796 - Daphne's Daily Quiz
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
796 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1. The tale of a musician who failed to bring his love back from the underworld, because he looked back at her, was the inspiration for which 1957, less than successful, Tennessee Williams’ play?
2. Which island capital is situated on the south western end of the country, on the wide curve of Carlisle Bay, in the Caribbean Sea?
3. Whereabouts in India, will you find a region which is famous for its luxurious houseboats on lakes Dal, and Nageen?
4. The eponychium is a thin fold of skin, found where in the human body?
5. What kind of creature is the North African and Middle Eastern waldrapp?
6. Which 17th century Edo samurai and poet, was a prolific author of haiku, and is known for his collection, "The Narrow Road to Oku"?
7. The sperm whale is the designated state animal of which American state, which, in the 1800's, ranked second only to Massachusetts in the whaling industry?
8. Which Tom Stoppard play begins with the election victory of the Radical Liberal Party? Characters include the moral philosopher George Moore, and his wife Dottie, a former musical comedy actress?
9. Which uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947? Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve.
10. Which 18th century physician bequeathed a highly profitable biscuit recipe to Atkins, his coachman?
11. Bowellism is a pejorative term used of critics of which British architect, whose most famous buildings are distinguished by the exterior exposition of central services like sewage pipes, heating ducts and stairways, in order to maximise the floor space of the interior of the building?
12. Which maritime patrol aircraft was developed during the late 1940's as Britain's military response to the rapid expansion of the Soviet Navy, in particular its submarine force? 13. After World War II, which country experienced a period of guerrilla warfare known as the Bersiap, which translates as "get ready", or "be prepared"?
14. Which British motor manufacturer introduced Henry Ford’s mass production methods in to Britain?
15. Literally meaning “serving to fill out”, which term denotes a word or phrase used in a sentence without adding to the sense, and is most commonly applied to a taboo word or similar exclamation?
16. What is the name of the sensory pores around a shark’s head and snout, that detect electrical currents in the water?
17. Which rarely used non-standard English language punctuation mark, intended to combine the functions of the question mark and the exclamation mark, is represented by a typographical character that superimposes those two marks?
18. What is a falbala?
19. “Tricky” Sam Nanton and “Bubber” Miley were sidemen in whose jazz orchestra of the 1920s?
20. What, in geology, is biostratigraphy?
796 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY UIZ
1. ORPHEUS DESCENDING
2. BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
3. KASHMIR
4. THE FINGERNAIL
5. IT IS A MIGRATORY BIRD, ALSO KNOWN AS THE HERMIT IBIS
6. MATSUO BASHO 7. CONNECTICUT
8. JUMPERS
9. HEARD ISLAND AND MACDONALD ISLANDS
10. DOCTOR (WILLIAM) OLIVER - THE BATH OLIVER BISCUIT
11. RICHARD ROGERS – EXAMPLES ARE THE LLOYDS INSURANCE BUILDING AND THE POMPIDOU CENTRE IN PARIS
12. THE AVRO SHACKLETON, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS "ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND RIVETS, FLYING IN CLOSE FORMATION"
13. INDONESIA WHICH, IN 1945, DECLARED ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE NETHERLANDS
14. WILLIAM MORRIS – LORD NUFFIELD (1877-1963)
15. AN EXPLETIVE
16. THE AMPULLAE OF LORENZINI
17. AN INTERROBANG ‽
18. A TRIMMING OR A FLOUNCE FOR A WOMAN'S GARMENT SUCH AS A PETTICOAT OR APRON
19. DUKE ELLINGTON
20. DATING STRATA BY EXAMINING THEIR FOSSIL CONTENT
796 - DAPHNE'S DAILY WITH ANSWERS 1. The tale of a musician who failed to bring his love back from the underworld, because he looked back at her, was the inspiration for which 1957, less than successful, Tennessee Williams’ play? ORPHEUS DESCENDING
2. Which island capital is situated on the south western end of the country, on the wide curve of Carlisle Bay, in the Caribbean Sea? BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
3. Whereabouts in India, will you find a region which is famous for its luxurious houseboats on lakes Dal, and Nageen? KASHMIR
4. The eponychium is a thin fold of skin, found where in the human body? THE FINGERNAIL
5. What kind of creature is the North African and Middle Eastern waldrapp? IT IS A MIGRATORY BIRD, ALSO KNOWN AS THE HERMIT IBIS
6. Which 17th century Edo samurai and poet, was a prolific author of haiku, and is known for his collection, "The Narrow Road to Oku"? MATSUO BASHO
7. The sperm whale is the designated state animal of which American state, which, in the 1800's, ranked second only to Massachusetts in the whaling industry? CONNECTICUT
8. Which Tom Stoppard play begins with the election victory of the Radical Liberal Party? Characters include the moral philosopher George Moore, and his wife Dottie, a former musical comedy actress? JUMPERS
9. Which uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947? Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve. HEARD ISLAND AND MACDONALD ISLANDS
10. Which 18th century physician bequeathed a highly profitable biscuit recipe to Atkins, his coachman? DOCTOR (WILLIAM) OLIVER - THE BATH OLIVER BISCUIT
11. Bowellism is a pejorative term used of critics of which British architect, whose most famous buildings are distinguished by the exterior exposition of central services like sewage pipes, heating ducts and stairways, in order to maximise the floor space of the interior of the building? RICHARD ROGERS – EXAMPLES ARE THE LLOYDS INSURANCE BUILDING AND THE POMPIDOU CENTRE IN PARIS
12. Which maritime patrol aircraft was developed during the late 1940's as Britain's military response to the rapid expansion of the Soviet Navy, in particular its submarine force? THE AVRO SHACKLETON, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS "ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND RIVETS, FLYING IN CLOSE FORMATION" 13. After World War II, which country experienced a period of guerrilla warfare known as the Bersiap, which translates as "get ready", or "be prepared"? INDONESIA WHICH, IN 1945, DECLARED ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE NETHERLANDS
14. Which British motor manufacturer introduced Henry Ford’s mass production methods in to Britain? WILLIAM MORRIS – LORD NUFFIELD (1877-1963)
15. Literally meaning “serving to fill out”, which term denotes a word or phrase used in a sentence without adding to the sense, and is most commonly applied to a taboo word or similar exclamation? AN EXPLETIVE
16. What is the name of the sensory pores around a shark’s head and snout, that detect electrical currents in the water? THE AMPULLAE OF LORENZINI
17. Which rarely used non-standard English language punctuation mark, intended to combine the functions of the question mark and the exclamation mark, is represented by a typographical character that superimposes those two marks? AN INTERROBANG ‽
18. What is a falbala? A TRIMMING OR A FLOUNCE FOR A WOMAN'S GARMENT, SUCH AS A PETTICOAT OR APRON
19. “Tricky” Sam Nanton and “Bubber” Miley were sidemen in whose jazz orchestra of the 1920s? DUKE ELLINGTON
20. What, in geology, is biostratigraphy? DATING STRATA BY EXAMINING THEIR FOSSIL CONTENT