My Dinner with ...

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1. My first dinner takes place in 1895. Although I pass on the first course of jumping frog legs, I spend hours listening to which author's tales of his world travels? Mark Twain Robert Louis Stevenson Bret Harte Arthur Conan Doyle

2. My next dinner takes place in 1878. I take no chances and book a reservation at Chez Star of David. Which Prime Minister joins me and shares stories of his friendship with Queen Victoria? Benjamin Disraeli Robert Peel William Gladstone Lionel de Rothschild

3. My third dinner takes place in 2002. Well, it's more of a snack -- we're just having sandwiches and a pina colada at Trader Vic's. Which singer/songwriter amuses me with his sarcastic views on the world and his own, wild life? Waylon Jennings Johnny Cash Warren Zevon Isaac Hayes

4. My next dinner takes place in 1869. We're served Nile crocodile curry, with entertainment by belly dancers and whirling dervishes. Which explorer and 'linguist extraordinaire' regales me with tales of his adventures in forbidden lands and his scandalous translations of erotica? John Wesley Powell David Livingstone Richard Francis Burton John Speke

5. We'll visit 1980 for my next dinner. There are several steaks on the table along with a couple of bottles of Paul Masson wine. What actor/writer/director has me mesmerized with his distinct voice and his tirades against the Hollywood establishment? John Huston Ed Wood David Lean Orson Welles

6. My next dinner is in 1980, but my guest is not very hungry so we just have dessert -- chocolate cake in a bag. Which singer/songwriter discusses his vision of world peace, as well as his troubles with his old band mates? Bob Marley Kurt Cobain John Lennon Dennis Wilson

7. We're having dinner in 1908. Bear was on the menu, but my dinner mate apparently refused to shoot it. Which President joins me to discuss his views on conservation, hunting, world peace, world dominance and other contradictory topics? Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft Franklin Delano Roosevelt

8. It's 1979, and dinner has taken a strange turn -- crunchy frogs and coconuts! Which comedian/actor/writer, dressed as a British officer, is lecturing me on silliness while protesting that he is not the savior? Graham Chapman Peter Cook Dudley Moore Peter Sellers

9. It's 1824, and my guest and I are dining on spanakopita, tzatziki, psomi and baklava. Between courses, which Don Juan recites his poetry about pilgrimages, swimming and roving? John Keats Lord Byron Lord Tennyson Percy Bysshe Shelley

10. It's 1532 and we're having a rather Utopian meal -- all vegetarian. I listen to which saintly man discuss his thoughts on education, reform and harmony with nature. Martin Luther Thomas More Cardinal Thomas Wolsey William Tyndale