A 1973 newspaper ad brought which lead guitarist together with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss?

Which word, synonymous with theatrical makeup, appears in a 1965 musical title, "The Roar of the ___, the Smell of the… What does an actor traditionally take during a curtain call? Which word means both an actor's signal and the stick Minnesota Fats used to play pool? An ad on May 1, 1915, warned passengers that a state of war existed; which ocean liner was sunk on May 7? An ad line for which 1998 film read "On June 19, take your greatest fear and multiply it by X"? Which admiral said "Thank God I have done my duty" as he lay dying in 1805? What is an admirer of all things French called? Which American admirer of the USSR gave a 1949 concert in Moscow's Tchaikovsky Hall that included "Ol' Man River"?