ANSWERS

1. The Louisiana Purchase, bought from France

2. South Carolina

3. The Cheka, led by Felix Dzerzhinsky

4. "It's a Wonderful Life". The main character is George Bailey, and the angel is Clarence.

5. Macau, ruled by Portugal

6. Four

7. Manuel Noriega

8. John Steinbeck

9. Robert Menzies

10. Jenny Agutter, in "The Railway Children"