Alpha Inventions

If we are on schedule, we should be in Birmingham! Undoubtedly, we'll be having a curry at the Raj Doot again (below from last year!)Your Thursday testers are: -

1. Author Ian Fleming, who was born today in 1908, wrote which famous children's story?
   
   
2. The Chrysler Building (right), which was completed today in 1931, spent how many months as the world's tallest building?
   
   
3. Which Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece was put back on display today in 1999, after 22 years of restoration work?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Bismarck; 2. Hammer Film Productions; 3. Mick Jagger