quiz 1326 – general knowledge

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1	Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox and Ewan McGregor played flatmates in which 1994 film?
2	Fred the Red is the mascot of which English football club?
3	How old was Shirley temple when she won a special Juvenile Academy Award?
4	Which scientist wrote a letter to a friend in 1704 in which he predicted the end of the world in 2060?
5	The Ted Kennedys is a tribute band to which band?
6	In which UK city is Headingley railway station?
7	Vitis is the Latin name for which fruit-bearing plant?
8	Jan Fischer became Prime Minister of which country in 2009?
9	Who was the first European-born and trained National Hockey League captain to win the Stanley Cup?
10	Rapunzel, Mother Gothel and Paulo are all characters in which 2010 animated film?
11	In betting, which odds are known as 'Enin'?
12	Who won the Golden Shoe Award (top goal scorer) in the 2002 FIFA World Cup?
13	Which British monarch said of his son 'After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself in 12 months'?
14	Which US state is known as the Sooner State?
15	Which American boxer was born Rocco Francis Marchegiano?
16	What does the Latin Phrase 'Scienta est potentia' translate to in English?
17	Which 1990 film was the first western to win Best Picture Oscar for 60 years?
18	Astraphobia is the irrational fear of which weather condition?
19	What is the first name of Mrs pike, Frank Pike's mother, in the UK television series 'Dad's Army'?
20	Which, then fictional, award is mentioned in the opening scene of the 1950 film 'All About Eve', starring Bette Davis?