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1 Who was the Chancellor during German reunification in 1990?
A Helmut Kohl. He led the process of unification, including the integration of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) into the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany).
2 Who was the first British Labour Prime Minister?
A Ramsey McDonald (1924) he came from a working class family.
3 Who is the lexicographer, adjudicator, and longest-serving member of the on-screen team on Countdown?
A Susie Dent. She has been a resident word expert on the show for over 30 years.
4 Who was Labour Party leader from July 1992 until his death in May 1994?
A John Smith. Smith first entered Parliament in 1970.
5 For which bank was Nick Leeson working at the time of his fraudulent activities?
A Barings Bank, which ultimately led to the bank’s collapse. He was a star trader on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX), where he was responsible for significant losses through unauthorized and speculative trades.
6 Who was the successor to Roy Plomley as host of Desert Island Discs on Radio 4?
A Michael Parkinson (1986–1988), then by Sue Lawley (1988–2006), Kirsty Young (2006–2018) and most recently by Lauren Laverne.
7 Which popular website was co-founded in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger?
A Wikipedia, it now has over 22m articles, and has 490m monthly users.
8 Outside which apartment building in New York was John Lennon shot?
A The Dakota, located at 1 West 72nd Street, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
9 Which well-known actor of film and TV, is the son of actress Wanda Ventham?
A Benedict Cumberbatch. He is also the son of actor Timothy Carlton.
10 Who did Angela Merkel succeed as Chancellor of Germany in 2005?
A Gerhard Schröder – she served as chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021.