MACC Social Studies Questions
March 6, 2017
Please Read Aloud: All of the questions in this match are 5-second questions.
This is the first directed question for team A.
1A.
Name the country that borders Iran and India? Begin Pakistan
This is the first directed question for team B.
1B.
With under 200 men, which Revolutionary War general captured three British forts in
Illinois and Indiana? Begin (George Rogers Clark)
This is the second directed question for team A.
2A.
Before William the Conqueror became king of England in 1066, he was known as the Duke
of what? Begin (Normandy)
This is the second directed question for team B.
2B.
In which city is the famed theater district known as the Great White Way located? Begin
(New York City)
This is the third directed question for team A.
3A.
In which U. S. Supreme Court case did the court rule that slaves were not citizens of any
state nor of the U.S., and declared unconstitutional the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Begin (Dred Scott v. Sanford)
This is the third directed question for team B.
3B.
What's the term for the part of your homeowner's insurance that covers accidental damage
to another's property? Begin (Liability)
This is the fourth directed question for team A.
4A.
What lake in Oregon is the second-deepest lake in North America? Begin (Crater Lake)
This is the fourth directed question for team B.
4B.
In 509 B.C. the Romans drove out these invaders from the north and established the
Roman Republic. Who were they? Begin (The Etruscans)
This is the fifth directed question for team A.
5A.
What South American behemoth is the only country crossed by both the Tropic of
Capricorn and the Equator? Begin (Brazil)
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This is the fifth directed question for team B.
5B.
What country borders China and Finland? Begin (Russia)
This is the sixth directed question for team A.
6A.
How long is the term of office for a U.S. Supreme Court Justice? Begin (Life)
This is the sixth directed question for team B.
6B.
In which U. S. Supreme Court case did the court rule that Congress had the authority to
charter a national bank immune to state taxation, under the powers to enact all laws
“necessary and proper” to enact the responsibilities of the government? Begin
(McCulloch v. Maryland)
This is the seventh directed question for team A.
7A.
Some scientists believe that what civilization on Crete ended with the eruption of the
volcano Thera around 1500 B.C.? Begin (The Minoan civilization)
This is the seventh directed question for team B.
7B.
Mary, daughter of England's James II, married what Dutch prince who became England's
king? Begin (William of Orange)
This is the eighth directed question for team A.
8A.
In which city would you find Jackson Square? Begin (New Orleans)
This is the eighth directed question for team B.
8B.
Only one of the five Great Lakes lies entirely within the boundaries of the United States.
Identify this lake. Begin (Lake Michigan)
This is the ninth directed question for team A.
9A.
Which Revolutionary War general’s reckless courage at the 1779 night assault that took
Stony Point earned him his nickname? Begin ("Mad Anthony" Wayne)
This is the ninth directed question for team B.
9B.
The Pampas are vast plains of what country, from the Gran Chaco in its north to
Patagonia in the south? Begin (Argentina)
This is the tenth and final directed question for team A.
10A.
Doctors, lawyers, and accountants protect against charges of professional error with what
type of insurance? Begin (Malpractice)
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This is the tenth and final directed question for team B.
10B.
Who appoints U.S. Supreme Court justices? Begin (The President)
That ends the portion of the match with directed questions. Coaches, if you have any team
member substitutions, please send those team members to the stage at this time. (Note:
Allow time for substitutes to be seated, introduce substitute team members.)
No form of conferring is allowed during the tossup portion of the match. Conferring includes
sharing of written or verbal information or signals. Please remove all written material
from your team tables. Writing is not permitted during tossup rounds, except in the math
round.
We will now have ten tossup questions. Remember, the person who buzzes in must give the
answer immediately. Please wait until I recognize the team before you give an answer. The
penalty for buzzing in early and giving a wrong answer is minus 2 points, and the question
will then be reread in its entirety to the other team.
This is the first tossup question.
1.
The power loom and steam engine helped fuel what "revolution" of economic and social
changes starting around 1760? Begin (The Industrial Revolution)
This is the second tossup question.
2.
The Mennonites were the first from what country to found a permanent settlement in
America? Begin (Germany)
This is the third tossup question.
3.
It established commercial relations and fixed the southern boundary of the U.S. at the
thirty-first parallel. What was this 1795 agreement with Spain? Begin (Pinckney’s
Treaty)
This is the fourth tossup question.
4.
What is the largest landlocked country in the world? Begin (Kazakhstan)
This is the fifth tossup question.
5.
The Carpetbaggers were northerners who moved south after the Civil War to take part in
what process? Begin (Reconstruction)
This is the sixth tossup question.
6.
What movie recently won the Oscar for Best Movie? Begin (“Moonlight”)
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This is the seventh tossup question.
7.
What is the oldest continuous settlement in North America? Begin (St. Augustine, FL)
This is the eighth tossup question.
8.
Go south to 90 degrees south latitude and where will you find yourself? Begin (The South
Pole)
This is the ninth tossup question.
9.
What was the 1973 legislation which required the president to inform Congress within
forty-eight hours of military action in a hostile area? It also required that troops be
removed within sixty to ninety days unless Congress approves of the action or declares war.
Begin (War Powers Act or War Powers Resolution)
This is the tenth and final tossup question.
(Emcee note – if match is tied after this question go to the three tie breakers at the end of these
questions – use all three, even if tie is broken on first or second question!)
10.
Which Italian patriot led his “red-shirted thousand” to victory in Sicily and Naples in
1860? Begin (Giuseppe Garibaldi)
EMERGENCY QUESTIONS (To be used in an emergency only –DO NOT USE AS EXTRA TIE
BREAKERS – but they can be used in place of tie breakers as they would be used if a
question has a mistake, if the emcee “flubs” a question, etc.):
You have 5 seconds to answer this question.
1.
In 1613 Czar Michael started what dynasty that ruled Russia until 1917? Begin
(Romanov)
You have 5 seconds to answer this question.
2.
Article IV of the U.S. Constitution sets forth the procedures for admitting new what to the
union? Begin (States)
TIE BREAKERS (To be used in cases of tie games – use all three questions, even if the tie is
broken with the first or second question; in case teams are still tied at the end of these
three questions – the game remains a tie.):
This is the first tiebreaker question.
1.
The Chinese Communist First Front Army staged the 6,000-mile retreat known as the
Long March under what leader? Begin (Mao Tse-tung)
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This is the second tiebreaker question.
2.
As Pennsylvania had no coast, William Penn was given land in 1682 that later became what
small state? Begin (Delaware)
This is the third tiebreaker question.
3.
Nigeria's chief port, it sprawls over four main islands connected by bridges. Name this
city. Begin (Lagos)