-1. What took place for the first time in Alamogordo?
-2. Of which country is Reykjavik the capital?
-3. From which ship did the famous bell hanging in the underwriting room at Lloyd’s of London come?
-4. In computing, what does the abbreviation LSI stand for?
-5. Which form of gelatin is obtained from the swim bladders of various fishes?
-6. Who recorded the album Every Picture Tells a Story?
-7. What parasitic insect has the Latin name Pediculus humanus capitis?
-8. Which Armenian composer wrote the ballets Spartacus and Maskarade?
-9. In the 1950s, who played TV's The Lone Ranger?
-10. Which is the only one of Shakespeare's plays to mention America?
-11. Symbolising innocence, what birthstone is associated with the month of April?
-12. This is a detail from which painting?

1. The first nuclear explosion.

7. head louse

11. Diamond ?

2. Iceland

6. Rod Stewart

12. It's Van Gogh's self portrait with his bandaged ear.

Excellent, most excellent. I'm impressed!

3. From the HMS Lutine

Bernie

9. Clayton Moore

Both good!

10 - The Tempest

4. Large Scale Integration

5. Isinglass

michele, Scarlet Dragon - both good!

OB - nice try, but not quite. The Tempest seems to be widely accepted as an allegorical tale based on America, but Shakespeare's single explicit reference to America is found in another play.

If I am allowed a second answer ....

8. Aram Khachaturian

Usually one answer in the first 24 hrs, after that no restrictions. So you're fine, Mad!

Nice finish the pair of you