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273 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
In music, what is the name of the lowest note of a scale, which gives its name to the scale or
key?
2. The port of Ullapool, in the Scottish highlands, lies on the eastern shores of which loch?
3. In which country will you find the Flaming Cliffs palaeontological site, which is also known as
Bayanzag, at which numerous very important fossil finds have been made, including the first
discovery of dinosaur eggs?
4. Which archipelago, known in Japanese as the Nansei islands, extends for about 400 miles,
from southern Japan to the northern tip of Taiwan?
5.
Which lemuroid primate of Madagascar is also called the babakoto?
6. In Pilgrims Progress, Christian and Hopeful use the key called Promise to escape from which
castle?
7.
What is the name of Julia’s waiting woman in "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?
8. What name is given to the Jewish prayer books, prescribing holiday rituals?
9. Which French composer wrote the fantasy opera, "Ariadne and Bluebeard", which was an
almost literal setting of the play by Maurice Maeterlinck?
10. The Young Woman, The Monk and The Ogre, are English translations of the German names
for three mountains, in which section of the Swiss Alps?
11. What kind of creature is the sea mouse?
12. Which American computer scientist, who died in 1998, was known as the "God of the
Internet", for his comprehensive influence on the medium?
13. The Bishops Rock lighthouse, is closest to which of the inhabited Scilly Isles?
14. In the United States Senate, what name is given to the Congressional rule, which originated in
1919, when Woodrow Wilson urged the Senate to shut off a filibuster, against the Treaty of
Versailles?
15. The Santa Gertrudis is a breed of which animal?
16. What is the name given to the Japanese style of decorating ceramics with intricate patterns of
underglazed blue, red and gold, made familiar to the west, where it was widely copied by
export wares in the late 17th/early 18th century?
17. At which 1095 council, did Pope Urban II call for help for the Eastern churches, leading to the
First Crusade?
18. Which terrier derives its name from the Welsh estate of Captain John Edwardes?
19. What was the subtitle of Kurt Vonnegut’s 1973 novel, "Breakfast of Champions"?
20. Which turtle is also known as the stink pot?
273 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
THE KEYNOTE
2. LOCH BROOM
3. MONGOLIA
4. THE RYUKYU ISLANDS
5.
THE INDRI
6. DOUBTING CASTLE, THE CASTLE OF GIANT DESPAIR
7.
LUCETTA
8. MAHZOR. IT IS USED ON THE HIGH HOLIDAYS OF ROSH HASHANAH AND YOM
KIPPUR.
9. PAUL DUKAS
10. THE BERNESE OBERLAND (THE EIGER, THE MONCH AND THE JUNGFRAU)
11. IT'S A MARINE WORM
12. JON POSTEL (1943-1998)
13. ST AGNES
14. CLOTURE
15. CATTLE
16. IMARI PATTERNS
17. THE COUNCIL OF CLERMONT
18. THE SEALYHAM (WHICH IS NEAR HAVERFORDWEST, THE COUNTY TOWN OF
PEMBROKESHIRE)
19. GOODBYE BLUE MONDAY
20. THE COMMON MUSK TURTLE (PROBABLY DUE TO ITS ABILITY TO RELEASE A FOUL
MUSKY ODOUR, POSSIBLY TO DETER PREDATORS)
273 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
1.
In music, what is the name of the lowest note of a scale, which gives its name to the scale or
key? THE KEYNOTE
2. The port of Ullapool, in the Scottish highlands, lies on the eastern shores of which loch?
LOCH BROOM
3. In which country will you find the Flaming Cliffs palaeontological site, which is also known as
Bayanzag, at which numerous very important fossil finds have been made, including the first
discovery of dinosaur eggs? MONGOLIA
4. Which archipelago, known in Japanese as the Nansei islands, extends for about 400 miles,
from southern Japan to the northern tip of Taiwan? THE RYUKYU ISLANDS
5.
Which lemuroid primate of Madagascar is also called the babakoto? THE INDRI
6. In Pilgrims Progress, Christian and Hopeful use the key called Promise, to escape from which
castle? DOUBTING CASTLE, THE CASTLE OF GIANT DESPAIR
7.
What is the name of Julia’s waiting woman in "Two Gentlemen of Verona"? LUCETTA
8. What name is given to the Jewish prayer books, prescribing holiday rituals? MAHZOR. IT
IS USED ON THE HIGH HOLIDAYS OF ROSH HASHANAH AND YOM KIPPUR.
9. Which French composer wrote the fantasy opera, "Ariadne and Bluebeard", which was an
almost literal setting of the play by Maurice Maeterlinck? PAUL DUKAS
10. The Young Woman, The Monk and The Ogre, are English translations of the German names
for three mountains, in which section of the Swiss Alps? THE BERNESE OBERLAND
(THE EIGER, THE MONCH AND THE JUNGFRAU)
11. What kind of creature is the sea mouse? IT'S A MARINE WORM
12. Which American computer scientist, who died in 1998, was known as the "God of the
Internet", for his comprehensive influence on the medium? JON POSTEL (1943-1998)
13. The Bishops Rock lighthouse, is closest to which of the inhabited Scilly Isles? ST AGNES
14. In the United States Senate, what name is given to the Congressional rule, which originated in
1919, when Woodrow Wilson urged the Senate to shut off a filibuster against the Treaty of
Versailles? CLOTURE
15. The Santa Gertrudis is a breed of which animal? CATTLE
16. What is the name given to the Japanese style of decorating ceramics with intricate patterns of
underglazed blue, red and gold, made familiar to the west where it was widely copied by
export wares in the late 17th/early 18th century? IMARI PATTERNS
17. At which 1095 council, did Pope Urban II call for help for the Eastern churches, leading to the
First Crusade? THE COUNCIL OF CLERMONT
18. Which terrier derives its name from the Welsh estate of Captain John Edwardes? THE
SEALYHAM (WHICH IS NEAR HAVERFORDWEST, THE COUNTY TOWN OF
PEMBROKESHIRE)
19. What was the subtitle of Kurt Vonnegut’s 1973 novel, "Breakfast of Champions"? GOODBYE
BLUE MONDAY
20. Which turtle is also known as the stink pot? THE COMMON MUSK TURTLE
(PROBABLY DUE TO ITS ABILITY TO RELEASE A FOUL MUSKY ODOUR,
POSSIBLE TO DETER PREDATORS)