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614 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
According to Arthurian legend, who sapped Merlin’s power and bound him under a stone, or,
in another version, trapped him in the trunk of a tree?
2. Which American painter who died in 2012, issued prints of his paintings, and was considered
to be the world’s most commercial artist in the 1990's?
3. What is aceology the study of?
4. What name is given to a march, characterised by each person marching as close as possible, to
the one in front?
5.
Which four time consul of the Roman republic, died in a mutiny by his own soldiers, in 84
BC?
6. Tribes of which linguistic group formed the powerful Maravi Confederacy, in the region of
Lake Nyasa, in the late 15th century?
7.
What king of Morocco created a controversial new family code, or Mudawana, in 2004, which
granted women more power?
8. By what name is the 16th century event known, in which 80 distinguished Swedish citizens
were executed together, in the capital city’s main square?
9. Which of Shakespeare’s plays features a herald named Mountjoy?
10. How many masts are there on the sailing ship known as a sloop?
11. In Christian tradition, what name was given to a body of soldiers under Marcus Aurelius,
whose prayers brought down a thunderstorm, and destroyed the enemy?
12. Which Scottish island is known as the "Queen of the Hebrides", and has Bowmore as its
capital, and Port Ellen as its main port?
13. Who makes the last speech in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”?
14. In the 1979 General Election, which party only held on to two seats, one of which was won by
Gordon Wilson, who became their leader later that year?
15. What term indicates the great circle on the celestial sphere, that lies in the plain of the earth’s
orbit, around the sun?
16. Which novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky was serialised in the journal, the Russian Messenger, in
1869, and tells the story of Nastassya, who has trouble choosing between men? She should
have chosen the title character, but instead runs off with the merchant Rogozhin, who
murders her.
17. The innovations of which ancient Greek dramatist, included the introduction of a third actor
on the stage, allowing for stories of greater dramatic and psychological complexity?
18. Which royal personage officially opened the Suez canal to shipping, in 1869?
19. Which survey base on the Antarctic peninsula, serves as the capital of the British Antarctic
Territory, which is a British Overseas Territory?
20. What did the “Marine Offences Act” of 1967 specifically prohibit?
614 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
THE LADY OF THE LAKE
2. THOMAS KINKADE
3. THE SCIENCE OF REMEDIES OR THERAPEUTICS
4. LOCKSTEP
5.
LUCIUS CORNELIUS CINNA
6. THE BANTU
7.
MOHAMMED VI
8. THE STOCKHOLM BLOODBATH WHICH TOOK PLACE IN 1520
9. HENRY V
10. JUST ONE
11. THE THUNDERING LEGION
12. ISLAY
13. OCTAVIUS
14. THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY
15. THE ECLIPTIC ,WHICH IS SO CALLED BECAUSE LUNAR AND SOLAR ECLIPSES CAN
ONLY OCCUR WHEN THE MOON CROSSES IT
16. THE IDIOT, WHO IS PRINCE MYSHKIN, GIVEN THIS UNFORTUNATE TITLE BECAUSE
HE SUFFERS FROM EPILEPTIC SEIZURES.
17. SOPHOCLES
18. EMPRESS EUGENIE OF FRANCE
19. ROTHERA
20. UNLICENSED RADIO BROADCASTING – TO PROHIBIT PIRATE RADIO STATIONS
614 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
1. According to Arthurian legend, who sapped Merlin’s power and bound him under a stone, or,
in another version, trapped him in the trunk of a tree? THE LADY OF THE LAKE
2. Which American painter who died in 2012, issued prints of his paintings, and was considered
to be the world’s most commercial artist in the 1990's? THOMAS KINKADE
3. What is aceology the study of? THE SCIENCE OF REMEDIES OR THERAPEUTICS
4. What name is given to a march, characterised by each person marching as close as possible, to
the one in front? LOCKSTEP
5. Which four time consul of the Roman republic, died in a mutiny by his own soldiers, in 84
BC? LUCIUS CORNELIUS CINNA
6. Tribes of which linguistic group formed the powerful Maravi Confederacy, in the region of
Lake Nyasa, in the late 15th century? THE BANTU
7. What king of Morocco created a controversial new family code, or Mudawana, in 2004, which
granted women more power? MOHAMMED VI
8. By what name is the 16th century event known, in which 80 distinguished Swedish citizens
were executed together, in the capital city’s main square? THE STOCKHOLM
BLOODBATH WHICH TOOK PLACE IN 1520.
9. Which of Shakespeare’s plays features a herald named Mountjoy? HENRY V
10. How many masts are there on the sailing ship known as a sloop? JUST ONE
11. In Christian tradition, what name was given to a body of soldiers under Marcus Aurelius,
whose prayers brought down a thunderstorm, and destroyed the enemy? THE
THUNDERING LEGION
12. Which Scottish island is known as the "Queen of the Hebrides", and has Bowmore as its
capital, and Port Ellen as its main port? ISLAY
13. Who makes the last speech in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”? OCTAVIUS
14. In the 1979 General Election, which party only held on to two seats, one of which was won by
Gordon Wilson who became their leader later that year? THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL
PARTY
15. What term indicates the great circle on the celestial sphere, that lies in the plain of the earth’s
orbit, around the sun? THE ECLIPTIC ,WHICH IS SO CALLED BECAUSE LUNAR
AND SOLAR ECLIPSES CAN ONLY OCCUR WHEN THE MOON CROSSES IT
16. Which novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky was serialised in the journal, the Russian Messenger, in
1869, and tells the story of Nastassya, who has trouble choosing between men? She should
have chosen the title character, but instead runs off with the merchant Rogozhin who murders
her. THE IDIOT, WHO IS PRINCE MYSHKIN, GIVEN THIS UNFORTUNATE
TITLE BECAUSE HE SUFFERS FROM EPILEPTIC SEIZURES.
17. The innovations of which ancient Greek dramatist, included the introduction of a third actor
on the stage, allowing for stories of greater dramatic and psychological complexity?
SOPHOCLES
18. Which royal personage officially opened the Suez canal to shipping in 1869? EMPRESS
EUGENIE OF FRANCE
19. Which survey base on the Antarctic peninsula, serves as the capital of the British Antarctic
Territory, which is a British Overseas Territory? ROTHERA
20. What did the “Marine Offences Act” of 1967 specifically prohibit? UNLICENSED RADIO
BROADCASTING – TO PROHIBIT PIRATE RADIO STATIONS