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498 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
What was the code name for the massive attack launched in February 1944, by the American
navy against the Japanese naval and air base at Truk Lagoon, which is in the Carolines? It is
often referred to as the Japanese equivalent of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
2. The so-called 2004 Wonga Coup, was a plot to overthrow the government of which country?
3. The 1930 play, "The Barretts of Wimpole Street", which is based on the romance between
Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett, and her father's unwillingness to let them marry, was
the only real success for which Dutch-English playwright?
4. What was the 1915 Derby scheme?
5.
Which sea creature is known in France as an oursin, and can be eaten raw? On Italian menus,
it is known as ricci, where it is sometimes used in pasta sauces.
6. In Greek mythology, what was the name given to the personification of delusion and the
goddess of rash actions, who wandered about, treading on the heads of men, rather than the
earth, and wreaking havoc?
7.
What religion are the majority of the people of Bangladesh?
8. What is the name of the suspension bridge, which connects the boroughs of Manhattan and
Brooklyn?
9. Who abolished the Spanish title of Grandee, although it was later revived in 1834?
10. Which German general was mainly responsible for applying the principles of the Blitzkrieg
(the lightning war)?
11. Which American waterway was nicknamed Clinton’s Ditch?
12. Who, in the 18th century, painted "The Brown Boy", which was a portrait of the 12 year old,
Thomas Lister?
13. Separated from the frontal lobe by the central sulcus, and the temporal lobe by the lateral
sulcus, what lobe of the human brain is involved in integrating sensory information from
different modalities, particularly spatial sense and navigation?
14. What was the name of the national representative body of France, before 1789?
15. What is the phrase given to the right of a government, to seize private property for public use,
in exchange for payment of fair market value?
16. Which English composer was the editor of the controversial music magazine, "The Sackbut"
during 1920-21?
17. By what name was the American outlaw, Harvey Logan, better known? He rode with Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in the infamous Wild Bunch gang, and despite being less well
known than other members of the gang, he has since been referred to as the wildest of the
Wild Bunch.
18. Which British Lord Justice was selected as president of the International Military Tribunal, at
the Nuremberg trials?
19. The proposed British invasion of which country in World War II, was code named Buckshot?
20. Where was the first lightship in British waters, established in 1732?
498 -ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
OPERATION HAILSTONE
2. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
3. RUDOLPH BESIER (1878-1942)
4. THE SYSTEM OF VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE,
INTRODUCED BY LORD DERBY
5.
THE SEA URCHIN
6. ATE
7.
SUNNI MUSLIMS
8. THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE
9. JOSEPH BONAPARTE, WHILST HE WAS THE NAPOLEONIC KING OF SPAIN
10. HEINZ GUDERIAN
11. THE ERIE CANAL (AFTER THE 19TH CENTURY GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, DEWITT
CLINTON)
12. SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS
13. THE PARIETAL LOBE
14. THE STATES-GENERAL
15. EMINENT DOMAIN
16. PETER WARLOCK, WHO WROTE THE SONG CYCLE, "THE CURLEW". HE IS THOUGHT
TO HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN 1930
17. KID CURRY
18. GEOFFREY LAWRENCE
19. LIBYA
20. THE NORE, A SANDBANK AT THE MOUTH OF THE THAMES ESTUARY
498 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANWERS
1. What was the code name for the massive attack launched in February 1944, by the American
navy against the Japanese naval and air base at Truk Lagoon, which is in the Carolines? It is
often referred to as the Japanese equivalent of the attack on Pearl Harbor. OPERATION
HAILSTONE
2. The so-called 2004 Wonga Coup, was a plot to overthrow the government of which country?
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
3. The 1930 play, "The Barretts of Wimpole Street", which is based on the romance between
Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett, and her father's unwillingness to let them marry, was
the only real success for which Dutch-English playwright? RUDOLPH BESIER (18781942)
4. What was the 1915 Derby scheme? THE SYSTEM OF VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION
FOR NATIONAL SERVICE, INTRODUCED BY LORD DERBY
5. Which sea creature is known in France as an oursin, and can be eaten raw? On Italian menus,
it is known as ricci, where it is sometimes used in pasta sauces. THE SEA URCHIN
6. In Greek mythology, what was the name given to the personification of delusion and the
goddess of rash actions, who wandered about, treading on the heads of men, rather than the
earth, and wreaking havoc? ATE
7. What religion are the majority of the people of Bangladesh? SUNNI MUSLIMS
8. What is the name of the suspension bridge, which connects the boroughs of Manhattan and
Brooklyn? THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE
9. Who abolished the Spanish title of Grandee, although it was later revived in 1834? JOSEPH
BONAPARTE, WHILST HE WAS THE NAPOLEONIC KING OF SPAIN
10. Which German general was mainly responsible for applying the principles of the Blitzkrieg
(the lightning war)? HEINZ GUDERIAN
11. Which American waterway was nicknamed Clinton’s Ditch? THE ERIE CANAL (AFTER
THE 19TH CENTURY GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, DEWITT CLINTON)
12. Who, in the 18th century, painted "The Brown Boy", which was a portrait of the 12 year old,
Thomas Lister? SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS
13. Separated from the frontal lobe by the central sulcus, and the temporal lobe by the lateral
sulcus, what lobe of the human brain is involved in integrating sensory information from
different modalities, particularly spatial sense and navigation? THE PARIETAL LOBE
14. What was the name of the national representative body of France, before 1789? THE
STATES-GENERAL
15. What is the phrase given to the right of a government, to seize private property for public use,
in exchange for payment of fair market value? EMINENT DOMAIN
16. Which English composer was the editor of the controversial music magazine, "The Sackbut"
during 1920-21? PETER WARLOCK, WHO WROTE THE SONG CYCLE, "THE
CURLEW". HE IS THOUGHT TO HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN 1930
17. By what name was the American outlaw, Harvey Logan, better known? He rode with Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in the infamous Wild Bunch gang, and despite being less well
known than other members of the gang, he has since been referred to as the wildest of the
Wild Bunch. KID CURRY
18. Which British Lord Justice was selected as president of the International Military Tribunal, at
the Nuremberg trials? GEOFFREY LAWRENCE
19. The proposed British invasion of which country in World War II, was code named Buckshot?
LIBYA
20. Where was the first lightship in British waters, established in 1732? THE NORE, A
SANDBANK AT THE MOUTH OF THE THAMES ESTUARY