250 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1. Which UNESCO World Heritage site in the eastern part of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, is a biosphere reserve, partly on land and partly in the Caribbean Sea, which includes a section of coral reef?
2. The scandal investigated during James Garfield’s presidency partly resulted in the adoption of Civil Service reforms. After which postal routes was the scandal named?
3. What are the young of wildfowl called?
4. Kurchatovium was the Russian name for which synthetic element, atomic No 104, created via nuclear bombardment?
5. What name is given to the twelve loaves placed in the temple of Jerusalem every Sabbath, as an offering to God?
6. First published in 1665, which is claimed to be the oldest English newspaper, although it is not a conventional newspaper, offering general news coverage?
7. What name, deriving from the Greek for "ash", is given to the airborne material, produced by a volcanic eruption?
8. Which Russian composer, (1906-1975), was attacked in Pravda for providing “chaos instead of music”?
9. What is the national flower of North Korea?
10. Which atmospheric layer extends from about 600km upwards, blending into space?
11. Which English architect, (1795-1860), designed the Manchester Athenaeum and The Reform Club in Pall Mall?
12. Who did President Bush appoint as the first US Secretary of Homeland Security, in the wake of the terrorist attacks on 9/11?
13. A bottle of wine originating from the "Nobilo" vineyards, is produced in which country? 14. Whose "Uncertainty Principle" says “The position and velocity of a quantum particle cannot both be known with absolute accuracy at the same time”?
15. In mathematics, a vector perpendicular to a surface is referred to as what?
16. By what other name is “poor man’s goose” better known?
17. What is the family surname of the Earls of Shaftesbury, the first one being one of the founders of the Whig party, and the 7th being the mid 19th century Tory social reformer?
18. Named from the Greek for “runner”, which warships were the most important vessels of the Byzantine navy from the 6th-12th centuries AD?
19. Who came second to James Callaghan in the election for party leader after Harold Wilson’s resignation?
20. In which year were National Identity Cards abolished in Great Britain?
250 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1. THE SIAN KA'AN BIOSPHERE RESERVE, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES SOME 23 KNOWN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES OF THE MAYAN CIVILIZATION
2. THE STAR ROUTES
3. FLAPPERS
4. RUTHERFORDIUM, WHICH IS A RADIOACTIVE METAL AND IS OF RESEARCH INTEREST ONLY.
5. SHEWBREAD
6. THE LONDON GAZETTE IN WHICH CERTAIN STATUORY NOTICES ARE REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED
7. TEPHRA
8. DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH 9. THE MAGNOLIA
10. THE EXOSPHERE
11. CHARLES BARRY, WHO IS BETTER KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE IN THE REBUILDING OF THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT IN THE MID 19TH CENTURY
12. TOM RIDGE
13. NEW ZEALAND -THE VINEYARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN HUAPAI, WEST OF AUCKLAND BY THE CROATIAN WINEMAKER, NICK NOBILO
14. WERNER HEISENBERG (1901-1976)
15. NORMAL
16. FAGGOTS
17. ASHLEY-COOPER
18. DROMONS
19. MICHAEL FOOT
20. 1952
250 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
1. Which UNESCO World Heritage site in the eastern part of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, is a biosphere reserve, partly on land and partly in the Caribbean Sea, which includes a section of coral reef? THE SIAN KA'AN BIOSPHERE RESERVE WHICH ALSO INCLUDES SOME 23 KNOWN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES OF THE MAYAN CIVILIZATION
2. The scandal investigated during James Garfield’s presidency partly resulted in the adoption of Civil Service reforms. After which postal routes was the scandal named? THE STAR ROUTES 3. What are the young of wildfowl called? FLAPPERS
4. Kurchatovium was the Russian name for which synthetic element, atomic No 104, created via nuclear bombardment? RUTHERFORDIUM, WHICH IS A RADIOACTIVE METAL AND IS OF RESEARCH INTEREST ONLY.
5. What name is given to the twelve loaves placed in the temple of Jerusalem every Sabbath, as an offering to God? SHEWBREAD
6. First published in 1665, which is claimed to be the oldest English newspaper, although it is not a conventional newspaper, offering general news coverage? THE LONDON GAZETTE IN WHICH CERTAIN STATUORY NOTICES ARE REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED
7. What name, deriving from the Greek for "ash", is given to the airborne material produced by a volcanic eruption? TEPHRA
8. Which Russian composer, (1906-1975), was attacked in Pravda for providing “chaos instead of music”? DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
9. What is the national flower of North Korea? THE MAGNOLIA
10. Which atmospheric layer extends from about 600km upwards, blending into space? THE EXOSPHERE
11. Which English architect, (1795-1860), designed the Manchester Athenaeum and The Reform Club in Pall Mall? CHARLES BARRY, WHO IS BETTER KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE IN THE REBUILDING OF THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT IN THE MID 19TH CENTURY
12. Who did President Bush appoint as the first US Secretary of Homeland Security, in the wake of the terrorist attacks on 9/11? TOM RIDGE
13. A bottle of wine originating from the "Nobilo" vineyards, is produced in which country? NEW ZEALAND - THE VINEYARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN HUAPAI, WEST OF AUCKLAND BY THE CROATIAN WINEMAKER, NICK NOBILO
14. Whose "Uncertainty Principle" says “The position and velocity of a quantum particle cannot both be known with absolute accuracy at the same time”? WERNER HEISENBERG (1901-1976)
15. In mathematics, a vector perpendicular to a surface is referred to as what? NORMAL 16. By what other name is “poor man’s goose” better known? FAGGOTS
17. What is the family surname of the Earls of Shaftesbury, the first one being one of the founders of the Whig party, and the 7th being the mid 19th century Tory social reformer? ASHLEY- COOPER
18. Named from the Greek for “runner”, which warships were the most important vessels of the Byzantine navy from the 6th-12th centuries AD? DROMONS
19. Who came second to James Callaghan in the election for party leader, after Harold Wilson’s resignation? MICHAEL FOOT
20. In which year were National Identity Cards abolished in Great Britain? 1952