Jeopardy Trivia Questions — Page 89

8,801.In the Bible, which reluctant prophet was swallowed by a great fish? 8,802.In Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," which suitor sets out to tame the fiery Katherina? 8,803.Which adjective, from the Latin for "roll" or "book," can describe an encyclopedia that fills many books? 8,804.The 1945 Yalta Conference brought together a group of Allied leaders known as the "Big" what? 8,805.Canada's Queen's Plate and America's Belmont Stakes, both first held in the 1860s, are what kind of events? 8,806.Big Pocono State Park is found in which U.S. state? 8,807.Which word completes the title of the 1976 Little League comedy "The Bad ___ Bears"? 8,808.Which Swedish-born actress, born Maud Solveig Wikstrom, played a Bond girl in two films? 8,809.Which size word describes both a shirt and the part of the intestine that includes the colon? 8,810.On U.S. road signs, a big white H on a blue background points the way to what? 8,811.Which singer of "Big Yellow Taxi" was born Roberta Joan Anderson? 8,812.Bigfoot 5, which stands over 15 feet tall and rides on 10-foot tires, is a famous example of which kind of vehicle? 8,813.Bigfoot moved in with a suburban family in which 1987 comedy starring John Lithgow? 8,814."Bigger & Blacker" was the title of a 1999 HBO comedy special by which comedian? 8,815.The state of Bihar, the Chota Nagpur Plateau and the Deccan Plateau are all found in which country? 8,816.Which actress, star of the 1979 film "10," appeared in ads for designer Bijan's fragrance? 8,817.What is Bilbo's surname in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth stories? 8,818.Robert Rubin served as secretary of which U.S. department from 1995 to 1999? 8,819.Besides "My Favorite Martian," which sitcom starring Bill Bixby debuted in 1969? 8,820.Bill Campbell became mayor of which Southern state capital in 1994? 8,821.Bill Clinton and Antonin Scalia both graduated from which Washington, D.C., university founded in 1789? 8,822.In 1997, Bill Clinton awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to which man he had defeated in the 1996 election? 8,823.Which "Saturday Night Live" cast member was famed for his impressions of Bill Clinton, Chris Matthews and Dick Cheney? 8,824.In which Arkansas town was Bill Clinton born on August 19, 1946? 8,825.Bill Clinton's first Treasury secretary was which Texan who had been Michael Dukakis's running mate in 1988? 8,826.Which 1955 No. 1 hit by Bill Haley & His Comets counts its way through the hours of the day? 8,827.Colorado horse rancher Bill Harmsen and his wife founded which candy company in 1949? 8,828.Ned Beatty made his film debut in which 1972 thriller about a canoe trip gone wrong? 8,829.Bill Murray hangs out with Scarlett Johansson in Tokyo in which 2003 film? 8,830.Bill Murray played himself in which 1996 film in which cartoon characters play basketball? 8,831.Bill Murray played a summer camp counselor in which 1979 comedy? 8,832.Bill Paxton juggled three wives and seven kids as a Utah polygamist on which HBO series? 8,833.Bill Rosenberg opened the first shop of which chain in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1950? 8,834.Bill Walton led which NBA team to its first championship in 1977? 8,835.Bill Walton was named the outstanding player of the NCAA basketball tournament in 1972 and 1973 while playing for which school? 8,836."Billie Jean" and "Beat It" are part of which singer's 1995 collection "HIStory"? 8,837.Billy Barty played the title role in a 1987 film about which gold-spinning fairy-tale character? 8,838.Billy Bush, a first cousin of George W. Bush, hosted a 2003 revival of which classic Monty Hall game show? 8,839.Billy Crudup played John Merrick in a 2002 Broadway revival of which drama? 8,840.Billy Crystal goes on a cattle drive and causes a stampede with his coffee grinder in which 1991 comedy? 8,841.In which 1987 comedy does Danny DeVito's character want Billy Crystal's character to kill his mother? 8,842.Billy Graham wrote a 1975 book calling which beings "God's Secret Agents"? 8,843.Billy Graham presided over which former president's funeral in Yorba Linda, California, on April 27, 1994? 8,844.Billy Idol reached No. 1 in 1987 with a live cover of which Tommy James & the Shondells song? 8,845.Psychologists Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon developed an early test to measure what? 8,846.Bing Crosby introduced which song in 1937's "Waikiki Wedding," a song Elvis later used as a film title? 8,847.Bing Crosby first sang which song in the 1942 film "Holiday Inn"? 8,848.Binney & Smith introduced a famous 64-count box of which product in 1958? 8,849.Biologist Max Delbruck shared a 1969 Nobel Prize for work on the genetics of which microscopic agents? 8,850.Which biologist's most famous work was the 1962 book "Silent Spring"? 8,851.Bipolar disorder was long known by which other name? 8,852.Football's Aeneas Williams and baseball's Mark McGwire both played for teams named after which bird? 8,853.Fossils of which early bird were first found in Solnhofen, Bavaria, in the 1860s? 8,854.Which bird completes the simile "crazy as a ___"? 8,855.Which Australian bird, famous for its laughing call at dawn and dusk, is called "the bushman's clock"? 8,856.Which Greek playwright, author of "The Birds," is known as the father of comedy? 8,857.Mary, Queen of Scots, born at Linlithgow Palace on December 8, 1542, belonged to which royal house? 8,858.Which president, born February 9, 1773, was a Whig famed for his victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe? 8,859.Which labor leader, born on February 14, 1913, mysteriously disappeared in 1975? 8,860.Bismarck is the capital of which U.S. state? 8,861.Bismarck, North Dakota, lies on which river? 8,862."Bitter Fame," a controversial 1989 biography by Anne Stevenson, deals with which poet? 8,863.Which word means bitterness or resentment in speech or attitude? 8,864.Dorothy Baker's 1938 novel inspired by jazz cornetist Bix Beiderbecke is "Young Man with a" what? 8,865.Which 1875 Bizet opera's title heroine leaves Don Jose for a bullfighter? 8,866.Georges Bizet served in the National Guard during the siege of Paris in which 1870-71 conflict? 8,867.Bjarni Herjolfsson sold his ship to which Norse explorer who used it to reach Vinland around 1000? 8,868.Bjorn Borg and Stefan Edberg helped which country reach the Davis Cup final seven times in the 1980s? 8,869.Bjorn Borg won Wimbledon in 1980; which Swedish man won it in 1990? 8,870.Bjornstjerne Bjornson won the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature; which fellow Norwegian, author of "The Master Builder," never won it? 8,871.Black & Decker introduced which handy cordless household item in 1979? 8,872."Black Boy" is a 1945 autobiography by which author of "Native Son"? 8,873."Black, Brown and Beige" is a 1943 jazz suite by which bandleader nicknamed "Duke"? 8,874.Black Friday, September 24, 1869, resulted from Jay Gould and Jim Fisk's attempt to corner the U.S. supply of what? 8,875.In the United States, Black History Month is observed during which month? 8,876."Black Rain," "Gladiator" and "Black Hawk Down" were all directed by whom? 8,877.The stock market crash of October 24, 1929, was "Black Thursday"; what is the crash of October 19, 1987, called? 8,878.Blackwell's, a famous bookshop founded in 1879, is in which British university city? 8,879.Will Ferrell and Jon Heder play rival competitors in which sport in "Blades of Glory"? 8,880.On which NBC series did Blair Underwood play President Elias Martinez? 8,881.Blanche of Castile ruled France as regent while her son Louis IX left on what kind of expedition in 1248? 8,882.A BLAT sandwich is a BLT with which additional ingredient? 8,883."Bleeding Kansas" got its name from violence over which issue in the 1850s? 8,884.Which blended-language term was also the title of a 2004 Adam Sandler film? 8,885.Bleu des Causses, matured in natural caves in southern France, is a type of what? 8,886.In the restaurant chain IHOP, what does the letter H stand for? 8,887.Which actor who played Gopher on "The Love Boat" later served as a U.S. representative from Iowa? 8,888.Which flying mammal of the order Chiroptera completes the simile "blind as a ___"? 8,889.Gene Hackman plays a blind hermit who entertains Peter Boyle's monster in which 1974 comedy? 8,890.Which actor won an Oscar playing blind, retired Lt. Col. Frank Slade in "Scent of a Woman"? 8,891.Wolf Blitzer began his career in 1972 with which news agency named for the German-born man who founded it in 1851? 8,892.Which actress played blonde showgirl Lorelei Lee from Little Rock in the 1953 film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"? 8,893."Blood Wedding" playwright Federico Garcia Lorca was killed by Nationalist forces in 1936 in which country? 8,894.Which day of the week appears with "Bloody" in a U2 song title? 8,895.Juanita Hall won a 1950 Tony Award for playing Bloody Mary in which musical? 8,896.What was the first name of the bloodthirsty Wallachian prince known as "the Impaler"? 8,897.What verb means to blow up a balloon or a beach ball with air? 8,898.Which word completes the title of Bette Midler's 1989 hit "___ Beneath My Wings"? 8,899.In which 1997 Jim Carrey film does a boy's birthday wish force his lawyer dad to tell the truth for 24 hours? 8,900.What does the academic abbreviation "B.Litt." stand for?