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"Down To A Sunless Sea" by David Graham

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : G : "Down To A Sunless Sea" by David Graham

Introduction:
"The story of the last aeroplane out of New York, and the 600 souls aboard, caught halfway to London when a devastating nuclear war breaks out below."


1. What was the cause of the almost total collapse of American society in the years before the War begins?
    Racial tensions
    Separatism of the "lower eight" states
    Religious fundamentalism
    The oil ran out


2. How does Captain Scott "pay off" the army guard at the airport to get transport to the gates, and get his illicit passengers back to the plane later?
    His gold watch
    Four packs of cigarettes
    A jar of coffee
    A piece of steak


3. What name is given to the envelope with the emergency instructions in it, "to be opened in case of disaster"?
    The Last Orders
    Armageddon Instructions
    Armada Instructions
    Orders of Last Resort


4. When Scott eventually finds a place to land in the immediate aftermath of the bombing, where is it?
    Fales in the Azores
    Malta in the Mediterranean
    Recife in Brazil
    Hawaii in the Pacific


5. Who or what is the only living thing left alive at the plane's first landing site?
    A cat
    A dog
    A small child
    A soldier


6. A Royal Navy Lieutenant called Redfern puts Scott and his party in contact with the few remaining people at the Antarctic Base via telex.
Where is Redfern when they contact him?
    Auckland
    Cape Town
    The Falkland Islands
    Tasmania


7. Who leads the fifty women who jump out in order to lighten the Russian plane, and enable it to reach Antarctica safely?
    Natasha
    Olga
    Elena
    Svetlana


8. How does Elkins, the leader of the men at the Antarctic Base, turn out to be related to two of the children on board Scott's plane?
    Brother
    God Father
    Father
    Uncle


9. Who becomes Scott's wife once they have found a refuge from the radiation?
    Valentina
    Olga
    Kate
    Minerva


10. What name do the survivors decide to give to their new "country" once they have reached Antarctica safely?
    Xanadu
    Alpha
    Hope
    Home


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