580 - Daphne's Daily Quiz

580 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

1. Meaning “hidden reproduction”, what term is widely used for plants that reproduce by means of spores, rather than seeds, for example, ferns and mosses?

2. Which word derives from the Latin for how often, and is used in mathematics for the number of times, one numerical quantity is contained in another?

3. Which German physicist discovered ultraviolet radiation in 1801, when he observed invisible rays just beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum, darkened silver chloride-soaked paper more quickly than the violet light itself?

4. Who was the former MP for Lambeth who, as Solicitor to the City of London, campaigned for improvements to the transport system, and was foremost in getting the London underground railway system started?

5. Which name which originally meant advocate or helper, is only mentioned in St John’s Gospel, and is considered theologically equivalent to the Holy Spirit?

6. Which group of 17th century Jesuits, published the Acta Sanctorum, a collection of biographies of saints?

7. Nisroch is the god of agriculture in which civilization?

8. What kind of creature is a gwyniad?

9. The pub sign, The Rising Sun, was the badge of which English king?

10. Which Nobel Laureate founded the Green Belt Movement, a grassroots environmental non- governmental organization?

11. What was the name of the band with which Duke Ellington made his name in New York City, in the early 1920s, and referred to the American city of his birth?

12. Also known as polyphony, what term is used for two or more independent melodies performed at the same time, in a piece of music?

13. Given annually for outstanding achievements in research in any branch of science, and first awarded in 1731, the Copley medal is the oldest award of which learned institution? In 2016, it was awarded to the Scottish molecular biologist, Richard Henderson, for "his fundamental contribution to particle physics, with his theory explaining the origin of mass in elementary particles, confirmed by the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider."

14. In condensed matter physics, what is the name given to electrons that are bound together at low temperatures in a certain manner, first described in 1956 by the American physicist, it is named after?

15. Which British soldier, a colonel at the time, led a force westward to put down the 1869 Metis uprising in Manitoba, led by Louis Reil, which was known as the Red River rebellion?

16. Under the reign of which Abbasid caliph, did Baghdad enjoy its “golden age” as a hub of culture, art and education?

17. Which French department forms part of the region of Basse-Normandie and takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast?

18. Who was the chief financial advisor to William Rufus, who devised many ingenious new taxes, but after the king’s death in a hunting accident, was imprisoned and executed by Henry I?

19. What is the name of George Knightley’s home in Jane Austen’s novel, "Emma"?

20. To whom was Isaac Newton writing when he mentioned "Standing on the shoulders of giants"?

580 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

1. CRYPTOGAMS

2. QUOTIENT

3. JOHANN RITTER (1776-1810)

4. CHARLES PEARSON (1793-1862)

5. PARACLETE, WHICH IS SOMETIMES TRANSLATED AS THE COMFORTER

6. THE BOLLANDISTS, WHO WERE NAMED AFTER THE FLEMISH JESUIT AND HAGIOGRAPHER, JEAN BOLLAND (1596-1665). 7. ASSYRIAN – HE IS MENTIONED IN 2 KINGS, CHAPTER 19, VERSE 37

8. A FRESHWATER WHITE FISH WHICH IS NATIVE TO BALA LAKE IN WALES

9. EDWARD III

10. WANGARI MAATHAI, THE KENYAN LADY WHO WAS AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IN 2004 AND WHO DIED IN 2011

11. THE WASHINGTONIANS

12. COUNTERPOINT

13. THE ROYAL SOCIETY

14. A COOPER PAIR

15. GARNET WOLSELEY, WHO WAS BETTER KNOWN FOR HIS EXPLOITS IN THE BOER WAR

16. HARUN AL-RASHID (760's-809)

17. CALVADOS

18. RANULF FLAMBARD

19. DONWELL ABBEY

20. HIS FELLOW SCIENTIST, ROBERT HOOKE

580 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS

1. Meaning “hidden reproduction”, what term is widely used for plants that reproduce by means of spores, rather than seeds, for example, ferns and mosses? CRYPTOGAMS 2. Which word derives from the Latin for how often, and is used in mathematics for the number of times, one numerical quantity is contained in another? QUOTIENT

3. Which German physicist discovered ultraviolet radiation in 1801, when he observed invisible rays just beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum, darkened silver chloride-soaked paper more quickly than the violet light itself? JOHANN RITTER (1776-1810)

4. Who was the former MP for Lambeth who, as Solicitor to the City of London, campaigned for improvements to the transport system, and was foremost in getting the London underground railway system started? CHARLES PEARSON (1793-1862)

5. Which name which originally meant advocate or helper, is only mentioned in St John’s Gospel, and is considered theologically equivalent to the Holy Spirit? PARACLETE, WHICH IS SOMETIMES TRANSLATED AS THE COMFORTER

6. Which group of 17th century Jesuits, published the Acta Sanctorum, a collection of biographies of saints? THE BOLLANDISTS, WHO WERE NAMED AFTER THE FLEMISH JESUIT AND HAGIOGRAPHER, JEAN BOLLAND (1596-1665).

7. Nisroch is the god of agriculture in which civilization? ASSYRIAN – HE IS MENTIONED IN 2 KINGS, CHAPTER 19, VERSE 37

8. What kind of creature is a gwyniad? A FRESHWATER WHITEFISH WHICH IS NATIVE TO BALA LAKE IN WALES

9. The pub sign, The Rising Sun, was the badge of which English king? EDWARD III

10. Which Nobel Laureate founded the Green Belt Movement, a grassroots environmental non- governmental organization? WANGARI MAATHAI, THE KENYAN LADY WHO WAS AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IN 2004 AND WHO DIED IN 2011

11. What was the name of the band with which Duke Ellington made his name in New York City, in the early 1920s, and referred to the American city of his birth? THE WASHINGTONIANS

12. Also known as polyphony, what term is used for two or more independent melodies, performed at the same time in a piece of music? COUNTERPOINT

13. Given annually for outstanding achievements in research in any branch of science, and first awarded in 1731, the Copley medal is the oldest award of which learned institution? In 2016, it was awarded to the Scottish molecular biologist, Richard Henderson, for "his fundamental contribution to particle physics, with his theory explaining the origin of mass in elementary particles, confirmed by the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider." THE ROYAL SOCIETY

14. In condensed matter physics, what is the name given to electrons that are bound together at low temperatures in a certain manner, first described in 1956 by the American physicist, it is named after? A COOPER PAIR

15. Which British soldier, a colonel at the time, led a force westward to put down the 1869 Metis uprising in Manitoba, led by Louis Reil, which was known as the Red River rebellion? GARNET WOLSELEY, WHO WAS BETTER KNOWN FOR HIS EXPLOITS IN THE BOER WAR

16. Under the reign of which Abbasid caliph, did Baghdad enjoy its “golden age” as a hub of culture, art and education? HARUN AL-RASHID (760's-809)

17. Which French department forms part of the region of Basse-Normandie, and takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast? CALVADOS

18. Who was the chief financial advisor to William Rufus, who devised many ingenious new taxes, but after the king’s death in a hunting accident, was imprisoned and executed by Henry I? RANULF FLAMBARD

19. What is the name of George Knightley’s home in Jane Austen’s novel, "Emma"? DONWELL ABBEY

20. To whom was Isaac Newton writing when he mentioned "Standing on the shoulders of giants"? HIS FELLOW SCIENTIST, ROBERT HOOKE