Jeopardy Trivia Questions — Page 4

301.Exodus 14:16 says the children of Israel "shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea". Which sea? 302.Which country, over 3,000 miles wide, borders 14 other nations? 303.What is the French word for the number 14? 304.Which U.S. observance falls on June 14? 305.Which 14-line poem may be Petrarchan or Shakespearean? 306.Jeffrey Immelt was CEO of which company from 2001 to 2017, succeeding Jack Welch? 307.Which show tune, sung by Louis Armstrong, ended the Beatles' 14-week run at No. 1 in 1964? 308.At the 1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 14-year-old Tara Lipinski upset which reigning world champion? 309.The 1415 Battle of Agincourt was part of which war? 310.In 1453, Mehmed II began his siege of which city, which fell about eight weeks later? 311.Which 1455–1485 conflict was fought between two rival branches of England's royal family? 312.The 1461 Battle of Towton in Yorkshire, perhaps the bloodiest ever fought on English soil, was part of which conflict? 313.The Petrie family lived at 148 Bonnie Meadow Road in New Rochelle, New York, on which classic sitcom? 314.Which Florentine artist painted "The Birth of Venus" in the mid-1480s? 315.Which Leonardo da Vinci drawing shows a nude man with outstretched limbs inside both a circle and a square? 316.The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas settled a dispute over new lands between Portugal and which nation? 317.The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas drew a line of demarcation between which two countries' overseas empires? 318.The 1499 Peace of Basel helped lead to the independence of cantons that became which modern nation? 319.Rossini's 1829 opera, famous for its galloping overture, is named for which legendary 14th-century Swiss hero? 320.Which NFL team retired No. 15 for Bart Starr and No. 92 for Reggie White? 321.In December 1979, Congress approved $1.5 billion in federal loan guarantees to rescue which automaker? 322.Fifteen days after the Treaty of Ghent was signed ending the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson defeated the British at which city? 323.Fifteen indentured servants were aboard which ship when it sailed for the New World on September 16, 1620? 324.Which bacterium caused the 1997 recall of 25 million pounds of Hudson Foods ground beef, then the largest meat recall in U.S. history? 325.A radio frequency of 150 megahertz falls in which band? 326.In 1505, Christ's College was founded at which university? 327.On Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 map, the New World is given which name for the first time? 328.In 1521, which Portuguese navigator, leading a Spanish expedition around the world, was killed in the Philippines? 329.In 1521, with help from smallpox, Hernán Cortés and a few hundred Spaniards crushed which empire? 330.Gustav I Vasa ruled which country from 1523 to 1560? 331.In 1527, mutinous troops of which empire's ruler, Charles V, sacked Rome in an event often seen as ending the High Renaissance? 332.Which conquistador founded Peru's capital, Lima, in 1535? 333.Which state, with a total area of only about 1,545 square miles, is smaller than Florida's Miami-Dade County? 334.Who ruled as Russia's first crowned tsar from 1547 to 1584? 335.In 1565, the Philippines became part of which empire, having been named after one of its monarchs? 336.In 1567, which queen is said to have been the first woman to play golf? 337.Which monarch reigned in Scotland from 1567, and in England as well from 1603 until 1625? 338.In 1570, suspecting a revolt in Novgorod, which ruler captured the city and executed many of its people? 339.Abraham Ortelius's "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" of 1570 is considered the first modern what? 340.The 1998 film "Dangerous Beauty" tells the story of Veronica Franco, a 16th-century poet and courtesan in which Italian city? 341.In 1588, which monarch declared, "I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king"? 342.Which Danish astronomer, who worked at his island observatory Uraniborg, made key discoveries about the Moon's motion in the late 1500s? 343.Around 1590, Dutch spectacle maker Zacharias Janssen is credited with inventing which instrument? 344.Complete the title of Christopher Marlowe's poem published in 1598: "___ and Leander". 345.Which 15th-century German cardinal and philosopher wrote "On Learned Ignorance"? 346.Which Elizabethan poet and courtier wrote the sonnet sequence "Astrophel and Stella"? 347.In HIV, what does the "I" stand for? 348.Sixteen of which unit make an avoirdupois pound? 349.Sixteen tablespoons equal one of which unit? 350.Which unit of time is 1/60 of a minute and until 1960 was defined as 1/86,400 of a mean solar day? 351.In 1605, Part One of which Spanish classic was first published? 352.In 1605, which man was discovered under the English Parliament along with barrels of gunpowder? 353.In 1607, which site was settled, becoming the first permanent English colony in the New World? 354.In 1608, Dutchman Hans Lippershey applied for a patent on which new scientific instrument? 355.In 1608, Samuel de Champlain founded which city, one of North America's oldest? 356.About 1,609 meters equal one of which unit? 357.In 1609, which Italian began studying the Moon through a telescope he had built himself? 358.In 1614, Pocahontas married which English tobacco planter? 359.John Donne's famous Holy Sonnet begins by telling what to "be not proud"? 360.Which TV sitcom's alien lived at 1619 Pine Street in Boulder, Colorado? 361."We whose names are underwritten... combine ourselves together into a civil body politick" comes from which 1620 document? 362."Novum Organum" (1620) is considered the greatest work of which English philosopher? 363.Which Shakespeare play, published in the 1623 First Folio, is subtitled "What You Will"? 364.Who was king of France from 1643 to 1715? 365.Which Quaker, who lived from 1644 to 1718, founded the colony of Pennsylvania? 366.Mirador Nacional, a hill about 50 miles east of Montevideo, was long considered the highest point in which country? 367.At 1,645 feet deep, which lake on the California-Nevada border is one of North America's deepest? 368.Which French king supposedly declared, "L'état, c'est moi" ("I am the state")? 369.In 1653, which Dutch settlement, later renamed New York City, was incorporated as a city? 370.Which classic by Izaak Walton, celebrating the art of fishing, was published in 1653? 371.Portraits of Spain's 8-year-old Infanta Margarita and her brother, painted in 1659, were the last works completed by which artist? 372.In 1666, a great fire destroyed much of which capital city? 373.The word "pandemonium", the capital of Hell, was coined in which 1667 epic poem? 374.1669 and 1852 were bad years to vacation near which Sicilian volcano? 375.In 1988, 167 men died in the Piper Alpha oil platform explosion in which sea off Britain? 376.Which architect designed London's St Bride's Church in the 1670s, whose tiered spire is said to have inspired the wedding cake? 377.In 1678, Father Louis Hennepin became the first European to describe which landmark on the U.S.-Canada border? 378.In 1685, which dying king reportedly said of his mistress Nell Gwyn, "Let not poor Nelly starve"? 379.In 1687, gunpowder stored by the Ottoman Turks exploded during a Venetian siege, wrecking which Athens landmark? 380.In 1687, which English scientist explained the Moon's tidal effect on Earth using his theory of gravitation? 381.In 1688, the Glorious Revolution began when which Dutch prince landed at Brixham to claim the English crown? 382.Mount Ararat, where Noah's Ark is traditionally said to have landed, is in which country? 383.Which 16th-century Flemish physician is called the father of modern anatomy? 384.Of the 17 amendments passed by the House in 1789, how many were ratified as the Bill of Rights by 1791? 385.Seventeen days after which planet was discovered in 1846, William Lassell found its moon Triton? 386.Holden Caulfield narrates which acclaimed 1951 novel? 387.Which 1701-1714 war was fought over the throne of Spain? 388.What was the North American part of the War of the Spanish Succession, fought from 1702 to 1713, called? 389.Stanisław Leszczyński reigned twice as king of which country, first from 1704 to 1709? 390.The Act of Union of 1707 joined which two countries into the Kingdom of Great Britain? 391.Which famous Japanese landmark last erupted in 1707? 392.In 1708, which city, later a state capital, was incorporated after being renamed for Princess Anne of England? 393."I made him know his Name should be Friday, which was the Day I sav'd his Life" is from which 1719 novel? 394.Which 1719 castaway novel was inspired partly by the real ordeal of Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk? 395.Which 1719 novel's full title describes a mariner who "lived eight and twenty years all alone in an uninhabited island"? 396.Which entrepreneur started selling computers from his University of Texas dorm room in 1984 with just $1,000? 397."The Adventures of Captain Singleton" (1720) was the next novel after "Robinson Crusoe" by which author? 398.In 1721, J.S. Bach dedicated which set of six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig? 399.In 1722, teenage Benjamin Franklin wrote 14 essays under the pen name "Silence" what? 400.Which 1726 satire follows a ship's surgeon who meets strange races on four voyages?