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All the answers to the questions below can be found in our classic From Our Own Correspondent pieces which cover 50 years of events that have changed the world.

Question 1

The citizens of which country were said to have the natural patience of a people to whom foreign invasion was only too familiar?

A: Czechoslovakia B: France C: Egypt

Question 2

Which nation was described as "the showpiece of the Eastern Bloc?"

A: China B: East Germany C: Russia

Question 3

Why was a British Embassy advising foreign nationals to gather at the InterContinental Hotel in 1997?

A: So they could cast their votes in an international film festival B: So they could be interviewed by UK immigration officers C: So that Marines could evacuate them across a river

Question 4

Which was the polyglot country in which no language was incomprehensible?

A: United Kingdom B: India C: Israel

Question 5

What efforts were made to cool the train passengers travelling to Allahabad in 1964?

A: They were fanned with palm leaves B: They were seated close to blocks of ice in tin baths C: They were able to enjoy state of the art air conditioning

Question 6

In which war was it considered generally more useful to have efficient, rather than brave, soldiers?

A: World War II B: The Vietnam War C: The Four Day War

Question 7

Which national leader was said to have made the springtime flower?

A: Jimmy Carter B: Jawaharlal Nehru C: Joseph Stalin

Question 8

What threatened the phone connection between the Thai border and London?

A: Malayan insurgents B: A sacred goat C: A violent thunderstorm

Question 9

What was the official reason for the non-appearance of the usual photo-montage of a president's activities on the television news?

A: Because the president was unwell B: Because he was absent, touring in Europe C: For technical reasons

Question 10

What was the correspondent told about in a phone call on 4 July 1976?

A: The fall of the Berlin Wall B: The raid on Entebbe C: The moon landing

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