quiz 1254 – general knowledge

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1	What are the first names of the two former boxing brothers Spinks?
2	Somen Banerjee and Paul Snider founded which male touring dance troupe in 1979?
3	Which famous London building was destroyed by fire in November 1936?
4	The volcanoes, Mount Pinatubo and Taal are in which Asian country?
5	In Greek mythology, who was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, who changed the blessing to a curse because she would not accept Apollo as her lover, causing her prophecies never to be believed?
6	What colour is the name of a US Ivy league university?
7	How many books, altogether, make up The Bible?
8	Blaze, Bubble and Shootout are all terms used in which card game?
9	What is Margaret Houlihan's nickname in the US television series M*A*S*H?
10	A hoatzin is what type of creature?
11	What is the name of the official country residence of the British Prime Minister?
12	In poetry, a quatrain is a stanza or complete poem consisting of how many lines of verse?
13	Who wrote the 1921 book 'Scaramouche'?
14	Laguna del Carbon (Coal Lagoon) is the lowest point in which South American country?
15	Which queen was the last British monarch to veto an Act of Parliament?
16	'The ultimate driving machine' is an advertising slogan for which make of car?
17	In the US, which state lies to the east of Arizona?
18	Which is the eighth planet from the sun?
19	In medicine, Dupuytren's Contracture affects which part of the body?
20	What was the name of the horse ridden by jockey Frankie Dettori in the 2007 Epsom Derby?