Question: (CNN) -- Audiences will be getting a new look at Abraham Lincoln this weekend with the wide release of director Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," and they'll be seeing a lot of America, too.

The film, which recreates the former president's life through the crucible of the Civil War, was filmed at several historic locations. Lincoln's life took him through a number of states before and during the war, which gave Spielberg and his crew a wide geographic canvas.

It was while shooting "War of the Worlds" in Rockbridge County, Virginia, that Spielberg began discussing returning to the state, said Andy Edmunds, interim director of the Virginia Film Office. Edmunds worked with production designer Rick Carter for nine years, helping him scout locations across the state.

Yet there is so much more to Lincoln than the movie that bears his name.

For history and film buffs looking to explore Lincoln's life, here are five locales that go beyond a trek to the National Mall.

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City Point: Hopewell, Virginia

One of Spielberg's Virginia stops was City Point, now Hopewell, which served as Ulysses S. Grant's headquarters during the Siege of Petersburg.

Lincoln spent two weeks there in 1865 with his family, traveling aboard the war ship River Queen, which filmmakers replicated in full, said Rita McClenny, chief executive officer of the Virginia Tourism Board.

From there, Lincoln watched the fall of Petersburg, later visiting the city, which was also shot on location, Edmunds said.

Indeed, many pivotal wartime decisions "were made on Virginia soil," McClenny said. 1. Where was "War of the Worlds" shot?
2. In what city?
3. What is the last name of the director at the film office?
4. And his first name?
5. Is he the permanent director?
6. What term described his position specifically?
7. Who was at the helm of "Lincoln"?
8. What is the first name of the man that the film is about?
9. What war was occurring at the time of the film's setting?
10. Were famously known locals used in the filming?
11. What is the surname of the production designer?
12. What city was Grant's base at one point?
13. Is that city called something different now?
14. What?
15. What sort of release was the film given?
16. From what news outlet is this press release?
17. For how long did Edmunds collaborate with Carter?
18. How many?
19. How long did Lincoln stay in City Point?
20. In what year? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Virginia
2. Rockbridge County
3. Edmunds
4. Andy
5. No
6. Interim
7. Steven Spielberg
8. Abraham
9. Civil War
10. Yes
11. Carter
12. City Point
13. Yes
14. Hopewell
15. Wide
16. CNN
17. Years
18. Nine
19. Two weeks
20. 1865

Question: (CNN) -- For Clem Pellett, tracking down his grandfather's killer was not his original mission.

"I was just putting together an old family story ... and these serendipitous events happened, and we accidentally caught him," Pellett, of Bellevue, Washington, told CNN in a phone interview Wednesday.

That "old family story" focuses on two men: Clarence Pellet -- a grandfather that Clem Pellett never knew -- and a drifter named Frank Dryman.

According to the Montana Department of Corrections, on April 4, 1951, Clarence Pellett picked up a hitchhiker near Shelby, Montana. The hitchhiker was Dryman, then a 19-year-old drifter who was carrying a loaded gun that, according to the state, he used to shoot and kill Clarence Pellett on the side of windswept Montana road.

Dryman took the car and drove to Canada, where he was later arrested for the murder, according to the Montana Department of Corrections.

After several trials and appeals, Dryman was convicted in Montana and sentenced to life in prison, then paroled in 1969, according to state records. Less than two years after his parole, Dryman was listed by the Montana Department of Corrections as "absconded." He had disappeared.

And that is where the "old family story" stopped for nearly 40 years, until last year when Clem Pellett came across some old newspapers clippings of the murder, which had occurred two years before he was born.

"So what I knew of it (was) 'never pick up a hitchhiker,' and 'your grandfather died begging for his life,'" he said. 1. What was Clem Pellet doing?
2. What did he find?
3. Where did he live?
4. Who did he do an interview with?
5. What did he learn?
6. When did his grandfather die?
7. What was his name?
8. What did he do?
9. Whose name was what?
10. How old was he?
11. What was he?
12. where did he escape to?
13. Was he caught?
14. Was he convicted?
15. Was there one trial?
16. What was the sentence?
17. Did he stay in prison?
18. what happened?
19. What happened then?
20. When his grandfather was killed how old was Clem? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. putting together an old family story
2. his grandfather's killer
3. Bellevue, Washington
4. CNN
5. never pick up a hitchhiker
6. April 4, 1951
7. Clarence Pellett
8. Picked up a hitchhiker
9. Frank Dryman
10. 19
11. a drifter
12. Canada,
13. yes
14. yes
15. At least
16. life in prison,
17. no
18. He was paroled
19. He was listed as absconded
20. He had not been born yet.

Question: (CNN) -- The funeral service for "Sopranos" actor James Gandolfini will be held Thursday in Manhattan, a family friend told CNN on Sunday.

Gandolfini, who was on a working vacation in Rome, died Wednesday. An autopsy determined his death was the result of a heart attack, according to Michael Kobold, the family friend.

The actor's remains are scheduled to leave Rome on Monday and arrive in the United States the same evening, Kobold said. The service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Manhattan.

"On behalf of the Gandolfini family, I would like to thank the Italian authorities for all of the assistance they have rendered in expediting the formalities necessary to repatriate James Gandolfini's remains to the United States," Kobold said.

"We are fully aware that this process usually takes seven days and we are extremely grateful for their efficiency in dealing with this matter. We sincerely thank you."

The 51-year-old actor arrived in Rome with his son, Michael Gandolfini, a day before he died.

"Jim was happy, he was healthy, he was doing really fine," Kobold said. "He was on vacation with his son. He has an 8-month-old daughter. Everything was going great. I just spoke to him on Father's Day."

The same day Gandolfini died, he had visited the Vatican and dined with his son, the family said.

After he returned to his room, his son alerted hotel staff that he was not answering knocks on the bathroom door. 1. Who died?
2. Where was he at the time?
3. Who was he with?
4. Why was he in Rome?
5. How long had he been there?
6. What building was he in when he died?
7. In what room?
8. What tourist place had he visited earlier in the day?
9. What occupation did he have?
10. What was a project he was know for?
11. What did he die of? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. James Gandolfini
2. Rome
3. his son
4. he was on a working vacation
5. one day
6. hotel
7. the bathroom
8. the Vatican
9. actor
10. Sopranos
11. a heart attack