quiz 1267 – general knowledge

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1	In which country was actor Yul Brynner born?
2	Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz was the first Arabic language writer to win which Nobel Prize?
3	Which Looney Tunes cartoon character made their debut in April 1937?
4	Microphobia is the irrational fear of what?
5	Which beverage was invented in the late 19th Century by pharmacist John Pemberton as a medicine?
6	In 1987, which airline was said to have made a saving of 40,000 dollars by omitting an olive from each salad served in first class?
7	In humans, pericarditis affects which part of the body?
8	In the children's fairy tale, for how many years did Sleeping Beauty sleep after she pricked her finger on a spinning wheel?
9	In Greek mythology, which god gave King Midas the power of turning everything he touched to gold?
10	What is the highest mountain in Australia?
11	What colours are on the national flag of Thailand?
12	In May 1950, Celal Bayar became the third President of which European country?
13	Who came to the British throne in January 1936?
14	The mounted hide of which race horse is displayed at the Melbourne Museum in Australia?
15	What is the largest cell in the human body?
16	Who was declared Model of the Millennium by Vogue editor Anna Wintour?
17	The infectious disease roup affects which creatures?
18	A bust of which British Prime Minister was said to have been removed from the White House and taken to the British Embassy in Washington when Barack Obama took office?
19	In humans, steatopygia is a high degree of fat accumulation in and around which part of the body?
20	What type of creature is a mannikin?