General Knowledge by Letter -- 'S'

Try to answer these general knowledge questions that begin with the letter 'S'.
Where the answer is a person, 'S' will correspond to the person's surname
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What town was the starting point for a landmark 1965 American civil rights march led by Martin Luther King, Jr., which ended in Montgomery, Alabama.
Selma
What chemical element has the symbol Ag?
Silver
Currently numbering 135, which armed force and honour guard unit acts as personal bodyguard to the Pope?
Swiss Guard
Who is the highest ever goalscorer in women's international football(soccer)?
Christine Sinclair
What psychedelic soul/funk band had a hit in 1968 with the song "Everyday People"?
Sly and the Family Stone
What is the capital of Fiji?
Suva
Which cyclist is the only person to win the Green Jersey points classification in the Tour de France 7 times?
Peter Sagan
What activity, which is now a sport, is thought to have originated in Hawaii around 400AD?
Surfing
What 1990's sitcom gave us 'double-dipping', 'yada yada', 'serenity now' and pretzels that made us thirsty?
Seinfeld
What is the United Kingdom's top ranked art and design educational institution?
Slade School of Fine Art
Who, in 2013, leaked classified documents revealing global surveillance programs run by the NSA and the Five Eyes intelligence alliance?
Edward Snowden
Who led the First Bulgarian Empire from 893 to 927 and oversaw Bulgaria's greatest ever territorial expansion?
Simeon I the Great
What is the name of the Dutch search engine company that promotes net neutrality and user privacy?
Startpage
What word is used to describe an unplanned, yet fortunate incident or discovery?
Serendipity
Dresden is the capital of which German state?
Saxony
With an area of 443,065 km², what is the largest island in the world beginning with 'S'?
Sumatra
What ancient Iranian civilization, centered on the Uzbek city of Samarkand and between the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya rivers, existed between the 6th century BC and the 11th century AD?
Sogdiana
Only two players from Oceania have ever won the US Masters Golf Tournament, one in 2013 and one in 2000. Who are they?
Adam Scott
Vijay Singh
What Norwegian archipelago is home to the most northerly permanently settled place in the world?
Svalbard
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