The following quiz questions were submitted by Perry Bartlett. Perry runs a quiz night at Floyd's Bar, Cerro Branco, Albufeira in Portugal every Saturday & Wednesday night at 10pm. Many thanks Perry.

1. Which renaissance painter, sculptor and inventor unsuccessfully tested a flying machine on this day in 1469?

2. Born on this day in 1942, to whom was the late John Thaw married for 29 years?

3. William Joyce was executed today in 1946, by what nickname was he known during World War II?

4. 51 today (2008), where was actor Mel Gibson born?

5. Britain seized control of which group of South Atlantic islands on this day in 1833?

6. Alfred Heineken died today in 2002, what nationality was he?

7. Which soul singer became the first woman inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame on this day in 1987?

8. Howard Carter discovered the sarcophagus of which Egyptian king in Luxor on this day in 1924?

9. Who declared himself dictator of Italy today in 1925?

10. How old is Sir George Martin today (2008)?

ANSWERS 

1. Leonardo Da Vinci

2. Sheila Hancock

3. Lord Haw Haw

4. America

5. Falklands

6. Dutch

7. Aretha Franklin

8. Tutankhamen

9. Mussolini

10. 82

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