China (originally known as the Chinese gooseberry)
Q: In what month is most of Oktoberfest celebrated in Bavaria?
Reveal answer
September
Q: “Puffinus puffinus” is the Latin name for which seabird?
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Manx Shearwater
Q: What colour is the “black box” in a commercial aeroplane?
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Orange
Q: In what US state was Tennessee Williams born?
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Mississippi
Q: From which animal do we get catgut?
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Usually sheep or goats. But not cats!
Q: Which animal is featured on the flag of the Canary Islands?
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Dogs (as in “canine”)
Q: In what US state are the Kansas City Chiefs based?
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Missouri (in Kansas City, Missouri)
Q: In what month do Russians commemorate the October Revolution of 1917?
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November – the revolution happened in October in the old (Julian) calendar used in Russia at the time, but in November in the current (Gregorian) calendar
Q: Holst’s orchestral suite “The Planets” consists of how many movements?
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Seven (the concept of the piece is astrological, not astronomical, so Earth and Pluto were not included)
Q: Which famous English writer coined the phrase “What the dickens?”
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William Shakespeare (in The Merry Wives of Windsor)