ANSWERS

1. 6 September (the Julian calendar)

2. Miguel Hidalgo (y Costilla), in Dolores (the "Grito de Dolores")

3. The Montreal Protocol

4. Black Wednesday. The Chancellor was Norman Lamont, and the financier was George Soros.

5. C Malaysia

6. B Papua New Guinea

7. C General Motors

8. B.B. King. The guitar was called "Lucille".

9. Maria Callas and Marc Bolan. Bolan's band was T. Rex.

10. Peter Falk, as Columbo