Jeopardy Trivia Questions — Page 86

8,501.Before Lou Reed's song, "A Walk on the Wild Side" was the title of a 1956 novel by which author? 8,502.Before Michael Jordan played for the Washington Wizards, which team did he lead to six NBA titles? 8,503.Before moving to Chicago in 1856, which future department store magnate clerked in a dry goods store in Pittsfield, Massachusetts? 8,504.In the 1990s, Nigerian heads of state Ibrahim Babangida, Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar all shared which background? 8,505.Before Prince Andrew received the title in 1986, which future king was the previous Duke of York? 8,506.Before reaching the White House, which bachelor president served as U.S. minister to Russia in the 1830s? 8,507.Before recording their own songs in 1969, which singer and lyricist Bernie Taupin wrote songs for other artists? 8,508.Before retiring in 1999, which German held the women's No. 1 tennis ranking for a record 377 weeks? 8,509.Before Rosa Parks, Irene Morgan refused to give up her seat on which interstate vehicle in July 1944? 8,510.Before scoring the winning kick in the 1999 Women's World Cup final shootout, who had played soccer for a team in Japan? 8,511.Before sending which ape expert to Africa in 1966, Louis Leakey asked her to have her appendix removed first? 8,512.Before she became a "Pretty Woman" in 1990, which actress was a girl from Smyrna, Georgia? 8,513.Before becoming Princess of Wales in 1981, who worked as an assistant at a London kindergarten? 8,514.Before going solo in 1992, which singer had a string of No. 1 country hits with her mother, Naomi? 8,515.Marilyn Monroe was baptized under which name? 8,516.Which tennis star had already won eight Grand Slam singles titles before she was stabbed in the back during a match on April 30, 1993? 8,517.In the 1890s, many women wore full bloomers called "rationals" while riding which two-wheelers? 8,518.Before taking over the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729, which future Founding Father worked in London print shops as a young man? 8,519.Before hosting "Survivor", which TV personality traveled widely as a correspondent for "Access Hollywood"? 8,520.Which French actress put David Bowie in a box in 1983's "The Hunger" before biting Susan Sarandon? 8,521.Before taking the Russian throne in 1762, which German-born princess changed her name, her language and her religion? 8,522.Before teaming with Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon appeared in which 1960 John Wayne western? 8,523.Which Walt Whitman poem was titled "Poem of Walt Whitman, an American" before getting its final name in the 1881 edition of "Leaves of Gras… 8,524.Before the 1912 Cadillac introduced the electric self-starter, drivers risked broken bones turning what to start a car? 8,525.The Soviet counteroffensive in the 1941-42 battle for which capital forced Germany's army into its first major retreat of World War II? 8,526.Before the 1960s, which vehicles that carry the injured were rarely stocked with medical equipment? 8,527.In the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, winner Ray Harroun drove without a riding mechanic by using which new device? 8,528.Before the euro, which country used the punt? 8,529.In the nursery rhyme, what did Humpty Dumpty do on a wall before his great fall? 8,530.Before the first Winter Olympics in 1924, which sport was played at the 1920 Summer Games, with Canada winning gold? 8,531.Before the mutiny, William Bligh and the Bounty's crew discovered the Bounty Islands in 1788. Which nation do they belong to? 8,532.Before Soviet tanks rolled in, a manifesto called "Two Thousand Words" urged reform in which country in 1968? 8,533.Before these were mechanized in the 1930s, horse races were often started by waving a flag or beating a drum. What are they? 8,534.Which Lakota leader, who died in 1877, is said to have prophesied, "I will return to you in stone"? 8,535.Before he died on October 25, 1400, which poet was living in a house in the garden of Westminster Abbey? 8,536.Before "Titanic", which actress played Sue Bridehead in "Jude", the 1996 film version of Thomas Hardy's "Jude the Obscure"? 8,537.For more than a thousand years before the capital moved to Tokyo in 1869, which city was Japan's imperial capital? 8,538.Before it became a television network, CBS got its start in which medium? 8,539.In which 1976 horror film did John Travolta play one of the tormentors of the shy title girl? 8,540.Which Vietnam veteran, awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, won the Best Director Oscar for 1986's "Platoon"? 8,541.Who founded the Republic of Turkey in 1923 and began a sweeping program to modernize the nation? 8,542.In which 1865 book does a young girl begin a series of strange adventures by following a rabbit down a hole? 8,543.Which nation began a war with Russia by launching a surprise attack on Port Arthur in February 1904? 8,544.Which comedy trio began a run of nearly 200 short films for Columbia with "Woman Haters" in 1934? 8,545.Starting an American tradition, Aaron Burr's daughter Theodosia and her new husband honeymooned at which natural wonder in 1801? 8,546.Peter the Great fought the Great Northern War, which began in 1700, against which Scandinavian kingdom? 8,547.Beginning around 1790 in New York City, Duncan Phyfe became a leading maker of what? 8,548.Beginning in 1824, Congress allowed which military group to take on civilian projects such as improving roads, rivers and harbors? 8,549.Beginning in 1842, which frontiersman often served as a guide on John C. Frémont's expeditions? 8,550.As of 2012, every king of which country since 1932 had been its founder or one of his sons? 8,551.When India was partitioned in 1947, millions of Muslims fled to which newly created country? 8,552.Beginning in 1948, which longtime "Miss America" host had two game shows on the air, "Stop the Music" and "Break the Bank"? 8,553.Beginning in 1961, ABC's "Wide World of Sports" promised viewers "the thrill of victory and..." what? 8,554.Which Democrat first became governor of Massachusetts in 1975 and served a total of 12 years in the office? 8,555.Beginning in 1978, the Barnes family feuded with the Ewings on which prime-time soap? 8,556.Beginning in 1978, Joyce Carol Oates was a writer in residence at which New Jersey university? 8,557.Which vacation company once advertised itself as "the antidote for civilization"? 8,558.Beginning in February 1942, Canada removed about 21,000 people of which background from the West Coast to internment camps? 8,559.Beginning in the Andes of Peru, the Amazon River flows about 4,000 miles to which ocean? 8,560.Beginning in the 1600s, the colony of New France was centered on which river explored by Jacques Cartier? 8,561.DELAG, considered the world's first airline, began carrying passengers in Germany in 1910 aboard airships built by which company? 8,562.Beginning in the 1950s, which American served as ambassador to the United Nations, to South Vietnam and to West Germany? 8,563.Beginning in the 1970s, refugees who fled Vietnam and its neighbors in small, crowded vessels became known by what name? 8,564.Beginning in the early 1970s, ads urged people to do what to their Bic lighters? 8,565.Beginning in the mid-1930s, which wilderness photographer served as a director of the Sierra Club? 8,566.Beginning near Tampa Bay in 1539, which explorer led the first European expedition to see the Mississippi River? 8,567.Beginning service in 1832, which city's first streetcar was a horse-drawn car running along the Bowery? 8,568.Beginning with 1970's "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!", which group had a top-10 album every year of the 1970s except 1979? 8,569.Which singer-songwriter scored her first No. 1 pop hit in 1990 with "Vision of Love"? 8,570.Begun around 1088, the university in which northern Italian city is considered the oldest in Europe? 8,571.Which religion, founded around 1500 by Guru Nanak, has elements in common with Hinduism? 8,572.Begun around 5,000 years ago, Stonehenge's construction belongs to which "New Stone Age" period? 8,573.Which company, begun by a retired minister in 1876 to make socks for lumberjacks, soon expanded into underwear? 8,574.Which war began with Frederick the Great's invasion of Saxony and lasted from 1756 to 1763? 8,575.Begun in 1173, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is clad mainly in what stone? 8,576.Begun around 1503, which painting has been called the most famous portrait in art history? 8,577.Begun in 1815, America's first large-scale monument to which man towers above Mount Vernon Place in Baltimore? 8,578.Begun in 1845 and published in 1862, which Victor Hugo novel condemns the social injustices of 19th-century France? 8,579.Begun in 1860, which major golf tournament is held each year in the United Kingdom? 8,580.Begun in 1877, which is the oldest of tennis's four Grand Slam tournaments? 8,581.Begun in 1884, which magazine's name is synonymous with the New York City theater scene? 8,582.Established in 1935, which German military branch's name means "air weapon"? 8,583.Begun in 1948, which university's African studies program was the first of its kind in the U.S.? 8,584.Construction of which Egyptian dam on the Nile began in 1960? 8,585.Begun in 1967, which became the USSR's third crewed space program? 8,586.Beginning in September 1940, the German bombing of which capital became known as the Blitz? 8,587.Begun in the 2nd century BC, which trade route stretched thousands of miles from China to the Mediterranean? 8,588.Begun on January 21, 1968, the battle for which U.S. Marine outpost may have been a North Vietnamese diversion before the Tet Offensive? 8,589.Samhain, a Celtic festival meaning "summer's end", has evolved into which holiday? 8,590.Begun on January 1, 1660, whose diary includes vivid accounts of the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London? 8,591.Begun under Napoleon, which roughly 160-foot-tall Paris landmark was completed in 1836? 8,592.Executed on October 29, 1618, which English adventurer is said to have declared, "So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head… 8,593."Behind These Hazel Eyes" was a hit for which "American Idol" winner? 8,594.Whose name is said to mean "Behold, a son!", fitting for the firstborn son of Jacob? 8,595.Which Canadian singer, born in Toronto, released the rock classic "Southern Man" in 1970? 8,596.Born July 7, 1940, which Beatle was the oldest member of the band, also older than Mick Jagger? 8,597.In which 1994 Disney comedy do heavenly helpers aid a baseball team managed by Danny Glover? 8,598.Béla Bartók wrote his 1923 "Dance Suite" for the 50th anniversary of which city's unification? 8,599.Banjo player Béla Fleck's band on the 2000 album "Outbound" was known as Béla Fleck and the what? 8,600.Bela Lugosi played a Soviet commissar in which 1939 comedy promoted with the slogan "Garbo laughs"?