local quiz

[seabrook]

Which type of aircraft first flew over Everest ?

Which famous actor played King Lear in 1956 in a wheelchair after breaking both ankles ?

Which was the first London area hit by bombing in the 2nd World War ?

Any help much appreciated.

[kosoro]

Aircraft.... Westland Wallace????

[Grace Digger]

The actor was Orson Welles

[JoolsTwo]

East End or Docklands ?????

[mike b]

Everest: 3 Apr 1933 - a Westland Wallace and a Westland PV-3; the famous photograph taken from the Wallace shows the PV-3 slightly ahead of it on the approach, so presumably went over first.

First bombs in WW2 on central London fell on night of 24/25 August 1940, in Fore Street, near the Barbican, either as a result of navigational error or jettisoning. First major attack was on September 7, on Dockland and the East End.

[seabrook]

Many thanks for the answers.Still a few questions to go in this quiz so I will probably be returning to you clever people.