Misc: In which town or city was the novelist Sir Waiter Scott born?

Questions

Which former Soviet Republic in Central Asia has Tashkent as its capital?

Which former Soviet Republic in Central Asia has Alma Ata as its capital?

In November 1981, Diana Ross had a number one hit with the duet 'Endless Love'. Who was her co-singer?

Who, as of October 1998, is the Prime Minister of Israel?

What was the title of the novel which won the 1998 Booker prize?