On this day in 1953, following numerous failed attempts by others, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to surmount Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world (29,032 feet [8,849 metres]).
The US city of Cleveland sits on the shore of which of the Great Lakes? Which best-selling rock band's name originated from the change given at a Starbucks coffee shop? Which major French port is located on the mouth of the River Seine? Which actress was nominated for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress (for different films) in the 1989 Academy Awards? In 1932 the Winter Olympics were held outside of Europe for the first time, which was the host city? What colour is the skin of a polar bear? What was the name of the character played by Richard Briers in the 1970's sit-com 'The Good Life'? Often used to diagnose medical conditions, what do the letters CAT stand for in a cat-scan? Who in 1958 became the first President of France's Fifth Republic? In the Beano comic, in which castle did Lord Snooty and his friends live?
Answers for May 28
Questions
- Which National Hunt racing jockey and horse trainer trained the following winners of the Grand National: ESB (1956), Nicolaus Silver (1961), Gay Trip (1970) and Rag Trade (1976)?
- Which instrument was played by American jazz musician Gene Krupa?
- Who was the winner of the 2003 Whitbread Book of the Year Award, author of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'?
- What colour is the element sulphur?
- In which Middle Eastern city would you find the 'Wailing Wall'?
- In which month of the year is the Open Golf Championship held?
- Which Ronnie Barker sit-com was set in Slade prison?
- Which girl gave Rod Stewart his first UK number one?
- Which two African countries combined in 1964 to form Tanzania?
- Extending from the lumbar and sacral plexuses in the back to the thighs, which is the longest nerve in the human body?
Answers
- Thomas Frederic Rimell (better known as Fred Rimell).
- Drums.
- Mark Haddon.
- Yellow.
- Jerusalem.
- July.
- Porridge.
- Maggie May.
- Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
- The Sciatic nerve.
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