Books: Before he won over countess Lyndon, what was Barry Lyndon's name??

Questions

at age 16, confucius was a ---------- inspector?

---------- had achluophobia--the fear of sitting in the dark?

benito mussolini would ward off he evil eye by touching his----------?

---------- was the first head of the united states post office?

bob dole is ---------- years older than the empire state building?