1. The Washington-Moscow "hotline" went into service on 30 August 1963, after the Cuban Missile Crisis. Despite the popular image, it was not a red telephone. What was it?

2. On 30 August 1918, Lenin was shot and badly wounded after a speech in Moscow. Which woman was executed for the attack?

3. On 30 August 1835, settlers arrived to found a city on the Yarra River. It was named after the British prime minister of the time. Which city?

4. The Space Shuttle Discovery made its first flight on 30 August 1984. Which famous telescope did it launch in 1990?

5. On 30 August 1983, Guion Bluford became the first African American to do what?

6. General Douglas MacArthur landed in Japan on 30 August 1945. On which US battleship was the formal Japanese surrender signed three days later?

7. In a referendum on 30 August 1999, the people of East Timor voted for independence from which country?

8. The Battle of Tannenberg ended on 30 August 1914 with a crushing German victory under Hindenburg and Ludendorff. Which country's army was destroyed?

9. Ernest Rutherford, born on 30 August 1871, is often called the father of nuclear physics. In which country was he born?

10. A French painter born on 30 August 1748 painted a famous heroic portrait of Napoleon on a rearing horse. Which mountains is Napoleon crossing?

11. An American investor born on 30 August 1930 is known as "the Oracle of Omaha". Which company does he run?

12. An American actress born on 30 August 1972 made her film debut opposite Jim Carrey in which 1994 comedy?

13. A French skier born on 30 August 1943 won all three men's Alpine skiing gold medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Who is he?

14. An American musician born on 30 August 1935 led a 1960s folk-rock group whose hits included "California Dreamin'" and "Monday, Monday". Name the group.

15. A neurologist who died on 30 August 2015 wrote a famous book about a patient who could not recognise faces. What is the book called?

16. Naguib Mahfouz died on 30 August 2006. He was the first Arabic-language writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. What was his nationality?

17. An American tennis player born on 30 August 1982 won the 2003 US Open but lost three Wimbledon finals. To whom?

18. On 30 August 1860, the first street tramway in Britain opened, built by an American, George Francis Train. In which town on the Mersey?

19. An English writer born on 30 August 1797 eloped as a teenager with which Romantic poet, whom she later married?

20. A US politician born on 30 August 1893, nicknamed "the Kingfish", was governor of which state?