3. With counterfeit money

5. My second guess is Arkansas??

Nice try, LadyK, but curly got it!

Haroula, that's correct!

4. Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr.

7 - a viewpoint,i think.....

You got it, Koala!

niteowl, that's a good start. A viewpoint in what?

6. Thumb prints on clay.

Correct!

lol = o , i thought a park or garden was assumed- specifically on a path or such ,i think it's a place where you look and see a special thing, like a surprise focal point,,,,i think ?

That's a good guess, niteowl, but nor correct. I wonder what those surprise focal points are called on garden paths? The answer to my question could be in a garden or a park.

sorry , i just can't remember...maybe since we went this far , someone else can jump in ?

7. open fences?

Close enough! It's a fence or a hole in a hedge designed to frame a pretty view.

10. bad luck ?

That's right, unless you give it away immediately. Then it's good luck to both.