quiz 1434 – general knowledge

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1	James Augustus Hickey founded the first printed 'what' in India in 1780?
2	In April 1966, Bobbi Gibb became the first woman to run the entire distance of which marathon?
3	In which US city was Dr Martin Luther King assassinated in 1968?
4	After the 'Mutiny on the Bounty' Captain Bligh and several of his crew were set afloat in a small boat in which they journeyed to which island?
5	What type of creature is a cichlid?
6	Lake Mamry and Lake Drawsko are in which European country?
8	The capital cities of which two South American countries lie on the Rio de la Plata?
9	People born on the 1st March have which sign of the Zodiac?
10	Dydd Sadwrn is Welsh for which day of the week?
11	'Waverley' is the title of the first prose novel by which British historical novelist/poet?
12	In the first Harry Potter novel who is the headmaster of Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?
13	In October 1977 three members of which US rock band died in a plane crash in Mississippi, three days after the release of their album 'Street Survivors'?
14	Gorgonzola cheese is from which country?
14	What is the title of the 2001 film in which Russell Crowe plays mathematician John Nash?
15	Lonicera is the Latin name for which garden plant?
16	In nature, Greco, Ostro, Libeccio and Sirocco are all types of what?
17	Who plays Seymour Parish in the 2001 film 'One Hour Photo'?
18	Suva is the capital of which South Pacific island?
19	Who became the host of the UK television game show Blankety Blank in 1984?
20	In the name of the US drink RC Cola, what does RC stand for?