Jeopardy Trivia Questions — Page 23

2,201.Which 19th-century American essayist, first name Henry, wrote "Walden"? 2,202.Which 19th-century author wrote the novel "Black Beauty"? 2,203.Which 19th-century flag was nicknamed the "Stars and Bars"? 2,204.Nathaniel Currier's famous 19th-century lithography firm partnered him with which man? 2,205.Which 19th-century scientist's mother and wife both came from the Wedgwood pottery family? 2,206.The 19th-century traveler Isabella Bird became the first woman elected a fellow of which British society, founded in 1830? 2,207.Credited to Hans Lippershey in 1608, which instrument did Galileo famously turn toward the sky in 1609? 2,208.Who was the first Englishman to sail around the world? 2,209.What is the first line of the theme song Carol Burnett sang to close her variety show? 2,210.Which Hollywood duo first co-starred in 1947's "I Walk Alone" and made their last film together, "Tough Guys", in 1986? 2,211.Popular in the 1960s, which low-slung pants are named for the part of the body they cling to, below the natural waistline? 2,212.Who was the first U.S. president to refuse a third term? 2,213.In 1928, accountant Walter Diemer invented which treat while working for the Fleer company? 2,214.First published in "The Youth's Companion" magazine in 1892, what have millions of American schoolchildren recited since? 2,215.First sold by the Hookless Fastener Company in 1913, what device did not get its familiar name until 1923? 2,216.Which city was the first attacked by the Israelites under Joshua, and had walls built as early as about 8000 B.C.? 2,217.In the U.S., what day falls on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November? 2,218.First used in police work in the 1920s under Berkeley police chief August Vollmer, which device measures pulse, blood pressure and respirat… 2,219.In Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land", what kind of forest is the first one mentioned? 2,220.Which 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson novella features a doctor whose potion turns him into a murderous alter ego? 2,221.In which 1981 film are two Australian sprinters sent to fight in Turkey during World War I? 2,222.Where did Israeli commandos rescue hijacked hostages on July 4, 1976? 2,223.In golf, what is a score of two under par on a single hole called? 2,224.What name is given to a champagne bottle that holds the same amount as two standard bottles? 2,225.Two British destroyers were sunk during which 1982 war? 2,226.Which lager, launched by two brothers in Melbourne in 1887, was advertised as "Australian for beer"? 2,227.Which USC running back rushed for more than 2,300 yards in 1981, won the Heisman Trophy and later starred for the Raiders? 2,228.In poetry, what is the term for two consecutive lines that rhyme? 2,229.Which neighbor of Oman was formed in 1990 by the union of two countries? 2,230.Two days before his more famous ride of April 18, 1775, who galloped to Concord to warn patriots to move their military supplies? 2,231.Which two 1978 films, set on the Vietnam battlefront and home front, split that year's top five Oscars? 2,232.Fort Hall and one other fort were founded in Idaho in 1834. Which one bore the name of the future state capital? 2,233.In which 1967 Disney film do two gnomes, two kids and a lumber tycoon set off on a forest adventure in the title vehicle? 2,234.In 1835, two men in what is now which country patented the tuba? 2,235.Which acclaimed 1994 documentary followed two Chicago high school basketball players chasing NBA careers? 2,236.Which actor, who died in January 2009, was famous for playing Khan in "Star Trek" and Mr. Roarke on "Fantasy Island"? 2,237.What word means two individuals or units regarded as a pair? 2,238.What two-letter symbol stands for a medical prescription? 2,239.In which U.S. territory did two locomotives meet for the 1869 "golden spike" ceremony completing the first transcontinental railroad? 2,240.New York's two major airports, JFK and LaGuardia, both lie on which island? 2,241.Which two boxers named Sugar Ray won world welterweight titles, one in 1946 and the other in 1979? 2,242.Karl Ferdinand Braun shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics for work on wireless telegraphy with which Italian? 2,243.Which two astronauts walked on the moon on July 20, 1969? 2,244.In 1924, two new place names honoring the same man appeared on the Soviet map: Ulyanovsk and which other? 2,245.Which of these is one of the three classical orders of ancient Greek architecture? 2,246.Two of John Brown's sons were killed during his October 1859 attack on the federal arsenal at which site? 2,247.Which artist's major works include "Synagogue at Safed" (1931) and "King David" (1951)? 2,248.Along with the clavicle, which bone meets the humerus at the shoulder? 2,249.Along with the Irish and the English setter, which breed, named after a Scottish duke, completes the best-known trio of setters? 2,250.Along with Bach and Beethoven, which composer completes the "Three B's" of classical music? 2,251.Besides the United States and Guatemala, which country borders Mexico? 2,252.Neptunium and plutonium are two of the three elements named after planets. What is the third? 2,253.Along with crocodiles and alligators, which long-snouted reptiles make up the third family of the order Crocodylia? 2,254.St. Croix and St. John are two of the three main U.S. Virgin Islands. What is the third? 2,255.Which of these men was one of Noah's three sons who were aboard the ark? 2,256.In September 1994, Jimmy Carter, Senator Sam Nunn and which retired general went to Haiti to negotiate a settlement with its military ruler… 2,257.In the music licensing group ASCAP, what does the "C" stand for? 2,258.Which 17-year-old rock star died on February 3, 1959, in the plane crash that also killed Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper? 2,259.The jejunum and ileum are two sections of the small intestine. What is the first section? 2,260.Besides Ecuador and Brazil, which South American country does the equator cross? 2,261.Which of these sitcoms was a spin-off of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"? 2,262.Along with the épée and the sabre, what is the third weapon used in Olympic fencing? 2,263.Along with rattlesnakes and copperheads, which venomous pit viper is native to the United States? 2,264.Which actor won an Oscar for his role in 1974's "The Godfather Part II"? 2,265.Which of these countries borders Thailand? 2,266.Oddly, which country's flag was NOT among the four displayed on the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953? 2,267.Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku are three of Japan's four main islands. What is the fourth? 2,268.In December 1944, Marshall, MacArthur, Eisenhower and which air commander became the first U.S. Army five-star generals? 2,269.Which of these was one of the four original U.S. cabinet posts under George Washington? 2,270.Which dentist fought alongside the Earp brothers against the Clanton gang at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881? 2,271.Which of these was one of the four original provinces of Canada at Confederation in 1867? 2,272.In the complete metamorphosis of most insects, which stage comes between the larva and the adult? 2,273.Which of these U.S. states is officially called a commonwealth? 2,274.In 1903, which of these cities had both a National League and an American League team? 2,275.Which of these countries borders Argentina? 2,276.Which automaker joined General Motors and Ford as Detroit's "Big Three"? 2,277.In 1990, the U.S. Postal Service issued stamps honoring four classic films from 1939. Which of these was one of them? 2,278.Which man lost the 1796 presidential race to John Adams but beat Aaron Burr in 1800? 2,279.Native American men including Iron Tail posed for the portrait on which U.S. coin first minted in 1913? 2,280.T-800 and T-1000 are model numbers of which movie robots? 2,281.Which 1908 song, traditionally sung during baseball's seventh-inning stretch, ranks among the most performed songs in the U.S.? 2,282.Japanese mirin and sake are both types of what? 2,283.Which composer had two big hits in 1889 with the marches "The Thunderer" and "The Washington Post"? 2,284.Two old Quakers, Captain Peleg and Captain Bildad, are part owners of the Pequod in which 1851 novel? 2,285.Two panels of the Ghent Altarpiece by brothers Jan and Hubert were stolen in 1934. What is their surname? 2,286.Two puppies rescued from a sinking English brig off Maryland in 1807 are said to be the ancestors of which breed? 2,287.Two reporters uncover a political scandal that reaches the top in which 1976 film based on their book? 2,288.Which two "Saturday Night Live" alumni swapped lives in the 1983 comedy "Trading Places"? 2,289.Something done very quickly is said to happen in "two shakes of a ___ tail". Which animal? 2,290.Oliver Hazard Perry reported "We have met the enemy and they are ours" after which 1813 battle? 2,291.Two Sikh bodyguards assassinated which Indian prime minister on October 31, 1984? 2,292.Two solid rocket boosters and three main engines launched which NASA craft, including the Atlantis? 2,293.Two songs from which Civil War film were nominated for Academy Awards in 2004? 2,294.Which sport features two teams of six players on either side of a net more than 7 feet high? 2,295.Which two-time Oscar winner made her Broadway debut in a 1981 revival of "The Little Foxes"? 2,296.Which two-time Nobel Prize winner was born in Warsaw in 1867 and died in France in 1934? 2,297.Which Mississippi novelist, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, died in 1962? 2,298.In July 1991, two translators of which author's "The Satanic Verses" were attacked? 2,299.Two U.K. researchers won the Ig Nobel Peace Prize for studying locust brain cells while the insects watched which 1977 film? 2,300.Two union leaders were convicted in the 1910 bombing of which major daily newspaper's building?