1) Born this day 1911 Harlean Carpenter the actress who became known as the Platinum blonde, what was her stage name?

2) Born on this day 1847, the inventor of the telephone, who is it?

3) Born on this day 1961, the English woman’s javelin champion, gold medallist in the World Athletics Championships in Rome 1987, who?

4) Died this day the comic partner of Bud Abbott, what was his full name?

5) Died this day in which year Danny Kaye?

6) On this day 1875 the first performance of Carmen was given, who composed it?

7) On this day 1924 Kemal Ataturk began his drastic program of modernisation, in which country?

8) What was adopted as the US national anthem On this day 1931?

9) On this day in which year did in which year was the world premiere of King Kong (one year either way ), in New York?

10) On this day 1943, how did 178 people come to die in an air shelter in Bethnal Green?  

ANSWERS

1) Jean Harlow

2) Alexander Graham Bell

3) Fatima Whitbread

4) Lou Costello

5) 1987

6) Bizet

7) Turkey

8) Star Spangled Banner

9) 1933

10) They all tripped over someone lying on the stairs in to the shelter.