Which author of "A Passage to India" co-wrote the libretto for Benjamin Britten's opera "Billy Budd"?

TV movies based on real news stories are often said to be "ripped from" what? Which 1946 John Hersey book begins, "At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning..."? Which R.E.M. song, which also became the title of a 1999 biopic, was a tribute to comedian Andy Kaufman? Which gospel writer begins his book, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God"? Which advice columnist published a book titled "Truth Is Stranger..." in 1968? Which word names both a fairground's strip of games and rides and a pivotal 1942 naval battle in the Pacific? Which art book publisher took its name from the rivers flowing through London and New York City? Which author of "The Fountainhead" graduated from the university in Petrograd in 1924?