port Said. The nationalization of the structure by Gamal Nasser lead to its namesake “Crisis” in 1956. For the point, identify this waterway constructed in the 19th century that connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas. ANSWER: Suez Canal 10. This nation’s last emperor, Pedro II, signed the Golden Law outlawing slavery in this nation. This country’s monarchs came from the House of Braganza. Dilma Rousseff is the current President of this country, and she followed Luiz “Lula” da Silva. For the point, name this large Portuguese-speaking country, which makes up roughly half of South America. ANSWER: Brazil 11. This country abolished its monarchy in the wake of a mass shooting of its royal family in 2001 by the Crown Prince. It’s not China, but it has faced a recent Maoist insurgency from bases in the Himalayas. One environmental issue that has developed in this country deals with garbage that climbers are leaving on the slopes of Mount Everest. For the point, name this country between India and China with capital at Kathmandu. ANSWER: Nepal 12. Recent political violence in Thailand has been committed by members of factions known for yellow and red types of this object. People who belonged to the paramilitary SA organization in Germany in the 1930’s were known by a brown type of this object, an article of clothing. For the point, name this object, worn in polo and rugby varieties. ANSWER: shirt 13. The Halifax Gibbet was one precursor to this device that replaced the breaking wheel. Notably employed during the Reign of Terror, this device consists of a heavy wooden frame and curved blade. For the point, identify this method of execution that results in decapitation and was used in France until the 1970’s. ANSWER: guillotine 14. This country is home to a series of business conglomerates known as chaebol which came to dominate its economy in the 20th century. Electronics manufacturer LG is a business that has recently flourished here, though its northern neighbor is impoverished and economically dependent on Chinese support. For the point, name this Asian nation where Samsung and Hyundai have grown into world beating companies with headquarters in Seoul. ANSWER: South Korea 15. This man put down a rebellion in Poitou in his youth while serving his father, and was married to Berengaria. This ruler built the fortress Chateau Gaillard and fought the siege of Acre and the battle of Arsuf against his nemesis, Saladin. For the point, name this English king who fought in the Third Crusade and was the first of three kings to have this name. ANSWER: Richard I (accept Richard the Lionhearted) 16. This term, which originally described a trade route, was used to refer to a website that was shut down by American authorities in 2013 for its use in narcotics trafficking. The trade route this term refers to connected the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty of China. For the point, name this fabled route across Central Asia that was named for a luxury fabric.
ANSWER: First Crusade (s) 23. This nation was the site of a volcano that disrupted Trans-Atlantic air travel in 2010. It was likely originally discovered by Irish monks, though settlement increased under a people who developed the Althingi parliament here. For the point, name this island nation, which despite its name, is greener than the island to its northwest, Greenland. ANSWER: Iceland 24. In 2002, this team finished fourth at the World Championship behind captain Pero Cameron, the only non-NBA-er who made the All-Tournament Team. In addition to the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA, Sean Marks played for this team. This team won the Continental Champions Cup in 2011. In a nod to the more popular rugby team, this squad is sometimes known as "The Tall Blacks." For the point, name this international team which participated in the 2014 FIBA cup. ANSWER: New Zealand national basketball team 25. One member of this group of people later sang the song “It Don’t Come Easy” with his All Starr Band. A different member of this group grew up on the street Penny Lane and first played in a band known as The Quarrymen. Later, this group became famous for the albums Rubber Soul, Abbey Road, and Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. For the point, name this British rock group whose surviving members are Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney ANSWER: The Beatles 2014 International History Bee and Bowl – New Zealand Division Set -- Bee Round Two – Page of 5 |