Question
In the aftermath of this action, officials claimed that it was done so to appease news crews complaining of the poor optics of a horse’s ass appearing behind a speaker’s head. For 10 points each:
[10h] Identify this action taken with a blue tarp before a February 2003 Powerpoint presentation whose first slide claimed that a country was “failing to disarm.”
ANSWER: covering the tapestry of Guernica at the United Nations headquarters
[10e] The Guernica tapestry was likely actually covered to remove any anti-war messaging present while this then-Secretary of State argued for declaration of war on Iraq.
ANSWER: Colin Powell [or Colin Luther Powell]
[10m] Powell’s presentation also warned of bioterrorism plots, citing the Wood Green ricin plot targeting this system. More than 50 people died from a series of terrorist bombings against this system on July 7, 2005.
ANSWER: London Underground [prompt on London or on answers indicating trains or subways in London]
<HG, American History>
Summary
| 2023 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | Premiere | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Carleton University | Premiere | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at RIT | Premiere | Y | 1 | 0.00 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at WUSTL | Premiere | Y | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Berkeley A | Stanford A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |