First set of questions from January Quiz

During January, we've been publishing a quiz question each day on our Facebook page.
The following day we've published the answer (along with the next question).

We'll publish the full list on 1 February.

Here are the questions from the first 2 weeks.  The answers are below.

1. What's wrong with you if you have intractable singultus?
2. Which animal has the longest gestation period out of a rabbit, stoat or opossum?
3. What is herpetophobia?
4. What music was commissioned to mark the end of the War of Austrian Succession?
5. Thomas Edison developed direct current (DC). Who developed alternating current (AC)?
6. What is an obelus?
7. Which famous group was once known as The Quarrymen?
8. What is the capital of Peru?
9. Which of these numbers is a not a prime number: 101, 97, 61, 49, 37, 23, 11.
10. Who wrote the music for the movie Lion King?
11. What is a ferrule?
12. Which successful band did Neil Finn and Paul Hester form after Split Enz broke up?
13. Which vegetable did Antoine-Agustin Parmentier seek to popularise in France by surrounding his patch with armed guards during the day, so that people would think they were valuable and steal them at night?
14. What is the animal emblem of Scotland?
15. Who is New Zealand's Taskmaster?
16. Who was Zheng Yi Sao?

And the answers:

1. If you have intractable singultus you have chronic hiccups!
2. The Stoat has the longest gestation period - 280 days. A rabbit is only 31 days, and an opossum is an unbelievable 12 - 13 days.
3. Herpetophobia is a fear of reptiles and amphibians.
4. Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks.
5. Nikola Tesla developed alternating current.
6. An obelus looks like ÷ and is used to mark a questionable passage of text. It's also the name of the division symbol in maths.
7. The Quarrymen were a British band, formed by John Lennon in Liverpool in 1956, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960.
8. The capital of Peru is Lima with a population of almost 10 million.
9. 49 is NOT a prime number (7 x 7 = 49). All the other numbers were only divisible by 1 and the number itself.
10. Elton John wrote the music to the movie The Lion King.  Some trivia for you - Elton John expressed an interest in writing "ultra-pop songs that kids would like; then adults can go and see those movies and get just as much pleasure out of them", mentioning a possible influence of The Jungle Book (1967), where he felt the "music was so funny and appealed to kids and adults".
11. A ferrule is a ring or cap, typically a metal one, which strengthens the end of a handle, stick, or tube and prevents it from splitting or wearing.
12. When Split Enz broke up Neil Finn and Paul Hester formed Crowded House with Nick Seymour.
13. The potato is the vegetable that Antoine-Agustin Parmentier sought to popularise in France by surrounding his patch with armed guards during the day, so that people would think they were valuable and steal them at night.
14. The unicorn is the animal emblem of Scotland.
15. Jeremy Wells is New Zealand's Taskmaster.
16. Zheng Yi Sao was a very successful well-known pirate who was active in the South China Sea from 1801 to 1810.