Problem: What type of animal was Laika, who was the first living animal to orbit the Earth in Sputnik 2, launched by Russia?
Answer: dog

Problem: What was the currency of Portugal before the Euro?
Answer: escudo

Problem: Which TV presenter recently published a book entitled 'Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British'?
Answer: jeremy paxman

Problem: Which presenter was sacked in 1999 following media reports that he had taken cocaine?
Answer:
richard bacon