In the 1990s, Nigerian heads of state Ibrahim Babangida, Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar all shared which background?

Which biblical strongman tied torches to the tails of 300 foxes and killed 1,000 Philistines with a donkey's jawbone? Before Lou Reed's song, "A Walk on the Wild Side" was the title of a 1956 novel by which author? Before Michael Jordan played for the Washington Wizards, which team did he lead to six NBA titles? Before moving to Chicago in 1856, which future department store magnate clerked in a dry goods store in Pittsfield, Mas… Before Prince Andrew received the title in 1986, which future king was the previous Duke of York? Before reaching the White House, which bachelor president served as U.S. minister to Russia in the 1830s? Before recording their own songs in 1969, which singer and lyricist Bernie Taupin wrote songs for other artists? Before retiring in 1999, which German held the women's No. 1 tennis ranking for a record 377 weeks?