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601.The 1899 Battle of Magersfontein was part of which war? 602.An 1899 film called "Frank Melville's Trick" what shows the title animal stepping over two ponies? 603.Which secret society of Irish-American coal miners saw about 20 of its alleged members hanged in Pennsylvania in the late 1870s? 604.Which animal's name is slang for an informer who betrays his associates to the police? 605.In which 1900 Joseph Conrad novel does a young officer try to live down the cowardly act of abandoning a ship he thought was sinking? 606.British troops invaded the Orange Free State in 1900 during which conflict? 607.Which 1900 children's book begins by saying that Dorothy "lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies"? 608.Which word names both a long coat worn by early motorists and a 1970s Plymouth car? 609.Baskerville Hall is the setting of which Arthur Conan Doyle novel, serialized in 1901-02? 610.In 1901, Leon Czolgosz assassinated which president? 611."Up from Slavery" (1901) is the autobiography of which educator? 612.Who became president of the United States in 1901? 613.Which author (1902–1968) wrote about a road trip with his poodle Charley and took a novel's title from Burns's "best-laid schemes o' mice a… 614.Which novella, published in book form in 1902, follows Marlow up the Congo River to find the ivory trader Kurtz? 615.The line "He said he would shoot me unless I gave him the ivory and cleared out of the country" appears in which 1902 Joseph Conrad work? 616.Which 1902 novella ends with Kurtz's dying words, "The horror! The horror!"? 617.Which organization, founded in Chicago in 1902, still helps motorists today? 618.Which author (1903–1950) wrote the allegory in which farm animals overthrow their human owner? 619.Which 1903 novel opens, "Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing"? 620.Complete the title of George Bernard Shaw's 1903 drama: "___ and Superman". 621.Irish literary works of 1903 included Synge's "In the Shadow of the Glen" and which poet's collection "In the Seven Woods"? 622.In which 1903 Jack London novel does a dog who is half St. Bernard and half Scotch shepherd survive in the Yukon wilderness? 623.The 1903 Supreme Court case Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock gave Congress broad power over the lands of which peoples? 624."The Old Guitarist" is a classic painting from which Spanish artist's Blue Period? 625.The 1903 Treaty of Petrópolis, in which Bolivia gave the Acre region to Brazil, settled a dispute over an area rich in which resource? 626.The siege of Port Arthur in 1904–1905 was a major episode of which war? 627.Who was the Socialist Party's presidential candidate in 1904, 1908, 1912 and 1920? 628.Empress Alexandra Feodorovna was married to which ruler? 629.Complete the title of O. Henry's 1904 book: "___ and Kings". 630.Which 1904 British play includes the line "To die will be an awfully big adventure"? 631.Suzuki is the servant of a geisha in which 1904 opera? 632.Who is the brutal captain of the sealing ship Ghost in Jack London's 1904 novel "The Sea-Wolf"? 633.Thomas Kiely won a 1904 Olympic all-around event that was a forerunner of which event, won in 2000 by Erki Nool with 8,641 points? 634."Betty Zane," based on the frontier heroism of the author's ancestor, was the first published novel of which Western writer? 635.The 1904 musical "Piff! Paff!! Pouf!!" featured chorus girls in glow-in-the-dark costumes in a dance named for which element? 636.Which novelist published "The Golden Bowl" in 1904 and later became a British subject? 637.Herod and Jokanaan (John the Baptist) are characters in which 1905 Richard Strauss opera? 638.Which French composer finished "La Mer" in 1905 while on holiday at the English seaside resort of Eastbourne? 639.Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel "The Clansman" became which silent D.W. Griffith film? 640.In April 1906, a major earthquake and the fires that followed killed an estimated 3,000 people in which city? 641.Which Powhatan princess saved Captain John Smith, according to his own account? 642.In which 1908 novel does Mole go visiting the Water Rat? 643.In 1908, which religious leader founded The Christian Science Monitor? 644.The 1908 Messina earthquake and tsunami devastated the south of which country? 645.Which city, founded in 1909 as the first modern Hebrew city, is now Israel's financial and cultural center? 646.Which artist painted "I and the Village" in 1911? 647.Which artist painted "Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2"? 648.The 1911 film "The Durbar at Delhi" was the first major film made using which visual advance? 649.Complete the title of George Bernard Shaw's 1912 play: "___ and the Lion". 650.Who ran as the Progressive Party's candidate in 1912? 651.Who won the 1912 presidential election, defeating Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft? 652.In 1912, which state was admitted to the Union as the 48th? 653.Which U.S. president lived from 1913 to 1994? 654.Complete the title of D.H. Lawrence's 1913 novel: "___ and Lovers". 655.Which 1913 novel, the first volume of Proust's "Remembrance of Things Past," includes the famous episode of the madeleine dipped in tea? 656.Which 1913 poem by Joyce Kilmer includes the line "A nest of robins in her hair"? 657.In 1913, Ch. Strathtay Prince Albert won Best in Show at Westminster as which breed, the same as Yale's mascot? 658.The 1913 Treaty of Bucharest ended the second of which peninsular wars? 659.Which war lasted from 1914 to 1918? 660.In 1914, which empire closed the Dardanelles to Allied shipping? 661.Which name did the pope elected in 1914 choose, reigning as the XVth? 662.Which Sherlock Holmes story with a color in its title was made into a British silent feature film in 1914? 663."The Metamorphosis," published in 1915, is one of the best-known works by which Prague-born author? 664.In 1916, General John J. Pershing led a U.S. expedition into Mexico in pursuit of which rebel, who was assassinated in 1923? 665.The 1916 Battle of Verdun was part of which war? 666.Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising against British rule was centered in which city? 667.Who led Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924? 668.Which U.S. president lived from 1917 to 1963? 669.In 1917, which president asked Congress for a declaration of war on Germany? 670.Eight months after declaring war on Germany, the U.S. declared war in December 1917 on which dual monarchy? 671."King Coal" (1917) was to the mining industry what an earlier book by the same author had been to meatpacking. Who wrote them? 672."Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters" was point No. 2 of which 1918 program? 673.Complete the title of W. Somerset Maugham's 1919 novel: "___ and Sixpence". 674.Which 1920 play by Eugene O'Neill is about a man who makes himself ruler of a Caribbean island? 675.Calvin Coolidge was the 1920 running mate of which winning presidential candidate? 676.Which author's 1920 novel "Main Street" is set in the town of Gopher Prairie? 677.Around 1920, Czech writer Karel Čapek popularized which word for a mechanical worker in his play "R.U.R."? 678.Which Art Deco New York skyscraper, completed in 1930, is topped by a stainless-steel crown? 679.In the 1920s, buses of Safety Motor Coach Lines of Muskegon, Michigan, were nicknamed which dogs for their color and sleek look? 680.Which nickname did 1920s racketeer Jack Diamond go by? 681.The 1920 comedy "The Saphead" was the first feature starring which stone-faced comic? 682.Which author of "The War of the Worlds" also wrote the bestselling "The Outline of History" around 1920? 683.Who was Chief Justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930? 684.Which agency, created in 1921 by New York and New Jersey, has a Manhattan bus terminal named for it? 685.Which 1922 novel, set in Dublin on a single June day, follows Leopold Bloom and ends with the word "yes"? 686.Hugh Lofting's 1923 Newbery Medal winner describes the "Voyages" of which animal-talking physician? 687.Which 1923 poem ends "And miles to go before I sleep"? 688.Which agricultural chemist developed hundreds of uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes? 689.Complete the title of Sean O'Casey's 1924 play: "___ and the Paycock". 690.Helen Wills in 1924 and Justine Henin-Hardenne in 2004 won Olympic gold in which sport? 691.Which dictator wrote "Mein Kampf" ("My Struggle"), first published in 1925? 692.In 1924, Chamonix, France, hosted the first of which international sporting events? 693.Which Nobel Peace Prize winner, whose middle name was Gates, was vice president from 1925 to 1929? 694.Which author created the wealthy Long Island enclave of East Egg in a 1925 novel? 695.Self-made millionaire James Gatz reinvents himself under a new name in which 1925 novel? 696.Which famous magician and escape artist died in 1926 following a ruptured appendix? 697."Red Cavalry," a famous 1926 collection of tales, was written by which Russian author? 698.One of the top-selling novels of 1926 was which Anita Loos book about the gold digger Lorelei Lee? 699.In which 1927 film does Al Jolson say, "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet"? 700.The 1927 silent "Putting Pants on Philip" was an early film pairing which comedy team?