Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (157 results returned)

#9054, aired 2024-03-07GETTING HISTORICAL $800: Calling himself an admiral in a bit of self-promotion, in 1853 he sailed 4 warships into the harbor of Uraga & refused to leave Commodore Matthew Perry
#8903, aired 2023-06-28CONSTANTINOPLE $1200: In 1853 Prince Menshikov presented his government's demands in Constantinople; they were rejected & this war ensued the Crimean War
#8664, aired 2022-06-16THE "O" MEN $200: Done with manufacturing wagons, he set up an elevator shop in Yonkers in 1853 & business just went up from there Otis
#8660, aired 2022-06-10NOTES FOR A BIOGRAPHY $2000: Jefferson Davis: as U.S. Secretary of War in 1853, he approved the import of these from Egypt to test in the Southwest camels
#8572, aired 2022-02-08THE LAST THOUSAND YEARS $1,000 (Daily Double): In November 1853 Russia destroyed Turkey's fleet in the Black Sea; France & Britain came to Turkey's aid in this war the Crimean War
#8543, aired 2021-12-29AMERICAN AUTHORS $1600: A personal friend of this president, Nathaniel Hawthorne was appointed U.S. consul at Liverpool in 1853 Franklin Pierce
#8398, aired 2021-05-12AMERICAN HISTORY $2000: In 1853 this 14th president was not sworn in--he was affirmed on a Bible Franklin Pierce
#8362, aired 2021-03-23NURSES $200: In 1853 this nurse was superintendent at London's Institution for Sick Gentlewomen in Distressed Circumstances Florence Nightingale
#8296, aired 2020-12-07AMERICAN ACCESSIONS $2000: This 1853 purchase added nearly 30,000 square miles to the Southwest United States the Gadsden Purchase
#8231, aired 2020-06-0819th CENTURY NOTABLES $800: His operas "Il Trovatore" & "La Traviata" both premiered in 1853 Verdi
#8221, aired 2020-05-25WORLD HISTORY $600: He & his squadron showed up in Uraga Harbor in 1853, & Japan was soon forced to open its ports to U.S. ships (Commodore) Admiral Perry
#8190, aired 2020-03-27OPERA $1200: Here's an 1853 chorus from this "green" guy & we'll even throw in the anvil for free Verdi
#8170, aired 2020-02-28HIGHER EDUCATION GEOGRAPHY $4,000 (Daily Double): Founded in 1853, Washington University isn't in D.C. or Washington State but in this city on the Mississippi river St. Louis
#8096, aired 2019-11-18A MAN OF THE CLOTH $800: Before he controlled New York City, this boss served a single term in Congress from 1853 to 1855 (Boss) Tweed
#8061, aired 2019-09-30AMERICAN HISTORY $2000: Suffering from tuberculosis, William Rufus DeVane King died in April 1853 before ever performing his duties in this post vice president
#8000, aired 2019-05-24QUEEN VICTORIA $2000: Given this new anesthetic to inhale, Queen Victoria felt little or no pain in 1853 when she delivered her eighth child chloroform
#7937, aired 2019-02-26RANKS & TITLES $1000: In 1853 the shogun of Japan called himself "taikun" when meeting this American; it eventually became our word tycoon (Matthew) Perry
#7903, aired 2019-01-09CHARLES DARWIN $1000: The Royal Society awarded its medal to Charles in 1853 for his writings on these crustaceans found on rocks & ships' hulls barnacles
#7820, aired 2018-09-14NONFICTION $800: In Chapter 1 of this memoir, Solomon Northup says he was "happily rescued" from bondage in January 1853 12 Years a Slave
#7768, aired 2018-05-23DIMES $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents.) The arrows around 1853 on the dime on the right show it contained less of this element, which was reduced that year due to a rise in its price silver
#7698, aired 2018-02-14MEXICAN HISTORY $1600: In 1853 Mexico sold territory south of the Gila River to the U.S. for $10 million in this acquisition the Gadsden Purchase
#7649, aired 2017-12-07THE 19th CENTURY $600: Explorer Richard Burton disguised himself as an Afghan doctor to enter this holy city on Sept. 11, 1853 Mecca
#7455, aired 2017-01-27AN INVENTIVE CATEGORY $800: In 1853 David Smith patented one of these to keep your undies hanging on a line by using a spring clamp & 2 wooden levers a clothespin
#7392, aired 2016-11-01THE 19th CENTURY $1200: What we call this 1853 "Purchase" is known in Mexico as La Venta de la Mesilla the Gadsden Purchase
#7366, aired 2016-09-26U.S. LANDMARKS $400: Fort Point, seen here, was built between 1853 & 1861 to protect this bay San Francisco Bay
#7229, aired 2016-02-04OTTOMAN HISTORY $400: In 1853 the Ottoman Turks declared war on Russia, igniting this conflict the Crimean War
#7181, aired 2015-11-30KIDNAPPING $800: The full title of this Solomon Northup memoir includes "Rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation... in Louisiana 12 Years a Slave
#7109, aired 2015-07-09THE ARTFUL ROGER $400: British photographer Roger Fenton is known for his extensive images of this 1853-56 peninsular war the Crimean War
#7090, aired 2015-06-12EXPLORATION $800: In 1853 Sir Richard Burton became one of the few non-Muslim men of the time to visit these 2 "M" cities Mecca & Medina
#7010, aired 2015-02-20QUEEN VICTORIA $400: When this war broke out in 1853, Victoria took an active part in organizing relief efforts for the wounded the Crimean War
#6946, aired 2014-11-24LINCOLN $200: Naturally, this state has the first town named for Lincoln--in 1853, before he was even president Illinois
#6837, aired 2014-05-13WON THE BATTLE, LOST THE WAR $400: Russia 1, Turkey 0 at Sinope; Allies 1, Russia 0 in this 1853 to 1856 war the Crimean War
#6734, aired 2013-12-19MAP QUEST $200: Incorporated as a city in 1853, it's on the shores of Lake Winnebago b'gosh Oshkosh
#6725, aired 2013-12-06YOU'VE GOT TASTE $600: Model yourself on a baron in this banking family, who in 1853 bought a chateau so he could serve his own wine to guests the Rothschilds
#6600, aired 2013-05-03FAMOUS AMERICANS $1200: In 1853 he won $2 at an Illinois fair for the "best center draft plow" John Deere
#6520, aired 2013-01-11BE SPECIFIC $1000: "The Russo-Turkish War" won't do it; there have been a dozen--give us this 1853-1856 one the Crimean War
#6517, aired 2013-01-08IT'S MATTHEW PERRY $800: In July 1853 Matthew Perry became famous by sailing into a fortified harbor in this country Japan
#6448, aired 2012-10-03THE 19th CENTURY $400: In 1853 Sir Richard Burton made a dangerous journey in disguise to this city, now in Saudi Arabia Mecca
#6387, aired 2012-05-29RUBBER $1,600 (Daily Double): In 1853 this American wrote about his vulcanization discovery in "Gum Elastic and its Varieties" Goodyear
#6352, aired 2012-04-101850s AMERICA $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map of the Southwest U.S. and northern Mexico on the monitor.) The U.S. wanted to build a railroad across the Southwest, but the land was too mountainous, so in 1853 flatter land for the railroad was purchased from Mexico by this U.S. minister Gadsden
#6325, aired 2012-03-02EMILY DICKINSON $800: Emily's father served in Congress from 1853 to 1855 as one of the last elected members of this party the Whig
#6190, aired 2011-07-08WASHINGTON $800: Until 1853 Washington was part of this territory bearing the name of the next state south Oregon
#6182, aired 2011-06-2819th CENTURY AMERICAN LIT $400: In 1853 Harriet Beecher Stowe published "A Key to" this novel, with facts & figures to back up its accuracy Uncle Tom's Cabin
#6149, aired 2011-05-12ARRIVALS $2,200 (Daily Double): On July 8, 1853 Commodore Matthew Perry historically sailed into this bay the Tokyo bay
#6141, aired 2011-05-02CORNERSTONES $400: As president of the Mormon church, he laid one of the cornerstones for the Salt Lake temple in 1853 Brigham Young
#6023, aired 2010-11-17HAIL TO THE CHIEF $1600: In 1853 this president, "Handsome Frank", became the first to "solemnly affirm", not "swear", his oath Pierce
#6007, aired 2010-10-2619th CENTURY INVENTIONS $800: Elevators date back to Roman times; in 1853 he showed off his safety device so passengers could ride on them Otis
#5844, aired 2010-01-28SAUDI ARABIA $800: This British explorer made a secret trip to Mecca in 1853 & also "acted" as translator of the "Arabian Nights" (Richard Francis) Burton
#5841, aired 2010-01-25U.S. FIRSTS $800: Our country's first of these was held in a crystal palace in NYC's Bryant Park in 1853 & lost $300,000 a World's Fair
#5810, aired 2009-12-11"C"OMPANIES $800: In 1853 these brothers, John & Benjamin, got a royal warrant to provide chocolate & cocoa products to the Queen Cadbury
#5804, aired 2009-12-03DEATH IN VENICE $3,000 (Daily Double): This physicist who noted an effect in sound waves from moving sources died in Venice in 1853 & is buried in its San Michele (Christian) Doppler
#5632, aired 2009-02-17MEDICAL MILESTONES $400: In 1853 Charles Gerhardt buffered salicylic acid, creating acetylsalicylic acid, later marketed as this aspirin
#5628, aired 2009-02-11THE GADSDEN PURCHASE $800: This U.S. president authorized the deal in 1853 Franklin Pierce
#5607, aired 2009-01-13JEFFERSON DAVIS $2000: From 1853 to 1857 Davis served as this president's Secretary of War Pierce
#5503, aired 2008-07-09INFECTIOUS DISEASES $1000: Deadly outbreaks of cholera struck British, French & Russian soldiers equally in this 1853-56 war the Crimean War
#5372, aired 2008-01-08WAR CORRESPONDENTS $1600: The first famous war correspondent, William Howard Russell reported on this 1853-56 war for British papers The Crimean War
#5363, aired 2007-12-26INVENTORS & INVENTIONS $400: Alexander Wood & Charles Pravaz are credited with developing this device in 1853 first used to inject morphine a (hypodermic) syringe
#5352, aired 2007-12-11SNACK ATTACK $1000: I could eat a whole bag of this type of snack invented in Saratoga Springs in 1853 potato chips
#5345, aired 2007-11-30WESTWARD EXPANSION OF THE U.S. $2000: This 1853 deal that brought the U.S. chunks of New Mexico & Arizona is known in Mexico as the sale of La Mesilla the Gadsden Purchase
#5316, aired 2007-10-22FAMOUS HUMANITARIANS $200: In 1853 she became head of London's Harley Street Nursing Home; a year later, she shipped out to Scutari, Turkey Florence Nightingale
#5226, aired 2007-05-07CHINESE GEOGRAPHY $200: This colorful river emptied into the sea until 1853, when its course shifted to empty into the Gulf of Chihli the Yellow River
#5176, aired 2007-02-26THAT'S GONNA COST YOU $800: Between 1853 & 1856, commissioners purchased the NYC site for what became this 843-acre location Central Park
#5129, aired 2006-12-21COLLEGE SPORTS TEAM LOGOS $600: This university originally opened in Ocala in 1853 University of Florida
#5118, aired 2006-12-06BOOKS ABOUT AUTHORS $200: Chapter 20 of a biography of this Connecticut-born woman is entitled "Antislavery Activist: 1853-1854" (Harriet Beecher) Stowe
#5018, aired 2006-06-07THE DEADFUL GREAT $1200: In 1853 at age 33, she became superintendent of London's Harley Street Nursing Home (Florence) Nightingale
#4990, aired 2006-04-28WHO'S THE BOSS $200: He was a congressman from 1853 to 1855, then returned to NYC & organized his "ring" ("Boss") Tweed
#4978, aired 2006-04-12DURING THE PIERCE ADMINISTRATION $1600: This grandson of a founding father arranged an 1853 purchase from Mexico Gadsden
#4970, aired 2006-03-31LISZT $1000: Between 1846 & 1853 Liszt composed the first 15 of his "Hungarian" these Rhapsodies
#4874, aired 2005-11-17PARTYING $1,000 (Daily Double): Between 1841 & 1853, 4 U.S. presidents were from this political party that no longer exists the Whig Party
#4869, aired 2005-11-10THE 19th CENTURY $1,000 (Daily Double): Much of the fighting in this war, 1853 to 1856, took place on a peninsula in the Black Sea the Crimean War
#4851, aired 2005-10-17THE 19th CENTURY $1600: Pow! Kaboom! Russian explosive shells destroyed this empire's ships in Crimea in 1853 the Ottoman Empire
#4837, aired 2005-09-27HELLO KITTY $600: This frontiersman served as an Indian agent from 1853 to 1861 in Taos, New Mexico Kit Carson
#4785, aired 2005-05-27MEDICINE $400: A few almonds might help a headache; they contain salicylic acid, found in this drug synthesized in 1853 aspirin
#4425, aired 2003-11-28BRITISH ROYAL PAINS $1200: To help with her royal birthing pains, Queen Victoria used this new anesthetic in 1853 chloroform
#4412, aired 2003-11-1119th CENTURY AMERICAN AUTHORS $400: To defend the accuracy of her blockbuster book, she wrote "A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1853 Harriet Beecher Stowe
#4339, aired 2003-06-12FOREIGN 2-LETTER WORDS $2,400 (Daily Double): The titles of 2 Verdi operas of 1853 begin with these 2 Italian forms of the word "the" il & la
#4216, aired 2002-12-23U.S. HISTORY $1000: On July 8, 1853 Matthew Perry presented a letter from President Fillmore to the emperor of this country Japan
#4209, aired 2002-12-12WHAT'S IN A NAME? $600: In 1853 this man founded a piano business in NYC with his "Sons" that stayed family owned until 1972 Henry E. Steinway
#4120, aired 2002-06-28TURKEY $800: In 1853 the Turks declared war on this country, beginning the Crimean War Russia
#4109, aired 2002-06-13GREAT BRITS $2000: Perhaps Elizabeth Taylor could tell you that in 1853, this explorer disguised himself as an Arab to see shrines in Mecca Sir Richard Burton
#3944, aired 2001-10-25POX, PLAGUE & PESTILENCE $400: Deadly outbreaks of cholera & typhus struck British, French & Russian soldiers equally in this 1853-56 war the Crimean War
#3866, aired 2001-05-28CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $800: In 1853 Schumann noted in his diary meeting this composer & called him "a genius" Johannes Brahms
#3859, aired 2001-05-17BOOKS & AUTHORS $100: An 1853 fire at his publisher's warehouse burned the remaining stock of his books, including "Moby Dick" Herman Melville
#3769, aired 2001-01-11YMCA $400: The origins of this city's Golden Gate University go back to classes offered at a local YMCA in 1853 San Francisco
#3763, aired 2001-01-03DRUGS $300: The administration of drugs was made much easier by this 1853 invention seen here Hypodermic needle
#3564, aired 2000-02-1719th CENTURY AMERICA $600: In 1853 she published a "Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin", evidence to back up her earlier work Harriet Beecher Stowe
#3491, aired 1999-11-08ALL AROUND NEW YORK $400: This jewelry store has added sparkle & pizzazz to NYC since 1853; breakfast, anyone? Tiffany's
#3366, aired 1999-04-05FAMOUS PARTNERS $500: In 1853 he borrowed $60 from his friend Henry Lomb to help his optical goods shop John Bausch
#3176, aired 1998-05-25MEAT & POTATOES $300: In 1853 chef George Crum invented this snack as a joke when a customer said his fries were too thick potato chips
#3134, aired 1998-03-26AMERICANA $400: White Mountain has been making freezers to produce this treat since 1853 Ice Cream
#3130, aired 1998-03-20THE 19th CENTURY $1000: 1853 purchase that brought the contiguous U.S. about up to its present area the Gadsden Purchase
#3063, aired 1997-12-17CLASSICAL COMPOSERS $400: 3 of his most famous works, "Rigoletto", "Il Trovatore" & "La Traviata", were published between 1851-1853 Giuseppe Verdi
#3051, aired 1997-12-01EXPLORERS $400: In 1853 Richard Burton -- the other one -- visited this city in disguise & made a sketch of the Kaaba Mecca
#3010, aired 1997-10-03FLOPS $500: "La Traviata", his modern-dress opera version of "La Dame Aux Camelias", flopped in its 1853 premiere Giuseppe Verdi
#2985, aired 1997-07-18U.S. PRESIDENTS $1000: On March 4, 1853 this president gave his inauguration address from memory without notes Franklin Pierce
#2917, aired 1997-04-15BRAND NAMES $300: This brand name came from a Philadelphia cookie & cracker baker in 1853, not from an elf in a hollow tree Keebler
#2819, aired 1996-11-28U.S. PRESIDENTS $2,500 (Daily Double): When he took office in 1853 at age 48, this New Englander was the youngest president to that time Franklin Pierce
#2762, aired 1996-09-10POTENT POTABLES $800: The Rothschild family bought Chateau Mouton in 1853 & this 700-year-old estate in 1868 (Château) Lafite
#2747, aired 1996-07-09AMERICAN HISTORY $700 (Daily Double): 1853's Gadsden Purchase contained the southern portion of what became these 2 states Arizona & New Mexico
#2723, aired 1996-06-05RUSSIAN RULERS $1000: Nicholas I's ambition to add more Turkish territory to his domain led to this 1853-56 war the Crimean War
#2713, aired 1996-05-22AMERICAN HISTORY $100: In 1853 this future Confederate president became secretary of war in Franklin Pierce's cabinet Jefferson Davis
#2681, aired 1996-04-0819th CENTURY AMERICA $400: William Rufus De Vane King died in 1853 just 25 days after he was sworn into this office vice president
#2631, aired 1996-01-291853 $100: The first of these buildings for publicly displaying fish was opened at Regent's Park in England aquarium
#2631, aired 1996-01-291853 $200: This 1,932-foot-deep Oregon lake in the Cascades was discovered by a prospector in 1853 Crater Lake
#2631, aired 1996-01-291853 $300: 2 of his best-known works debuted, "Il Trovatore" & "La Traviata" Giuseppe Verdi
#2631, aired 1996-01-291853 $400: On December 30 this American diplomat signed a treaty ceding Mexican land south of the Gila River to the U.S. (James) Gadsden
#2631, aired 1996-01-291853 $1,400 (Daily Double): Born on July 5, 1853 in Hertfordshire, he later founded the De Beers mining company Cecil Rhodes
#2596, aired 1995-12-11HISTORY $800: The destruction of a Turkish fleet by the Russians Nov. 30, 1853 led to Britain entering this war the Crimean
#2578, aired 1995-11-15POLITICS $400: This New York City political boss served in the House of Representatives from 1853-55 Boss Tweed
#2551, aired 1995-10-09ODDS & ENDS $600: While giving birth in 1853, Queen Victoria became one of the first women to use this anesthetic chloroform
#2532, aired 1995-09-12THE 19th CENTURY $400: With this 1853 purchase, the contiguous U.S. became complete as we know it today the Gadsden Purchase
#2519, aired 1995-07-13LANGUAGES $400: The first modern novel in this language was "Love of Zion", published in 1853 Hebrew
#2473, aired 1995-05-10BRITISH ROYALTY $300: This queen's son Leopold, born in 1853, suffered from hemophilia Victoria
#2315, aired 1994-09-30SHIPS $300: Launched in 1853, the Great Republic, one of these speedy ships, was the largest sailing ship of its time a clipper ship
#2309, aired 1994-09-22ARIZONA $400: Arizona's land south of the Gila River was acquired from Mexico in this 1853 "purchase" the Gadsden Purchase
#2309, aired 1994-09-22AMERICAN HISTORY $600: On July 14, 1853 he delivered a letter from Millard Fillmore to the Japanese Commodore Perry
#2256, aired 1994-05-30U.S. HISTORY $400: Until it became a separate territory in 1853, what is now Washington was part of this territory Oregon Territory
#2244, aired 1994-05-12WOMEN IN HISTORY $400: In 1853 she became superintendent of London's Institute for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen Florence Nightingale
#2231, aired 1994-04-25AMERICAN LITERATURE $200: In 1853 she wrote "A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" to defend the accuracy of the earlier book Harriet Beecher Stowe
#2214, aired 1994-03-31FRANKLIN PIERCE $400: William King, but he died in April 1853 never having performed the duties of his office Franklin Pierce's vice president
#2210, aired 1994-03-25WORLD HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1853 this discoverer of Lake Tanganyika visited the shrines of Mecca disguised as an Afghani Sir Richard Burton
#2205, aired 1994-03-18U.S. PRESIDENTS $500: Succeeding Fillmore, he delivered his 1853 inaugural address from memory (Franklin) Pierce
#2191, aired 1994-02-28EXPLORERS $500: In 1853, this Scot said about Africa, "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish" Livingstone
#2163, aired 1994-01-19AMERICAN HISTORY $500 (Daily Double): In 1853 the U.S. purchased this strip of land in northern Mexico to provide transcontinental rail service the Gadsden Purchase
#2131, aired 1993-12-06U.S. HISTORY $400: Until it became a separate territory in 1853, Washington was part of this territory the Oregon Territory
#2080, aired 1993-09-24BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1853 Henry Lomb joined this man to found an optical company (John Jacob) Bausch
#2051, aired 1993-07-05THE 1850s $100: In 1853 this jeans maker introduced his first product, waist-high overalls Levi Strauss
#2024, aired 1993-05-27NAVAL BATTLES $800: Russia used the first ship-to-ship explosive shells in 1853, during this war the Crimean War
#2014, aired 1993-05-13ASIAN HISTORY $400: On July 8, 1853 this commodore sailed the first U.S. Navy ships into Edo Bay Commodore Perry
#1926, aired 1993-01-11AMERICAN COMPOSERS $600: A composition that he wrote in 1853 was adopted as Kentucky's state song Stephen Foster
#1901, aired 1992-12-07ART $400: Born in 1853 at Groot Zundert, the Netherlands, he sold only 1 painting in his lifetime van Gogh
#1896, aired 1992-11-30AMERICAN LITERATURE $1000: His 1853 short story "Bartleby the Scrivener" is subtitled "A Story of Wall Street" Herman Melville
#1872, aired 1992-10-27WORLD HISTORY $400: In 1853 Turkey declared war on Russia, beginning this conflict the Crimean War
#1834, aired 1992-07-16U.S. PRESIDENTS $1000: The Gadsden Purchase of 1853 was during this New Hampshirite's term in office Franklin Pierce
#1770, aired 1992-04-17LITERATURE $4,300 (Daily Double): "Tanglewood Tales" was his 1853 sequel to "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys" Hawthorne
#1733, aired 1992-02-26THE VILLAGE SMITHY $400: Blacksmith equipment used for musical effects since 1528, it's most famous in Verdi's 1853 "Chorus" the anvil
#1685, aired 1991-12-20PHOTOGRAPHY $1,500 (Daily Double): The oldest existing battlefield photos are those taken in 1853 during this war Crimean War
#1647, aired 1991-10-29THE OLD WEST $500: This gunslinger born in 1853 was named after the founder of the Methodist Church, John Wesley John Wesley Hardin
#1637, aired 1991-10-15GEMS $500: The "Star of the South" diamond was discovered in this South American country in 1853 Brazil
#1579, aired 1991-06-13BRITISH ROYALTY $600: After this queen was given chloroform during childbirth in 1853, its popularity soared Queen Victoria
#1569, aired 1991-05-30PRESIDENTS $1000: Since he & his wife were mourning their son they cancelled the inaugural ball when he took office in 1853 Franklin Pierce
#1565, aired 1991-05-24EXPLORERS $200: Disguised as an Afghani, Sir Richard Burton visited this Muslim holy city in 1853 Mecca
#1466, aired 1991-01-07INVENTIONS $300: This 1853 invention by Charles Pravaz enables doctors to administer drugs more easily (hypodermic) needle
#1332, aired 1990-05-22U.S. HISTORY $300: The territory acquired by the 1853 Gadsden Purchase is now part of these 2 states Arizona & New Mexico
#1273, aired 1990-02-28WASHINGTON STATE $600: This pres. may not be famous for much, but he did sign the 1853 bill creating the Washington Territory Millard Fillmore
#1187, aired 1989-10-31CLOTHING $200: This company 1st made 501s for gold rush miners in 1853; in 1968 it began making them for women Levi's
#880, aired 1988-06-03PASHAS $1000: In October 1853, the Turks under Omar Pasha crossed the Danube & attacked this country's troops Russia
#844, aired 1988-04-14U.S. HISTORY $500: U.S. minister to Mexico who arranged the purchase of a strip of borderland in 1853 (James) Gadsden
#702, aired 1987-09-29FIRSTS $200: Tho synthesized in 1853, this painkiller was 1st successfully marketed in tablet form in 1915 aspirin
#691, aired 1987-09-14BLUE JEANS $100: His first "jeans" made in 1853, were neither blue nor denim, but brown & canvas Levi Strauss
#681, aired 1987-07-20SHAKESPEAREAN TRIVIA $200: In 1853, Delia Bacon pried open Shakespeare's tomb to try to prove this man wrote the plays (Sir) Francis Bacon
#582, aired 1987-03-03WARS $1000: In an 1853 dispute over Jerusalem holy sites, Russia attacked Turkey & set off this war the Crimean War
#565, aired 1987-02-06"YANKEE"s $200: The 4555 ton, 375 foot 4-masted 1853 "Great Republic", or Joe DiMaggio Yankee Clipper
#542, aired 1987-01-06"STEIN"s $400: In 1853, this immigrant & veteran of Waterloo founded a piano factory in New York Henry Steinway
#522, aired 1986-12-09MEDICAL HISTORY $200: The 1st practical metal one with a hollow needle was invented in 1853 a hypodermic
#477, aired 1986-10-07ROAD SONGS $500: 1853 version of this begins "Up & down the city road, in & out the eagle" "Pop Goes The Weasel"
#88, aired 1985-01-09U.S. GEOGRAPHY $1000: 1 of 2 states to gain land from 1853 Gadsden Purchase Arizona & New Mexico

Final Jeopardy! Round clues (8 results returned)

#8570, aired 2022-02-04BEHIND THE DISNEY ATTRACTION: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror utilizes technology developed by this company founded in 1853 the Otis (Company)
#7319, aired 2016-06-0919th CENTURY NONFICTION: A 2014 bestseller, in 1853 it was called "more extraordinary" than "Uncle Tom's Cabin" because "it is only a simply unvarnished tale" Twelve Years a Slave
#6971, aired 2014-12-29BOOK DEDICATIONS: The 1853 dedication of "12 Years a Slave" was to this woman author "whose name... is identified with the Great Reform" Harriet Beecher Stowe
#5661, aired 2009-03-30ARTISTS: The 2 famous painters who share a March 30 birthday, one born in Spain in 1746, the other in Holland in 1853 Goya & van Gogh
#4272, aired 2003-03-11ACTRESSES IN HISTORY: She was born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton on the island of Jersey in 1853 Lillie Langtry
#3003, aired 1997-09-2419th CENTURY FICTION: The 1853 novel "Clotel, or The President's Daughter" alleges that this man had an affair with a slave Thomas Jefferson
#2732, aired 1996-06-18OPERA PREMIERES: This 1853 Verdi opera's debut failed, partly because its star was too stout to be believable as a consumptive La traviata
#2367, aired 1994-12-13AMERICAN HISTORY: Appointed minister to Mexico in 1853, he was recalled in 1856 James Gadsden

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