Mystery Theme # Whatever by FlaxmanR

His actual military service was undignified, as he was most prominently involved with the Penobscot Expedition, a disastrous 1779 defeat for which he was finally exonerated in 1782. Today, however, he is best, if not almost entirely, remembered for his actions on the night of April 18, 1775. Identify this Boston silversmith.

The world’s second-largest fish market, Fulton Fish Market, was located at this historic site until 2005. Located just southwest of the Brooklyn Bridge, it is one of the oldest areas of Manhattan, with dock facilities first appearing as early as 1625. What is this historic district in lower Manhattan, named for a street that now acts mainly as a frontage road for the lower portion of FDR Drive?

Despite finishing second to Robert Griffin III in the Heisman voting in 2011 – his second straight runner-up finish – he was drafted ahead of Griffin in the 2012 NFL Draft. He reached the AFC title game in his third season but fell to New England in the game that became known for “Deflategate.” Who is this quarterback out of Stanford whose 2015 season was derailed by injury?

Named for the queen consort of King William IV, this city was founded in 1836 not far from the mouth of the Murray River. What fifth-largest city in Australia also contains more than 75% of the population of the state, South Australia, of which it is the capital?

Founded in 1916 in Coney Island, it was named for the first name of its founder, whose last name was Handwerker. What fast food chain is most associated with a July 4th eating contest of its signature product, whose defending champion (eating 62 of said product in 10 minutes) is Matt “Megatoad” Stonie?

In what Western Hemisphere city, whose old city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, would you find the modern district of Vedado, home to an American government facility that officially reopened in July 2015?

The original company was founded by Rupert Murdoch in 1989. The current company, Britain’s largest pay television service, was formed in 1990 after a merger with British Satellite Broadcasting. It was involved in convincing the top division of English soccer to leave the Football League and form the Premier League in 1992, and its sports channels currently air 116 live EPL games a year, with lead commentator Martin Tyler. What one word names this British satellite TV service, whose current slogan is “Believe in Better?”

It is one of 14 rivers designated an American Heritage River, and is the only one to also be one of the 38 designated Canadian Heritage Rivers. Technically more a strait than a river, it runs 28 miles as a connection between two lakes, one of which is much larger than the other. What river’s crossings include the Grosse Ile Toll Bridge, MacArthur Bridge, and most notably the Ambassador Bridge, the only one that completely crosses it?

A unit of dry volume, it is equivalent to two gallons or sixteen dry pints. Rarely still used except with certain produce, such as apples, what measurement of which there are four to the bushel may be most associated with one specific alliterative food product?

He was appointed a Deputy US Marshal by Theodore Roosevelt in 1905, years removed from his days as a Wild West gunfighter and sheriff, but was fired by President Taft in 1909 and returned to his last career as a boxing reporter. What lawman and journalist was also the subject of an NBC television series from 1958 to 1961 and was played by Tom Sizemore in the film “Wyatt Earp?”

He is captain of the Democratic Order of Planets flagship, the Nimbus, in spite of the fact that he is comically incompetent, at one point destroying D.O.O.P. headquarters during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Intended to be played by Phil Hartman, his voice role was taken over by Billy West following Hartman’s murder. Who is this Futurama character and love interest, mostly in his own mind, of Turanga Leela?

What theme unites the answers to the previous 11 questions?