This is Not America Trivia Quiz

Answer: Okra

Okra, also called bhindi or lady's fingers, belongs to the mallow family of plants which include cocoa and cotton. The plant grows up to 2m tall and has edible fruit which grows as a tapering pod, approximately 18cm long, with edible seeds and an internal cross-section resembling a five-sided pentagon. The vegetable is a staple in African and Asian cuisine, although it is becoming more popular elsewhere in the world. It is usually served as a side dish but can also be added to give texture and flavouring to soups, stews and curries. Overcooking can make them slimy!

The Pentagon is a government building in America.

Answer: Greenback

The greenback flounder (Rhombosolea tapirina) can be found in the shallow waters and estuaries off the south-west Pacific and east Indian oceans. The Latin species name is translated as rhombos (parallelogram) and solea (sandal). The fish have pointed snouts, a diamond shaped body and can grow up to 45cm in length. These flat fish are what as known as right-eyed flounders; they have both eyes on the right side of their head, swimming on the bottom of the sea floor on their left side with their right side looking upwards.

Greenback was the name of money issued during the American Civil War.

Answer: The Statue of Liberty

Isle aux Cygnes, translated as Island of the Swans, is a small artificial island on the River Seine. It was originally built in 1825 to protect the port of Grenelle, the location currently used today to harbour the many tourist boats in Paris. The 22m high replica of the Statue of Liberty was made on a 1:4 scale to the original which is in America. It was given to the French people by the American community in Paris on the centenary of the French Revolution. It faces west towards New York. The inscription at the base reads "IV Juillet 1776 - XIV Juillet 1789?? in recognition of both the American Independence date and Bastille Day.

The original Statue of Liberty stands in New York Harbour and includes the inscription, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore".

Answer: Liberty Bell

Found near Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and weighing four pounds and at 8,500 carats, the Liberty Bell ruby was obtained in 1955 by the Kazanjian brothers who owned a jewellery company in Beverly Hills. The rough cut ruby was later carved into the shape of the Liberty Bell and decorated with fifty diamonds denoting the number of US states. While touring the country, the precious gem was stolen by robbers at a jewellery store in Delaware. It was estimated to be worth two million dollars. Although the robbers have been caught, the gem is still missing and unlikely to be recovered.

The Liberty Bell is also the name of the symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia.

Answer: Boeing-Stearman crop-duster

"Independence Day" saw actors Randy Quaid, Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum trying to defeat an alien takeover by bringing down their spaceships. Randy Quaid played Russell Casse, an alcoholic dust-cropper who volunteered to help out, but flew into the hub of an alien spaceship in a kamikaze style attack. The aircraft we initially saw Casse fly in the film was a red Boeing-Stearman model A75N1 (PT17). A dust-cropper is an agricultural aircraft designed to spray seeds, pesticides or fertilizer from a low height to get a greater and more uniform coverage.

Independence Day is also the annual holiday celebrated by Americans on 4th July.

Answer: Old Faithful

Hull FC is a rugby team from northern England, established in 1865, and one of the founder members of Northern Rugby Football Union. Their nicknames are Airlie Birds or the Black and Whites. They adopted the song "Old Faithful" due to the dependability of one of their players, Joe Oliver. The original song "Ole Faithful" had words and music written by Michael Carr and Hamilton Kennedy, and was sung by Gene Autry during his 1936 film, "The Big Show". More well known rugby anthems known world-wide are "The Haka" (New Zealand) and "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" (England).

Old Faithful is also the name of the well known geyser in Yellowstone Park.

Answer: Mark Twain

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It has no atmosphere or weather to erode away the surface unlike planets such as Earth and Mars, and therefore the number of craters in existence are believed to exceed 987,000. The craters have been sized, classified and then named after writers and artists. These include Mark Twain, Shakespeare, Botticelli, Brahms and Hemingway. Mark Twain is a crater that is 149km in diameter and named by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.

Mark Twain is one of the best known and loved American authors, famous for writing "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".

Answer: BLT

Baselland Transport (BLT) was formed in 1974 to provide public transport around the city of Basel in the north of Switzerland. It was created after the merging of four separate companies, Birseckbahn (BEB), Trambahn Basel-Aesch (TBA), Basellandschaftliche Ueberlandbahn (BUeB) and Birsigthalbahn (BTB), the latter being in operation since 1887. The distinctive yellow and red trams and buses transport 50 million people each year.

BLT is also the acronym used for the popular American fast-food, bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich.

Answer: Jazz

Jazz is a sweet and crunchy apple, first produced in New Zealand, but exported elsewhere in the world. It was created when a breeding programme during the 1980s made a cross between the popular Royal Gala and Braeburn apples. Such was the popularity that orchards are now grown in several other countries including France, UK, South Africa, and North and South America.

Jazz is also a genre of music popular in America since the late 19th century.

Answer: White House

The White House in Bishkek is the seat of the Kyrgyzstan government. Built in 1985, the exterior of the building is made from marble and is surrounded by wrought iron fencing. The building is situated along Chuy Prospekti, a major avenue in the city. It was a familiar sight on the news during the 2005 Tulip Revolution and 2010 Kyrgyzstani riot when the grounds and building were stormed by protesters.

The White House is also the name of the iconic presidential building found in Washington D.C..