1. Which country was officially founded on 30 December 1922, and lasted until 1991?

2. On 30 December 1853, the United States agreed to buy a strip of land from Mexico, now part of southern Arizona and New Mexico, mainly to build a railway. What was the deal called?

3. A Filipino writer and national hero was executed by the Spanish in Manila on 30 December 1896, a date now marked as a public holiday. Name him, and his famous novel that criticised Spanish rule.

4. Asia's first underground railway line opened on 30 December 1927. In which city, and what is the line called today?

5. On 30 December 1936, workers in Flint, Michigan, began a famous sit-down strike that forced a car giant to recognise their union. Which company?

6. Which king of Romania was forced to abdicate by the Communists on 30 December 1947?

7. Which author was born in Bombay on 30 December 1865, and wrote "The Jungle Book"?

8. Two American sporting superstars share a 30 December birthday: a golfer born in 1975 and a basketball player born in 1984. Name both.

9. A Manchester-born singer of The Monkees was born on 30 December 1945. His name was so well known that a young London singer called David Jones changed his surname to avoid confusion. Name the Monkee, and the new name the London singer chose.

10. Which Roman emperor, born on 30 December AD 39, opened the Colosseum in AD 80?