Alpha Inventions

In a rush tonight! Just got in and found out that my replacement for tonight's quiz at the Colebrook is ill and I'll have to do it myself! It's not a problem, just a rush to get everything done!! So, another plug to Alpha Inventions who have helped my blog's exposure to leap astronomically!!

Your Friday questions are: -

1. Who composed the opera “La Traviata” that debuted in Venice today in 1853?
   
2. Comedian and actor Alan Davies (right) was born today in 1966 and plays the title role in which TV mystery series?
   
3. Dick Fosbury, who was born today in 1947, won an Olympic Gold Medal in what event in 1968?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Spain; 2. Sub Commander T'Pol; 3. Winston Churchill