quiz 1371 – general knowledge

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1	Which British Royal Naval officer was known as the 'Hero of the Nile'?
2	'All My Love' was a 1967 hit single for which British singer?
3	A splake is what type of creature?
4	What is the name of the small blobs of glass fused to a drinking glass, often in the shape of raspberries or lions heads, which help provide a firm grip in the absence of a handle?
5	Which element has the highest melting point?
6	In July 2012, singer/actor Snoop Dogg announced that he had been rechristened Snoop 'what' by a Rastafarian priest in Jamaica?
7	The late Diana, Princess of Wales, was born in which English county?
8	Which British author co-wrote the script for the 1968 film 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'?
9	During which year were escalators installed in the Empire State Building in New York?
10	'Be the best' is the official motto of which of the British armed forces?
11	The Nightingale Training School for Nurses was set up in 1860 at which London hospital?
12	What is the only city in the US not technically located in a state?
13	A Square Dance is traditionally for how many dancers?
14	'Full English' relates to which meal?
15	What is the first name of the film director/actress daughter of director Francis Ford Coppola?
16	Restormel, Erewhon, Cupani and Romeo are all varieties of which garden flower?
17	Superciliary is in the region of or relates to which part of the face?
18	The Suricate is another name for which mammal?
19	What is the middle name of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger?
20	Who was the first Scottish footballer to win the European Player of the Year Award?