1. In December 2001 a Crown Court judge had to abandon a four day rape trial. This was because he was told that he dozed off twice during the defence barrister's closing speech. True False

2. In 1975 another judge was proved to have been caught speeding down Middle Temple Lane (in London EC4) in an ambulance. True False

3. The Green Party held three of the 25 seats on the Greater London Authority following the elections in May 2000. True False

4. Every entrant to the London marathon (about 33,000 runners) is given a time starting when they cross the starting line and finishing when they cross the finishing line. This time is given to each runner irrespective of the time that the start is signalled. True False

5. Paula Radcliffe won the 2003 Flora London Marathon in a world record time of 2 hours,15 minutes and 25 seconds. At the 10 kilometre point in the race her time was 32 minutes and 1 second. Is her time for this first 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) correctly stated by me? True False

6. Ken Livingstone (elected as the first ever Mayor of London in May 2000) once had a book published called "If Voting Meant Anything, They'd Abolish It". True False

7. American scientists have found that a mug of cocoa may help to protect against "deep vein thrombosis", or as it is sometimes called "economy-class syndrome". True False

8. English scientists have found the soya, sage and ginseng may hold the key to boosting memory. True False

9. The planet Pluto was discovered in 1928. True False

10. The Tower of London is on the South bank of the River Thames. True False