quiz 1233 – general knowledge

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1	The former Malagasy Republic is now known by what name?
2	Pyongyang is the capital of which country?
3	A hammerkop is what type of creature?
4	Ballet dancers Margot Fonteyn and Rudolph Nureyev first danced together at the 1962 Royal Ballet performance of which ballet?
5	What is the title of the 1995 film in which Robin Williams is trapped in a board game for 26 years?
6	In the human body, what does the disease leukaemia affect?
7	What is phonetics the study of?
8	How many dots are on a pair of regular dice?
9	The Aleutian Islands are part of which US state?
10	In 1930 in the UK, a speed limit of how many miles per hour was imposed on motorists in built up areas?
11	Which actress sang 'Happy Birthday' to US President John F Kennedy on his 45th birthday?
12	A muselet is the wire which holds 'what' in a bottle of champagne?
13	Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in which European country?
14	What is the outer layer of human skin called?
15	Isaac Singer obtained a US patent in August 1851 for his improvements of which type of machine?
16	Which is the third largest political party in the US?
17	Who played Bernardo O'Reilly in the 1960 film 'The Magnificent Seven'?
18	Australia Day is celebrated during which month of the year?
19	What was the first name of the mother of US President Barack Obama?
20	In 2008, US actress/tv show host Ellen DeGeneres married which Ali McBeal actress?