At the first National Book Awards in 1950, Ralph Rusk won for his biography of which essayist?

At the end of which 1960 Billy Wilder comedy does Shirley MacLaine settle into a card game and say "Shut up and deal"? At the end of which 1997 film does a dedication "For Carl" appear onscreen? At the famous 1874 exhibition in Paris, which artist had the only work with "Impression" in its title? Which strait, running through Istanbul, separates the European and Asian parts of the city? At the head of his own militia, which Florentine author of "The Prince" helped conquer Pisa for Florence in 1509? At the height of its power in the late 1800s, which kingdom made up more than half of Germany, including most of the no… At the height of which war, in 1870, were some Parisians so hungry they ate animals from the zoo? At the hip joint, which thighbone joins the pelvis?