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1. This individual disappeared in 1937 despite employing a navigator for the journey. No trace has been found of either of them, or their vehicle. Who was this hapless adventurer?
2. In 1938, this person was set to fly to California from Brooklyn, New York; but managed somehow to end up in Ireland! He earned a nickname that stuck for the rest of his life. Who was this hapless pilot?
3. This British explorer became convinced of (some might say obsessed with) the existence of a mysterious city in the jungles of Brazil, known as the Lost City of Z. He took his son and his son's best friend into uncharted territory to find it and they were never heard from again. Who was this hapless Brit?
4. This English explorer of the early 1600s "discovered" a major river running through what is now New York State, then ventured north into Canada, seeking a Northwest Passage connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. His crew, however, had other ideas. They set him adrift in a bay that would later bear his name, and he was never heard from again. Who was this hapless explorer?
5. This famous English author disappeared for 10 days in 1926, but was found alive. The police must have employed their "little gray cells" to locate the missing writer! Who was this temporarily hapless celebrity?
6. This individual hijacked an airliner in the American Northwest in November 1971, extorted $200,000 from an airline company, then parachuted out of the plane, never to be found. He remains the subject of folklore to this day. Who was this possibly hapless criminal?
7. On a mission to bring an art collection to the developed world, this 23-year-old son of of a prominent and rich American family disappeared in the wilds of what was then known as Netherlands New Guinea (now Papua New Guinea). Who was this American scion of wealth?
8. In June of 1962, inmates actually escaped from the prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. They have never been found and are presumed (though not proven) to have drowned. Who were these escapees?
9. This American labor leader, who was often rumored to have close ties to the mob, disappeared in 1975. He hasn't been found. Who was this hapless tough guy?
10. This disappearance involved a whole community, not just a person or two. Virginia Dare, credited with being the first English child born in the Americas, was among the 120 or so people who vanished from the small settlement of Roanoke. In which present-day state is the site of the colony of Roanoke located?
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