General Knowledge Quiz 44 (20 MCQs)

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1. Iron is the main component of which of these?
2. Which American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress who made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, married him in 1993, separated in 1997, and married actor & rapper Nick Cannon in 2008?
3. In 2018 NASA launched a probe named for Eugene N. Parker, professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, with a 7 year mission to do what?
4. What epitaph is on Frank Sinatra's tombstone?
5. Fossilised remains of a member of which extinct paleolithic race with heavy brow ridges and receding forehead were discovered in 1856?
6. In Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", what was Mr Darcy's first name?
7. When was the first World Championship for Golf Croquet held?
8. Which film that won an Oscar for Best Picture, explores prejudice against Jews and Afro-Americans over the period 1948 to 1973?
9. The small Atlas mountain viper (Vipera monticola) is native, and unique, to where?
10. Which 19th century American writer is best known for his "Tales of Mystery and Suspense", "Tales of the Arabesque and the Grotesque", and his poems "The Raven", "The Bells" and "Annabel Lee" ?
11. Where is the tallest free-standing campanile (bell tower) in the world?
12. What is the literal translation of the name Las Vegas?
13. What joint is between the femur and the tibia?
14. What former Grand Prix motorcycle racer from New Zealand published his autobiography in late 2010?
15. What basic food can be evaporated, condensed, pasteurised or dried?
16. In Britain, rationing ended, the London gold market reopened, Roger Bannister was first to run a mile in under 4 minutes, and the Queen returned from a tour of the Commonwealth in which year?
17. The Loire is the longest river in which country?
18. Who created and stars in the web series "Awkward Black Girl" ?
19. In 1998, what was marketed as "the game for your whole brain" ?
20. Who is credited with inventing bungee jumping and developing it into a commercial operation?