Win Paul's Money!

I'll give $20 of my own money to the first person who e-mails me with the answer to all 10 riddles below.
Question #1
This punchline preceeded a catastrophic event that gave new meaning to the phrase "Break a Leg."

What's the Punchline?
What was the catastrophic event?
Where did the event take place?
Question #2
The finding of this object allowed for the deciphering of enigmatic communications that had puzzled experts for years. Though the finders are no longer the keepers...

What is the object?
What is its purpose?
Who and when was it found?
Where is it currently located?

Question #3
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t's a type of machinery that could plant the seeds of revlolution, or twist the strings of a heart.  Inch by inch, it made news headlines around the world until it reached the end of the line.

What's the machine?
Who is it's inventor?
What is it's function?
Question #4
This law applies to every individual on earth.  Yet those who break it have little chance of landing in jail.

Name the law?
Where does it originate?
What is it's official description?
Question #5
This architect of an icon had his life altered after his vision of the holy fool.

Who is the Architect?
What is the icon he designed?
What was his life altering result?

Question #6
Under cover of night stem these treats that tempt with a devilish charm.  Though their purple juice can cure in some cases, one touch can do deadly harm.

Name the plant?
It's Medicinal Uses?
It's Symptoms?
Question #7
This legendary hoodless hunter lurked ferociously until a spunky swordfish made the hunter the hunted, setting the stage for a doctor's later discovery.

Name the hunter?
The cause for demise?
The doctor who made the discovery?
The location and year of the discovery?
Question #8
Pound for pound, these teacher's aides worked handily 'til 16, when one turned over in shame, and the other rose in infamy.

Name the Individuals?
Where they are from?
Their contribution to that location?
The reason & date for their parting?
Question #9
This monarch's leaden turn amongst the two-faced shaped fluttery notes in a master's looking glass.

Name the production?
The year?
The artist who produced it?
The event that inspired it?
And the year?

Question #10
This storied gardener tells of lollipop skies in a country that is neither here nor there, and pinpointless.

Name the storyteller?
Name the Story?
Where it's facts can be found?