Misc: In 1783 Charles and M.N. Roberts ascend 2,000' in a ---------- balloon. ?

Questions

what would you be if you were dextral?

which activity, which can be described as a sport, was initially a coming-of-age initiation ceremony on pentecost island?

after which famous engineer is the university situated at uxbridge named?

what is general wade famous for constructing in the scottish highlands between 1724 and 1730?

who wrote cakes and ale?