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? Warren Zevon Isaac Hayes Johnny Cash Waylon Jennings

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? Richard Francis Burton John Speke David Livingstone John Wesley Powell

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? Ed Wood John Huston Orson Welles David Lean

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? Kurt Cobain Bob Marley Dennis Wilson John Lennon

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? Lord Byron Lord Tennyson John Keats 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 William Tyndale Cardinal Thomas Wolsey Thomas More