ANSWERS

1. Victor Verster Prison (near Paarl)

Mandela spent most of his imprisonment on Robben Island and later at Pollsmoor Prison. He was moved to a house in the grounds of Victor Verster in 1988.

2. James "Buster" Douglas

3. Soubirous (Bernadette Soubirous)

4. Vatican City

5. Crimea

6. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

7. Tahrir Square

8. The Bell Jar (published under the name Victoria Lucas)

9. Queen Christina of Sweden

Christina wanted lessons at 5 am in a cold palace. Descartes died of pneumonia within months, though a theory that he was poisoned has also been suggested.

10. Jimmu

Emperor Jimmu is a legendary figure, and the date comes from ancient chronicles rather than history. The holiday, once called Kigensetsu, was abolished after the war and restored in 1966.

11. William Whitelaw

In the first ballot, Thatcher beat the leader, Edward Heath, who then withdrew. Whitelaw entered in the second ballot and came second.

12. "As far as the law of Christ allows" (Latin "quantum per Christi legem licet")

13. Philadelphia (the Pennsylvania Hospital)

14. The Wizard of Menlo Park (Thomas Edison)

15. William Henry Fox Talbot; Lacock Abbey

16. Bazaar (Mary Quant)

Quant said she named the miniskirt after her favourite car, the Mini. Who really invented the miniskirt is disputed; the French designer André Courrèges also claimed it.

17. A Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (Burt Reynolds)

18. "Shirley" (Leslie Nielsen)

19. Kojak (Telly Savalas; Jennifer Aniston)

20. Dolly Parton