General Knowledge Quiz 799 (20 MCQs)

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1. Scientists' work in Peru's northern Zaña Valley in 1989 discovered what ancient artefacts, a mitigation of the valley's dry climate?
2. Who was the singer, trumpeter and big band leader behind songs such as "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow", "Riders in the Sky" and "On Top of Old Smoky" ?
3. In which country do these laws apply:the 1975 State Protection Act (Article 10 b), which grants the government the power to imprison persons for up to five years without a trial, and the Law to Safeguard the State Against the Dangers of Those Desiring to Cause Subversive Acts (Article 10 a)?
4. Where is London Zoo?
5. Tom Cruise played which role in the 1996 film "Jerry Maguire" ?
6. Daniel Carroll and Akakida Kakhiashvili are unusual in Olympic history for what reason?
7. In snooker, what coloured ball scores 2 points?
8. How does history better know Ioseb Jughashvili, who changed his surname to mean "steel" ?
9. What is the name for the position in the orbit of a heavenly body when it is nearest the sun?
10. Which sport is contested at the biennial international competition known as the Bermuda Bowl?
11. Which king formed the first English parliament?
12. A standard archery target is marked with how many evenly spaced concentric rings?
13. Who won the 1986 World Cup Squash title, breaking another player's five year unbeaten run?
14. The band Aqua, well-known for their chart-topping single "Barbie Girl", released three albums-Aquarium in 1997, Aquarius in 2000 and which other?
15. Before she was a Member of Parliament, what was Margaret Thatcher's occupation?
16. George Fox is associated with the founding of which religion?
17. Which British TV series, a contest to decide the best new pop singer in the UK based on viewer voting, debuted in October 2001 and became an international franchise?
18. Which Scottish sailor was rescued four years after being put ashore by William Dampier at Juan Fernandez in 1703, for insubordination?
19. Where is the Golden Pond which features in the 1981 US film "On Golden Pond" starring Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda?
20. Which of these was a hit for Avril Lavigne in 2002?