466 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1. Which Southern African country gained its independence from Britain on the 6th July 1964?
2. Who was the first British prime minister to make use of Chequers?
3. The Harris museum and art gallery which has a Foucault pendulum hung in the central foyer, through all the floors, over a butterfly shaped plate marked with the hours of the day, was opened in 1893, in which Lancashire town?
4. What is the name of the herring like food fish, whose roe, especially in the Eastern United States, is valued as a delicacy?
5. What name is given to the four small glands, embedded in the capsule of the thyroid gland, which regulate calcium levels in the body?
6. What is the name of the demon in the apocryphal book of Tobit, who had killed all the former husbands of Sarah, on their wedding nights?
7. With which famous music hall star would you associate the songs, "'Appy 'Amstead", “My Old Dutch”, and “Knocked Them In The Old Kent Road”?
8. On which Italian island, is the resort town of Taormina, whose beaches can be accessed by an aerial tramway from the hill?
9. From which 1816 opera do we get the piece of music called, "Largo al factotum", which is sung at the entrance of the title character?
10. The sudden release of magnetic energy near the sun’s surface leads to which phenomenon, which can also be dangerous for astronauts, because of the ionizing radiation diffusion?
11. Brilla soup is traditionally made, using which meat?
12. During which of Heracles’ Labours, did he encounter the giant Antaeus?
13. What is a sesamoid bone?
14. What is the occupation in Chigwell, of Solomon Daisy, in Charles Dickens’ "Barnaby Rudge"? 15. Which Caribbean island is famous for its bioluminescent bay, Puerto Mosquito, which has been officially recorded as the brightest in the world, by the Guinness Book of Records?
16. Prior to Gordon Brown, who was the last British prime minister never to have been leader of the Opposition, either before, or after serving at No 10?
17. What, in law, is the Latin phrase for the deed necessary for a crime to be constituted?
18. Which is Europe’s largest landlocked country?
19. Where, in Middlesex, in 1784, did the surveyor William Roy, establish the baseline for his triangulation of south east England, which led to the foundation of the Ordnance Survey?
20. Which Austrian artist painted, "The Three Ages of Woman", "The Tree of Life", and "Allegory of Sculpture"?
466 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1. MALAWI. PETER MUTHARIKA, THE YOUNGER BROTHER OF MALAWI'S THIRD PRESIDENT, BINGU WA MUTHARIKA, BECAME PRESIDENT IN 2014
2. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE
3. PRESTON
4. THE SHAD
5. PARATHYROID GLANDS
6. ASMODEUS
7. ALBERT CHEVALIER (1861-1923)
8. SICILY
9. THE BARBER OF SEVILLE BY ROSSINI. 10. SOLAR FLARES
11. (SHIN OF) BEEF, ACCORDING TO MRS BEETON
12. ON HIS JOURNEY TO BRING BACK TO EURYSTHEUS, THE GOLDEN APPLES THAT HAD BEEN GIVEN TO HERA AS A PRESENT FROM ZEUS. THIS WAS HIS 11TH LABOUR
13. A SMALL OVID NODULAR BONE, EMBEDDED IN A TENDON OR A JOINT CAPSULE – E.G. THE PATELLA
14. PARISH CLERK
15. VIEQUES WHICH BELONGS TO PUERTO RICO.
16. HAROLD MACMILLAN, WHO TOOK OVER FROM ANTHONY EDEN WHILE THE CONSERVATIVES WERE IN POWER IN 1957, AND HANDED OVER POWER TO ALEC DOUGLAS HOME IN 1963
17. ACTA REUS
18. BELARUS
19. HOUNSLOW HEATH
20. GUSTAV KLIMT (1862-1918)
466 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
1. Which Southern African country gained its independence from Britain on the 6th July 1964? MALAWI. PETER MUTHARIKA, THE YOUNGER BROTHER OF MALAWI'S THIRD PRESIDENT, BINGU WA MUTHARIKA, BECAME PRESIDENT IN 2014
2. Who was the first British prime minister to make use of Chequers? DAVID LLOYD GEORGE
3. The Harris museum and art gallery, which has a Foucault pendulum hung in the central foyer, through all the floors, over a butterfly shaped plate marked with the hours of the day, was opened in 1893, in which Lancashire town? PRESTON
4. What is the name of the herring like food fish, whose roe, especially in the Eastern United States, is valued as a delicacy? THE SHAD
5. What name is given to the four small glands, embedded in the capsule of the thyroid gland, which regulate calcium levels in the body? PARATHYROID GLANDS
6. What is the name of the demon in the apocryphal book of Tobit, who had killed all the former husbands of Sarah, on their wedding nights? ASMODEUS
7. With which famous music hall star would you associate the songs, "'Appy 'Amstead", “My Old Dutch”, and “Knocked Them In The Old Kent Road”? ALBERT CHEVALIER (1861-1923)
8. On which Italian island, is the resort town of Taormina, whose beaches can be accessed by an aerial tramway from the hill? SICILY
9. From which 1816 opera, do we get the piece of music called "Largo al factotum", which is sung at the entrance of the title character? THE BARBER OF SEVILLE BY ROSSINI
10. The sudden release of magnetic energy near the sun’s surface, leads to which phenomenon, which can also be dangerous for astronauts, because of the ionizing radiation diffusion? SOLAR FLARES
11. Brilla soup is traditionally made, using which meat? (SHIN OF) BEEF ACCORDING TO MRS BEETON
12. During which of Heracles’ Labours, did he encounter the giant Antaeus? ON HIS JOURNEY TO BRING BACK TO EURYSTHEUS, THE GOLDEN APPLES THAT HAD BEEN GIVEN TO HERA AS A PRESENT FROM ZEUS. THIS WAS HIS 11TH LABOUR
13. What is a sesamoid bone? A SMALL OVID NODULAR BONE, EMBEDDED IN A TENDON OR A JOINT CAPSULE – E.G. THE PATELLA
14. What is the occupation in Chigwell, of Solomon Daisy, in Charles Dickens’ "Barnaby Rudge"? PARISH CLERK
15. Which Caribbean island is famous for its bioluminescent bay, Puerto Mosquito, which has been officially recorded as the brightest in the world by the Guinness Book of Records? VIEQUES WHICH BELONGS TO PUERTO RICO. 16. Prior to Gordon Brown, who was the last British prime minister never to have been leader of the Opposition, either before, or after serving at No 10? HAROLD MACMILLAN, WHO TOOK OVER FROM ANTHONY EDEN WHILE THE CONSERVATIVES WERE IN POWER IN 1957, AND HANDED OVER POWER TO ALEC DOUGLAS HOME IN 1963.
17. What, in law, is the Latin phrase for the deed necessary for a crime to be constituted? ACTA REUS
18. Which is Europe’s largest landlocked country? BELARUS
19. Where, in Middlesex, in 1784, did the surveyor William Roy, establish the baseline for his triangulation of south east England, which led to the foundation of the Ordnance Survey? HOUNSLOW HEATH
20. Which Austrian artist painted, "The Three Ages of Woman", "The Tree of Life", and "Allegory of Sculpture"? GUSTAV KLIMT (1862-1918)