Extremely Hard General Knowledge #82

What are the only two independent countries which retain the title "emir" for their monarchs?

Who was lead singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood from their formation in 1980 until their initial disbandment in 1987?

What common four-lettered word could be used to describe someone who is mendacious, perfidious, or duplicitous?

What is the name of the desert that covers more than half of Israel?

Which German artists' works included Adam and Eve, Feast of the Rosary, and Madonna of the Pear?

Capable of supporting up to 1,200 residents, which American research station is the largest community in Antarctica?

Which city was the de-facto capital of France from 1940-1944, after the fall of Paris in WWII?

Who starred as Jim Bergerac in the BBC crime drama series Bergerac from 1981-1991?

Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes at a kurultai held in which year?

Which WNBA player is the all-time leader in points and holds the record for most (6) Olympic Gold Medals in Basketball?

Which Austronesian language is spoken by approximately 20 million people in the southern Philippines and is most widely spoken of the Bisayan languages?

What's the name of the only opera completed by the French composer Claude Debussy?

How many novels are in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series running from 1983 to 2015?

Which French philosopher, who had an open relationship with Simone de Beauvoir, had works including Being and Nothingness and Existentialism is a Humanism?

Which sailing type at the Summer Olympics contains both the 49er and 49erFX disciplines?

In American business, what does the acronym LLC stand for?

Who was nominated for Oscars for Best Leading Actress for In America (2002) and Best Supporting Actress for Sweet and Lowdown (1999)?

Which Cornish castle is thought to have been where King Arthur was conceived and possibly also born?

What is the Japanese word for "scallop" often found at sushi restaurants?