It happened on 3 August

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1. On 3 August 1988, the Soviets released Mathias Rust as a gesture of goodwill to the West. Why had he been held in custody? Landed his plane near Red Square in Moscow Tried to escape over the Berlin Wall Flew a U2 spy plane over Russia Wrote an anti-Soviet novel

2. 3 August 1963 was the date when the Beatles gave their last performance at this venue. Which was it? Kaiserkeller Bar, Hamburg Cavern Club, Liverpool Abbey Road Studios, London Penny Lane, Liverpool

3. Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914. On which country had Germany declared war the previous day? France Russia Austria Serbia

4. On 3 August 1955, in London, half the audience walked out mid-way through a performance of which play by Samuel Beckett? The Caretaker A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Loot Waiting for Godot

5. On 3 August 1492, Christopher Columbus set off on a famous voyage from Palos de la Frontera. Which nation sponsored his voyage? Portugal England Italy Spain

6. On 3 August 1916, Roger Casement was hanged for treason in London. What nationality was he? English Scottish Welsh Irish

7. Which submarine passed under the North Pole on 3 August 1958? Hunley Thetis Dreadnought Nautilus

8. Born on 3 August 1940, this actor played President Josiah Bartlet. By what stage name do we know him? Jason Robards Michael Douglas Martin Sheen Alan Alda

9. On 3 August 1936, Jesse Owens won the first of his four Olympic gold medals. In which city were the Olympic Games held? London Berlin Paris Amsterdam

10. Who was sworn in as President of the United States on 3 August 1923? Warren Harding Herbert Hoover Franklin Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge

11. Archbishop Makarios died on 3 August 1977. Of which country was he President? Turkey Malta Cyprus Greece

12. Born on 3 August 1803, he designed the Crystal Palace for the 1851 Great Exhibition in London. What was his name? Inigo Jones Charles Barry Joseph Paxton Lancelot Brown

13. On 3 August 1978, the Queen opened the Commonwealth Games in which Canadian city? Calgary Hamilton Montreal Edmonton

14. "If I should die, think only this of me: that there's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England." Which poet, born on 3 August 1887, wrote these lines? Rupert Brooke Siegfried Sassoon Wilfred Owen Robert Browning

15. Elisha was born on 3 August 1811. He invented a safety device which increased public confidence and which was instrumental in the development of skyscrapers. What was his surname? Schindler Cooper Siemens Otis