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1)X is a marker used in poker. It is placed in front of the player who is to deal the next hand. Which popular phrase/phrases originate from this marker?

2)______ is an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille, based on the 1880 novel Rarahu ou Le Mariage de Loti by Pierre Loti. It was first performed in 1883 at the Opéra Comique in Paris.The story concerns ____, a girl who lives in India with her father, Nilakantha, who is a Hindu priest. She falls in love with Gérald, a young British man in the military service and consequently displeases her father. To avoid trouble between her father and Gérald, _____ chooses suicide over dishonor.Name it.

3)Will Eisner,s book "A Contract with God, and Other Tenement Stories" published in 1978 is first of a kind, what?

4)“Agatha”, “Dashiell” and “Arthur” apart from being names of famous
detective writers, are also the nicknames of characters in a sci fi movie.
Which all time great sci fi movie I am referring to and who are these
characters?

5)The 1939 movie Jesse James starring Henry Fonda as
the outlaw became notorious after the death of a horse
on it’s sets. What started as a result of it?

6)The 1999 movie Man on the Moon starring Jim Carey
was about real life American comedian Andy Kauffman.
The movie gets it’s title from a song by a well known
rock band which in turn is taken from the album
Automatic for the People. Name the band.

7)What is the significance of the following list:
Leonard Bleecker, Hugh Smith, Armstrong & Barnewall, Samuel March, Bernard Hart, Alexander Zuntz, Andrew D. Barclay, Sutton & Hardy, Benjamin Seixas, John Henry, John A. Hardenbrook, Samuel Beebe, Benjamin Winthrop, John Ferrers, Ephraim Hart, Isaac M. Gomez, Gulian McEvers, Augustine H. Lawrence, G. N. Bleecker, John Bush, Peter Anspach, Charles McEvers, Jr., David Reedy, Robinson & Hartshorne.

8)Which corporate logo was designed by George Dexter?

9)In 1907, Rolls Royce unveiled a car that was officially called 40/50. What did it come to be known as?Easy if you know Rolls Royce cars.

10) During a business trip in 1859, he was witness to the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in modern day Italy. He recorded his memories and experiences in the book "A Memory of Solferino" which became the inspiration for the creation of what???

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