Vanwhoville 2010

Where is the host city for the Winter Olympics starting this week, anyone? This almost made it as a late question in the Landor Quiz.

Unless you are a devotee of the likes of Ski Sunday, it's probable that the question would have drawn a blank, even though the Winter Olympics is a protected list sports event that has to be shown on UK terrestrial television.

For the record the answer is Vancouver in Canada, but a supplementary question would be even harder.

Before the event starts on 12 February 2010, can anyone name a British competitor at the forthcoming Games, let alone a conceivable medal prospect? You don't hear much about state money being poured into winter sports to boost Britain's chances of getting on to the podium.

In the past 20 years or so since Calgary 1988, there's been nobody the touch Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards.