Quiz Bowl - Final Round

This South American Empire, centered at Cusco, was once under the leadership of Pachacuti

The capital of the newest Canadian province is this island's city of St. John's.

Which Nordic nation has the world’s oldest parliament, the Althing

The '72 Olympics in____saw a man win 7 gold medals, but also saw the murder of other athletes.

Who lost land to Brazil in the Acre War, and its coastline to Chile in the War of the Pacific.

Which US Congressman known as “king of the wild frontier” died at the Alamo in 1836?

Name the President of Mexico who lost the Mexican-American war.

The battle of Blenheim, fought in 1704, was part of which war?

Which country has fought with its larger eastern neighbor over control of the Siacheen Glacier?

Which Sahara city flourished as the center of the Mali Empire under Mansa Musa?

Which English monarch defeated the "Invincible" Armada in 1588?

Admirers of this city are known as Laconopihles.

This son of Pepin the Short initially shared the throne with his brother Carloman I.

Which European river runs through major cities such as the Vienna and Budapest?

This Chinese dynasty once ruled by Emperor Wu, gives its name to the main Chinese ethnic group.

James Naismith invented what sport at a YMCA in Massachusetts?

Who was commissioned to create the bronze doors in Florence known as the “Gates of Paradise?”

Who was the first Western explorer to reach China?

This tribe was granted state congressional seats by the 1868 Florida Constitution.

Who spoke the famous line, "Give me liberty or give me death?"

Name the country where a January 2010 earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince.

In what country was Adolf Hitler born?

What color is the cross on the flag of Switzerland?

Who was the first black man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

This emperor's death is often considered to mark the end of the Pax Romana.

Which is the only continent to lie in all four hemispheres?

Which civilization temporarily had its capital at Pasargadae ?

In the U.S., who selects the President if no candidate wins the majority of electoral votes?

Latitude lines run in which direction?

The legend of Molly Pitcher comes from what 1778 Revolutionary War battle in New Jersey?