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1. Whose most famous musical work begins with "Mars, the Bringer of War"?
2. What science-fiction writer began one of his novels with the words, "Once upon a time there was a Martian named Michael Valentine Smith"?
3. Mick Mars is the lead guitarist for which heavy metal group?
4. In 1877 which astronomer was the first to describe what he called "canals" on the surface of Mars?
5. Who played the lead role of Jim McConnell in the 2000 movie "Mission to Mars"?
6. Who wrote the 1938 science fiction novel, "Out of the Silent Planet", which is set principally on the planet Mars?
7. Which Greek scientist observed and recorded an occultation of the planet Mars by the Moon in 365 BC?
8. Whose name would "Grover's Mill, New Jersey" and "Mars" bring to mind?
9. Who played the title role in the 1978 film "Eyes of Laura Mars"?
10. Mars Incorporated, which makes Mars Bars and Milky Way Bars, is owned by a family whose last name is in fact "Mars".
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