Jeopardy Trivia Questions — Page 98

9,701.Wrestler Andre Roussimoff was better known by what nickname? 9,702.By imposing a military dictatorship on France in 1799, who became one of the most powerful men in the world? 9,703.By its intended opening day of May 14, 1787, only the Virginia and Pennsylvania delegations had arrived for which gathering? 9,704.Complete the title of the James Patterson and Maxine Paetro novel in the Women's Murder Club series: "4th of ___." 9,705.Which conservative commentator challenged President George H.W. Bush for the 1992 Republican nomination? 9,706.In Roman mythology, which goddess was the wife of Jupiter? 9,707.By law, a U.S. senator's term lasts how many years? 9,708.By law, which U.S. holiday falls on the fourth Thursday in November? 9,709.By March 1781, all 13 states had approved which articles, America's first constitution? 9,710.Which comic strip was created by Matt Groening before "The Simpsons"? 9,711.Complete the title of Maurice Sendak's 1970 picture book: "In the ___ Kitchen." 9,712.In 1913, Elmer McCollum helped discover which nutrient, needed for healthy eyes? 9,713.By mid-1990, all of Liberia except parts of which capital city was controlled by rival rebel groups? 9,714.After defeating his brothers in a civil war, Mehmed I reunited which empire in 1413? 9,715.Motorola's StarTAC, introduced in 1996, was an early flip-style version of what device? 9,716.Which secretary of defense was kept in office by President Obama after serving under George W. Bush? 9,717.By occupation, Antonin Scalia and William Rehnquist were what? 9,718.Which humorist died with aviator Wiley Post in a plane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska, on August 15, 1935? 9,719.By population, which is the largest city in Canada? 9,720.What is the term for a compiler of dictionaries, such as Noah Webster? 9,721.In 1919, Ernest Rutherford discovered which particle, 22 years after the electron was found? 9,722.Which Nobel Prize-winning author died at his home in Ketchum, Idaho, in July 1961? 9,723.Which famous dancer died in 1927 when her long scarf became caught in the wheel of a car? 9,724.Which archbishop was killed in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170? 9,725.By the 1300s, knights were losing importance in warfare due to the growing use of which explosive? 9,726.By the 1871 Treaty of Frankfurt, France gave Germany Alsace and part of which province, known for its quiche? 9,727.By the 1920s, Cristobal Balenciaga was the leading couturier in which country, his homeland? 9,728.In the 1950s, scientists began transplanting cell nuclei into frog eggs in early experiments with what process? 9,729.Which Illinois city on the Mississippi did Mormon settlers build from swampland in the 1840s? 9,730.By the end of 1862, which newly appointed rear admiral controlled the entire Gulf Coast except Mobile? 9,731.By the end of 1999, the transfer of the Bundestag back to Berlin from which city was largely complete? 9,732.Frederick the Great, who died in 1786, greatly enlarged which kingdom by seizing Silesia and part of Poland? 9,733.By the end of the Vietnam War, the U.S. Air Force was guiding bombs with which acronym-named technology dating from around 1960? 9,734.By the Geneva Accords of 1954, the 17th parallel divided which Asian nation into northern and southern sections? 9,735.In 1532, Francisco Pizarro captured Atahualpa, ruler of which empire? 9,736.Which city on the River Lagan in Ireland was chartered in 1613 and settled by Presbyterians and later Huguenots? 9,737.In August 1997, a nationwide Teamsters strike shut down deliveries at which company? 9,738.By the time he became treasury secretary in 1921, which financier was one of the richest men in America? 9,739.Which car painting entrepreneur famously offered to paint "any car, any color" for a low price? 9,740.In 1858, after the Indian Rebellion, the British Crown took over the governing of India from which company? 9,741.British officers in India took up which mounted sport around 1860, soon bringing it back to England? 9,742.Which title heroine of an 1877 Tolstoy novel has a tragic love affair with Count Vronsky? 9,743.Which Cleveland businessman founded Standard Oil in 1870 and retired from active management in the 1890s? 9,744.Complete the title of John Keats' 1819 ballad: "La Belle Dame sans ___." 9,745.In a famous 1936-37 sit-down strike in Flint, Michigan, the United Auto Workers took on which company? 9,746.Norse settlers began arriving around 874 on which North Atlantic island, which founded its Althing parliament in 930? 9,747.Dutch elm disease devastated which North American tree, once a favorite for lining city streets? 9,748.While living in the U.S., which scientist was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952? 9,749.By tradition, no pope ever chooses which name? 9,750.By weight, about 65 percent of the human body is which element? 9,751.Which nomadic desert people of the Middle East are famed for breeding Arabian horses? 9,752.Explorer Richard Byrd's polar career began with an expedition based at Etah, on which large Danish-ruled island? 9,753.Which British naval hero helped win the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1797? 9,754.Byron was Lord Byron from age 10, but which poet had to wait until his 70s, in 1884, to become a lord? 9,755.In "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage," Byron wrote "___, thou deep and dark blue Ocean, roll!" What are the missing words? 9,756.Byron's 1814 ode to which fallen ruler says "Nor till thy fall could mortals guess / Ambition's less than littleness"? 9,757.Which work, set around the year 1300, describes a poet's journey through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven? 9,758.Around 1415, Donatello sculpted St. George, with a relief beneath it showing the saint slaying which beast? 9,759.Around 1490, which artist drew a man with outstretched arms showing that the span of a man's arms equals his height? 9,760.What 1980s term described a young, affluent, city-dwelling professional? 9,761.Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith began coloring the world in 1903 with which brand? 9,762.Which syndicated adventure series of 1958 to 1961 starred Lloyd Bridges as scuba diver Mike Nelson? 9,763.Which actor won the Best Actor Oscar for "Patton" in 1971 but refused to accept it? 9,764.Ca is the symbol for calcium; which element has the symbol Cf? 9,765.In which 1999 mob comedy does James Caan welcome future son-in-law Hugh Grant to the family? 9,766.Cab Calloway first recorded his song about which "moocher" in 1931? 9,767.The musical "Cabaret" goes back to the Berlin stories of which writer? 9,768."Cabaret" was based partly on which 1951 play by John Van Druten? 9,769.Which cable talk show was hosted by Chris Matthews for more than two decades? 9,770.Cabrillo National Monument marks where Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo landed in 1542, on the coast of which California city? 9,771.Cadet and cerulean are shades of which color? 9,772.Which U.S. military academy was founded in 1802 on the Hudson River in New York? 9,773.The Cadillac Tower stands on Cadillac Square in which city, founded by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac? 9,774.Cadpig was the smallest of Pongo's 15 puppies in which 1956 Dodie Smith novel? 9,775."Caesar," published in 1997, is the fifth volume in which Australian author's Masters of Rome series? 9,776.Nicolas Cage appeared in which 1984 film about a Harlem hot spot, directed by his uncle Francis Ford Coppola? 9,777.Nicolas Cage was billed as Nicolas Coppola in which 1982 Sean Penn film based on a Cameron Crowe book? 9,778.Cagliari is the capital of which Italian island? 9,779.Caimans are most closely related to which animals? 9,780.In Genesis, Cain was a farmer, while Abel kept which animals? 9,781.Which spicy Cajun smoked sausage is often found in gumbo? 9,782.What kind of cake is traditionally cut together by a couple who have just tied the knot? 9,783.Which calculating device do the Chinese call the suanpan? 9,784.Calcutta was once the capital of British India; which newly built city became the capital in 1931? 9,785.On what date did the 20th century technically begin? 9,786.In 1963, a long dispute between California and Arizona over water rights to which river was settled by the Supreme Court? 9,787.Which "pet" did California advertising man Gary Dahl create in 1975? 9,788.The California Institute of Technology is located in which city? 9,789.Which thistle-like vegetable, grown mainly in California, has an edible heart? 9,790.Which California stadium was the main venue of both the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics? 9,791.California's 2001 energy crisis was blamed on a 1996 state law mandating what for the electricity industry? 9,792.California's largest almond growers' cooperative sells its nuts under which gem-themed brand name? 9,793.Which was California's first state prison, built with convict labor in 1852? 9,794.California's highest peak was named for which geologist, chief of the survey whose team found it in 1864? 9,795.California's Proposition 227 of 1998 opposed which type of education? 9,796.Calista Flockhart played the fragile Laura in a 1994 Broadway revival of which Tennessee Williams play? 9,797.Calista Flockhart played Helena in a 1999 film of which Shakespeare comedy? 9,798.Which star of 2006's "Casino Royale" was the first blond actor to play James Bond? 9,799.Who is the narrator of "Moby-Dick"? 9,800.Which actress titled her 2001 memoir "Call Me Crazy"?