Download 28/06/2016 - Daphne`s Daily Quiz

387 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
Who was the American jazz bass player, who led the Jazz Workshop in New York in 1953?
2. In Greek mythology, which monster with a hundred serpentine heads, waged a long battle
with Zeus, temporarily disabling him by removing Zeus’ sinews with a sickle, before Zeus
defeated him with his thunderbolts?
3. On which date does the regnal year in the United Kingdom start?
4. Which 14th-15th English monk and poet, was known for his long moralistic works such as The
Troy Book?
5.
Who launched and led the United Empire Party, in 1929?
6. What is also called the kaki fruit, or the sharon fruit, and is sometimes referred to as the apple
of the orient?
7.
Which magazine was launched in 1938 by the British publisher Edward Hulton, with its final
issue, taking place in 1957?
8. Which stretch of water was known to the Romans as Fretum Gallicum?
9. In printing and typesetting, what name is given to a word, or short line, at the end of a
paragraph, which is thought to be undesirable?
10. Which big cat is called a duma in Swahili?
11. Which winter flowering plant, with variably patterned leaves and upswept petals, has a name
deriving from the Greek for, "circle"?
12. Finocchio is a cultivar of which herb - the bulb-like structure at its base being used as a
vegetable?
13. What is a boudoir grand?
14. "Gravity Be My Friend", and "Ever is All Over", are works by which Swiss video artist, who
won the second Joan Miro prize in 2009?
15. In the 19th century, what was the occupation of William Calcraft and William Marwood?
16. The castle in which town, was the residence of Scottish kings between the 11 th and the 14th
centuries?
17. When Louisiana became a French royal colony in 1699, what was the name of its capital?
18. Which Shakespearean comedy had more songs in it than other Shakespeare play?
19. What kind of creature is a Koikoi poison arrow?
20. In Hindu mythology, what is the name of the food of the gods that bestows immortality?
387 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
CHARLIE MINGUS
2. TYPHON
3. 6TH FEBRUARY
4. JOHN LYDGATE (C. 1370-C. 1451)
5.
LORD BEAVERBROOK
6. THE PERSIMMON
7.
PICTURE POST
8. THE STRAIT OF DOVER
9. AN ORPHAN
10. A CHEETAH
11. THE CYCLAMEN
12. FENNEL
13. A PIANO, THAT IS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A BABY GRAND
14. PIPILOTTI RIST. SHE WAS CHRISTENED ELISABETH BUT HER CHILDHOOD
NICKNAME REFERS TO PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
15. THEY WERE HANGMEN
16. FORFAR
17. OCEAN SPRINGS, WHICH IS NOW IN MISSISSIPPI
18. AS YOU LIKE IT (4) - THEY ARE, UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE; BLOW, BLOW,
THOU WINTER WIND; WHAT SHALL HE HAVE THAT KILLED THE DEER; AND, IT WAS
A LOVER AND HIS LASS
19. A POISONOUS FROG
20. AMRITA
387 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
1.
Who was the American jazz bass player, who led the Jazz Workshop in New York in 1953?
CHARLIE MINGUS
2. In Greek mythology, which monster with a hundred serpentine heads, waged a long battle
with Zeus, temporarily disabling him by removing Zeus’ sinews with a sickle, before Zeus
defeated him with his thunderbolts? TYPHON
3. On which date does the regnal year in the United Kingdom start? 6TH FEBRUARY
4. Which 14th-15th English monk and poet, was known for his long moralistic works such as The
Troy Book? JOHN LYDGATE (C. 1370-C. 1451)
5.
Who launched and led the United Empire Party, in 1929? LORD BEAVERBROOK
6. What is also called the kaki fruit, or the sharon fruit, and is sometimes referred to as the apple
of the orient? THE PERSIMMON
7.
Which magazine was launched in 1938 by the British publisher Edward Hulton, with its final
issue taking place in 1957? PICTURE POST
8. Which stretch of water was known to the Romans as Fretum Gallicum? THE STRAIT OF
DOVER
9. In printing and typesetting, what name is given to a word, or short line, at the end of a
paragraph, which is thought to be undesirable? AN ORPHAN
10. Which big cat is called a duma in Swahili? A CHEETAH
11. Which winter flowering plant, with variably patterned leaves and upswept petals, has a name
deriving from the Greek for "circle"? THE CYCLAMEN
12. Finocchio is a cultivar of which herb - the bulb-like structure at its base being used as a
vegetable? FENNEL
13. What is a boudoir grand? A PIANO, THAT IS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A BABY
GRAND
14. "Gravity Be My Friend", and "Ever is All Over", are works by which Swiss video artist, who
won the second Joan Miro prize in 2009? PIPILOTTI RIST. SHE WAS CHRISTENED
ELISABETH, BUT HER CHILDHOOD NICKNAME REFERS TO PIPPI
LONGSTOCKING
15. In the 19th century, what was the occupation of William Calcraft and William Marwood?
THEY WERE HANGMEN
16. The castle, in which town, was the residence of Scottish kings between the 11th and the 14th
centuries? FORFAR
17. When Louisiana became a French royal colony in 1699, what was the name of its capital?
OCEAN SPRINGS, WHICH IS NOW IN MISSISSIPPI
18. Which Shakespearean comedy had more songs in it than other Shakespeare play? AS YOU
LIKE IT (4) - THEY ARE, UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE; BLOW, BLOW,
THOU WINTER WIND; WHAT SHALL HE HAVE THAT KILLED THE DEER;
AND, IT WAS A LOVER AND HIS LASS.
19. What kind of creature is a Koikoi poison arrow? A POISONOUS FROG
20. In Hindu mythology, what is the name of the food of the gods that bestows immortality?
AMRITA