Sports
My favourite tennis player born in Basel, Switzerland, in 1981.
Who is Roger Federer
My favourite film, starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and James Caan
What is The Godfather
My Prep School House: Newton, Latham, Bentley or Chaucer?
What is Chaucer
Door-to-door, my longest commute to work, while living in London during my temping days. Within ten minutes.
What is one hour and twenty minutes.
My starsign
What is Cancer
The Abbey Stadium is the ground of my hometown team, in which city?
What is Cambridge
My favourite band which had hits including Substitute, Magic Bus and Pinball Wizard
What is The Who
Out of Chemistry, Physics and Biology, the only one I continued with at school after the age of 14
What is Biology
My most senior manager while working at the Met Police: Superintendent, Chief Superintendent or Commander?
What is Superintendent
The only part of my body where I've had a broken bone
What is my hand
The number of sets I won (out of 4) in my club tennis match last weekend
What is None
In The Day of The Jackal, the nationality of the Jackal
What is English
The US branch of government about which I chose to write my final year university dissertation
What is The Judiciary
The year I joined Discover
What is 2011
The US President when I was born
Who was Richard Nixon
The sport I was playing one day at age 15 when I sent an opposing player to hospital
What is cricket
The north London football stadium where I saw Bruce Springsteen on his Magic tour
What is The Emirates
The combined number of tries and wickets I got in my inter-secondary school matches
What is None
The number of months I lasted as newspaper reporter: Three, four or five?
What is four
My finishing position in the Egg and Spoon race at the 1983 Cubs Sports Day
What is Second
My favourite boxer, nicknamed the Manassa Mauler
Who was Jack Dempsey
The woodwind instrument I played between the ages of eight and 15
What is the clarinet
The US state in which I spent one year at university
What is Kansas
The UK supermarket I tricked into employing me during my university summer holiday
What is Tesco
The 1979 play by Peter Shaffer in which I played the lead role at university and had 47% of the lines
What is Amadeus