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419 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
What is the name of Captain Flint’s ship in Robert Louis Stevenson’s, "Treasure Island"?
2. Which French chemist is considered to be the founder of biochemistry, for he showed that the
processes of living organisms can be investigated by chemical methods, through his studies on
fermentation and respiration?
3. Which elementary particle causes quarks to interact, and is indirectly responsible for the
binding of protons and neutrons together, in atomic nuclei?
4. Which Swiss psychiatrist’s 1912 book, "Psychology of the Unconscious" (later revised and retitled "Symbols of Transformation"), contributed to his professional split with Sigmund
Freud?
5.
What was the name of the winged Storm-Giant in Greek mythology, who had fifty serpents on
each shoulder? Along with Echidna, he was the father of the Nemean Lion, Cerberus and the
Hydra.
6. Which ancient people worshipped a rain god called Chaac, who, with his lightning axe, strikes
the clouds and produces thunder and rain?
7.
Which sea, that extends about 1,400 miles, was referred to in ancient times as the Erythraean
Sea?
8. Which island lies between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad
and Tobago? Its prime minister is Allen Chastanet, and the highest point is Mount Gimie.
9. Which English King signed the secret Treaty of Dover with France, in which he promised to
support French policy in Europe, in return for a French subsidy?
10. Which French dessert, often served at weddings, is a high cone of profiteroles bound with
caramel, and decorated with chocolate and has a name meaning 'crunch in the mouth'?
11. What was the name of the baker, in whose shop, the Great Fire of London started on 2nd
September 1666?
12. Which star, in the constellation of Ophiuchus, is just under 6 light years away and is the
fourth closest star to Earth (after the Sun)?
13. Lasting no more than eight weeks, what was the second Parliament of King James I's reign,
and was named for its ineffectiveness?
14. Which 18th century war was caused by Leopold I and Louis XIV’s disagreement over the heir
of Charles II, the childless, last Hapsburg king of Spain?
15. What name is given to the types of igneous rocks, which include granite and pumice, and are
classified as having high concentrations of lighter elements, such as oxygen, silicon and
aluminium?
16. Which of the seven tarsal bones in the human foot is the outermost?
17. At 340 metres, Mount Hillaby, in the parish of St Andrew, in the district of Scotland, is the
highest point on which Caribbean island?
18. Which popular liqueur was named after the London pub, owned by John Chesterman, in
which it was first envisaged?
19. What is the military code for missing nuclear warheads?
20. In shipping, what does the abbreviation FCL stand for?
419 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
THE WALRUS
2. ANTOINE LAVOISIER (1743-1794)
3. THE GLUON
4. CARL JUNG (1875-1961)
5.
TYPHON, WHO WAS THE LAST SON OF GAIA AND WAS FATHERED BY TARTARUS
6. THE MAYAN
7.
THE RED SEA
8. ST LUCIA, WHOSE CAPITAL IS CASTRIES
9. CHARLES II
10. CROQUEMBOUCHE
11. THOMAS FARYNOR
12. BARNARD’S STAR
13. THE ADDLED PARLIAMENT
14. THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION WHICH LASTED FROM 1701-1714, AND WAS
ENDED BY THE 1713 TREATY OF UTRECHT
15. FELSIC ROCKS
16. THE CUBOID BONE
17. BARBADOS
18. BAILEYS (IRISH CREAM)
19. BROKEN ARROW
20. FULL CONTAINER LOAD
419 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH aNSWERS
1.
What is the name of Captain Flint’s ship in Robert Louis Stevenson’s, "Treasure Island"?
THE WALRUS
2. Which French chemist is considered to be the founder of biochemistry, for he showed that the
processes of living organisms can be investigated by chemical methods, through his studies on
fermentation and respiration? ANTOINE LAVOISIER (1743-1794)
3. Which elementary particle causes quarks to interact, and is indirectly responsible for the
binding of protons and neutrons together, in atomic nuclei? THE GLUON
4. Which Swiss psychiatrist’s 1912 book, "Psychology of the Unconscious" (later revised and retitled "Symbols of Transformation"), contributed to his professional split with Sigmund
Freud? CARL JUNG (1875-1961)
5. What was the name of the winged Storm-Giant in Greek mythology, who had fifty serpents on
each shoulder? Along with Echidna, he was the father of the Nemean Lion, Cerberus and the
Hydra. TYPHON, WHO WAS THE LAST SON OF GAIA AND WAS FATHERED BY
TARTARUS
6. Which ancient people worshipped a rain god called Chaac, who, with his lightning axe, strikes
the clouds, and produces thunder and rain? THE MAYAN
7. Which sea that extends about 1,400 miles, was referred to in ancient times as the Erythraean
Sea? THE RED SEA
8. Which island lies between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad
and Tobago? Its prime minister is Allen Chastanet, and the highest point is Mount Gimie.
ST LUCIA WHOSE CAPITAL IS CASTRIES
9. Which English King signed the secret Treaty of Dover with France, in which he promised to
support French policy in Europe, in return for a French subsidy? CHARLES II
10. Which French dessert, often served at weddings, is a high cone of profiteroles bound with
caramel, and decorated with chocolate, and has a name meaning 'crunch in the mouth'?
CROQUEMBOUCHE
11. What was the name of the baker, in whose shop, the Great Fire of London started on 2nd
September 1666? THOMAS FARYNOR
12. Which star, in the constellation of Ophiuchus, is just under 6 light years away and is the
fourth closest star to Earth (after the Sun)? BARNARD’S STAR
13. Lasting no more than eight weeks, what was the second Parliament of King James I's reign,
and was named for its ineffectiveness? THE ADDLED PARLIAMENT
14. Which 18th century war was caused by Leopold I and Louis XIV’s disagreement over the heir
of Charles II, the childless, last Hapsburg king of Spain? THE WAR OF THE SPANISH
SUCCESSION WHICH LASTED FROM 1701-1714 AND WAS ENDED BY THE 1713
TREATY OF UTRECHT.
15. What name is given to the types of igneous rocks which include granite and pumice, and are
classified as having high concentrations of lighter elements, such as oxygen, silicon and
aluminium? FELSIC ROCKS
16. Which of the seven tarsal bones in the human foot is the outermost? THE CUBOID BONE
17. At 340 metres, Mount Hillaby, in the parish of St Andrew, in the district of Scotland, is the
highest point on which Caribbean island? BARBADOS
18. Which popular liqueur was named after the London pub, owned by John Chesterman, in
which it was first envisaged? BAILEYS (IRISH CREAM)
19. What is the military code for missing nuclear warheads? BROKEN ARROW
20. In shipping, what does the abbreviation FCL stand for? FULL CONTAINER LOAD