Jeopardy Trivia Questions — Page 69

6,801.An early debate over forensic ballistics was central to the 1921 murder trial of which two Italian-American anarchists? 6,802.What massage-related name did Google's founders give their early search engine at Stanford? 6,803.An early recorded use of the phrase "busy as a bee" appears in which work by Geoffrey Chaucer? 6,804.Which word means both an early schoolbook and a preparatory coat of paint? 6,805.An early version of "The Potato Eaters" was among three paintings by which artist stolen from a Dutch museum in 1988? 6,806.What was the name of the early version of the trombone used in Renaissance music? 6,807.An early version of which D.H. Lawrence novel was published in 1972 as "John Thomas and Lady Jane"? 6,808.Ethan and Joel Coen co-wrote the 1985 film "Crimewave" with which future director of "Spider-Man"? 6,809.Complete Alexander Pope's line from "An Essay on Man": "An ___ man's the noblest work of God." 6,810.Which word means both an earthenware drinking cup and slang for a person's face? 6,811.A 1989 earthquake struck while some 60,000 fans gathered for a World Series game at which ballpark? 6,812.A massive earthquake on April 18, 1906, devastated which city? 6,813.Which veteran of the 1916 Easter Rising served as president of Ireland from 1959 to 1973? 6,814.An easy target is often called a "sitting" what? 6,815.An ECG is used to detect arrhythmias in which organ? 6,816.Which Indonesian leader resigned on May 21, 1998, amid an economic crisis, ending 32 years of autocratic rule? 6,817.Complete the title of Ed Wood's 1953 film: "Glen or ___". 6,818.An edition of which children's story was banned by some schools in 1989 because it showed a girl bringing wine to her grandmother? 6,819.Which 1991 Kurt Russell film is about heroic Chicago firefighters and an arsonist? 6,820.An effort lasting from 1985 to 1991 eliminated which paralytic illness from Latin America? 6,821.In banking, what does the abbreviation EFT stand for? 6,822."Eggbeater" is an old slang name for which kind of aircraft? 6,823.An EKG is an electrocardiogram; what is an EEG? 6,824.An elaborate 1915 exposition in San Francisco celebrated the completion of what, which made it much easier to sail to the city? 6,825.In French, an élève, or pupil, attends une école, which is what? 6,826.Which Elton John hit with a reptile in its title became his first U.S. No. 1 single in 1973? 6,827.An elver is a young one of which fish? 6,828.What is the name of the street-side water connection firefighters use in emergencies? 6,829.An empire began when Tom and Louis Borders opened what type of store in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1971? 6,830.In 1867 an empire was established under Franz Joseph, emperor of Austria and king of which country? 6,831.Which Russian empress was killed with her family in Yekaterinburg in July 1918? 6,832.Which gas is used to give the Goodyear blimps their lift? 6,833.Emergency medical technicians most often transport patients in which vehicle? 6,834.What is the term for a milky emulsion of rubber or plastic particles, used in paints and gloves? 6,835.In which Shakespeare play is Titania the enchanting queen of the fairies? 6,836.Which four-story Roman amphitheater, completed in A.D. 80, could seat tens of thousands of spectators? 6,837.The all-female Mariana Grajales Platoon fought in which country's revolution of the 1950s? 6,838.Which Arizona senator was a leading conservative voice in the U.S. Senate from 1953 to 1965 and 1969 to 1987? 6,839.Which word for an epicure was also the title of a food magazine founded in 1941? 6,840.In which 1947 Albert Camus novel is the Algerian city of Oran sealed off during a deadly epidemic? 6,841.An epithalamium is a poem written for which occasion, like the one John Masefield wrote for November 20, 1947? 6,842.An equation describing the behavior of quantum particles is named for which physicist, who lived from 1887 to 1961? 6,843.An ermine is a type of which animal, especially in its white winter coat? 6,844.An escalator is often referred to as a moving what? 6,845.Which word completes the British expression for a close escape from danger, "a narrow ___"? 6,846.Which constructed language, introduced in 1887, has nouns that all end in "-o"? 6,847.Many of Africa's Pygmy peoples, such as the Mbuti of the Ituri Forest, live in which country, once called the Belgian Congo? 6,848.The largest share of people who applied for amnesty under the 1986 U.S. immigration reform lived in which state? 6,849.What is it called when two couples go out together for an evening? 6,850.A former DuPont chemist from New Hampshire introduced which brand of food storage containers in 1946? 6,851.Which lively Spanish dance shares its name with a famous 1928 orchestral work by Maurice Ravel? 6,852.What is an excess of revenues over expenses called in business? 6,853.Which war ended with an armistice in November 1918? 6,854.What is an exclusive news story for a reporter called? 6,855.An executive order dated November 29, 1963, created which investigative body? 6,856.What is an expensive vessel used for pleasure cruising or racing called, from a Dutch word for "hunt"? 6,857.In 1985, astronaut Sherwood Spring left which kind of spacecraft to perform spacewalks testing construction in space? 6,858.What is an expert in Robert's Rules of Order called? 6,859.Which word means both an explosion and an enlargement of a photograph? 6,860.What is an extensive organized search for a fugitive called? 6,861.What do you call an extra advertising section placed loosely inside a newspaper? 6,862.What is an extra fee charged for a special service called? 6,863.Ken Kesey's band of counterculture followers who toured the U.S. in a bus called "Further" were known as the ___ Pranksters? 6,864.The Exxon tanker that ran aground on Bligh Reef in March 1989 was named for which Alaskan port? 6,865.Which three-letter word names both an eye irritation and a pigpen? 6,866.Which royal heir, the son of actress Grace Kelly, was born on March 14, 1958, in Monaco? 6,867.An ibex is a goat; what is an ibis? 6,868.An ice cave at over 10,000 feet near Gangotri in the Himalayas is the source of which sacred Indian river? 6,869.The 1999 film "An Ideal Husband" was adapted from an 1895 comedy by which author? 6,870.An ignicolist is a worshipper of what? 6,871.What is the apparatus used to make moonshine illegally called? 6,872.Andrew Meyer's 2007 plea "Don't tase me, bro!" came as police used what kind of device on him? 6,873.Which word for an immoral habit appears in the title of a 1980s TV cop show set in Miami? 6,874.Which old-fashioned word describes an impertinent young person, as in "you young ___"? 6,875.What nickname is given to a nation's most important cereal-growing region? 6,876.Which important commercial route to New Mexico was started in 1821? 6,877.Which city, now Georgia's capital, was a key Confederate supply depot that surrendered to Union troops on September 2, 1864? 6,878.What did the letters in the name of the SAT college admission test originally stand for? 6,879.The hominid skull coded KNM-ER 1470 has the initials "KNM" for the National Museums of which African country? 6,880.Which French phrase describes an impressive display of power or skill? 6,881.Which JFK book about eight courageous U.S. senators won the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for Biography? 6,882.Which independent European country covers only about 109 acres? 6,883.Which suntan lotion's early bottles showed a Native American with the slogan "Don't be a paleface"? 6,884.A Shoshone woman who died on Wyoming's Wind River Reservation in 1884 was claimed by some to be which famous interpreter? 6,885.An inexperienced person is said to be what "behind the ears"? 6,886.An infernal drawing room is the sole setting of which 1944 existential play? 6,887.What is an informal gathering featuring folk singers, and sometimes dancers, called? 6,888.An injury forced which skater and his partner Tai Babilonia to withdraw from the pairs event at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics? 6,889.An ink used in an 1890s newspaper cartoon gave its name to which term for sensationalist reporting? 6,890.Which bay of Lake Superior, at the eastern end of the lake, is named for a fish? 6,891.Which short word means both a narrow inlet of the sea and to equip with weapons? 6,892.An inner ear disorder kept which first American in space from returning to space until 1971? 6,893.The official guide for Boy Scouts in the U.S. is the Boy Scout what? 6,894.An insufficient punishment is called a slap on what? 6,895.Which insurance company uses a logo of two cupped hands with the slogan "You're in good hands"? 6,896.An international piano competition held every four years is named for which American who won a competition in Moscow in 1958? 6,897.Which word names an invisible emanation said to surround a person, or a distinctive intangible quality? 6,898.Which word can mean an invoice, the visor of a cap and a bird's beak? 6,899.An individual retirement account created in 1998 is named for which longtime Delaware senator? 6,900.Which Irish writer, dying in Paris in 1900, reportedly quipped "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death"?