Bridal, dower and hope are all types of which piece of furniture?

Brian Epstein was given the job of firing which drummer from the Beatles in 1962? Complete the title of Brian Hyland's 1960 No. 1 hit: "Itsy Bitsy ___ Yellow Polkadot Bikini"? Brian Wilson sang backing vocals on which duo's 1963 No. 1 hit "Surf City"? Brick cheese was invented in 1877 in which state, known as "America's Dairyland"? Brides wore many colors until Queen Victoria popularized which color with her 1840 wedding dress? Bridges over which strait in Istanbul connect Asia to Europe? In May 1945, Admiral Karl Doenitz briefly succeeded which man as Germany's head of state? What term covers fats such as butter or lard that are used to make pastry tender and crumbly?