h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

1. In 1966, Britain's first safari park was established in the grounds of which house?
A. Longleat (House)
2. By what name was Thailand known before 1939?
A. Siam
3. What international organisation was set up after the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949?
A. NATO or North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
4. Which American author is the creator and executive producer of the television show ER?
A. Micheal Crichton
5. Which artist began painting characteristic scenes of his native industrial Lancashire during World War II?
A. L.S. Lowry (Lawrence Stephen Lowry)
6. In the J.R.R. Tolkien novel, what type of creature is Bilbo Baggins?
A. A Hobbit
7. What is the capital of Colombia?
A. Bogato
8. Where on the body would a soldier where his busby?
A. Head
9. What do crocodiles swallow both to stay underwater and to aid degestion?
A. Rocks or stones
10. Which fruit is used to make the type of brandy known as calvados?
A. Apples