Jim Hensman

Jim Hensman was born in Sri Lanka and has a degree in Mathematics and Electronics, and a Research Degree in Computer Science. He is a self-confessed information addict and collector of facts on all sorts of strange subjects. He is the author of Pears Ultimate Quiz Companion and What You Always Wanted to Know, both of which are published in Signet, as well as a number of quiz, trivia and puzzle features in national newspapers. He also helped to research the television series Notes and Queries (with Clive Anderson). In real life he works with computers and attempts to indulge his diverse interests, which range from playing guitar to politics.

Jim Hensman is married with three children and lives in Coventry.