Here are the answers to this month’s five quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.

General Knowledge

1. Which long distance train had its first run in October 1883?  Orient Express
2. With 158 separate stanzas, which nation is considered to have the longest national anthem in the world?  Greece
3. Which of the following sauces is NOT traditionally vegan: Hoisin, Worcestershire, Mustard, Wasabi?  Worcestershire
4. Over 500 million of the Flying Pigeon PA-02 bicycles have been made, many times more than any other bicycle. But what country owns the Flying Pigeon brand?  China
5. The Goodwin Sands is a large sandbank off the coast of Kent. What game was played there, at low tide, every year until 2003?  Cricket

Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2023.