Cream of the Crop

All of the following have a connection to today, 30 March.

1. On this day in 1945, British rock musician Eric Clapton was born. In 1968, Clapton appeared in a temporary supergroup with John Lennon. Which of the following was the name of the supergroup?
   • The Dirty Mac
   • The Dirty Look
   • The Dirty Laundry
2. On this day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan was the victim of a failed assassination attempt by John Hinckley, Jr. An obsession with whom was the motivation behind Hinckley’s attack on the President?
   • Carrie Fisher
   • Jane Fonda
   • Jodie Foster
3. William H. Seward, the Secretary of State under U.S. President Andrew Johnson, signed the Alaska Purchase on 30th March. This treaty ceded Russian North America to the United States. Who was the Russian Tsar at the time of the purchase?
   • Alexander II
   • Catherine II
   • Nicholas II
4. Today in 2025, Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, passed away in her sleep at Windsor at the age of 101. She was the queen consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1936 to 1952 and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II. Where was her childhood home and the birthplace of her second daughter, Princess Margaret?
   • Edinburgh Castle
   • Glamis Castle
   • Eilean Donan Castle
5. On this day in 1296, England’s King Edward I sacked a town that had changed hands over a dozen times from the 12th to the 15th century. Which town was it?
   • Carlisle
   • Kelso
   • Berwick-upon-Tweed

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.