quiz 1279 – general knowledge

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1	Arthur Upmore, Ernie Bragg and Major Leafe are all characters in which 'Carry On' film?
2	In Greek mythology, Diomedes is the owner of which man-eating animals?
3	The English band Oasis is from which city?
4	US actor Ed Harris directed and starred in which 2000 film about an American artist?
5	How many players are on the field in a hurling team?
6	Bovidae Ovis is the scientific name for which animal?
7	Stink 182 is a tribute band to which band?
8	What is the title of the 1985 film sequel to 'Romancing the Stone' starring Michael Douglas?
9	Which English football club play their home games at the Reebok Stadium?
10	What is Sweeney Todd's real name in the 2007 film 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'?
11	The Copo and the Laguna Blanco National Parks are in which South American country?
12	Who was Vice President to US President Dwight D Eisenhower?
13	What is the dot over a lower case 'i' called?
14	In the game of Shove Ha'penny, what is the term for placing three coins in a 'Bed' in a single go?
15	Who directed the 1960 film 'Spartacus'?
16	In the most common version of the game 'Perfection' how many shaped pieces must be put into the corresponding holes before the time limit runs out?
17	In January 1977, which French President officially opened the Pompidou Centre in Paris?
18	The colour sepia is named after the pigment from the ink sac of which marine creature?
19	A gastrectomy is the removal of which part of the human body?
20	An Ailurophile is a lover of which animals?