1. On 12 August 1851, an American inventor patented improvements to the sewing machine and founded a company that became world famous. Who was he?

2. On 12 August 1877, an American astronomer discovered the smaller of Mars's two moons. Name the astronomer and the moon. What is the other moon called?

3. On 12 August 1960, NASA launched its first communications satellite, a giant metallic balloon that simply reflected radio signals. What was it called?

4. On 12 August 1981, a famous computer company launched its first personal computer. Name the company. Whose operating system did it use?

5. On 12 August 1990, a fossil hunter found the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever discovered, in South Dakota. What was the dinosaur nicknamed? In which city's museum is it displayed?

6. On 12 August 1883, the last known member of a half-striped relative of the zebra died at Amsterdam Zoo. Which animal?

7. 12 August is known in Britain as the "Glorious Twelfth". Why?

8. A British king born on 12 August 1762 built an extravagant Indian-style palace in a seaside town. Name the king, the palace, and the town.

9. An English poet born on 12 August 1774 published the first known version of the story of Goldilocks. Who was he? Who visited the bears' house in his original version?

10. An Austrian physicist born in Vienna on 12 August 1887 devised a famous thought experiment involving a cat in a box. Who was he?

11. An American tennis player born on 12 August 1971 won seven Wimbledon singles titles. Who is he?

12. A Scottish-born guitarist born on 12 August 1949 led the band Dire Straits. Who is he?

13. The queen from your 12 June film round is traditionally said to have died on 12 August 30 BC. Name her. What creature, according to legend, did she use to kill herself?

14. The creator of James Bond died on 12 August 1964. Name him. What was the name of his house in Jamaica, which later became a Bond film title?

15. A German novelist died in Zurich on 12 August 1955. He won the 1929 Nobel Prize, largely for his first novel about the decline of a Lübeck merchant family. Name him and the novel.