1. A future Queen of France was born in Vienna on 2 November 1755. Who was she, and who was her mother, the ruler of the Habsburg lands?

2. Two US presidents share a 2 November birthday: the 11th and the 29th. Name both.

3. On 2 November 1936, the world's first regular high-definition television service began in London. Which broadcaster ran it, and from which hilltop building?

4. On 2 November 1947, a giant wooden flying boat made its one and only flight, lasting about a minute. What was its famous nickname, who built and flew it, and which wood was it mainly made of?

5. Which playwright died on 2 November 1950, and was the first person to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar?

6. A new British TV channel launched on 2 November 1982. Name the channel, the word-and-numbers game show that was its very first programme, and the show's first presenter.

7. On 2 November 1960, a jury found Penguin Books not guilty of obscenity for publishing which novel, and who wrote it?

8. On 2 November 1988, one of the first computer worms spread across the early internet, slowing thousands of machines. It is named after the graduate student who created it. What was his surname?

9. On 2 November 2000, the first crew arrived to live aboard the International Space Station. What has been true about the station ever since?

10. The Balfour Declaration of 2 November 1917 was written as a letter from Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to which British Jewish leader?