Which American humorist was nicknamed the "Poet Lariat"?

American forces crossed which river on Christmas night 1776 to surprise the Hessians? American forces won which January 1815 battle with help from pirates led by Jean Lafitte? General William Hull was court-martialed for surrendering which Michigan city during the War of 1812? American hog maw, a stuffed pig's stomach, is similar to which Scottish dish? Which American Idol star was born Clayton Holmes Grissom? Which American Indian Movement activist came second for the 1988 Libertarian presidential nomination? American Lisa Halaby met which king while working for an airline and became his fourth wife in 1978? Mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne did the singing for which actress in the 1954 film "Carmen Jones"?