1. 16 June is celebrated around the world as "Bloomsday", the single day on which James Joyce's "Ulysses" is set, in 1904. What is the full name of its central character?

2. Joyce chose the date because it was the day of his first outing with the woman he later married. What was her maiden name?

3. On 16 June 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Her radio call sign was "Chaika". What does it mean in English?

4. On 16 June 1976, schoolchildren in Soweto began protesting against being forced to learn in which language?

5. The Ford Motor Company was incorporated on 16 June 1903. What was its first car called, a name it reused in 1927?

6. Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" premiered in New York on 16 June 1960. What is the name of the motel where Marion Crane stops?

7. At the Battle of Stoke Field on 16 June 1487, Henry VII defeated rebels supporting a boy pretender, Lambert Simnel. Henry spared the boy and gave him a job. Where?

8. On 16 June 1815, two days before Waterloo, Napoleon defeated the Prussians at Ligny while Wellington fought Marshal Ney at a crossroads. What is the crossroads called?

9. On 16 June 1884, America's first purpose-built roller coaster, the Switchback Railway, opened. Where?

10. On 16 June 1858, Abraham Lincoln declared that "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Which book was he quoting?

11. On 16 June 1940, Marshal Philippe Pétain became prime minister of France. He was a national hero for his defence of which First World War fortress city?

12. On 16 June 1961, the ballet star Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West, breaking away from his KGB minders. At which Paris airport?

13. A comedian born on 16 June 1890 found fame in Hollywood with Oliver Hardy. In which Cumbrian town was he born?

14. An American publisher born on 16 June 1917 ran which newspaper while it published the Pentagon Papers and investigated Watergate?

15. An American writer born on 16 June 1937 wrote the 1970 bestseller containing the line "Love means never having to say you're sorry". What is it called?

16. An American scientist born on 16 June 1902 won the 1983 Nobel Prize for discovering "jumping genes". In which crop plant did she find them?

17. A German actor born on 16 June 1978, star of "Good Bye Lenin!", played which Austrian racing driver in the 2013 film "Rush"?

18. An American golfer born on 16 June 1970 became the oldest winner of a major championship in 2021, aged 50. What is his nickname?

19. The Native American leader Geronimo is said to have been born on 16 June 1829. Of which people was he a leader?

20. On 16 June 2012, exactly 49 years after Tereshkova's flight, Liu Yang became the first woman in space from which country?