Jeopardy Trivia Questions — Page 235

23,401.What is associated with: around 1268 roger bacon observed that these new optical devices could be used to improve eyesight? 23,402.What is associated with: around 1271 the city of herat afghanistan was visited by this famous venetian? 23,403.Based on the clue 'around 132 ad chinese scientist chang heng invente...', what is the answer? 23,404.What is associated with: around 1325 bc this boy king was buried in a gold mask inside 4 coffins one of which was made of gold? 23,405.What is associated with: around 1332 bc this pre teen became king of egypt his reign was kinda meh but the stuff he left behind wow? 23,406.What is associated with: around 1340 feet below sea level the dead sea? 23,407.What is associated with: around 1347 bc at the age of 9 his rule as pharaoh began? 23,408.What is associated with: around 1365 adrianople became the capital of this empire constantinople replaced it in 1453? 23,409.Who performed with 'around 1375 and the green knight'? 23,410.What is associated with: around 1387 this poet wisely noted in love ther is but litel reste? 23,411.What is associated with: around 1400 gian galeazzo visconti based in this city ruled most of northern italy but was foiled by the florentin… 23,412.What is associated with: around 1400 tsong kha pa founded the yellow hat order of this tibetan form of buddhism? 23,413.What is associated with: around 1450 with big commissions drying up sculptors turned to these head shoulders portrait pieces? 23,414.What is associated with: around 1485 this florentine painted mars and venus the birth of venus? 23,415.What is associated with: around 1492 he created the marble battle of the centaurs no ceiling on his genius? 23,416.What is associated with: around 150 ad this egyptian astronomer cataloged over 1000 stars in his work almagest? 23,417.What is associated with: around 1500 he sketched not only a flying machine but a parachute? 23,418.What is associated with: around 1500 this artist wrote in his notebook in life beauty perishes but not in art? 23,419.What is associated with: around 1507 this polish astronomer began trying to prove that the sun not earth was the center of the universe? 23,420.What is associated with: around 1512 bartolome de las casas became the first priest ordained in the new world on this island? 23,421.What is associated with: around 1542 explorer juan rodriguez cabrillo discovered this island off la its believed hes buried there too? 23,422.What is associated with: around 1550 the british called the spanish arquebuses calivers a corruption of this word? 23,423.What is associated with: around 1605 dutchman willem jansz became the first european to sight this continent? 23,424.What is associated with: around 1610 galileo determined the suns rotational rate by watching these dark areas shift position? 23,425.What is associated with: around 1610 this baroque master got his first nice big plump commissions for antwerp cathedral? 23,426.What is associated with: around 1620 cornelis drebbel demonstrated the 1st workable submarine on this british river? 23,427.What is associated with: around 1620 pietro della valle brought to europe a copy of this script from behistun in mesopotamia? 23,428.What is associated with: around 1627 miles standish this husband of priscilla mullens founded the town of duxbury? 23,429.What is associated with: around 1630 jan van helmont discovered this gas given off by burning wood called it gas sylvestre? 23,430.Based on the clue 'around 165 bc this jewish leader re entered jerusa...', what is the answer? 23,431.What is associated with: around 1650 bc these people made their capital at hattusas in central anatolia in what is now turkey? 23,432.What is associated with: around 1668 isaac newton built the first reflecting one of these? 23,433.What is associated with: around 1675 gian domenico cassini observed a dark gap in this planets main rings? 23,434.What is associated with: around 1683 jules hardouin mansart completed this narcissistic versailles feature galerie des glaces in france? 23,435.What is associated with: around 1700 this a ships steering system was improved by adding a wheel? 23,436.What is associated with: around 1709 cristofori became a key player in this new instruments history? 23,437.What is associated with: around 1714 he set the freezing point of water at 32 degrees the boiling point at 212? 23,438.What is associated with: around 1720 bc the minoans were shaken up by this event that destroyed their palace at knossos? 23,439.What is associated with: around 1720 this mississippi port became the capital of frances louisiana territory? 23,440.What is associated with: around 1725 this great baroque composer wrote 6 english suites for harpsichord? 23,441.What is associated with: around 1766 bc the shang kingdom arose along the valley of this river also known as the huang he? 23,442.What is associated with: around 1780 this grandfather of charles darwin invented a pyrometer to measure high heat in his kilns? 23,443.What is associated with: around 1784 85 henry cavendish discovered that when he combined hydrogen air it exploded produced this? 23,444.What is associated with: around 1800 parson weems wrote of this mans unauthorized juvenile lumberjacking? 23,445.What is associated with: around 1800 this english romantic landscape painter took a studio at 64 harley street in london? 23,446.What is associated with: around 1800 this scientist from como italy developed a forerunner of the electric battery? 23,447.What is associated with: around 1807 john colter explored yellowstone after he was released from this duos expedition? 23,448.What is associated with: around 1813 he set goethes gretchen am spinnrade to music? 23,449.What is associated with: around 1814 pierre henri de valenciennes painted this catastrophic 79 ad event? 23,450.What is associated with: around 1817 giovanni caviglia rescued the great sphinx from obliteration by this? 23,451.What is associated with: around 1820 it was demonstrated that this element was effective in treating goiter? 23,452.What is associated with: around 1829 this mexican began calling himself the napoleon of the west? 23,453.What is associated with: around 1830 catherine mcauley founded the sisters of this to care for dublins poor sick? 23,454.What is associated with: around 1830 the first catholic priest ordained in the us obtained land in this state where a university now stands? 23,455.What is associated with: around 1840 chemist john william draper took the first photograph of this heavenly body? 23,456.What is associated with: around 1846 sarah bagley became the first female operator of this device? 23,457.What is associated with: around 1850 george boole devised a new take on this branch of math? 23,458.What is associated with: around 1850 he absolutely positively came up with the idea for an absolute temperature scale? 23,459.What is associated with: around 1850 helmholtz clocked impulses moving along these body parts at about 90 feet per second? 23,460.What is associated with: around 1850 it used a fleet of over 700 ships by 1930 this us industry was practically defunct? 23,461.What is associated with: around 1850 you could find eugene delacroix painting the ceiling of this french museums salon dapollon? 23,462.What is associated with: around 1862 this american locksmith introduced a dial operated combination lock for bank vaults? 23,463.What is associated with: around 1862 this doctor invented a machine gun that could fire about 350 rounds per minute? 23,464.What is associated with: around 1870 christopher sholes 2 friends invented the 1st practical one of these including a qwerty keyboard? 23,465.What is associated with: around 1870 he bought some farmland in massachusetts developed his famous potato there? 23,466.What is associated with: around 1870 the flag seen here was adopted by this country? 23,467.What is associated with: around 1875 this woman beats her future husband marksman frank butler in a shooting match? 23,468.What is associated with: around 1884 edgar degas painted the portrait seen here of this fellow impressionist? 23,469.What is associated with: around 1889 this scotsman purchased an estate in samoa which he called valima or five streams? 23,470.What is associated with: around 1890 eli janneys automatic type of this replaced the dangerous link pin type? 23,471.What is associated with: around 1890 stevenson bought 300 acres in whats now this country where he was called tusitala or teller of tales? 23,472.What is associated with: around 1890 thomas edison schemed to have this invention named after his rival george westinghouse? 23,473.What is associated with: around 1891 whitcomb judson took out a patent on the slide fastener which today we call this? 23,474.What is associated with: around 1892 nikola tesla invented one that used alternating current? 23,475.What is associated with: around 1898 frederic remington asked kicking bear a veteran of this battle to create a painting of it? 23,476.What is associated with: around 1900 he built a 12 million volt electric coil but fell short with a worldwide radio transmitter? 23,477.What is associated with: around 1900 in kansas she wanted folks to stop drinking so she began taking a hatchet to local saloons? 23,478.What is associated with: around 1900 monroe rosenfeld remarked that the music heard along nycs 28th street sounded like this? 23,479.What is associated with: around 1900 this chicago businessman had expanded into europe japan? 23,480.What is associated with: around 1901 archaeologist gertrude bell excavated many of the ruins of iraq later began this citys natl museum? 23,481.What is associated with: around 1904 this norwegian explorer confirmed that the earths magnetic poles are not fixed? 23,482.What is associated with: around 1905 it was discovered that the american eel spawns in this sea in the north atlantic? 23,483.What is associated with: around 1905 these animals not native to arizona were brought to a ranch in the state where they now roam? 23,484.What is associated with: around 1908 tea merchant thomas sullivan hit upon this innovation that avoids the mess of straining leaves? 23,485.What is associated with: around 1910 for chemical co basf carl bosch learned to make quantities of this gas from nitrogen hydrogen? 23,486.What is associated with: around 1910 standard of the world was the slogan of this luxurious gm make? 23,487.What is associated with: around 1910 thomas morgan found that these hereditary units are located on chromosomes within cells? 23,488.What is associated with: around 1911 tsar nicholas ii had this mystic expelled but alexandra soon had him returned worked out well? 23,489.What is associated with: around 1912 2 painters from the art institute of this city founded the ox bow institute in saugatuck mich? 23,490.What is associated with: around 1912 robert delaunay brought color to the forefront of this ism thereby creating orphism? 23,491.What is associated with: around 1912 while recovering in a sanatorium this former seaman decided to become a playwright? 23,492.What is associated with: around 1914 the gulf oil company became the first to give away these free guides to travelers? 23,493.What is associated with: around 1915 debussy composed 12 etudes in memory of this polish french composer? 23,494.What is associated with: around 1915 this italian painted an elongated asymmetrical portrait of artist juan gris? 23,495.What is associated with: around 1916 newspaper writer don marquis created this typing cockroach friend of mehitabel the cat? 23,496.What is associated with: around 1920 plates of this silicon mineral were first used to control radio frequencies? 23,497.What is associated with: around 1927 this american known for his mobiles created a portrait of josephine baker out of wire? 23,498.What is associated with: around 1930 angelos sikelianos tried to revive the famous festival of this town navel of the world didnt work? 23,499.What is associated with: around 1930 william lear invented one of these for the car marketed under tha name motorola? 23,500.What is associated with: around 1940 scientists found that mutations in these chromosomal units result in defective enzymes?