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? Flew a U2 spy plane over Russia Wrote an anti-Soviet novel Tried to escape over the Berlin Wall Landed his plane near Red Square in Moscow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Edmonton Montreal Hamilton

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? Otis Siemens Schindler Cooper