We'll remember one day in 2001 for the rest of our lives. But while September 11 will go down in history, we look back at some other events and people and places that caught the headlines, with our Quiz of the Year (answers below).

1 What is the name of the refugee centre near Calais, the point from which so many asylum seekers depart for this country?

2 Who was punched to the ground after trying to carry out a citizen's arrest of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe in Brussels?

3 Who landed in France to finish second in the Vendee Globe round-the-world yacht race, winning more public acclaim than the winner, Frenchman Michel Desjoyeaux?

4 Where did a Land Rover career off the M62, resulting in a collision between a GNER express from London to Newcastle and a freight train travelling in the opposite direction?

5 Officials at an abattoir near which Essex town raised the alarm about the discovery of a case of foot and mouth disease?

6 Which Times newspaper columnist, married to Nigella Lawson, finally succumbed in his battle with cancer?

7 What happened to the lighthouse at Port Appin, Argyll and Bute, which left residents and sailors seeing red... or pink, as the case may be?

8 What was the name of the British bar hostess found dead on a Japanese beach?

9 Which Sunday tabloid published transcripts of a taped conversation between The Countess of Wessex and a journalist posing as an Arab sheikh eager to employ her PR company, during which the Countess was alleged to have made disparaging comments about other members of the royal family and Tony Blair and William Hague?

10 What was the name of the Norwegian-registered container ship which rescued 400 refugees from a sinking ferry in the Indian Ocean, only to become embroiled in a diplomatic row when Australia refused to accept the illegal immigrants?

11 Who did former chancellor Kenneth Clarke refer to as a "hanger and flogger", later claiming that he had not intended the comment to be taken seriously?

12 Where were Britain's first solar powered parking metres installed, with mixed results?

13 What was the name of the Roman Catholic primary school in Northern Ireland at the centre of violent scenes as pupils walked a gauntlet on their way to lessons?

14 Where did Slobodan Milosevic face a UN war crimes tribunal?

15 Who had a baby boy called Jaden Gil?

16 Warren Buffett, said to be the world's second richest man, rescued which major event planned for next year, insuring it against terrorist attack when the original insurers pulled out.

17 Who was named new chairman of the Bbc amid accusations of cronyism?

18 High-kicking can-can girls greeted Prince Charles at the royal gala premiere of which film?

19 Which cartoon character was hailed as the perfect example of a devout Christian father?

20 Which singer denied evading £13 million worth of tax payments?

21 Which country imposed a five-year sex ban on young women to combat the spread of Aids, also barring them from shaking hands with men or wearing trousers?

22 What made Major Charles Ingram stand up for his rights?

23 What is Prince William studying at St Andrews University?

24 Which agriculture minister enraged struggling farmers with comments about million-pound compensation cheques in the wake of foot and mouth?

25 Where was a sculpture depicting the naked and decomposing body of Christ displayed, prompting visitors to describe it as frightening, obscene and disturbing?

26 What did the Argos store at Meadowhill in Sheffield do in early August, causing consternation among shoppers?

27 Who became prisoner number FF8282?

28 Who was given an eight-hour blood transfusion on August 2 sparking wide concern over her health, just a few days ahead of her birthday?

29 Who told a 13-year-old schoolboy he'd need to lose some weight if he wanted to be an astronaut?

30 He hit the headlines as Britain's most useless race horse after coming last in more than 100 races but what's his name?

31 Which soccer star struggled with two Rolex robbers while he was stuck in traffic in an open-top Mercedes in London?

32 Where did Carlo Giuliani die?

33 Which band temporarily quit its rehearsal room and practised outside amid concerns over noise levels and fears of compensation claims from deafened members?

34 Jeffrey Archer's son James was banned from working in the City after he and colleagues broke trading rules and lied to cover their tracks what was the nickname given to the group of high-fliers who were investigated for manipulating the stock market?

35 Who said: "Who knows what the Good Lord has planned? You can't be certain about anything," when asked if he might marry again?

36 A Belgian bureaucrat designed the smiling cartoon character mascot Mr Euro, but it was quickly branded as a dead ringer for which British politician?

37 Which former GB athlete promoted the Great British Takeaway and also won a pension payout from the police force after claiming he suffered a permanently injured shoulder?

38 Which Hampshire town's security cameras provided filmed evidence of one of the year's most unbelievable examples of parking rage, when a 20-year-old woman used her car to push another one backwards?

39 Who said he'd retire from frontline politics after finishing third in the final ballot of MPs in the Conservative leadership election?

40 Clothes boss David Shepherd branded his company's customers beer-swilling hooligans, but to which shop was he referring?

41 What was the name of the couple involved in an internet adoption dispute with a couple from California, who claimed to have already bought the six-month-old twin girls named Belinda and Kimberley?

42 Which 41-year-old Falklands veteran waved goodbye to his Royal Navy career after 22 years of service, to instead become an ambassador for British trade?

43 Did John Prescott use a left or a right jab to defend himself in the infamous "egg attack" of the election campaign?

44 Who quoted a poem by English writer William Ernest Henley just prior to his execution in June, saying: "I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."?

45 Who did Peter Hain succeed as EU minister after a series of damaging allegations?

46 Which Afghan resistance leader was killed immediately prior to the terrorist attacks in the United States?

47 Who is the U.S. Defence Secretary?

48 Who won the election to become the new mayor of New York?

49 What's the name of the U.S. ambassador to Britain?

50 Where was President Bush when he learned of the September 11 terrorist attacks?

Answers:

1 Sangatte

2 Peter Tatchell

3 Ellen MacArthur

4 Selby

5 Brentwood

6 John Diamond

7 It was painted pink, with Mr Blobby-style face and yellow blobs

8 Lucie Blackman

9 News of the World

10 Tampa

11 Iain Duncan Smith

12 Nottingham

13 Holy Cross

14 The Hague

15 Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf

16 Football's World Cup

17 Gavyn Davies

18 Moulin Rouge

19 Homer Simpson

20 Luciano Pavarotti

21 Swaziland

22 TV bosses for Who Wants A Millionaire wanted to withhold his million pound prize money amid allegations of cheating

23 Art History

24 Elliott Morley

25 Shrewsbury Cathedral

26 It set up a Christmas display in its window

27 Jeffrey Archer

28 The Queen Mother

29 Prince Philip

30 Quixall Crossett

31 Gary Mabbutt

32 In Genoa, at a demonstration at the G8 summit

33 The Royal Marines

34 The Flaming Ferraris

35 Prince Charles

36 Edward Heath

37 Geoff Capes

38 Andover

39 Michael Portillo

40 Topman

41 The Kilshaws

42 Prince Andrew

43 Left

44 Timothy McVeigh

45 Keith Vaz

46 Ahmad Sha Massoud

47 Donald Rumsfeld

48 Michael Bloomberg

49 William Farish

50 Florida.