quiz 1289 – general knowledge

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1	'Bertha and Bernie' is a 1961 painting by which British artist?
2	Banjul is the capital of which African country?
3	In which US city does Macaulay Culkin end up at Christmas time in Home Alone 2?
4	The fictitious station of Walford East, which features in the UK television series 'Eastenders', replaces which London Underground station on the tube map?
5	The 'Althing' is the national parliament of which country?
6	Which British group were banned from performing in the US for four years in the 1960's?
7	How many people ride each elephant in the game of Elephant Polo?
8	Sheppey and Canvey are islands in which English river estuary?
9	In which country is Lake Chapala?
10	Which 18th Century English industrialist produced an anti-slave medallion which included the words 'Am I not a man and a brother'?
11	Conglomerations of frozen ice crystals which fall through the Earth's atmosphere are commonly known as what?
12	Bucket, Poison Ivy, Cincinnati and Pumpkin are all terms used in which sport/game?
13	Juan Velasco Alvarado became President of the Revolutionary Government in October 1968 in which south American country?
14	Celine Dion won the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest for which country?
15	What is a score of 40-all otherwise known as in the game of tennis?
16	Footballer Mario Balotelli joined which English football club in 2010?
17	In the human body, which teeth are known as the 'cutting teeth'?
18	Apart from a clan, what is another name the collective term for a group of hyenas?
19	In which country is the 2008 film 'The Hurt Locker' set?
20	Ichicascadiggaphobia is the fear of which part of the body?