A major Russian literary award is named for which poet who died in a duel in 1837?

Muscat's strategic value stems from its position near the entrance to which body of water? Which Maine river gave its name to an 1838-39 dispute that led to the settling of the Maine-New Brunswick border? A major 1970 strike by federal employees in which service helped change it into an independent government agency? Dublin's main street is named for which man who helped win Catholic Emancipation in 1829? A major cold ocean current off Peru is named for which man who studied it in 1802? A major promoter of the Erie Canal, DeWitt Clinton was governor of which state when it opened in 1825? A reported rift with Alyssa Milano was among the reasons which actress left "Charmed" in 2001? A major trading crisis emerged in the EU in 1996 when British beef was banned because of which disease?