A civil war known as the War of a Thousand Days broke out in which South American country in 1899?

A city and an island in British Columbia are named for which sea captain who explored the area in 1792? In which city is the Shakespeare play set in which a character asks "What news on the Rialto?" A civil what might design dams, bridges and highways? Which civil rights group, founded in 1942, shares its acronym with the part of an apple where the seeds are? Which leader of civil disobedience had the middle name Karamchand? What is a legal claim upon property to secure payment of a debt? What makes a "clap" in a rainstorm? A clapperboard is used to synchronize film with what?