Jeopardy Trivia Questions — Page 121

12,001.Smooth-leaf, savoy and semi-savoy are varieties of which leafy green, whose crinkled leaves often need washing to remove sand? 12,002.While under indictment for murder, which vice president gave a famous farewell address to the Senate in 1805? 12,003.Willem Einthoven won a Nobel Prize for his string galvanometer, which led to which device used to diagnose heart disease? 12,004.William Hazlitt said of which "Ivanhoe" author, "His worst is better than any other person's best"? 12,005.Which surname is shared by "Gone with the Wind" author Margaret and pioneering astronomer Maria? 12,006.Which form of Chinese, the basis of the country's standard language, has more native speakers than any other language? 12,007.Which convenience store chain, named for its original opening hours, began trading on the NYSE in July 2000 under the symbol SE? 12,008.With reinforced hulls, the Coast Guard's Polar class cutters are which specialized vessels? 12,009.With support from Andrew Jackson, which New Yorker was elected president in 1836? 12,010.With the dawn of which age did pitchblende, once considered almost worthless, become highly sought after as a source of uranium? 12,011.Which company's Mindstorms kits let builders create programmable robots, including Star Wars droids? 12,012.Workplace safety laws were reformed after a March 1911 fire at which New York garment factory? 12,013.Which song, written as a marching song during the French Revolution, later became France's national anthem? 12,014.Which singer made his "Soul Patrol" fans proud when he won "American Idol" in 2006? 12,015.Which actor played Machine Gun Joe Viterbo in "Death Race 2000" and Ray Tango in "Tango & Cash"? 12,016.Which pirate's real name was believed to be Edward Teach? 12,017.Which actress won an Oscar for playing pregnant police chief Marge Gunderson in "Fargo"? 12,018.Which city's Francis Scott Key Bridge, opened in 1977, collapsed after a cargo ship struck it in 2024? 12,019.In which city can you tour old homes in the Garden District and French Quarter during its Spring Fiesta? 12,020.Which British order of chivalry, named for a ritual washing, was revived by King George I in 1725? 12,021.Which messy sandwich consists of ground beef cooked in a sweet tomato sauce served on a bun? 12,022.Which section of the orchestra, named for a metal alloy, is generally its loudest? 12,023.The famous Butchart Gardens lie north of which British Columbia capital? 12,024.What was James M. Cain's first novel, published in 1934? 12,025.What is the symbol of the zodiac sign for someone born on June 25? 12,026.Which "Boléro" composer wrote the opera "L'Enfant et les sortilèges", which features a singing squirrel? 12,027.Mean uncle Ebenezer Balfour is the villain of which Robert Louis Stevenson novel? 12,028.Martha Stewart's favorite version of which sandwich uses light mayo, 10 egg whites and only 2 yolks? 12,029.In which ocean do the 115 islands of the Seychelles lie? 12,030.Which novelist based the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, on Hannibal, where he grew up? 12,031.In "For Anne Gregory", W.B. Yeats wrote that no one could love her for herself alone and not for which feature?