Martin's Friday Quiz Assortment

John Steinbeck is the correct answer because he is the author of the dustbowl epic novel "The Grapes of Wrath". This novel, published in 1939, tells the story of a family's journey from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to California during the Great Depression. Steinbeck's powerful portrayal of the hardships faced by migrant workers and the social injustices of the time made "The Grapes of Wrath" a significant piece of American literature.

When Sir Martin Sorrell bought the firm in 1985, it was making shopping trolleys. By 2007, global revenues exceeded £6 billion.
Not bad for a shortarse.

If you were anywhere else you'd have walked 3 sides of a square.

From the north pole, everywhere is south. After walking east for one minute, walking north will return you back to the pole.

At the south pole you can't walk south - everywhere is north.

All killer, no filler!

This flag represents India.

"Dub be good to me", by Beats International (4 weeks at #1, 1990).

The commonality among the mentioned individuals is that they are all former goalkeepers.

Can be either or, but typically 60/40 blend of Chardonnay (white) and Pinot Noir (red). Occasionally other grape types are used too.

It's off the coast of Turkey

Leverhulme was founder of Lever Brothers (now Unilever). This quote is also attributed to John Wanamaker.