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1. P. The many works by this man include a painting called the Minotauromachy which features the Minotaur approaching several scared creatures in the painting with the exception of one girl who is holding a candle. In another work by this author, a light bulb shines down on a scene meant to represent a bombing in Basque during the Spanish Civil War. Name this painter of Guernica and founder of the cubism movement.
2. Q.The Convention of 1800 settled the disputes between the two nations involved in this "war".One of the lead ups to this war occurred when agents from the French Foreign Minister Talleyrand met with Charles Pickney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry and demanded a bribe from them before any formal negotiations between the two nations could start. That event would come to be known as the XYZ Affair. Name this undeclared war between the French and the United States that involved to the two nations having their nations attack the others shipping and trading vessels as well as increasing hostilities at sea.
3. R. This man was poisoned with cyanide, shot in the head, and thrown into the river by his rivals who believed him to be a threat to the empire. This mystic was given substantial prestige by Empress Alexandra due to his ability to treat Alexei's hemophilia. Name this man who is believed by many to be a cause in the fall of the Romanov Dynasty in Russia.
4. S. Christiaan Huygens, the namesake of a probe that landed on one of this entity's satellites, was the first person to describe the rings around this entity as a disk. The first man-made satellite to reach this entity was Pioneer 11 in 1979 and Voyager 2, on a flyby of this planet, had its camera platform locked though it was soon fixed. Name this planet whose moon, Titan, is the only moon to have a dense atmosphere.
5. T. In response to a question sent by his son Sextus through a messenger on how to deliever the city of Gabii into his hands, this man cut off the heads of tall poppies in silence indicating that Sextus should cut down the leading men of the city. This man's wife, Tullia the minor, encouraged her husband to overthrow her father, Servius Tullius. His son, Sextus, would later be instrumental in his overthrow when he raped the wife of Lucius Collatinus, Lucretia who would later take her own life out of shame. Name this last king of Rome.
6. U. While attending Harvard University at the age of 16, this man participated in an unethical study facilitated by Henry Murray which involved the participants writing essays on their beliefs and ideas before finding themselves verbally abused and belittled over those beliefs. James R. Fitzgerald was one investigator in the investigation of this man who wrote "Industrial Society and Its Future" which later come to be known as his namesake manifesto. The main targets of this man's bombings were universities and airport which would later be used to become his moniker. Name this man whose real name is Ted Kaczynski.
7. V.This man was imprioned by the Ottoman Sultan Murad II and was only released when news came that his father had been assassinated by Boyars. In his fights against the Ottoman Empire, this man was known for impaling his enemies on stakes and leaving them to die. Bram Stoker is believe to have based the character of Dracula of this man. Name this Wallachian King.
8. W. The collapse of the Silver Bridge in this state is said to have been foretold by the Mothman who had been sighted prior in Point Pleasant. A teachers' strike in this state in early 2018 resulted in the loss of school for around two weeks before the governor James C. Justice signed into law a 5% pay raise for teachers in this state. A border state in the civil war, this state seceded from another state in order to stay loyal to the Union. Name this state which contains the cities of Wheeling and Charleston.
9. X. The Book of Esther contains a king named Ahasuerus who is generally identified as this man. This man sought to avenge the failure of his predecessor, Darius, by renewing the invasion of Greece during the second Persian Invasion. A canal named for this man was built by this man across the Mount Athos Peninsula as preparation for his invasion. Name this man who led the Persian Empire and under whose reign the battles of Thermopylae and Salamis were fought.
10. Y. Sir Edmund Hillary is reported to have found a scalp of this creature while searching for it, but it was later proven to have been from a serow. A finger that was said to have been from this creature was later proven by the DNA test to have been from a human in 2011. That same year, the city of Kemerovo in Siberia hosted a conference that had the support of the local government which claimed to have found conclusive evidence of this creature being found in Siberia. Name this large Bigfoot relative that is said to live in the Himalayas.
11. Z. A theory about this structure was that it had some association with the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. This structure, when first discovered, was believed by many to not have been created by the local natives, but instead was built by people of Arabian origin. This was later proven to be false and it is now believed that this UNESCO World Heritage Site was built by the Shona People. Name this ancient city, which is the namesake of a country that was renamed after the removal of Ian Smith from power.
12. A. One man with this name created a large bridge over the ocean to the island of Tyre in order to conquer it. Another person by this name commissioned the creation of Faberge eggs which would become a symbol of the Russian monarchy. A Pope with this name was involved with the creation of the Treaty of Tordesillas. That same Pope of this name is viewed as controversial by many due to him fathering children and having mistresses while being Pope. Name this name which is held by the man who expanded the Macedonian Empire to its greatest extent.
13. E. One ruler of this nation, Halie Selassie, petitioned the League of Nations for help in pushing back invaders. This country is believed by some to house the Ark of the Covenant which is said to have been brought to the nation by Menelik I, the son of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. This country which was home to the ancient kingdom of Axum and was once known as Abyssinia was one of the first nations to have accepted Christianity. Name this country which found itself without a coastline when Eritrea seceded in 1993.
14. C. This disease was the first *bacterial* disease to have a vaccine. One way to make sure that a person doesn't get this disease from infected water is to filter the water through the use of a sari. John Snow investigated the source of this disease with the help of Rev. Henry Whitehead in the case of the Broad Street Pump in London which involved the use of statistics and maps in order to figure out the point of origin. Name this disease which leads to massive dehydration and causes diarrhea.
15. J. Under one man with this first name, John Quincy Adams negotiated the Adams-Onis Treaty in order to obtain Florida from Spain during that man's presidency. Another man with this name was the last Roman Catholic monarch of England and was overthrown during the Glorious Revolution. Another man with this first name was the president before Lincoln who, in the modern day, is consistently placed as one of the worst presidents in many polls. Name this name which is the first name of a secret agent created by Ian Fleming.
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