This popcorn magnate burst into the world on July 16, 1907 in Brazil, Indiana
Orville Redenbacher;Redenbacher
Mainly funded by the CIA, this broadcasting operation began transmitting behind the Iron Curtain in 1949
Radio Free Europe
In Agana, the capital of this U.S. territory, you can visit Latte Stone Park; see stone pillars from a prehistoric people
Guam
The shortest "War" in history, 45 minutes, occured in 1896 between Zanzibar; naval forces of this vast empire
the British Empire;british
In 1945 this "Space Odyssey" author suggested a space-based tele-communication system
Arthur Clarke;Clarke
It's the Turkish word for fate or destiny
kismet
Quarterback Roger Staubach spent his entire 11-seaons pro career with this team
the Dallas Cowboys;Dallas;Cowboys
This Spanish surrealist said, "Have no fear of perfection--you'll never reach it"
Salvador Dali;Dali
In 878 this great king of Wessex defeated the invading Danes at the Battle of Edington
Alfred the Great
"It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors", wrote Oscar Wilde in the preface to this novel
The Picture of Dorian Gray;Picture of Dorian Gray
Published in 1976, her last Miss Marple case, "Sleeping Murder", was actually written during WWII
Agatha Christie;Christie
Published in 1590, "The Legend of the Red Cross Knight" is the first of 6 books in this poetic epic
The Faerie Queene;Fairy Queen;Fairie Queen;Faerie Queene;Fairy Queen
It's the capital & chief seaport of Trinidad & Tobago
Port-of-Spain
This great Spanish writer was a soldier, slave and tax collector before publishing his most famous work
Cervantes
You can get really close to Brad Pitt at the Vegas version of this world-famous wax museum
Madame Tussaud's;Madame Tussaud;Madame Tussauds
"Somnium", an early work of science fiction, was written by this German and published posthumously in 1634
Johannes Kepler;Kepler
See Kevin in his film debut as a pledge for the rival Omega House in this comedy classic
Animal House
It's the death or decay of body tissue due to injury or failure of the blood supply
gangrene
This up-pointing symbol is usually found at the top of the 6 key on a computer keyboard
a caret;caret
The biblical Ahaziah followed the evil ways of this mother, but luckily only ruled Israel briefly
Jezebel
He now owns the New York Post, Village Voice, Boston Herald, Chicago Sun-Times and San Antonio Express
Rupert Murdoch;Murdoch
What BMW stands for
Bavarian Motor Works
Lord Byron called this peak on the French-Italian border "The Monarch of Mountains"
Mont Blanc
J.S. Bach was a master of this type of work and produced "The Art of" it in 1749
the fugue;fugue
Saturninus opens this play saying, "Noble patricians, patrons of my right, defend the justice of my cause with arms"
Titus Andronicus
His 1950 film "Rashomon" made him the 1st Japanese filmmaker to have an impact in Europe and the U.S.
Akira Kurosawa;Kurosawa
Mia Slavenska danced the role of Blanche DuBois at the premiere of this ballet in 1952
A Streetcar Named Desire;Streetcar named Desire
"A Rose For Emily" is a well-known short story by this author of "The Sound And The Fury"
William Faulkner;Faulkner
I hate people who don't know that Moliere himself played the title role when this 1666 play of his premiered
The Misanthrope;misanthrope
His "School of Athens" covers one wall of the Stanza Della Segnatura, a room in the pope's private quarters
Raphael;rafael
The main ingredient of this German food, a traditional hot dog topping, is cabbage
Sauerkraut
This constellation named for the son of Poseidon and Euryale is known as "The Hunter"
Orion
When Columbus left Spain August 3, 1492, he was aboard this ship
Santa Maria
Name given to the triatomic form of oxygen
Ozone
When in Prague, you can visit the chapel of this "Good King" of Christmas carol fame
Wenceslas
Shakespeare's Puck: If we have" done this, "think but this, and all is mended"
offended
This series of Monet works was painted near the end of his life when he was almost blind
Water Lilies
In 1968 Valerie Solanas shot and wounded this man who said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes
Andy Warhol;Warhol
It's the popular name of the chain of volcanoes circling the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
This "West Side Story" composer wrote the music for Jerome Robbins' ballet "Dybbuk"
Leonard Bernstein;Bernstein
In 1987 small bunches of his "Irises" and "Sunflowers" sold for a total of $93.8 million
Vincent Van Gogh;Van Gogh
This evil Norse trickster god became blood brother to Odin
Loki
The book of Leviticus says of an evildoer, "The people of the land shall stone him with" these
stones
His ship was wrecked off an island near South America; he remained alone on the island for 28 years
Robinson Crusoe;Crusoe