Jeopardy Trivia Questions — Page 5

401.Which 1726 literary character wakes after a shipwreck to find himself tied to the ground with tiny strings? 402.Laputa, a flying island of absent-minded scholars, appears in which 1726 satire? 403.Lemuel is the first name of the hero of which 1726 book? 404.1,728 cubic inches equal how many cubic feet? 405.Which Founding Father lived from 1732 to 1799? 406.The year 1732 saw the birth of George Washington and the first issue of which almanac? 407.Which 1742 oratorio features the choruses "And He Shall Purify" and "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs"? 408.In 1751, Axel Cronstedt discovered which element in a mineral? 409.Benjamin Franklin's 1751 book "Experiments and Observations on" what helped make his name in Europe? 410.In 1757, which Prussian king decisively defeated a combined Austrian and French army at Rossbach? 411.In 1758, after about 25 years, Benjamin Franklin wrote the last edition of which almanac? 412.Dr. Pangloss is the naive tutor of which title character in a 1759 Voltaire satire? 413.How many yards are there in a mile? 414.In the 1760s, activist James Otis is credited with the phrase "Taxation without" what "is tyranny"? 415.Which French writer declared in 1770, "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him"? 416.Around 1770, which man and Seth Warner organized the Green Mountain Boys? 417.At Bunker Hill in 1775, American troops were reportedly ordered not to fire until when? 418.The "shot heard round the world" was fired in 1775 at the battle of which Massachusetts town? 419.In 1776, Adam Weishaupt founded which Bavarian secret society of Enlightenment thinkers? 420.The Broadway musical "1776" climaxes with which historic event? 421.In 1776, George Washington and his troops crossed which river to attack the Hessians? 422.Which 1781 document declared that "each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence"? 423.In which 1783 treaty did "His Britannic Majesty" acknowledge the United States to be "free, sovereign and independent"? 424.Which 1783 treaty, negotiated by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, ended the Revolutionary War? 425.At 81, which man was the oldest delegate at the 1787 Constitutional Convention? 426.Which 1787 law governing the area north of the Ohio River became a model for territories entering the Union? 427.In 1787, which state became the first to ratify the Constitution? 428.Who served as U.S. vice president from 1789 to 1797? 429.Which document went into effect in 1789? 430.In 1789, which French landmark was stormed and its governor killed? 431.In the 1790s, the new French tricolor replaced a royal flag bearing which floral symbol? 432."Reflections on the Revolution in France" (1790) is a major work by which British statesman and thinker? 433.Who was first lady from 1797 to 1801? 434.What was the 1797 affair in which three French agents demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats? 435.Who said "'Tis well" on his deathbed in 1799? 436.What were 17th-century English Parliamentarians who opposed King Charles I called? 437.What was the surname of 17th-century Dutch master painter Rembrandt? 438.Which Indian megacity lies on the Arabian Sea? 439.In 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure captured the nation's attention after falling into what? 440.Which unit equals one-eighth of a mile, or about 201 meters? 441.18 square feet equal how many square yards? 442.Which monarch was 18 when she became queen in 1837, and reigned for 63 years? 443.Eighteen-year-old Helen Wills won 1924 Olympic gold in which sport, then dropped from the Games until 1988? 444.Eighteen-year-old Manuel II became king of which country after his father was assassinated in Lisbon in 1908? 445.Eighteen-year-old William Shakespeare married which woman in November 1582? 446.In 1800, Spain secretly ceded which vast territory to France? 447.Which Ohio city lies southwest of Columbus and northeast of Cincinnati? 448.Who served as Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835? 449.Which composer wrote the "Kreutzer" Sonata for violin around 1802-03, as his deafness grew worse? 450.In 1803, which chief justice declared that an act of Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is void? 451.Which English poet, who lived from 1806 to 1861, wrote "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways"? 452.In 1808, Napoleon's brother Joseph was made king of which neighbor of France? 453.Who was elected U.S. president in 1808? 454.Which president lived from 1809 to 1865? 455.Which British poet laureate lived from 1809 to 1892 and was made a baron? 456.In 1810, Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria married which ruler? 457.Which 1813 novel begins, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a w… 458.The 1814 Battle of Lake Champlain was part of which war? 459.Winfield Scott won the 1814 Battle of Chippawa during which war? 460.Published in 1815, "Emma" was the last novel published during which author's lifetime? 461.Which 1818 novel includes the line "Cursed (although I curse myself) be the hands that formed you!"? 462.The first synagogue of which branch of Judaism opened in Hamburg in 1818? 463.Which 1818 novel is subtitled "The Modern Prometheus"? 464.Which women's rights leader lived from 1820 to 1906? 465.Who lived from 1822 to 1885 and is buried in a famous tomb in New York City? 466.In 1822, Dom Pedro was crowned emperor of which nation? 467.Which South Carolinian served as vice president from 1825 to 1832, resigning to enter the Senate? 468.In 1828, who defeated President John Quincy Adams? 469.Which French novelist published "Les Chouans" in 1829? 470.Complete the title of Stendhal's 1830 novel: "___ and the Black". 471.Which 1831 novel tells of a cathedral bell ringer who falls for a Romani girl? 472."O.T.", an 1836 Danish novel for adults, was written by which author who was soon famous for fairy tales? 473.Complete the title of Longfellow's poem: "The Village ___". 474.Which 1840 memoir by Richard Henry Dana became one of the most popular accounts of life at sea? 475.1840s guidebooks led emigrants from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon's Willamette Valley along which trail? 476.In which 1841 novel, the last of Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, is Natty Bumppo a young man? 477.Which pair's nicknames included "Tippecanoe" and "His Accidency" in 1841? 478.Complete the title of Robert Browning's 1842 dramatic monologue: "My Last ___". 479.Complete the title of Edgar Allan Poe's tale: "___ and the Pendulum". 480.Which U.S. president lived from 1843 to 1901? 481.Which 1843 story begins "Marley was dead: to begin with"? 482.John Lloyd Stephens' 1843 "Incidents of Travel in Yucatan" described the ruins of which civilization? 483.In 1844, dentist Horace Wells had a tooth pulled after inhaling which gas, pioneering its use as an anesthetic? 484.Henry Clay ran for president in 1844 as the nominee of which party? 485.Who received a U.S. patent in 1844 for vulcanizing rubber? 486.Who was inaugurated as the 11th U.S. president in 1845? 487.Which 1845 poem is set "upon a midnight dreary" in bleak December in the narrator's chamber? 488.In 1846, dentist William Morton demonstrated ether at Massachusetts General Hospital, pioneering what? 489.In 1846, heavy snowfall trapped which pioneer party in the Sierra Nevada, where some resorted to cannibalism? 490.Which blight struck Ireland's main crop in the 1840s, causing the Great Famine? 491.Which inventor lived from 1847 to 1922? 492.Winfield Scott won the 1847 Battle of Churubusco during which war? 493.The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending which war, added over 500,000 square miles to the U.S.? 494.In 1846, poet Elizabeth Barrett secretly married which fellow poet? 495.Which 1849 essay by Thoreau asks: "Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them"? 496.In which 1850 Wagner opera does the hero sing "Farewell, my beloved swan"? 497.The 1850s trilogy by Tolstoy consisted of "Childhood", "Boyhood" and which work? 498.Which 1851 novel is about a hunt for a white whale? 499.In 1851, which fictional captain commanded the whaler Pequod? 500.Which 1852 novel is subtitled "Life Among the Lowly"?