ANSWERS

1. Paris. The diplomat (Ernst vom Rath) was shot by Herschel Grynszpan.

2. Günter Schabowski. The first crossing to open was Bornholmer Straße.

3. Hedy Lamarr

4. Carl Sagan

5. John Lennon (in a still from the film "How I Won the War")

6. Dylan Thomas

7. Colombey-les-Deux-Églises

8. Mostar (the bridge is the Stari Most, rebuilt and reopened in 2004)

9. Firefox, by Mozilla

10. Niagara Falls (a faulty relay at the Sir Adam Beck power station in Ontario)