* Orson Welles caused a panic when he presented a radio play based on H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds'. In the book,(and the radio play and later motion picture, for that matter) what is it that finally defeats the alien invaders?
* This social philosopher envisioned a world in which the working class would control the means of production and governments would eventually become unnecessary.
* This architect proposed building a mile high skyscraper in Chicago.
* This self taught architect and engineer designed a house made of lightweight materials that was supposed to be delivered to the home site by dirigible. Hint: It was called the 4D Dymaxion House.
* In 'Planet of the Apes' what landmark does Taylor discover in the final scene?
* In the movie 'Blade Runner', Harrison Ford's character, Deckard, is a bounty hunter for the police. He specializes in going after androids who have gotten out of control. What are these very human robots called?
* What is the name of the all-powerful computer network of the future in the 'Terminator' movies?
* How many years did Adolf Hitler say his Reich would last?
* This movie tells the tale of a neurotic New Yorker who is frozen and then thawed out in the future.
* On the original 'Star Trek' television series, what material is the source of a starship's power?
* This author penned '1984', a story of the future in which all personal liberties have been extinguished and the all-seeing 'Big Brother' controls all aspects of life.
* This author wrote the hauntingly fascinating 'Martian Chronicles'.
* In '2001, A Space Odyssey', what object do they find that finally provides proof that man is not alone in the universe?
* Who invented the flush toilet?
* Who won the 1949 Nobel Prize for his 'apple corer' technique for prefrontal lobotomies?
* In 1364, a man named Thomas du Buisson was hired to paint red crosses in the Louvre and its surrounding gardens to prevent what?
* What was so unusual about Pope Stephen VII's interrogation of Pope Formosus in 897 A.D.?
* What was the most common medical cure-all used in Renaissance France?
* The word 'narcotics' comes from the Greek word for what?
* In ancient India, it was common practice for adulterers to have their ____________ cut off.