Download 551 - DAPHNE`S DAILY QUIZ Which serpent haunted the caves of

551 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
Which serpent haunted the caves of Parnassus, in Greek mythology?
2. Which aristocrat and demagogue, whose attempt to destroy the Senate was foiled by Cicero in
63 BC, has given his name to any daring or reckless venture?
3. A puddling, a sord or a sute are the collective nouns for which kind of bird?
4. Which South African born, Canadian-American entrepreneur and billionaire, has frequently
spoken out about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence, once describing it as
"summoning the devil", and warning that it posed the biggest existential threat to humanity?
5.
What is trass?
6. What did the mass political demonstrations, organised in Ireland by Daniel O’Connell,
become known as?
7.
What meeting of world powers near the end of World War II, is often said to mark the
beginning of the Cold War?
8. Which lethal weapon helped the Swiss to defeat the Habsburg army, at Morgarten in 1315?
9. What name was given to the cult of the sun god, made an official cult alongside the traditional
Roman cults, by the Emperor Aurelian in 274 AD?
10. What role does the Clerk of the Closet perform, for the British sovereign?
11. In the Old Testament, according to the book of Numbers, who was ordered by God, to put
tassels with blue threads in them, in the corner of his garments?
12. What is the name of the oldest British ship still afloat, launched at Chatham in 1824 and now
moored at Dundee’s City Quay as a visitor attraction?
13. Which American composer wrote the nativity oratorio, "El Nino"?
14. What name was given to the rhythmical hand clapping, (sometimes reinforced by stamping),
adopted at political meetings, either to express approval, or to interrupt the speaker?
15. In Shakespeare's "The Winter’s Tale", what is the name of Perdita’s father?
16. In which year did Britain completely remove from the statute books, capital punishment
under any circumstances?
17. In which 1960s musical did the title character, Charlotte, the daughter of Lady Hadwell,
marry her mother’s Cockney assistant?
18. Which French politician declared that, “War is much too serious a thing to be left to the
military”?
19. What is glossophobia a fear of?
20. Which African country's highest peak is Mount Nyangani, which is in the Eastern Highlands?
551 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
PYTHON
2. CATILLINE
3. A MALLARD
4. ELON MUSK
5.
A LIGHT-COLOURED TYPE OF VOLCANIC TUFF, USED IN MAKING WATER-RESISTANT
CEMENT AND MORTAR
6. MONSTER MEETINGS (1843) THEY WERE SO CALLED BECAUSE AT LEAST 100,000
PEOPLE ATTENDED EACH OF THE RALLIES
7.
THE YALTA CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 1945. AMONGST THE ISSUES DISCUSSED WAS
THE REPATRIATION OF ALL SOVIET SOLDIERS WHO HAD JOINED AMERICAN AND
BRITISH TROOPS WHETHER THEY WERE WILLING TO RETURN OR NOT. IT IS
BELIEVED THAT MANY OF THESE SOLDIERS WERE PUT TO DEATH ON THEIR
RETURN TO SOVIET CONTROL
8. THE SWISS HALBERD – ABLE TO JAB, GRAPPLE AND SLASH.
9. SOL INVICTUS - THE UNCONQUERED SUN
10. HE’S THE PRINCIPAL CHAPLAIN TO THE QUEEN AND AT PRESENT, THE POST IS
HELD BY THE BISHOP OF CARLISLE, JAMES NEWCOME
11. MOSES
12. THE FRIGATE UNICORN
13. JOHN ADAMS
14. KENTISH FIRE, SO CALLED BECAUSE IT WAS FIRST HEARD IN KENT DURING THE
ANTI CATHOLIC AGITATION OF 1828
15. LEONTES
16. 1998
17. CHARLIE GIRL, WHICH HAD MUSIC AND LYRICS BY DAVID HENEKER AND JOHN
TAYLOR
18. GEORGES CLEMENCEAU
19. PUBLIC SPEAKING
20. ZIMBABWE
551 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
1. Which serpent haunted the caves of Parnassus in Greek mythology? PYTHON
2. Which aristocrat and demagogue, whose attempt to destroy the Senate was foiled by Cicero in
63 BC, has given his name to any daring or reckless venture? CATILLINE
3. A puddling, a sord or a sute are the collective nouns for which kind of bird? A MALLARD
4. Which South African born, Canadian-American entrepreneur and billionaire, has frequently
spoken out about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence, once describing it as
"summoning the devil", and warning that it posed the biggest existential threat to humanity?
ELON MUSK
5. What is trass? A LIGHT-COLOURED TYPE OF VOLCANIC TUFF, USED IN
MAKING WATER-RESISTANT CEMENT AND MORTAR
6. What did the mass political demonstrations, organised in Ireland by Daniel O’Connell,
become known as? MONSTER MEETINGS (1843) THEY WERE SO CALLED
BECAUSE AT LEAST 100,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED EACH OF THE RALLIES
7. What meeting of world powers near the end of World War II, is often said to mark the
beginning of the Cold War? THE YALTA CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 1945.
AMONGST THE ISSUES DISCUSSED WAS THE REPATRIATION OF ALL SOVIET
SOLDIERS WHO HAD JOINED AMERICAN AND BRITISH TROOPS WHETHER
THEY WERE WILLING TO RETURN OR NOT. IT IS BELIEVED THAT MANY OF
THESE SOLDIERS WERE PUT TO DEATH ON THEIR RETURN TO SOVIET
CONTROL
8. Which lethal weapon helped the Swiss to defeat the Habsburg army, at Morgarten in 1315?
THE SWISS HALBERD – ABLE TO JAB, GRAPPLE AND SLASH
9. What name was given to the cult of the sun god, made an official cult alongside the traditional
Roman cults, by the Emperor Aurelian in 274 AD? SOL INVICTUS - THE
UNCONQUERED SUN
10. What role does the Clerk of the Closet perform, for the British sovereign? HE’S THE
PRINCIPAL CHAPLAIN TO THE QUEEN AND AT PRESENT, THE POST IS HELD
BY THE BISHOP OF CARLISLE, JAMES NEWCOME
11. In the Old Testament, according to the book of Numbers, who was ordered by God, to put
tassels with blue threads in them, in the corner of his garments? MOSES
12. What is the name of the oldest British ship still afloat, launched at Chatham in 1824 and now
moored at Dundee’s City Quay as a visitor attraction? THE FRIGATE UNICORN
13. Which American composer wrote the nativity oratorio, "El Nino"? JOHN ADAMS
14. What name was given to the rhythmical hand clapping, (sometimes reinforced by stamping),
adopted at political meetings, either to express approval, or to interrupt the speaker?
KENTISH FIRE, SO CALLED BECAUSE IT WAS FIRST HEARD IN KENT
DURING THE ANTI CATHOLIC AGITATION OF 1828
15. In Shakespeare's "The Winter’s Tale", what is the name of Perdita’s father? LEONTES
16. In which year did Britain completely remove from the statute books, capital punishment
under any circumstances? 1998
17. In which 1960s musical did the title character, Charlotte, the daughter of Lady Hadwell,
marry her mother’s Cockney assistant? CHARLIE GIRL, WHICH HAD MUSIC AND
LYRICS BY DAVID HENEKER AND JOHN TAYLOR
18. Which French politician declared that, “War is much too serious a thing to be left to the
military”? GEORGES CLEMENCEAU
19. What is glossophobia a fear of? PUBLIC SPEAKING
20. Which African country's highest peak is Mount Nyangani, which is in the Eastern Highlands?
ZIMBABWE