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1. In 2002 novelist Patricia Cornwell wrote a non-fiction book in which she claims to have discovered the true identity of Jack the Ripper. Who was her candidate?
2. Sir Edmund Hilary is generally credited with being the first man to make it to the summit of Everest. Another expedition - 30 years earlier - may have reached the summit first. Who led that earlier expedition?
3. Americans have been taught that Columbus discovered America in 1492. In 2003 author Gavin Menzies suggested that the continent was discovered prior to Columbus in 1421. By whom?
4. In one of his plays, Shakespeare describes this King of England as a deformed man with an evil character. Historians, however, are not convinced that the characterization is accurate. Who is the king in question?
5. Incredible though it may seem, there are still people who resist abundant evidence and logic and insist that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of John Kennedy. One such book is called "Case Closed": it gives an "explanation" of the "magic bullet theory". Who wrote this work of fiction masquerading as "fact"?
6. Author Lee Miller has offered a theory about the fate of the "lost" Roanoke colony. She claims that the reason for the failure of the colony involved a plot to discredit a prominent person. Who does Miller say was the target of the campaign to discredit?
7. An organization known as TIGHAR claims to have possibly solved the mystery of the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. A key piece of evidence upon which they rely is which article of women's clothing?
8. A biography entitled "The Man Who Kept The Secrets" sheds some light onto the curious death of Marilyn Monroe. Who is the man in the title?
9. A biography of Natalie Wood ("Natasha") discusses a possible "witness" to her last hours. Who is this witness?
10. A movie, "Auto Focus", was released (and had a short run) a while back. Which person's life did it describe?
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