quiz 1060 – general knowledge

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1	According to French tradition, what is Santa Claus brother called?
2	What was the name of Australian tv's 'Crocodile Hunter''?
3	Roman numerals LXXXVII is what number?
4	In medicine, 'singultus' is more commonly known as what type of involuntary action in humans?
5	Scatology is the scientific study of what?
6	On an Ordnance Survey map, what does Fm stand for?
7	The fictional character John Clayton is better known by what name?
8	What is the nickname of Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, the first Ghanian to compete in a Winter Olympic Games, in 2010?
9	What is the Hebrew name for the small round cap worn by Jewish men?
10	La Paz is the administrative capital of which South American country?
11	In the game of Bingo, 'Get up and run' represents which number?
12	In which European city are the headquarters of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)?
13	'Fidelio' is the only opera written by which composer?
14	Adolf 'Adi' Dassler was the founder of which sportswear/equipment company?
15	Actor Charles Buchinsky was better known by what name?
16	Who wrote the children's book 'The Snowman'?
17	The medical condition 'aphonia' is the inability to do what?
18	Which English rugby union team play their home games at Vicarage Road?
19	The annual Latitude Music Festival takes place in which English county?
20	In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was the king of which Island?
21	Which English painter was the first President of The Royal Academy?
22	Who played the title role in the 1953 film 'The Glenn Miller Story'?
23	What type of animal is a Manx Loaghtan?
24	Dr John Arbuthnot created which well-known cartoon character, which was used on World War I recruitment posters?
25	What is the US state capital of South Dakota?
26	Theo and Karl Albrecht were the original owners of which supermarket chain?
27	George Cowling presented the first what on British television in 1954?
28	Jerzy Buzek was elected Prime Minister of which European country in October 1997?
29	The regions of Bago, Magway and Yangon are in which Asian country?
30	In which year did food rationing begin in Britain?