1. On 22 December 1808, in a freezing Vienna theatre, a composer gave a four-hour concert that premiered two of his most famous symphonies. Name the composer and both symphonies.

2. On 22 December 1882, a colleague of Thomas Edison displayed the first Christmas tree lit by electric bulbs, at his home in New York. Who was he?

3. On 22 December 1989, a famous Berlin landmark reopened for people to walk through, with Chancellor Helmut Kohl among the crowds. Which landmark?

4. On 22 December 1894, a Jewish French army officer was wrongly convicted of treason and sent to a prison island. Name him, the island, and the novelist who later defended him with the open letter "J'accuse...!"

5. On 22 December 1965, a new national speed limit came into force on Britain's roads, at first as an experiment. What was it?

6. Twin brothers born on 22 December 1949 later became two-thirds of a hugely successful pop group. Name the twins, the group, and the island where they were born.

7. Which Italian composer of "La Bohème" and "Tosca" was born on 22 December 1858? In which Tuscan city was he born?

8. A Victorian novelist who wrote under a male pen name died on 22 December 1880. What was her pen name, her real name, and her most famous novel set in a Midlands town?

9. Which children's author and illustrator died on 22 December 1943, leaving thousands of acres of Lake District farmland to the National Trust?

10. Which Irish playwright, author of "Waiting for Godot" and winner of the 1969 Nobel Prize, died in Paris on 22 December 1989?