Smorgasbord

The first question relates to today’s date, August 17th. The rest of the post, apart from being posted today, has no connection to this date.

One

Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes.

The above quote is the opening line of a classic satire published on 17 August 1945. What was the title of this novella?

Two

The official name of an Asian capital city is

krungthepmahanakhonamonrattanakosinmahintharaayuthayamahadilokphopnoppharatratchathaniburiromudomratchaniwetmahasathanamonpimanawatansathitsakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit

What is this city commonly known as in English?

Three

Rufus took over from Hamish in 2000 to perform a specific duty at The Championships on Wimbledon’s famous grass tennis courts. His social media manager reveals that Rufus has undergone an intensive training process for this role, which includes starting work each day at 5 am. What is Rufus’s two-word job title?

Four

The Don Juan Pond, located in Wright Valley, Victoria Land, is one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth. It is situated on which continent?

Five

Is it true or false that there are more species of mammals than there are amphibians, birds, fish and reptiles combined?

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.