The following quiz questions were submitted by Perry Bartlett. Perry runs a quiz night at Floyd's Bar, Cerro Branco, Albufeira in Portugal every Saturday & Wednesday night at 10pm. Many thanks Perry.

1. Edward the Confessor died today in 1066, but what was the nickname of his father Ethelred?

2. Born today in 1946, which actress and long time Woody Allen collaborator, won the Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe for her role in the 1977 film ?Annie Hall??

3. Nicknamed ?Johnners?, what was the name of the much loved cricket commentator, who died today in 1994?

4. The construction of which bridge, in San Francisco Bay, began on this day in 1933?

5. What part does/did birthday boy Perry Fenwick play in Eastenders?

6. The first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia died today in 1937, who was she?

7. British naval forces burned Richmond during the American Revolutionary War today in 1781, but which state is Richmond the capital city of?

8. 39 today (2008), by what name do we better know American singer Brian Hugh Warner?

9. Which country was renamed Kampuchea by the Khmer Rouge today in 1976?

10. How old is King Juan Carlos of Spain today (2008)?

ANSWERS 

1. The Unready

2. Diane Keaton

3. Brian Johnston

4. Golden Gate Bridge

5. Billy Mitchell

6. Amy Johnson

7. Virginia

8. Marilyn Manson

9. Cambodia

10. 70