1. Which provincial city, home to a 400ft-long painting of a historic victory against the Russians became easier to reach in 2005 thanks to Ryanair but no easier to pronounce?

2. Whom did Sir Elton John marry in a civil partnership in December 2005?

3. Roger Federer won the men's singles at Wimbledon in 2005. How many times has he taken the title up until the end of that year?

4. After Osama Bin Laden, which person was searched for most on the Internet in September 2005?

5. Which famous winger (footballer / soccer player) died on the 25th of November, 2005?

6. Tanzania was the home of exiled Ugandan President Dr. Milton Obote after he was overthrown in 1971; which country gave him protection after he was deposed in 1986?

7. Which two letters were the title of a number one album on both sides of the Atlantic in 2005?

8. Which European country had a so called 'Orange Revolution' between November 2004 and January 2005?

9. The television headline news in the UK on the 7th of July 2005 was that of the terrorist attacks on the public transport system. What was the main headline the day before?

10. How old was Ronnie when he died in 2005?

11. Which FIFA World Player of the Year and European Footballer of the Year ran for President of his country in 2005?

12. A proposed EU Constitution was abandoned after voters in which two countries rejected it in 2005?

13. Who played the title role in the 2005 film Nanny McPhee?

14. Name one of the riders who has won the Tour de France 5 times before the year 2005?

15. In which year was YouTube founded?

16. Plus or minus five percent, the Republic of China accounted for how many percent of the world's total capital punishment executions in 2004?

17. Subtropical Storm Andrea forms off the coast of which state, the earliest subtropical storm since Subtropical Storm Ana in 2003?

18. Gabriela Irimia got engaged to Liberal Democrat MP, Lembit Ootpik, in 2008 ? which novelty band is she a member of?

19. Where were the 2006 Commonwealth Games held?

20. Iranian military personnel seized excatly how many Royal Navy personnel during March 2007 and held them prisoner for twelve days? For a bonus point, from which ship were they seized?

ANSWERS

1. Wroclaw, Poland

2. David Furnish

3. Roger won his third Wimbledon title in 2005. Something only two other players have done in the Open era.

4. Nostradamus

5. George Best

6. Zambia. He died in 2005 while still in exile.

7. X & Y (Coldplay)

8. Ukraine

9. London winning the 2012 Olympics.

10. 76

11. George Weah

12. France and the Netherlands

13. Emma Thompson

14. Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault Eddy Mercx or M. Indurain

15. 2005

16. 90%.

17. Florida

18. The Cheeky Girls

19. Melbourne

20. 15 - they were seized from HMS Cornwall