223 - Daphne's Daily Quiz

223 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

1. In 1786 the kilogram was defined as the mass of a cylinder of metal made of an alloy from which two metals?

2. What name is given to a dish of cooked buckwheat, resembling porridge or gruel, which originated from Eastern Europe?

3. Which country which lies in almost the exact centre of Africa, has borders with Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Sudan?

4. Which father and son, American astronomers, invented the solar magnetograph?

5. When Moses sent out 12 spies to see the lie of the land in Canaan, which were the only two who had sufficient faith in God to recommend the soon to be successful conquest of Canaan?

6. Which Greek letter is used in maths or physics to represent a change or difference in a quantity?

7. How many quavers are there in a semi breve?

8. If, "The Second of May 1808' is "The Charge of the Mamelukes", then what is "The Third of May 1808"?

9. As part of which annual award, does the winner get a bronze medallion based on the designs of Louis H Sullivan – with the winner’s name inscribed on one side and on the other side, the words “firmness, commodity and delight”? In 2015, it was awarded to Frei Otto of Germany, shortly before his death.

10. Which Swiss psychiatrist introduced the term "schizophrenia" to describe the disorder previously known as dementia praecox? He also coined the terms "schizoid" and "autism".

11. In which mountain range is the Vinson Massif located?

12. Which Swiss art historian wrote, "The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy" and thus introduced the word Renaissance into art historiography?

13. What name is given to the famine that took place in Soviet Ukraine during the 1932-1933 agricultural season, in which millions died? 14. Designed by Decimus Burton, which building within the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, is the world’s largest surviving Victorian glass structure?

15. What name is given to the property, notably displayed by helium, when a liquid or gas displays no resistance to flow?

16. Which gulf lies on the north side of Australia between Cape Arnhem and Cape York?

17. Which safety device was first invented by William Bickford in 1831?

18. Which is the last of the Canterbury Tales to be told?

19. Episcleritis affects which part of the body?

20. Which High King of Ireland's wisdom derived from a golden cup that would be broken in three by three lies told over it, but that could be restored by three truths? He also possessed a silver musical branch bearing three golden apples. Who was this "Irish Solomon"?

223 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

1. PLATINUM AND IRIDIUM. THIS IS THE KILOGRAM PROTOTYPE AND IS KEPT IN THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES WHICH IS BASED AT THE PAVILLON DE BRETEUIL IN SEVRES, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF PARIS.

2. KASHA

3. THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC WHOSE CAPITAL IS BANGUI

4. HAROLD AND HORACE BABCOCK. THEY DEVELOPED EQUIPMENT IN 1948 FOR MEASURING THE ZEEMAN SPLITTING OF SPECTRAL LINES FAR MORE PRECISELY THAN HAD HITHERTO BEEN POSSIBLE.

5. CALEB AND JOSHUA

6. DELTA

7. EIGHT

8. "THE EXECUTION OF THE DEFENDERS OF MADRID" (PAINTINGS BY GOYA) 9. THE PRITZKER PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURE. FREI OTTO WAS NOTED FOR HIS USE OF LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES WHICH INCLUDED THE ROOF OF THE OLYMPIC STADIUM IN MUNICH FOR THE 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS

10. EUGEN BLEULER (1857-1939)

11. THE ELLSWORTH MOUNTAIN RANGE IN ANTARCTICA

12. JAKOB BURCKHARDT (1818-1897) WHO APPEARS ON THE SWISS 1000 FRANCS BANKNOTE

13. THE HOLODOMOR

14. THE TEMPERATE HOUSE

15. SUPERFLUIDITY

16. THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA

17. THE SAFETY FUSE USED IN EXPLOSIVES

18. THE PARSON'S TALE

19. THE EYES – IT’S AN INFLAMATION OF THE EPISCLERA, THE MEMBRANE COVERING THE SCLERA OF THE EYE

20. CORMAC MAC AIRT

223 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS

1. In 1786, the kilogram was defined as the mass of a cylinder of metal made of an alloy from which two metals? PLATINUM AND IRIDIUM. THIS IS THE KILOGRAM PROTOTYPE AND IS KEPT IN THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES WHICH IS BASED AT THE PAVILLON DE BRETEUIL IN SEVRES, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF PARIS.

2. What name is given to a dish of cooked buckwheat, resembling porridge or gruel, which originated from Eastern Europe? KASHA

3. Which country, which lies in almost the exact centre of Africa, has borders with Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Sudan? THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC WHOSE CAPITAL IS BANGUI

4. Which father and son American astronomers, invented the solar magnetograph? HAROLD AND HORACE BABCOCK. THEY DEVELOPED EQUIPMENT IN 1948 FOR MEASURING THE ZEEMAN SPLITTING OF SPECTRAL LINES, FAR MORE PRECISELY ,THAN HAD HITHERTO BEEN POSSIBLE.

5. When Moses sent out 12 spies to see the lie of the land in Canaan, which were the only two who had sufficient faith in God to recommend the soon to be successful conquest of Canaan? CALEB AND JOSHUA

6. Which Greek letter is used in maths or physics to represent a change or difference in a quantity? DELTA

7. How many quavers are there in a semi breve? EIGHT

8. If, "The Second of May 1808' is "The Charge of the Mamelukes", then what is "The Third of May 1808"? "THE EXECUTION OF THE DEFENDERS OF MADRID" (PAINTINGS BY GOYA)

9. As part of which annual award, does the winner get a bronze medallion based on the designs of Louis H Sullivan – with the winner’s name inscribed on one side and on the other side, the words “firmness, commodity and delight”? In 2015, it was awarded to Frei Otto of Germany, shortly before his death. THE PRITZKER PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURE. FREI OTTO WAS NOTED FOR HIS USE OF LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES WHICH INCLUDED THE ROOF OF THE OLYMPIC STADIUM IN MUNICH FOR THE 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS

10. Which Swiss psychiatrist introduced the term "schizophrenia" to describe the disorder previously known as dementia praecox? He also coined the terms "schizoid" and "autism". EUGEN BLEULER (1857-1939)

11. In which mountain range is the Vinson Massif located? THE ELLSWORTH MOUNTAIN RANGE IN ANTARCTICA

12. Which Swiss art historian wrote, "The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy" and thus introduced the word Renaissance into art historiography? JAKOB BURCKHARDT (1818- 1897) WHO APPEARS ON THE SWISS 1000 FRANCS BANKNOTE

13. What name is given to the famine that took place in Soviet Ukraine during the 1932-1933 agricultural season, in which millions died? THE HOLODOMOR 14. Designed by Decimus Burton, which building within the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, is the world’s largest surviving Victorian glass structure? THE TEMPERATE HOUSE

15. What name is given to the property, notably displayed by helium, when a liquid or gas displays no resistance to flow? SUPERFLUIDITY

16. Which gulf lies on the north side of Australia between Cape Arnhem and Cape York? THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA

17. Which safety device was first invented by William Bickford in 1831? THE SAFETY FUSE USED IN EXPLOSIVES

18. Which is the last of the Canterbury Tales to be told? THE PARSON'S TALE

19. Episcleritis affects which part of the body? THE EYES – IT’S AN INFLAMATION OF THE EPISCLERA, THE MEMBRANE COVERING THE SCLERA OF THE EYE

20. Which High King of Ireland's wisdom derived from a golden cup that would be broken in three by three lies told over it, but that could be restored by three truths? He also possessed a silver musical branch bearing three golden apples. Who was this "Irish Solomon"? CORMAC MAC AIRT