Who Will Host the 2016 Olympic Games?

Later today in Copenhagen, the International Olympic Committee will announce which city is to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The four cities left in the running are: - Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. Who will win is anyone's guess, but the result should be announced at 6pm UK time!

AND THE WINNER IS - RIO DE JANEIRO

Your Friday questions are: -

1. Mohandas K Gandhi was born today in 1869, but was better known as Mahatma. What does Mahatma mean in English?
   
   
2. Actor Avery Brooks (right) was born today in 1948 and played which character in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"?
   

   
   
3. In which country was the first ever regular season NFL game held outside of the United States today in 2005?
   

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Sony; 2. "Mary Poppins"; 3. Muhammad Ali

The Romance of the FA Cup

What better time for the 'Romance of the Cup' than Valentine's Day weekend. Can Derby County beat World Champions Manchester United, again? Will Chelsea overcome Watford away from home? Can Swansea take another Premier League 'scalp' by beating Fulham? Will Aston Villa progress at the expense of Everton?

Who knows, but it's at this time of year, when the air is still cold and the skies grey, that football fans, whose team is still in the FA Cup, can start to dream of a warm Saturday afternoon in May at Wembley. Just the tonic now that the nights are starting to draw out!

And the 'romantic' Valentine's Day questions are: -

1. Which two middleweight boxers met for their sixth and final bout together in what was dubbed 'The St Valentine's Day Massacre' in Chicago today in 1951?
   


2. Simon Pegg (right), who was born today in 1970, starred in and co-wrote which 2004 film described as "A Romantic Comedy. With Zombies"?
   


3. Which actor married actress Meg Ryan today in 1991?
   
   Yesterday's Answers: 1. Chuck Yeager; 2. United Kingdom (East Finchley Tube Station, London); 3. Macdonald