General Knowledge Quiz 1141 (20 MCQs)

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1. What kingdom did the possibly mythical Agamemnon of the Trojan War rule?
2. In music, what does "pp" mean?
3. Eamon de Valera led 9 governments of which country between 1932 and 1959?
4. Who was "the fourth man" in the Cambridge spy ring, whose name was not publicly known until 1979?
5. What will be affected by a HALO operation?
6. What was or Is the Lycian League?
7. Which Commedia dell'arte character was servant to the Inamorata, and the daughter of Pantaloon and courted by Harlequin?
8. The names of how many US states begin with the capital letter "I" ?
9. The English agronomist, agriculturist, barrister and writer, Jethro Tull, was known for what inventions in the early 18th century?
10. Where did the followers of the Christian Saint Maron migrate in the 8th century CE from what is now north-western Syria, and settle forming a long-lasting community?
11. Gotye, an Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter famous for award winning singles 2011 to 2013, including Grammy awards and Record of the Year, was born where?
12. In what discipline is the term "saros" used to denote a length of time?
13. During World War I, Turkey was on the same side as which of these countries?
14. The elements needed to make human insulin are carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and which other?
15. Which of these words means "a bicycle built for two" ?
16. How are potatoes harvested?
17. Andy Green, driving Thrust SSC, did what in 1997?
18. Who did Jon Venables and Robert Thompson kidnap from a shopping centre in Bootle, Liverpool on 12 February 1993?
19. Chester Arthur Burnett, whose blues classics include "Spoonful" and "Smokestack Lightnin'", is better known by what stage name?
20. In which novel does Michael Henchard sell his wife and child for 5 guineas?