Let There Be Light

Five questions which are all related to today, October 21st.

Thomas Edison, c. 1878.
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One

On 21 October Thomas Edison applied for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb. In which decade did he make this application?

Two

In 1984, Niki Lauda clinched Formula One’s World Drivers’ Championship for the final time. How many times had he won the title in total?

Three

In 1940, the first edition of Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls was published. In what war was the story set?

Four

The Guggenheim Museum opened in New York on this date in 1959. Which architect designed its iconic spiral building?

Five

The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on 21 October 1805, took place in the …. It was named after a prominent geographic feature: the …. Firstly, what body of water and secondly, what geographic feature fill the two gaps in the previous sentence?

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later?

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