Jeopardy Trivia Questions — Page 62

6,101.After she jumped into a demonic portal in 2001, whose TV gravestone read "She saved the world. A lot."? 6,102.Which folk singer led "We Shall Overcome" at the 1963 March on Washington, and later had a chart hit with her version of it? 6,103.After her birth in March 1990, Buckingham Palace set up a phone line to tell callers how to pronounce which princess's name? 6,104.After signing the Mayflower Compact in 1620, John Carver became the first governor of which colony? 6,105.In 1932 Sir James Chadwick discovered which particle, later used to split atoms in nuclear fission? 6,106.After Smokey Robinson left which group, it had a No. 1 hit with "Love Machine (Part 1)", released in 1975? 6,107.After some miserable months in Vienna, Frederic Chopin arrived in which city, another musical mecca, in September 1831? 6,108.Which magazine publisher, who championed a flat tax, spent millions of his own money before quitting the GOP presidential race in March 199… 6,109.After Jim Thorpe was stripped of his medals, Sweden's Hugo Wieslander was awarded the decathlon gold from which Olympic Games? 6,110.After stopping a puck with his face in 1930, Clint Benedict became the first NHL goalie to wear what in a game? 6,111.After striking Bligh Reef in Alaska in 1989, which tanker caused what was then the largest oil spill in U.S. waters? 6,112.After studying medicine in the 1830s, which explorer and missionary hoped to go to China but was sent to Africa instead? 6,113.After suffering genocidal attacks in 1994, members of which ethnic group led the forces that took over Rwanda's government? 6,114.After running George W. Bush's search for a 2000 running mate, who decided he was the best man for the job? 6,115.After taking a correspondence course in ice cream making, the founders of which brand opened their first shop in Vermont in 1978? 6,116.Although he had never served in the army, which Iraqi leader, a key figure in the Baath Party's 1968 takeover, gave himself the rank of gen… 6,117.Who took the presidential oath in Buffalo, New York, in 1901? 6,118.After testing, which technology began replacing the rotary dial on U.S. phones in November 1963? 6,119.After the 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Virgil Earp lost his job as marshal of which town? 6,120.After the 1930s, what replaced coal tar as the major source of aromatic compounds such as benzene? 6,121.After the 1940 Nazi invasion of which country did Vidkun Quisling take power there? 6,122.After the 1960 season, the Washington Senators left the capital and became which new team? 6,123.After the 1968 New Hampshire primary, which Democrat entered the presidential race, only to be assassinated three months later? 6,124.After the Labour Party's 1979 election defeat, who succeeded James Callaghan as British prime minister? 6,125.After the Senate rejected whose Supreme Court nomination in 1987 did Anthony Kennedy eventually fill Lewis Powell's seat? 6,126.After the 1992 election, who managed the Clinton transition and then became secretary of state on January 20, 1993? 6,127.After the 1994 midterm elections, which Texan became the first Republican House majority leader since the 1950s? 6,128.After the 1996 election, which 35-year-old Clinton adviser moved to ABC News? 6,129.In 1996, which Utah school's football team went 14-1, adding to calls for a college football playoff? 6,130.After the 2000 election debacle, MIT and which West Coast school said they would jointly study better voting technology? 6,131.After the 36th ballot in the House of Representatives in February 1801, Thomas Jefferson won the presidency and which New Yorker became vic… 6,132.After the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, the Serbs fell under the domination of which empire? 6,133.After the British burned the Library of Congress in 1814, it was restocked with whose personal book collection? 6,134.After the British took over which Caribbean island in 1797 did they anglicize Puerto de Espana to Port of Spain? 6,135.After the coup of 18 Brumaire in 1799, who became First Consul of France? 6,136.After the czar was overthrown in 1917, Finland declared its independence from which country? 6,137.After the death of his father in 1695, which future composer went to live and study with his brother Johann Christoph? 6,138.After the death of his mother in 1811, which future poet was taken in by his godfather John Allan? 6,139.After Queen Maria Theresa's death in 1683, which French king secretly married Madame de Maintenon? 6,140.After President Hindenburg's death in 1934, Hitler assumed which title, meaning "leader"? 6,141.After cathedral building declined in the 1600s, which organization of stoneworkers began admitting members who weren't stoneworkers? 6,142.New Zealand's "laughing" what went extinct in the early 1900s, in part because it nested on the ground? 6,143.After the fall of communism in 1989, Poland joined NATO in 1999 and which group of nations on May 1, 2004? 6,144.After "The Flying Nun" was grounded in 1970, which actress starred in the sitcom "The Girl with Something Extra"? 6,145.After the invasion of Poland, Great Britain and which other nation declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939? 6,146.After the Khmer Rouge took power in 1975, which capital was forcibly emptied of nearly all its residents? 6,147.After Elvis Presley's death in 1977, which "Okie from Muskogee" singer had a hit with "From Graceland to the Promised Land"? 6,148.After the League of Nations dissolved in 1946, its Geneva headquarters went to which organization? 6,149.After the Long Parliament was purged in 1648, the remaining "Rump Parliament" brought charges against which king? 6,150.After the May 30, 1996 telecast, who left "Entertainment Tonight" to pursue his music career? 6,151.After the French monarchy fell in 1792, which statesman fled to England and then to the United States? 6,152.After the Moors were defeated at Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, their rule was gradually reduced to which small kingdom in southern Spain? 6,153.After the Mormons left which Illinois town in 1846, a group of French socialists moved in? 6,154.After the murder of Joseph Smith in 1844, who took over as leader of most Mormons? 6,155.After "The Pelican Brief" in 1992, which author followed up with "The Client" in 1993? 6,156.After the Portuguese royal family fled there in 1807, which became the only South American country from which a European nation was ruled? 6,157.After the Mongols sacked Baghdad in 1258, a new line of Abbasid caliphs was set up in which Egyptian city? 6,158.After the Sugarcubes broke up in 1992, which Icelandic lead singer went solo? 6,159.After the U.S. government declined to buy which estate and tomb, a ladies' association bought it for $200,000 in 1858? 6,160.After the Revolutionary War, Congress voted which Prussian a pension, and he became a U.S. citizen in 1783? 6,161.After the War of 1812, which president asked Congress to declare war on Algiers? 6,162.After the White House, which president retired to his Lancaster estate, where he died a bachelor in 1868? 6,163.U.S. Senate elections are held every two years in even-numbered years. After 2000, in which year were they next held? 6,164.Born in Annonay, France, in 1740 and 1745, which brothers sent the first people aloft in a hot-air balloon? 6,165.After they invaded China and captured Beijing in 1644, which people established the Qing dynasty? 6,166.After which 1906 disaster did Mayor Eugene Schmitz authorize the shooting of looters? 6,167.After which 1968 communist offensive did Walter Cronkite tell Americans the Vietnam War looked unwinnable? 6,168.In the 1994 film "Wolf", which actor, after being bitten, marks his territory by urinating on James Spader's shoes? 6,169.After which April 1775 battles did John Adams say "the die was cast, the Rubicon passed"? 6,170.In the 1981 film "Raiders of the Lost Ark", which archaeologist outruns a giant boulder, only to have rival Belloq steal the idol? 6,171.After which British poet drowned off Italy in 1822 did his friend E.J. Trelawny snatch his heart from the funeral pyre? 6,172.After an October 1964 appearance, Ed Sullivan vowed which British band would never be back on his show, though it returned several times? 6,173.After which city fell on April 2-3, 1865 did Union troops raise the U.S. flag over the Confederate capitol? 6,174.After which city's Great Fire of 1666 did Nicholas Barbon open one of the first fire insurance companies? 6,175.After which country declared independence in 1948 did the armies of Transjordan and Iraq invade? 6,176.After which Czech writer denounced the Soviet invasion of his country in 1968 were his plays banned? 6,177.According to legend, no one was allowed to ride the horse Babieca after which Spanish hero died in 1099? 6,178.After his release from federal prison in 1939, which gangster, too ill to regain control of the Chicago mob, retired to Florida? 6,179.After whose speech at the 1896 national convention did the Democrats come out in favor of silver? 6,180.After whose troops entered Warsaw in 1806 did Poland exist as the Grand Duchy of Warsaw? 6,181.After how many days of captivity did Iran release the 52 American hostages on January 20, 1981? 6,182.After which failed 1857-58 uprising was the last Mughal emperor of India exiled to Burma? 6,183.Which onetime Beale Street "blues boy" played a reported 342 one-night stands in 1956? 6,184.After which painting went missing from the Louvre in 1911 did people line up just to see the empty space? 6,185.After which pirate, also known as Edward Teach, was killed in 1718 was his head taken to Virginia and displayed on a pole? 6,186.Which Swedish prime minister was assassinated on a Stockholm street in 1986? 6,187.After which short 1967 conflict did Israel control the entire Sinai Peninsula? 6,188.Which Lakota chief was killed by soldiers in 1877 after he tried to take his sick wife for help? 6,189.Which TV movie about nuclear war, set largely in Lawrence, Kansas, drew a 46 rating on ABC on November 20, 1983? 6,190.After which war of 1754-1763 did Britain receive all French land east of the Mississippi except New Orleans? 6,191.After which waterway opened in 1825 were freight rates between Buffalo and New York City cut by more than 90%? 6,192.In the Bible, after the death of which wife did Abraham marry Keturah? 6,193.After Thomas Jefferson's death, his daughter Martha sold which of his homes to a local druggist? 6,194.After some 17 years in the service of Kublai Khan, Marco Polo returned home in 1295 to which city? 6,195.Albert Bierstadt's 1869 painting depicts which emigrant route that led to Oregon's Willamette Valley? 6,196.After the TV sitcom "Townies", which former Brat Pack actress starred off-Broadway in "How I Learned to Drive" in 1998? 6,197.After visiting them in 1829, Felix Mendelssohn wrote an overture named for which Scottish islands? 6,198.After wandering all over the Southeast, which Spanish conquistador died near the Mississippi River in 1542? 6,199.After wearing glasses through his PGA career, Tom Kite had which kind of laser eye surgery in 1998? 6,200.On October 31, 1517, who reputedly posted 95 theses on the door of Wittenberg's Castle Church?