The Shortest Distance... by LuskT

The incredibly short distance of roughly 1.6162 x 10^-35 meters - quite possibly the shortest distance that could theoretically be measured - is named in honor of what physicist?

Surprisingly, which US state is, geographically speaking, closest to Africa?

In one physical model of the universe, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, in the opposite direction.

What comedy film gives us this gem?

Listed at only 5'3", which player still holds the record as the shortest to ever play in the NBA?

Attributed to Ernest Hemingway as the result of a bet (though his authorship is unsubstantiated), what six-word sentence is sometimes considered the shortest novel ever written?

Clocking in at only 1:36, which song (with a somewhat ironic title) by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs is the shortest song to ever hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100? It saw a new surge of popularity roughly 30 years after its release by being featured on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack.

The shortest war in recorded history, lasting roughly 40 minutes, was fought between Great Britain and which Sultanate on the morning of August 27, 1896?

Despite featuring Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell in its cast and Louis C.K. as head writer, whose sketch comedy show aired only 7 episodes in 1996? (edited at 4:49 pm, October 29, 2016 (PDT))

Urban VII wasn't able to accomplish much during his 12-day term as Pope in 1590, but he is remembered for instituting one of the earliest recorded bans on what substance, first introduced in Europe roughly 70 years before?

Loganair boasts the record for the shortest commercial flight, a whopping 47 seconds under ideal conditions between Westray and Papa Westray in which archipelago?

Of the men who have served (or will soon serve) as Secretary General of the United Nations, which has the shortest name (first and last)?

The orthodromic distance - the shortest distance between two points on a sphere along its surface - is more commonly known by what other name?