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1. This Pole was Pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church and is considered by many the greatest Pole of the 20th century. What was his real last name?
2. A famous Polish film director, born in Paris, lived for many years in the United States. He won many prestigious film awards, among them an Academy Award and a "Palm d'Or". What is his last name?
3. Polish-born Professor of American Foreign Policy, former President Carter's national security adviser. Do you know his last name?
4. A Polish-born French chemist, who discovered radium and polonium, for which she won the Nobel Prize. Who was she?
5. A Polish general, who took part in the American War of Independence, amd is considered a U.S. national hero. What was his last name?
6. A famous Polish-born British novelist, author of, among others, the novel "Lord Jim". What was his real last name?
7. A Polish born explorer, who named the highest mountain in Australia after a Polish national hero. Do you know the last name of this explorer?
8. A world-famous Polish tenor, as well as a popular actor. His wife was a famous Hungarian soprano Marta Eggerth. What was his last name?
9. A great Polish actress, the first star of the Continental cinema to be invited to Hollywood in 1922, also renowned for her relationship with a movie star Rudolph Valentino. What was her name?
10. This Polish hero was a member of the Polish Resistance in World War II. He reported in person to President Franklin Roosevelt on two occasions about the Holocaust and pleaded, without success, for Allied intervention to try to halt it. Who was he?
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