Download 29/11/2016 - Daphne`s Daily Quiz

541 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
Robert Fitzroy who commanded HMS Beagle, on which Charles Darwin sailed as the ship’s
naturalist, served from 1843 as the Governor of which British colony?
2. Which Conservative MP for Tiverton, became Chancellor of the Exchequer under Harold
Macmillan from 1958-1960?
3. Which Japanese dish takes its name from a Portuguese word meaning time period, and
originally referred to the season of Lent?
4. Which president of Nicaragua, was elected for a third consecutive term in office, in November
2016?
5.
Born in 1844, which French artist painted “The Dream”, "Boy On The Rocks", and “The Snake
Charmer”?
6. What name is given to the rate, at which air temperature is affected by change in altitude?
7.
In Egyptian mythology, which god was depicted as a white-skinned man with a forked tail and
bright red hair?
8. Who did Richard the Lionheart leave in charge of the country, whilst he was away on the
Crusades?
9. What is the name of the march from Handel’s opera, "Scipione", to which the words of
William Cowper’s, "The Loss of the Royal George", were later set?
10. Isabella of France united with which English nobleman and powerful Marcher Lord, to oust
her incompetent husband, Edward II, as King of England?
11. Derived from the Greek for "grave law", taphonomy is the study of which natural process?
12. Caedmon, who wrote the first English poetry, was a cowherd at which abbey?
13. Which Athenian statesman and general, (470-413 BC), negotiated the armistice between
Athens and Sparta in 421 BC?
14. Which German philosopher, sociologist and composer, best known for his critical theory of
society, wrote such works as “Prisms”, "Aesthetic Theory", and “Negative Dialectics”?
15. A sulcus is an anatomical cleft or infolding, and is especially found on the surface of which
organ of the body?
16. What name is that of a Polish mathematician, and is given to the recursive fractal pattern
revealed at a distance, if all the odd entries in Pascal’s Triangle are coloured black, and the
even numbers, white?
17. Where does the lively dance music known as the merengue, originate?
18. Which hormone, found in the pancreas, has the opposite effect to insulin?
19. Who collaborated with Gertrude Stein on the opera, "Four Saints in Three Acts", setting
Stein’s wordplay and random remarks, to a mosaic of hymn tunes, chant and straightforward
harmony?
20. Which stretch of water divides the Lizard and Land’s End peninsulas?
541 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
NEW ZEALAND – HE WAS DISMISSED IN 1845 APPARENTLY ON ACCOUNT OF HIS
SYMPATHY FOR MAORI LAND CLAIMS
2. DEREK HEATHCOTE-AMORY
3. TEMPURA
4. DANIEL ORTEGA
5.
HENRI ROUSSEAU
6. THE LAPSE RATE
7.
SET, WHO WAS THE GOD OF STORMS, THE DESERT AND CHAOS. HE WAS ALSO
DEPICTED AS A “TYPHONIC BEAST”, WITH A CURVED SNOUT, SQUARE EARS, FORKED
TAIL AND CANINE BODY
8. WILLIAM DE LONGCHAMPS, WHOM HE APPOINTED AS CHIEF JUSTICIAR AND
CHANCELLOR
9. IT’S KNOWN AS THE SCIPIO MARCH
10. ROGER DE MORTIMER
11. FOSSILISATION
12. WHITBY ABBEY, YORKSHIRE
13. NICIAS
14. THEODOR ADORNO (1903-1969)
15. THE BRAIN
16. THE SIERPINSKI TRIANGLE
17. THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
18. GLUCAGON
19. VIRGIL THOMSON, WHO ALSO WON A PULITZER PRIZE IN 1948 FOR HIS FILM SCORE
FOR THE FILM, "LOUISIANA STORY"
20. MOUNT’S BAY
541 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
1. Robert Fitzroy who commanded HMS Beagle, on which Charles Darwin sailed as the ship’s
naturalist, served from 1843 as the Governor of which British colony? NEW ZEALAND –
HE WAS DISMISSED IN 1845 APPARENTLY ON ACCOUNT OF HIS SYMPATHY
FOR MAORI LAND CLAIMS
2. Which Conservative MP for Tiverton, became Chancellor of the Exchequer under Harold
Macmillan from 1958-1960? DEREK HEATHCOTE-AMORY
3. Which Japanese dish takes its name from a Portuguese word meaning time period, and
originally referred to the season of Lent? TEMPURA
4. Which president of Nicaragua, was elected for a third consecutive term in office, in November
2016? DANIEL ORTEGA
5. Born in 1844, which French artist painted “The Dream”, "Boy On The Rocks", and “The Snake
Charmer”? HENRI ROUSSEAU
6. What name is given to the rate, at which air temperature is affected by change in altitude?
THE LAPSE RATE
7. In Egyptian mythology, which god was depicted as a white-skinned man with a forked tail and
bright red hair? SET WHO WAS THE GOD OF STORMS, THE DESERT AND
CHAOS. HE WAS ALSO DEPICTED AS A “TYPHONIC BEAST”, WITH A CURVED
SNOUT, SQUARE EARS, FORKED TAIL AND CANINE BODY
8. Who did Richard the Lionheart leave in charge of the country, whilst he was away on the
Crusades? WILLIAM DE LONGCHAMPS WHOM HE APPOINTED AS CHIEF
JUSTICIAR AND CHANCELLOR
9. What is the name of the march from Handel’s opera, "Scipione", to which the words of
William Cowper’s, "The Loss of the Royal George", were later set? IT’S KNOWN AS THE
SCIPIO MARCH
10. Isabella of France united with which English nobleman and powerful Marcher Lord, to oust
her incompetent husband, Edward II, as King of England? ROGER DE MORTIMER
11. Derived from the Greek for "grave law", taphonomy is the study of which natural process?
FOSSILISATION
12. Caedmon, who wrote the first English poetry, was a cowherd at which abbey? WHITBY
ABBEY, YORKSHIRE
13. Which Athenian statesman and general, (470-413 BC), negotiated the armistice between
Athens and Sparta in 421 BC? NICIAS
14. Which German philosopher, sociologist and composer, best known for his critical theory of
society, wrote such works as “Prisms”, "Aesthetic Theory", and “Negative Dialectics”?
THEODOR ADORNO (1903-1969)
15. A sulcus is an anatomical cleft or infolding, and is especially found on the surface of which
organ of the body? THE BRAIN
16. What name is that of a Polish mathematician, and is given to the recursive fractal pattern
revealed at a distance, if all the odd entries in Pascal’s Triangle are coloured black, and the
even numbers white? THE SIERPINSKI TRIANGLE
17. Where does the lively dance music known as the merengue, originate? THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
18. Which hormone, found in the pancreas, has the opposite effect to insulin? GLUCAGON
19. Who collaborated with Gertrude Stein on the opera, "Four Saints in Three Acts", setting
Stein’s wordplay and random remarks, to a mosaic of hymn tunes, chant and straightforward
harmony? VIRGIL THOMSON, WHO ALSO WON A PULITZER PRIZE IN 1948
FOR HIS FILM SCORE FOR THE FILM, "LOUISIANA STORY".
20. Which stretch of water divides the Lizard and Land’s End peninsulas? MOUNT’S BAY