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We Have All the Time in the World | Answers

The answers to my earlier post are shown below.

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Burkina Faso, an African country, changed to that name on August 4, 1984. What was its name prior to that?

Answer: Republic of Upper Volta

This landlocked West African country, which had been a French colony, gained full independence in 1960 and changed its name to Burkina Faso on this day in 1984.

Two

On this day in 1944, following a tip from an informer the Gestapo search a warehouse and find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others. In what city was the warehouse located?

Answer: Amsterdam

Diarist Anne Frank (Annelies Marie Frank), a German-born Jewish girl, documented her life in hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands in a diary. After being arrested by the Gestapo and transported to concentration camps, Anne and her sister Margot died in Bergen-Belsen, likely from typhus. Her diary, published posthumously by her father Otto, became a global bestseller and a powerful testament to the Holocaust. The warehouse, offices and secret annex are now a museum, Anne Frank House.

Three

An actor born today in 1955, played Dan Truman, a NASA executive, in Armageddon (1998) and Davy Crockett in The Alamo (2004). Who is he?

Answer: Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, singer, and songwriter. He gained international attention for his work in Sling Blade and has since appeared in numerous films and television series, winning several awards including an Academy Award and Golden Globes. Thornton is also a musician, having released four solo albums and performing with the Boxmasters.

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The last Empress of India was born 4 August 1900 in England. What was here name, and her primary title between December 1936 and February 1952?

Answer: Elizabeth and Her Majesty the Queen

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, born on 4 August 1900, reigned as Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952, as the wife of King George VI. She held the title of Empress of India from 1936 until the dissolution of the British Raj on 15 August 1947. Following her husband’s passing, she was officially known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother to distinguish her from her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.

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A man described by Encyclopædia Britannica as…

a prolifically gifted natural musician and the leading trumpeter in jazz history

…was born 4 august 1901. Almost seven decades later he sang We Have All the Time in the World in a Bond film. Who was he?

Answer: Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong, a highly influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist, was born in New Orleans and rose to prominence in the 1920s. He shifted jazz’s focus from collective improvisation to solo performance and became an international icon by the 1950s. We Have All the Time in the World” was featured on the soundtrack of the James Bondfilm _On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

We Have All the Time in the World

These are all linked by today’s date, August 4th.

One

Burkina Faso, an African country, changed to that name on August 4, 1984. What was its name prior to that?

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An actor born today in 1955, played Dan Truman, a NASA executive, in Armageddon (1998) and Davy Crockett in The Alamo (2004). Who is he?

Four

The last Empress of India was born 4 August 1900 in England. What was her name, and her primary title between December 1936 and February 1952?

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A man described by Encyclopædia Britannica as…

a prolifically gifted natural musician and the leading trumpeter in jazz history

…was born 4 August 1901. Almost seven decades later he sang We Have All the Time in the World in a Bond film. Who was he?

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

What did you do in the war? | Answers

The answers to my earlier post are shown below.

Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy aboard the *PT-109*, Tulagi, Solomon Islands, South Pacific, 1943.
Image Wikipedia

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Which future president of the United States was in command of PT-109 when the incident described above occurred on August 2nd?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

On patrol the night of August 1–2, 1943, his boat was struck in the inky darkness by a Japanese destroyer. Two crew members died in the fiery collision, but eleven, one badly injured, clung to the hull until morning. Despite his own injuries, Kennedy managed to get all of them to shore and then secure their rescue, six days later, with the help of native islanders friendly to the Allies. For his courage and leadership, Kennedy was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a Purple Heart.

– The White House Historical Association

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Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in 1914 in Vienna this Austrian-American actress later sued Warner Brothers ‘for almost using her name’ in Blazing Saddles. During World War II, she co-invented a radio guidance system for torpedoes. Who is she?

Answer: Hedy Lamarr

During World War II, Hedy Lamarr co-invented a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes using spread spectrum and frequency hopping technology. However, this technology wasn’t used operationally until after the war. In 1974, Lamarr sued Warner Bros. for $10 million over the use of her name in the film Blazing Saddles which featured the character ‘Hedley Lamarr’. The case settled out of court for an apology.

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Drawing by Nicholas Volpe after Guinness won an Oscar in 1957 for his role in *The Bridge on the River Kwai*.
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During the 1943 invasion of Sicily, an actor who once portrayed a wartime bridge builder in Asia and played a forceful character in Star Wars commanded a landing craft. Who was this actor?

Answer: Alec Guinness

Sir Alec Guinness played Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai and Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. During the Allied invasion of Sicily Guinness commanded a Landing Craft. Later, in the eastern Mediterranean theatre, he ferried supplies and agents to the Yugoslav partisans.

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Christopher Lee at the Women’s World Awards 2009 in Vienna, Austria. Image Wikipedia

At one time, he was known as Scaramanga, famous for his love of gold. However, later in life, his colour changed to white, fittingly, as Saruman the Wise. This title was appropriate considering his time in Royal Air Force Intelligence during World War II. Who is he?

Answer: Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee was Scaramanga in the Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun and Saruman in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
After volunteering for the Finnish Army during the Winter War, Lee joined the Royal Air Force in 1941. His flying career was cut short due to optic nerve issues, leading him to intelligence work in North Africa and Italy. After the war, Lee worked with the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects, tracking down Nazi war criminals.

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Official Navy portrait of Paul Newman, 1944-45.
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John Joseph Vincent Murphy III, an officer at Fort Apache, had previously been Butch. In real life, he served as an airborne turret gunner in the US Navy. Who is he?

Answer: Paul Newman

Paul Newman was a police officer named Murphy who was stationed at Fort Apache: The Bronx. He was previously Butch Cassidy in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. He served in the US Navy during World War II, initially as a radioman and tail gunner, later qualifying as a turret gunner in an Avenger torpedo bomber. His unit was assigned to the USS Bunker Hill, but he and his crew were grounded due to a pilot’s earache, missing a kamikaze attack that killed several hundred crewmen.

What did you do in the war?

At 02:27 on 2 August 1943, the US Navy’s PT-109 was cut in two by a Japanese destroyer.

Today’s questions focus on individuals who gained recognition in other fields but had roles in World War II.

One

Which future president of the United States was in command of PT-109 when the incident described above occurred on August 2nd, 1943.

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Three

During the 1943 invasion of Sicily, an actor who once portrayed a wartime bridge builder in Asia and played a forceful character in Star Wars commanded a landing craft. Who was this actor?

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John Joseph Vincent Murphy III, an officer at Fort Apache, had previously been Butch. In real life, he served as an airborne turret gunner in the US Navy. Who is he?

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

It Goes to Show | Answers

The answers to my earlier post are shown highlighted below.

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Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers and Clara Bow in *Wings* (1927).
Image Encyclopædia Britannica

The above picture is a still from the 1927 film Wings, the first to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. It features Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers and an actress known as the ‘It’ girl. Can you identify who this actress, born 29 July 1905, is?

Answer: Clara Bow

Clara Bow, known as ‘The It Girl’, was a prominent American actress during the silent film era and talkies. She retired from acting in 1933 after marrying and having two children.

Two

Beginning the 25 July 2025, United States President Donald Trump stayed at his Turnberry Resort in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Interestingly, another US President was gifted an apartment in Culzean Castle, just a short drive from Turnberry. Who was this other president?

Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower

In 1945, the Marquess of Ailsa gifted Culzean Castle to the National Trust for Scotland, offering the top floor to General Eisenhower as a token of appreciation for his role in World War II. Eisenhower visited the castle four times, including once as President, and affectionately called it his ‘Scottish White House’.

Dwight D. Eisenhower played Turnberry in 1959 while still president of the USA. Image BBC

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Space shuttle *Atlantis* lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle program.
Image NASA.

On this day in 1958, NASA was established in the United States. What four words are represented by the letters in the NASA abbreviation?

Answer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

In response to the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1, President Eisenhower signed legislation in 1958 to establish NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), separating the US military and civil spaceflight programmes. NASA, succeeding NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics), has led most of America’s space exploration programmes, including the Apollo missions and the Space Shuttle.

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The track of the Armada around Britain.
Robert Adams, Augustine Rythe, 1590.
Image National Maritime Museum, London/Wikipedia

On July 29, 1588, the Spanish Armada was sighted off the southern coast of England. Which Spanish monarch dispatched the fleet, and the overthrow of what English monarch was the objective of the Spanish invasion?

Answer: King Philip II (of Spain) and Queen Elizabeth I (of England)

The Spanish Armada, sent by King Philip II in 1588 to invade England and reinstate Catholicism, was commanded by Alonso de Guzmán and sailed from Lisbon. Despite reaching Calais, the Armada was defeated by the English fleet, which relied on artillery and faster ships. The Armada suffered losses from fire ships and the Battle of Gravelines, forcing it to retreat around Scotland and Ireland. The long and treacherous voyage back to Spain resulted in the loss of most of the Armada, with only 60 ships returning.

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Gandalf proves that Frodo’s Ring is the One Ring by throwing it into Frodo’s fireplace, revealing the hidden text of the Rhyme of the Rings. *The Fellowship of the Ring*.
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On 29 July, the first part of J.R.R Tolkien’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings was published. In which decade did this occur?

ANSWER: 1950s (1954)

The Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, set in Middle-earth. The story follows the quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron, uniting a diverse group of characters including hobbits, a wizard, men, an elf, and a dwarf. The work, initially published in three volumes between 29 July 1954 and 20 October 1955, has become a literary classic, influencing the fantasy genre and inspiring numerous adaptations.

It Goes to Show

Today’s questions have a link to the 29 July.

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Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers and ? in *Wings* (1927).
Image Encyclopædia Britannica

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Three

On this day in 1958, NASA was established in the United States. What four words are represented by the letters in the NASA abbreviation?

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On 29 July, the first part of J.R.R Tolkien’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings was published. In which decade did this occur?

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. | Answers

The answers to my earlier post are shown below.

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18the Duke of Norfolk wearing parliamentary robes as Earl Marshal in 2022.
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Which English Duke, the hereditary Earl Marshal, was responsible for arranging Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral and the accession and coronation of King Charles III?

Answer: (Duke of) Norfolk

Edward William Fitzalan-Howard’s family connection to the Royal Family is long, with the 3rd Duke of Norfolk being the uncle of both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, the second and fifth wives respectively of Henry VII.

Two

Jennyanydots, *Cats*.
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Jennyanydots features in what musical?

Answer: Cats

Jennyanydots, originally a character from T.S Eliot’s poetry collection Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, later became a character in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats. While she appears lazy during the day, she becomes active at night, ruling mice and cockroaches. In the musical, she leads a tap dancing routine.

Three

Mr Incredible and Elastigirl.
Image Screenrant

Bob and Helen Parr are a superhero couple known as…

Answer: Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl

Parr was the surname of Catherine, the sixth wife of Henry VIII.
The Incredibles is a 2004 Pixar film about a superhero couple, Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, who hide their powers to live a quiet suburban life. However, Mr. Incredible’s desire to help people draws the entire family into a confrontation with a vengeful fan. The film received widespread acclaim for its animation, screenplay, and voice acting.

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Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, 1977 Open Championship, Turnberry.
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The 1977 Open Championship, famously remembered for the ‘Duel in the Sun’ between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, was held at which Open Championship venue?

Answer: Turnberry

The 1977 Open Championship, held at Turnberry, Scotland, was won by Tom Watson by one stroke over Jack Nicklaus. The two golfers, who played together in the final two rounds, separated themselves from the field, leading to the championship being remembered as the ‘Duel in the Sun’.

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Solitaire (Jane Seymour), *Live and Let Die*, 1973.
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Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg’s stage name is the same as one of Henry VIII’s wives. In 1973, she played a Bond girl in Live and Let Die. What is her stage name, and what character did she portray in this film?

Answer: Jane Seymour and Solitaire

Jane Seymour was also the name of the third wife of Henry VIII,
Jane Seymour, born Joyce Frankenberg, is a British actress known for roles in film and television, including The Onedin Line and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. She has received numerous awards and nominations, including Golden Globes and Emmys, for her performances. Seymour is also a philanthropist, author and designer.

Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived.

Portrait of a Lady, perhaps Katherine Howard (1520-1542) c. 1540 Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8-1543) Image Royal collection Trust

On 28 July 1540 King Henry VIII of England privately married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. A few of today’s questions are tenuously linked to this and two are not.

One

Which English Duke, the hereditary Earl Marshal, was responsible for arranging Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral and the accession and coronation of King Charles III?

Two

Jennyanydots features in what musical?

Three

Bob and Helen Parr are a superhero couple known as…

Four

The 1977 Open Championship, famously remembered for the ‘Duel in the Sun’ between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, was held at which Open Championship venue?

Five

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

I Hope Someday You’ll Join Us | Answers

The answers to my earlier post are shown highlighted below.

Born in London Bob Hope’s family emigrated to the United States two months before his fifth birthday. Hope was an American comedian, actor and entertainer with a nearly 80-year career spanning vaudeville, radio, television and USO Tours. He starred in over 50 films, including the Road to … series with Bing Crosby, and hosted the Academy Awards a record 19 times. Hope retired in 1999 and died in 2003 at the age of 100.

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Entertainers Bob Hope and Ann Jillian perform for military personnel at the USO Christmas Tour during Operation Desert Shield.
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In the 1995 Bob Hope Classic pro-am golf tournament, three United States presidents participated in a team with Bob Hope and professional golfer Scott Hoch. Who were the three presidents who were involved in this event?

Answer: Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Gerald Ford

This event marked the first time a sitting president – Clinton – had played during a PGA Tour event and perhaps the first time three presidents had ever played together.
The Bob Hope Classic, with its long history and association with golf in the Coachella Valley, has featured celebrities like Frank Sinatra and US presidents Eisenhower, Ford, Bush and Clinton. The tournament’s legacy, including Hope’s name, ensures continued charitable donations.

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Which nation launched the Hope probe, an unmanned space exploration probe, on a mission to Mars in 2020?

Answer: United Arab Emirates

The Emirates Mars Mission, led by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, successfully sent the Hope probe to Mars in 2021. The mission, involving 200 Emirati scientists and engineers, studies Mars’ weather cycles and atmospheric loss, contributing to the UAE’s knowledge-based economy. The UAE became the first Arab country and fifth country to reach Mars.

Three

Hope (1995), a novel in the Faith, Hope and Charity trilogy, is written by whom?

Answer: Len Deighton

Bernard Samson, a middle-aged SIS officer, is the central character in Len Deighton’s three trilogies. The plot revolves around his wife Fiona’s defection to East Germany, leaving Bernard to question her loyalty and his own. The first trilogy comprises the books Berlin Game, Mexico Set and London Match. The second trilogy comprises Spy Hook, Spy Line and Spy Sinker. The third and final trilogy comprises Faith, Hope and Charity.

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In which country was the company that began manufacturing the pictured vehicle in 1952 based?

Answer: Japan

In 1952 the Hope Jidosha Company in Tokyo (Japan) built a 3-wheeler that had a 7cwt carrying capacity. The vehicle was powered by a 350cc twin-piston 2 stroke engine that provided power to the rear wheels. The Hope Star came with a number of body variations and the company also produced 4-wheeler trucks up until 1962.

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You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one

The word ‘hope’ appears in this final verse of a 1971 song. Can you identify the song and the singer-songwriter?

Answer: Imagine – John Lennon

Imagine, a song by John Lennon, encourages listeners to imagine a world of peace without materialism, borders or religion. The song, co-produced by Lennon, Yoko Ono and Phil Spector, has been widely praised and covered by over 200 artists. It remains controversial due to its lyrics, particularly the lyric ‘no religion too’.

Imagine

(from Imagine: John Lennon soundtrack)

Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today… Aha-ah…

Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace… You…

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world… You…

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one

– AZ Lyrics

I Hope Someday You’ll Join Us

British-born comic, actor, and entertainer Bob Hope passed away on July 27, 2003, at the age of 100. All today’s questions relate to the word or name ‘Hope’

Bob Hope putting in Oval Office watched by US President Richard Nixon.
Image *Die Welt*

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Which nation launched the Hope probe, an unmanned space exploration probe, on a mission to Mars in 2020?

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Hope (1995), a novel in the Faith, Hope and Charity trilogy, is written by whom?

Four

In which country was the company that began manufacturing the pictured vehicle in 1952 based?

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You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one

The word ‘hope’ appears in this final verse of a 1971 song. Can you identify the song and the singer-songwriter?

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.