2026 IAC Middle School History Bowl FINALS

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[00:00:08]Excellent. David Ben, founder and executive director of International Academic Competitions and the National History Bowl. Congratulations to both teams on a fantastic tournament for making it this far. This is the last of I don't want to know how many thousands of matches that have been tested here over the last five days. Let's make it a good one. Let's buzzer check and away we will go. Does it start us off the buzzer? Check. Okay. Gone.

[00:00:36]>> All right. Do teams have substitutions.

[00:00:39]Okay. All right. Enough. All right. Make sure cell phones are silenced audience.

[00:00:43]This is a great crowd for this match.

[00:00:45]Please be sure not to get out uh during questions. If you must uh leave the match, please do so between quarters if at all possible. Okay. Good luck. Here is toss up one.

[00:00:57]And away we go.

[00:00:59]This man captured King Verra aleshwara during a war he fought against.

[00:01:05]Nice buzz to start pretend toss two. One example of this type of law was amended by the Hart Scott Roino Act while another example of this type of law is interpreted via the rule of reason which was upheld in the Addison Pipe and Steel Company case. Alan Greenspan criticized the limiting of innovation by an example of this type of law named for John Sherman. For 10 points, antirust is correct.

[00:01:34]Three. This woman who wrote Pat of Silver Bush created a fictional orphan called Emily Bird's Star. This woman authored a series of short stories called Chronicles of Ale. Gilbert Gilbert. Yes. LM Montgomery.

[00:01:54]Following the defeat of Paulmyra or really made that this god the preeminent Roman deity often associated with the Persian influence god Mithrus this figure was not Mars was depicted as driving a chariot through the sky. Roman emperors were depicted on pointage wearing a radiant crown associated with this god whose day of the week was declared one of grass for 10 points in the late Roman equivalent of the Greek god Helios a personification of the sun.

[00:02:24]>> That is correct for 10 plus five. This scientist was the subject of the first episode of famous last words featuring an interview released two days after her death in October 2020.

[00:02:37]Jane Goodle is correct for 10 to six.

[00:02:39]This leader who won the battle of Darmott against the kingdom of Marwar confirmed his legitimacy when he defeated Dar Shiko at the battle aris seven. In 2021, this man who served as a Navy lieutenant from 1951 to 1955 became the namesake of a USNS boiler which some critics saw as antithetical to his principles. This politician switched from Republican to Democrat. in 1972 and along with Mayor George Mosone this man was assassinated by former San Francisco supervisor Dan White for 10 points named his political figure California's first opener milk pardon milk is correct and number eight last quarter following the death of this kingdom's ruler KFTF in 574 a decade known as the rule of the dukes followed this former state founded after Alwis led his people across the Alps was governed from Pavia And this realm's autonomous duchies of Sporetto and Benadento continued to exist following Frankish conquest. Byzantine power was significantly reduced in Italy after for 10 points what German dramatic king um >> yeah that's believe it or not all we needed. Yeah. That's a weird prompt, but it says I'm ready to accept Lombard.

[00:04:04]Long Bard is good enough. Okay, so uh that's the end of the quarter. Score check.

[00:04:09]>> Uh I've got Redwood at 60 D at 20.

[00:04:14]>> Okay.

[00:04:19]Second and then we'll move into the second quarter.

[00:04:26]And here's pointyaki succeeded. man after he resigned following his country's defeat at the battle of Saipan in an attempt to redeploy his military elsewhere. This man opened the greater East Asia conference in order to enlist the support of leaders like Wing. This prime minister is correct. Your bonus. Another war criminal trial. Sorry. Another war criminal tried and executed for his war crimes during World War II is Tomuki Yamashita who perpetrated the Soqing massacre against Chinese living in this Southeast Asian citystate then a British colony in a book.

[00:05:04]Number two, in 1946, an entire issue of this publication was dedicated to publishing the book Hiroshima by John Hersy. And in 2023, it faced controversy for depicting Joe Biden and Donald Trump with walkers. This publication published the satirical view of her world from 9th Avenue in 1976 and cartoonist Grant Irvin designed the symbol of this publication, a dandy called Eustace Tilly founded in 1925. This is for 10 points. What Manhattanbased not what Manhattanbased magazine This is the New Yorker.

[00:05:45]This is number three. In 1922, this man proposed a concept called pole or pole flight force as the component of the centrial force of Earth's rotation that acts upon its surface. This man died during an expedition to collect ice cores on the Greenland ice sheet in 1930. This man noticed the interlocking shapes of South America and Africa.

[00:06:09]I suppose your bonus. Alfred Vagnner proposed that plate tectonics was caused by convection within this area which the Soviets attempted to reach via the cola super deep bore hole.

[00:06:22]>> Yeah.

[00:06:24]Number four.

[00:06:26]The first work that this man exhibited at London's Royal Academy was his Dr. Potsy at home and he gained prominence in Europe for his depiction of Lady Agu.

[00:06:36]This caused controversy in fans at the 1884 Paris salon for his work portrait of Madam Xel and Woodro Wilson for 10 points. What American artist works? Who is best known for his portraits?

[00:07:21]And his legend may have originated zoom and his legend may have originated from an actual event at Ji Gorge. This ruler who succeeded Shun supposedly spent 13 years away from his family on a project along the Yellow River. For 10 point mythical king of China known as the great you >> that's correct in your bonus. The mandate of heaven was used by the Joe to justify their overthrow of the Shan by saying that the Shan in turn overthrown this legendary first dynasty of China founded by Y the great >> is correct >> uh Dell's up to 60 so far.

[00:08:03]>> Okay, still important.

[00:08:05]>> Okay, here is tossing six.

[00:08:08]This man published the anti-poverty epic book series during during a gupinatorial campaign and he wrote a book on the auto industry called the flipper king. This man wrote an expose of yellow page journalism in the brass check. This man who criticized John D. Rockefeller Jr.

[00:08:24]in King Hole ran for the governorship of California in 1934.

[00:08:30]Yes. Your bonus. Before 1934, Upton Sinclair was a member of this political party under which Eugene v Des ran his presidential campaigns.

[00:08:39]>> A socialist.

[00:08:40]>> That's correct. Here's toss of seven.

[00:08:44]This dynasty's Karakala the great was considered one of the greatest rulers of the early period. This dynasty and during its later imperial phase, Kulu the first unified its namesake empire with the eastern Chalukio. Raja is correct. In your goodness, during the peak of control, Rajendra the first launched a 1025 naval expedition against this othery in Southeast Asia which controlled trade through the straight of Mala.

[00:09:15]>> Yeah.

[00:09:18]>> Yes. Correct. Okay.

[00:09:22]This woman's dowry was stopped in 1534 when the foresee pope Paul III replaced her cousin Clement II who had arranged her marriage to Henry II in France despite initially making concessions towards Hugenos. This woman has been notary uh this woman has been blamed for the same Bartholomew massacre exercising significant power during the French wars of religion. For 10 points, who is this Medici mother of Francis II, Charles the 9th and Henry the B?

[00:09:50]>> Catherine Medichi >> is correct. In your bonus, this city on the Bay of Bisque sieged in 1224 by Louis VI and again in 1572 after Charles the 9th ordered his siege of this city following the St. Bartholomew massacre >> is correct. Yes. Okay. Close game now.

[00:10:10]All right. And the score is >> Redwood 128, Dell 100.

[00:10:14]>> Okay. 120 100. All right. So, uh, that will mean though that pick goes to Redwood. And it can spell from the following categories. We have Asianameans in politics.

[00:10:28]Scotland and the Inca Empire.

[00:10:31]>> Incor Asian-Americans in politics. Scotland and the Inca Empire.

[00:10:39]Inca >> um sorry the Inca Empire will be the category heroes and they have eight but they're showing states.

[00:10:55]Okay. There are six questions around the page. Um okay. All of these begin with the set phrase concerning the Inca Empire.

[00:11:05]Meaning the dot dot dot. Okay. All right. Concerning the Enka Empire, named the major mountain range of South America, which started >> Yes. the 15th century sit down in the mountains built by Pakuti and brought to international attention by Hier. Yes.

[00:11:20]The Spanish who conquered the Incas.

[00:11:23]>> Yes. The last independent ruler of the Inca who was founded at Kyber. Say it again.

[00:11:28]>> Is good. The knotted courts used by the Inca >> is correct. Sweden. The term which the Inca used to describe their monarch were translating to only lord or the only one.

[00:11:40]>> Saba >> is correct. The sweet for.

[00:11:48]>> Okay. So over to Dal. Would you like Scotland or would you like Asian-Americans in politics?

[00:12:01]Scotland.

[00:12:02]>> Scotland will be your category. Okay.

[00:12:04]All of these begin with a set phrase concerning the history of Scotland named the cake. With these concerning the history of Scotland named the go larger country with its capital London of which it has been a constituent since 1707.

[00:12:18]No. The capital city founded by David the first in the 12th century on the fifth of Yeah. A 11th century red king. A fictional account of whom was adapted into a Shakespeare tragedy.

[00:12:32]>> Yeah. A Scottish victor at the Battle of Sterling Ridge was portrayed by Bill Gibson in Braveheart.

[00:12:39]>> Yes. The block of sandstone that sits under the coronation chamber and is a symbol of the Scottish monarchy.

[00:12:48]>> Uh, that's fine. Yeah. And the Celtic people known for their body painting who succeeded the Caledonians and ruled the North in the early Middle Ages.

[00:13:00]Yes, that's correct.

[00:13:04]Okay, over to Redwoods. Concerning the history of Scotland, named the larger country with a tablet London of which it has been a constituent since 1707.

[00:13:12]>> Sure.

[00:13:13]>> Okay.

[00:13:15]All right. So, Red is now to 210, Dural at 150. So, 60 point difference.

[00:13:26]All right. 60 point lead.

[00:13:33]Okay. All right. Good luck with these.

[00:13:35]Here's tossup one.

[00:13:38]Before this battle, British forces navigated the St. Lawrence River to position their fleet near one city. And this battle lasted less than an hour.

[00:13:48]That is good for 30.

[00:13:51]The battle of Abraham. Number two, under this leader, the revival process attempted to assimilate his country's Turkish minority, leading to expulsion of 300,000 Muslims. This successor of Zalo Chaenov signed a new constitution into law in 1971, a few years before ordering the assassination of Gorki Marov. This leader forced Turks to adopt Eastern European names in cities like Plich. For 10 points, name this longest serving Eastern block leader a communist leader of Bulgaria.

[00:14:28]No.

[00:14:31]Hardest question of the tournament so far. This is tok number three. This man whom the president called a brave peacock served as the final commanding general US army.

[00:14:42]This man criticized Charles P. Aken for shipping him embalmed beef during the SpanishAmerican War during which he captured Guadika in the Puerto Rican campaign alongside Oliver Otis Howard.

[00:14:54]This general won the battle of the Bearpaw Mountains leading to the capture of Chief Joseph. For 10 points, name this American general who captured German is good for 10. Number four. In this portion of a larger work, several characters, including tra appear among souls forming letters that spell a phrase in the shape of an eagle, the namesake realm of this section is depicted as a series of celestial spheres surrounding the earth.

[00:15:26]>> No. And inhabited by figures including Constantine the Great, Charlemagne, and King David. St. Bernard takes over as the main character's guide during this piece after they ascend to the imperion in this section. For 10 points, what is this final portion of Dante's Divine Comedy?

[00:15:49]This is Paradiso or Paradise, right? Scores 100. Four to go. Awesome.

[00:15:58]Five.

[00:16:00]An opera composed by this man that remembers the sacking of Misolong the Greek war of independence is titled the siege of Corinth which was based on Valto II. This composer celebrated Charles the 10th's coronation by writing the journey to which with with one of his oporadic works based on the life of a legendary Swiss hero who opposed it's good for six salesman called night windalker sold stock of this company after the piece of trek this company was granted the degros a formerly slave trading monopoly ko's letters were authored in response to the corruption surrounding this British enough that Isaac Newton claimed that he could not calculate the madness of people after a failed investment in this company. For 10 points, name is British joint stock company, the subject of a massive bubble in 1720.

[00:16:53]>> He's good for 10. This ruler was besided in his highest office by Dius Jolianis who was assassinated three months after purchasing that office. This ruler campaigned extensively against Carthan Empire, capturing Tessiman in in 198 AD and later conducting military operations in Britain where he died at Barack rising to power during the year five emperors and defeating Clius Alenus not the patient to consult.

[00:17:20]He is good for 20. And the last during this battle, Joseph Hamilton Davies led a charge of draons but was killed.

[00:17:26]Joseph Bartholomew who spained brigadier general for his actions at this battle where yellow jacket commander Spyer Spencer was killed. This battle featured the defection of a man named Ben the Shaunes and following this battle prophet's town was destroying it.

[00:17:43]>> Time for 10 points. Name this 1811 battle in Indiana a victory over ton's confederacy by William Henry Harris.

[00:17:55]But with that, good is your national champ.

[00:18:10]>> 40 points.

[00:18:12]England across just ALL RIGHT TEAMS.

[00:18:15]GREAT JOB. WE'LL SEE YOU DOWNSTAIRS IN JUST A MINUTE in Orlando. And I need absolute