Jeopardy Trivia Questions — Page 40

3,901.What did the former European nation known as the GDR call itself in English? 3,902.A former foreign editor of Time magazine founded which rival news magazine in 1933? 3,903.Fernando Henrique Cardoso became president of which large South American country in 1995? 3,904.Which former California governor and presidential candidate was elected mayor of Oakland in 1998? 3,905.Which former kingdom made up the western part of what is now the Czech Republic? 3,906.A former monk who rose from poverty founded which Chinese dynasty in 1368? 3,907.A former Rhodes Scholar, whose image as an ordinary bloke helped him become Australia's prime minister in 1983? 3,908.Which former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was Bob Dole's running mate in 1996? 3,909.A former Tennessee senator quipped in 2002, "I am concerned about the economy. I was the first one laid off." Who? 3,910.Which former slave, author of an 1845 autobiography, was the most prominent African American spokesman of the 1800s? 3,911.A former socialist, who founded the anti-communist Fascist movement in 1919? 3,912.Chișinău is the capital of which former Soviet republic? 3,913.Tashkent is the capital of which former Soviet republic? 3,914.Yerevan is the capital of which former Soviet republic? 3,915.Which city was West Virginia's capital before Charleston? 3,916.Which former U.S. Marine officer teamed up with Robert MacNeil in 1973 to cover the Watergate hearings on PBS? 3,917.A former Vietnam War POW, who succeeded Barry Goldwater as a U.S. senator from Arizona in January 1987? 3,918.A fort in New Haven was named for which Connecticut patriot who was hanged as a spy in 1776? 3,919.Which fortified dessert wine comes from a Portuguese island in the Atlantic? 3,920.Which fortified wine comes from Portugal's Douro Valley? 3,921.What is a forward on a soccer team, whose main job is to score goals, often called? 3,922.Which country was a founding member of OPEC in 1960? 3,923.Which ex-Beatle was a founding member of the Traveling Wilburys? 3,924.Complete the title of this 1965 Frank Sinatra POW adventure: "___ Express". 3,925.A freak flood swept away a bridge, causing an Auckland-bound train to crash on December 24, 1953, in which nation? 3,926.Which French clergyman and chief minister was called "the Red Eminence"? 3,927.A French company went bankrupt in 1889 after digging out millions of cubic yards of earth to make which waterway? 3,928.Which sparkling mineral water from southern France is named for a doctor who ran the spring? 3,929.Which French queen was guillotined on October 16, 1793? 3,930.Which outdoor clothing retailer has been based in Freeport, Maine, since 1912? 3,931.A freshman or a sophomore in college is what kind of student? 3,932.Which U.S. state capital covers more area than Rhode Island or Delaware? 3,933.Which pink plastic bird is a front-yard favorite? 3,934.Which word names both a fruit and a color, "naranja" in Spanish? 3,935.A Fort Worth piano competition is named for which winner of the 1958 International Tchaikovsky Competition? 3,936.A fugitive agrees to do dangerous work on a war movie directed by Peter O'Toole's character in which 1980 film? 3,937.Which fullback wore No. 39 for the Miami Dolphins? 3,938.Which common skin infection is caused by a fungus, despite what its name suggests? 3,939.Which comic actor appeared in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and his own 1955-59 TV sh… 3,940.Which star won the 1996 Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"? 3,941.Complete the name of this game from Rovio: "Angry ___". 3,942.In Britain, tic-tac-toe is called what "and crosses"? 3,943.In tennis, what is a game tied at 40-40 called? 3,944.A game was rained out at which enclosed Houston ballpark in 1976 because heavy rain flooded the surrounding area? 3,945.A gamma-ray burst that was briefly visible to the naked eye in 2008 took place at a distance of 7.5 billion what? 3,946.A gandy dancer works on what all the livelong day? 3,947.What is a gap through a mountain range, like Donner, called? 3,948.What would the Argentine gaucho be called in Texas? 3,949.Which word names both a gazebo and an outdoor newsstand? 3,950.Which 1841 ballet has been called "the Hamlet of dance"? 3,951.A Geiger counter is used primarily to measure what? 3,952.A gendarme has which job in France? 3,953.A genetically engineered version of which produce item went on sale in 1994 under the name Flavr Savr? 3,954.A génoise is a light, rich variety of which baked good? 3,955.In which 1955 Disney classic does a genteel cocker spaniel find romance with a mutt from the wrong side of the tracks? 3,956.In Jewish usage, what is a gentile? 3,957.Which store chain did Sam Walton co-found in 1962? 3,958.A German-born printer named Louis Prang introduced which holiday cards to the U.S. in 1875? 3,959.Which German master wrote the autobiography "Poetry and Truth", begun in 1811? 3,960.A German geology professor makes a subterranean expedition in which 1864 classic by Jules Verne? 3,961.Which German river gives its name to wine grown on its banks? 3,962.What were German submarines in the two World Wars commonly called? 3,963.A German woman may pluck her "Augenbrauen". What are they? 3,964.A gerontocracy is a government ruled by whom? 3,965.A G.I. Joe figure introduced in 2000 represents one of which Native American World War II code talkers? 3,966.A giant Ferris wheel graces which city's Prater park, opened to the public by Emperor Joseph II in 1766? 3,967.Which giant hunk of Hollywood was born Roy Scherer Jr.? 3,968.A giant sea monster turns out to be a submarine in which 1870 Jules Verne tale? 3,969.A gift from France unveiled in 1886 stands in the harbor of which city? 3,970.Prunus serrulata is one of the main species of which trees, given by Japan in 1912 and planted around Washington's Tidal Basin? 3,971.A gifted student and fine athlete, which member of the Tudor family became heir to England's throne at age 10 in 1502? 3,972."A Girl from a Different World" and "Train to the Urals" are chapters in which 1957 novel? 3,973.A girl sacrificed by which people on Peru's Mount Ampato was found frozen in 1995? 3,974."A Girl Worth Fighting For" and "True to Your Heart" are songs from which Disney film? 3,975.What word borrowed from French means a woman's boyfriend or suitor? 3,976.A glass elevator leads to the observation deck of which symbol of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair? 3,977.A glazier doesn't work on donuts; what does he install? 3,978.Which word describes both a glutton and a male turkey? 3,979.A gold coin bears the name of which South African Boer leader, whose republic Cecil Rhodes and others tried to overthrow in 1895? 3,980.Chicago's Lyon & Healy is famous for making which large pedal instruments? 3,981.A gold lightning bolt outlined in blue is the logo of which NFL team? 3,982.Which Alaska town, founded in an 1899 gold rush, is the finish line of the Iditarod sled dog race? 3,983.A goldendoodle is a cross between a poodle and which dog breed? 3,984.Which word is a golfer's warning cry and also means toward the bow of a ship? 3,985.Which "gonzo" journalist, whose middle name was Stockton, wrote "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"? 3,986.Which vitamin, a good antioxidant, is also called tocopherol? 3,987.Which month is traditionally a good one for fools? 3,988.A Gothamite is a resident of which U.S. city? 3,989.Which government mortgage insurance provider is abbreviated FHA? 3,990.What does the U.S. government agency OSHA stand for? 3,991.Which governor declared in 1963, "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"? 3,992.A Goya stolen in 2006 and later recovered belonged to a museum in which Ohio city that shares its name with a city in Spain? 3,993.Which term for a gracious gesture is also the title of a 1939 Gary Cooper film about three brothers in the French Foreign Legion? 3,994.A graduate of Chicago's DePaul University, who was the city's mayor from 1955 to 1976? 3,995.A graduate of Howard University, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993? 3,996.What is a single grain or seed of an ear of corn called? 3,997.Which grammatical case is abbreviated "nom."? 3,998.A Grand Alliance was formed in 1689 against which French "Sun King"? 3,999.A grand duchy named for which city was created by Napoleon in 1807 to partly restore the Polish state? 4,000.How many legs does a grand piano normally have?