Misc: whose books describe the career of 'horatio hornblower'?

Questions

what canadian province's license plates asked you to "keep it beautiful"?

what language is the opera carmen generally sung in?

what movie produced by stanley kubrick was based on a novel by anthony burgess?

what so london casinos do with playing cards at the end of the evening?

what herman melville novel's first chapter is titled "loomings"?