1. Charles de Gaulle
   Joan of Arc
2. Napoleon Bonaparte
   Marie Curie

Charles de Gaulle was France's leader during the Cold War era. The airport is about the 11th to 12th busiest airport in the world.

1. Death in the Afternoon
   For Whom the Bell Tolls
2. The Sun Also Rises
   Tender is the Night

"Tender is the Night" was the name of F. Scott Fitzgerald's final complete novel. Fitzgerald and Hemingway were contemporaries in the literary scene of the 1920s and '30s. Their relationship might best be described by the millennial term, "frenemies."

1. An Alfa Romeo
   A DeLorean
2. A Porsche 911
   A Volkswagen Thing

The DeLorean Motor Company only made one model of car, the DMC-12. It was immortalized in "Back to the Future," in which an incredulous Michael J. Fox spoke for all of us: "You made a time machine? Out of a DeLorean?"

1. Krebsian
   Photosynthetic
2. Phototropic
   Active

"Photo" is from the Greek for "light," while "tropos" refers to movement. "Photosynthesis," meanwhile, is the process whereby plants make energy from sunlight.

1. Limerick
   Epic
2. Madrigal
   Sonnet

The sonnet was an Italian form brought to England by Thomas Wyatt. However, it was William Shakespeare who truly made the form his own.

1. Hue
   Hanoi
2. Saigon
   Seoul

When the People's Army of North Vietnam seized the capital of South Vietnam, the war was essentially over. Vietnam is now unified under a Communist government, unlike Korea, which remains divided and on a potential war footing to this day.

1. Crop failures
   High school graduation rates
2. Hollywood Communism
   UFOs

Project Blue Book was carried out from 1952 to 1969, and attempted to discover if any UFO sightings were truly extraterrestrial in origins, and if so, if they were a threat to national security. Nearly all sightings were explained as conventional phenomena, but a few remain unexplained.

1. Cincinnati
   Washington, D.C.
2. San Francisco
   Seattle

Love it or hate it, Starbucks was instrumental in the "third wave" coffee boom that made gourmet takeout coffee a thing. The first store, though, opened in Seattle in 1971, long before the gourmet coffee boom.

1. Northanger Abbey
   Jane Eyre
2. Persuasion
   Sense and Sensibility

"Jane Eyre" was written by Charlotte Bronte. The other three novels are by Austen, whose most famous work is "Pride and Prejudice."

1. Anglicans
   Carmelites
2. Jesuits
   Christian Brothers

The Jesuits are one of the best known societies of Catholic priests. When a Hollywood screenwriter wants to create a smart, tough priest character, it's usually a Jesuit.

1. Beer
   Tequila
2. Vodka
   Wine

These terms refer to the length of time the tequila has been aged. "Reposado" is "rested," meaning for at least two months. "Anejo" is superior, having been aged at least a year.

1. Saskatchewan
   Labrador
2. Newfoundland
   Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is part of Atlantic Canada; the name is from Latin. In an odd coincidence, Scotland's own name for itself in Scottish Gaelic was "Alba," which, in turn, is Latin for "white."

1. Sir Robert Dudley
   Sir Robert Cecil
2. Sir Philip Sidney
   Queen Elizabeth never married

Queen Elizabeth I is famously known as "the Virgin Queen." However, she did have an awfully close relationship with Dudley, about which historians and fiction writers have speculated.

1. Robin Hood
   Mahatma Gandhi
2. Guy Fawkes
   Marie Antoinette

Even if you didn't know the name, you surely know the face. The supercilious, smirking mask is an excellent choice for a group that prides itself on knowing everything and being one step ahead of its pursuers.

1. Astronomy
   Biochemistry
2. Particle physics
   Psychiatry

The name is short for "The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders." The "5" represents the fifth edition. This book, commonly used in diagnosing mental illness, is updated as psychiatric diseases become better understood.

1. 007
   257
2. 831
   1614

The Russians shot the plane down after it strayed into restricted airspace, suspecting it of being a spy craft. This made the flight number, to some, very suspicious. To this day, some conspiracy theorists believe that the plane really was spying for the CIA, and that flight was chosen because of James Bond, "Agent 007."

1. Evolutionary biology
   Microbiology
2. Quantum physics
   Radiation medicine

These are two competing models of the universe -- well, more than the universe, as the name "multiverse" implies -- in quantum physics. For an excellent overview of the search for an answer, try the move "Particle Fever," about physicists at CERN and their work.

1. Flock
   Herd
2. Pack
   Prickle

This is obviously an informal name, not having anything to do with official taxonomy. Other "group" names include a "shrewdness of apes" and a "tower of giraffes."

1. The Danube
   The Han
2. The Nile
   The Seine

The Han River was the scene of a war atrocity in the Korean conflict. Thousands of refugees from the North were crossing when the U.N.-backed South Korean military blew up the Hangang Bridge without warning;. More than 800 people were killed.

1. Gelatinous teeth
   Waterproof skin
2. Tastebuds in their feet
   Three hearts

The octopus is one of the odder creatures on Earth. Eight arms, three hearts, and a very high intelligence level for an invertebrate of its size.

1. Cloud Atlas
   Cast Away
   The Green Mile
2. Captain Phillips
   He was in all of these

Hanks, a native of the mostly working-class town of Concord, Calif., has an incredibly long filmography. He still took time off to charm the world by clowning around in the music video for Carly Rae Jepsen's, "I Really Like You."

1. A grapefruit
   A lamb chop
2. A martini
   A vegetable

This means to cut into a long, thin shape. The classic shape of a shoetsring French fry is a julienned shape.

1. Alaska
   Hawaii
2. Maine
   New York

Hawaii was the last state to join the Union, in the 1950s. It is home to 'Iolani Palace, which served the Kamehameha Dynasty, the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaii into the 20th century.

1. Russia and FInland
   France and Germany
2. England and France
   England alone (as a civil war)

This civil conflict in the 15th century was named for two competing noble houses. The Plantagenets used a red rose as their symbol; the House of York had a white rose.

1. Duel
   Eastbound and Down
2. Blood on the Highway
   Drive

Steven Spielberg directed the movie. Dennis Weaver played the Plymouth-Valiant-driving salesman menaced by a semi truck. The movie's most effective technique is never showing the driver of the truck at all, leaving his motivations completely unknown.

1. Gnats
   Fruit flies
2. Hibernating bears
   Tardigrades (water bears)

If you haven't seen a picture yet, look it up. With their perfectly round mouths and the geometric folds of their bodies, these creatures look something invented by the Lucasfilm creature shop.

1. Aisha Tyler
   Ricky Gervais
2. Jon Stewart
   Taylor Negron

Gervais, like Bill Maher, is an outspoken atheist. His film, about a world where lies don't exist -- until one man discovers the ability -- starts out as a series of hilarious set pieces, but then turns into a critique of religion.

1. Modern fiction
   Historical fiction
2. Poetry
   Science fiction

Black writers are underrepresented in science fiction. But Butler was a giant, winning both the Hugo and Nebula awards.

1. About 500,000
   About a million
2. Nearly 4 million
   A little more than 10 million

The Valdez spill is considered the second-worst in history (after only the Deepwater Horizon release). But the widespread story that the ship's captain was drunk at the helm is not true. He was off-duty and sleeping, while a third mate was in charge.

1. Computer programming
   Applied Mathematics
2. Mechanical engineering
   Astrophysics

Neil deGrasse Tyson is the astrophysicist. Nye graduated from Cornell University with a degree in mechanical engineering and worked for Boeing before branching out into comedy, then educational television, and finally, high-profile science advocacy.

1. Chou-en Lai
   Mao Zedong
2. Pol Pot
   Nikita Kruschev

Pol Pot, born Saloth Sar, was the Cambodian leader who, though educated in Paris and fluent in French, led a purge of all things Westerm, modern or intellectual during his rule. The desire of Pol Pot and his inner circle to see Cambodia return to a simple farmer's paradise instead plunged the country into famine. That, and the torture-murders of perceived Western sympathizers, cost millions of Cambodian lives.

1. Cassia
   Juniper berry
2. Rosemary
   Saffron

Unlike vodka, gin is not considered flavorless. It's the juniper berry that gives the clear liquor its flavor.

1. Facebook
   Instagram
2. Pinterest
   Twitter

Dorsey is also the co-founder of Square, a mobile-payments business. But he'll probably always be best known for Twitter, the universally-popular communications tool.

1. Gripper
   Pedant
2. Passerine
   It's just called a bird

This differentiates them from web-footed birds, which are usually seabirds. There are more than 6,000 species of passerines.

1. Java
   C++
2. Python
   TinyURL

TinyURL is a useful website where you can turn a lengthy web address into a smaller one. Even better, the addresses don't expire.