Question
A Weimar-era monarchist “league” was named for a queen of this name who was the focus of obsessive relic collecting after her death at age 34. For 10 points each:
[10m] Give this name of Frederick William III’s wife, who met with Napoleon at Tilsit. 19th-century feminists of this name include Aston, Otto-Peters, and a “Red Virgin” communard who was exiled to New Caledonia.
ANSWER: Louise [accept Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie, Louise Aston, Louise Otto-Peters, or Louise Michel]
[10e] Queen Louise’s “shrine” stands on one of these places named for its peacocks. Another of these places in Berlin is named for its museums, such as the one Wilhelm II built for the Pergamon Altar.
ANSWER: islands [or Insel; accept Peacock Island, Museum Island, Pfaueninsel, or Museumsinsel]
[10h] A Louise from this family wrote Women and Their Vocation in 1855. This family included a freethinker who formed a trinity of German materialists with Vogt and Moleschott, and a socialist who called for “peace to the huts, war on the palaces!” in the pamphlet The Hessian Courier.
ANSWER: Büchner family
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Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 15 | 10.67 | 80% | 20% | 7% |