1. What famed American Indian was christened and married in 1614? For Bragging Rights, name the spouse.

2. How was Marco Polo's journey that reached China in 1275 conducted?

3. Name the Egyptian president who received a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to reach a peace treaty with Israel and was assassinated for those efforts.

4. This recording artist's father passed away in 1965, but she received a Grammy Award in 1991 for her record with his voice dubbed onto it. Name her, her dad and the rerecorded song.

5. Name the two major bodies of water linked by the Panama Canal.

6. Who was the British novelist who created an eternal secret agent who has long made movie theaters crowded? Name the agent and his code.

7. Where can one visit the tomb of George and Martha Washington?

8. Where was there an effort made for a special entombment of George Washington, which he rejected?

9. Name the first African-American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

10. What U.S. state's nickname is the Palmetto State?

Answers

1. Pocahontas became a Christian and married John Rolfe in Jamestown, Va., where her father was the tribal leader.

2. Polo's journey was conducted as an overland mission, not by sea.

3. It was Anwar Sadat (1918-81).

4. Nat "King" Cole's vocals from his hit record "Unforgettable" were dubbed onto Natalie Cole's rerecording, and she received the Grammy Award.

5. The famed canal links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

6. Bond, James Bond, coded as 007, was created by Ian Fleming.

7. The Washingtons are in a tomb on the acres of their glorious estate, Mount Vernon, which overlooks the Potomac River in Virginia.

8. A tomb was in place in the basement of the Capitol for our Founding Father.

9. It was Colin Luther Powell.

10. South Carolina is the Palmetto State.

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