Which 22-year-old rock star died with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper in a plane crash on February 3, 1959?

What is the "election before the election," in which a party's voters choose its candidates for the general election? Called "Curly" as a youth, which Lakota war leader was a key commander in the defeat of Custer at the Little Bighorn? Which word, borrowed from Italian music, means a smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another? The lychee, a rough-shelled red fruit, originated in which country? Fess Parker played the title pioneer and Ed Ames his friend Mingo on which 1960s TV series set in Kentucky? The biography "Dark Safari" tells the story of which explorer, who went looking for David Livingstone? Which Cabinet department, created after the 9/11 attacks, has missions that include guarding against terrorism and secu… Ghee, a type of clarified butter used in many curries, originated in which country?