Jeopardy Trivia Questions — Page 6

501.Which 1852 American novel includes the line "Eliza made her desperate retreat across the river just in the dusk of twilight"? 502.Which 1853 land deal brought the contiguous United States about to its present area? 503.Which 1854 book begins "When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods"? 504.The 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed which earlier agreement? 505.In 1855, Matthew Maury published "The Physical Geography of the Sea", the first textbook of which science? 506.Which U.S. president lived from 1856 to 1924? 507.Which Kentuckian, whose middle name was Cabell, was vice president from 1857 to 1861? 508.In which 1857 novel does a boy stand up to a bully at Rugby School? 509.Which 1857 song includes the line "Bells on bob tail ring"? 510.In 1859, which future author received his Mississippi steamboat pilot's license? 511.In 1860, Christopher Spencer patented which breech-loading repeating weapon? 512.Which 1860s novel features Prince Andrei Bolkonsky and Natasha Rostova? 513.Who was Abraham Lincoln's vice president from 1861 to 1865? 514.In 1861, which state's secession prompted Jefferson Davis to leave the U.S. Senate? 515.Complete the title of Ivan Turgenev's 1862 novel: "___ and Sons". 516.In 1862, Lincoln removed which general as commander of the Army of the Potomac? 517.The 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run was part of which war? 518.Which 1863 document declared that "all persons held as slaves" within rebel states "shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free"? 519.Which author wrote the 1863 novel "Five Weeks in a Balloon"? 520.Which Irish poet lived from 1865 to 1939? 521.In 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered at which Virginia site? 522.Which Union general led the 1865 march through the Carolinas after his "March to the Sea"? 523.In April 1865, Jefferson Davis and most of his cabinet fled which capital city? 524.Who reportedly shouted "Sic semper tyrannis! The South is avenged!" in 1865? 525.In 1868, which president granted an unconditional pardon to all who had rebelled in the Civil War? 526.Which 1868 Wilkie Collins novel is about a mysterious stolen gem? 527.Which Paris music hall, famous for risque revues, opened in 1869? 528.Along with James Fisk, which financier tried to corner the gold market, causing 1869's "Black Friday"? 529.Who commands the submarine Nautilus in Jules Verne's 1870 novel? 530.Which title heroine remembers the man run down by a train on the day she first met Vronsky? 531.Complete the title of Edward Lear's 1871 poem: "___ and the Pussy-cat". 532.In Lewis Carroll's 1871 poem, the Walrus is accompanied by whom? 533.In which 1871 opera is Ramfis the high priest of Isis? 534.Which 1872 George Eliot novel is subtitled "A Study of Provincial Life"? 535.In 1872, which suffragist was arrested for voting in the presidential election? 536.In which 1873 novel does Phileas Fogg live at No. 7 Savile Row, Burlington Gardens? 537.Which author's first novel published under his own name was "A Pair of Blue Eyes" (1873), followed by "Far from the Madding Crowd"? 538.Which poet, who lived from 1874 to 1963, wrote "North of Boston" and "Mending Wall"? 539.Escamillo is a bullfighter in which 1875 opera? 540.Which thinker wrote in 1875, "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs"? 541.Which French Impressionist painted many ballet rehearsal scenes in the 1870s? 542.Which 1876 Mark Twain novel features a boy who tricks friends into whitewashing a fence? 543.Who was first lady from 1877 to 1881? 544.In 1878, Joseph Winters patented a wagon-mounted fire escape made of what? 545.Leo XIII reigned from 1878 to 1903 as the most recent pope with which name, also a zodiac sign? 546.Which physicist, who lived from 1879 to 1955, was famous for his wild hair? 547.Which comedian, who lived from 1880 to 1946, is rumored to have wanted "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia" on his gravestone? 548.Dmitri, Ivan, Alyosha and Smerdyakov are the siblings in which 1880 novel? 549.In 1880, John Philip Sousa became leader of which military band? 550.In the 1880s, mothers dressed sons in velvet suits and curls to imitate which "little lord" of literature? 551.In 1881, Charles Guiteau shot which U.S. president? 552.Which U.S. president lived from 1882 to 1945? 553.Which influential writer was born in 1882 in a Dublin suburb? 554.In Gilbert and Sullivan's 1882 "Iolanthe", the title fairy broke fairy law by marrying whom? 555.Which 1883 novel includes "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest, yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum"? 556.In 1884, Count Hilaire de Chardonnet patented an "artificial silk" that was the forerunner of which fiber? 557.In 1884, reports that he had had his lover committed to an asylum nearly cost which candidate the presidential election? 558.Which American poet, who lived from 1885 to 1972, shares his last name with a unit of weight? 559.Which president, who died in 1885, insisted on a burial place where his wife could one day lie beside him? 560.Who reportedly spoke his last word, "Water", in July 1885? 561.Alfonso XIII was king of which country from 1886 to 1931? 562.Which German engineer, a rival of Karl Benz, built a four-wheeled motor car in 1886? 563.The 1887 Michelson-Morley experiment demolished the idea of which medium that supposedly carried light waves? 564.Which 1888 Rudyard Kipling story is about two adventurers who become kings in Kafiristan? 565.Who reigned as King of Prussia and German emperor from 1888 to 1918? 566.Which 1889 Mark Twain novel sends a 19th-century American back to Camelot? 567.Which 1889 disaster killed over 2,200 people in Pennsylvania when the South Fork Dam failed? 568.Which artist painted "The Starry Night" in 1889 and died in 1890? 569.In July 1890, which territory, now famous for its potatoes, joined the Union as the 43rd state? 570.Forced to resign by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1890, which "Iron Chancellor" retired to his estate at Friedrichsruh? 571.Penobscot outfielder Louis Sockalexis, who played in the 1890s, was said to have inspired which name for Cleveland's baseball team? 572.Which artist's 1890s paintings include "Melancholy," "Jealousy" and "The Scream"? 573.In the 1890s, U.S. maps showed the "Twin Territories": Oklahoma Territory and which other territory? 574.Which French artist painted "Street in Tahiti" in 1891? 575.Which author (1892–1973) created the Undying Lands, the realm in the uttermost West to which the Elves sail? 576.Tonio and Beppe are members of a troupe of traveling players in which 1892 opera? 577.Which artist painted "Two Women Dancing at the Moulin Rouge" in 1892? 578.The 1892 painting "Vahine no te vi" (Woman with a Mango) was painted in Tahiti by which French artist? 579.Which 1893 painting shows a figure with hands clasped over its ears and mouth open in an O, with two people on a railing behind? 580.In 1893, which future automaker tested his first working gasoline engine in his kitchen sink? 581.Which wit, born in 1893, reportedly said, "The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue"? 582.Which former president, who died in 1893, reportedly said near the end, "I know that I am going where Lucy is"? 583.Complete the title of George Bernard Shaw's 1894 play: "___ and the Man". 584.Who ruled Russia from 1894 to 1917? 585.Which English poet and novelist, who lived from 1895 to 1985, wrote "I, Claudius" and "Goodbye to All That"? 586.Which artist painted "Au Salon de la rue des Moulins," a mid-1890s scene of women waiting in a Paris brothel? 587.In 1895, George Selden received a U.S. patent for which type of vehicle, leading to a famous legal fight with Henry Ford? 588.Jude Fawley is the protagonist of which 1895 Thomas Hardy novel? 589.Who wrote the 1895 novel "The Time Machine"? 590.In 1896, Ellery Clark won Olympic gold in which event with a leap of about 20 feet 10 inches? 591.Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896? 592.The 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson upheld racial segregation under the doctrine of "separate but" what? 593.Who was first lady from 1897 to 1901? 594.In 1897, which future revolutionary was exiled to Siberia, 20 years before leading the October Revolution? 595.In 1897, Theodor Herzl convened the first of which congresses in Basel, Switzerland? 596.Which 1897 novel includes the line "There are such beings as vampires; some of us have evidence that they exist"? 597.The 1898 Battle of San Juan Hill was fought during which war? 598.The 1898 Treaty of Paris ceded control of the Philippines to which nation? 599.Which actor (1899–1957) delivered the "Casablanca" line "Here's looking at you, kid"? 600.In 1899, William Middlebrook patented a machine for making which office item, which can harm floppy disks if magnetized?