231 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
Which small ugly fish of the Triglidae family are also known as "sea robins"?
2. In past centuries, what did a "Nob Thatcher" make?
3. Bill and Dave founded a computer company in Palo Alto, California in 1939. What were their
respective surnames?
4. Which major religion commemorates the Day of Ashura as one of its yearly observances (in
2016, it takes places on the 11th of October)?
5.
“Old Two Shirts” was one of the nicknames of which American four-star general?
6. Which lyric poet of ancient Greece (522-433 BC), was noted for his Epinikia, odes that
celebrated achievement in the Greek games?
7.
Which territory of the Commonwealth of Australia was bought by the Commonwealth
government in 1915 from the state of New South Wales so that the federal capital at Canberra
could have access to the sea?
8. Which breed of hornless cattle are known regionally in Scotland as doddies and hummlies?
9. Which American author's books include "Wonder Boys", "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" and
"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay"?
10. Which European country celebrates its Constitution Day on 3 May, the anniversary of its
proclaiming a constitution in 1791, the first European country to do so?
11. Which garden flower is classified into 13 categories, which include incurve, reflex, spiders,
singles, anemones, and pompoms?
12. Which coin, first minted in gold during the reign of Charles II, was last struck in 1813, though
its name is still in use today in certain circles?
13. What is the name of the third largest of the Greek islands, whose main town is Mytilene?
14. What are the names of the two islands in the Bristol Channel, one of which is English and one
Welsh? They were fortified in the 19th century, but are now Sites of Special Scientific
Interest.
15. Which two word title has been that of Lithuania, Moscow, Napoleonic Warsaw, Finland (1809
-1917) and Luxembourg, since 1815?
16. In which country are five of the six Tolpuddle Martyrs buried?
17. Which distinctive area of County Clare is the smallest National Park in the Irish Republic?
18. In December 1914, German warships shelled three North Sea English seaports. Hartlepool
was one. Which were the other two?
19. Which Soviet icebreaker, launched in 1957, was both the world’s first nuclear powered surface
ship and the first nuclear powered civilian vessel?
20. What name was given to the short tunic, worn over armour in mediaeval times, which was
often embroidered with heraldic arms?
231 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
GURNARDS - THEY ARE CALLED SEA ROBINS BECAUSE OF THE ORANGE VENTRAL
SURFACE OF THE SPECIES AND FROM ITS LARGE PECTORAL FINS, WHICH, WHEN
SWIMMING, OPEN AND CLOSE LIKE A BIRD'S WINGS IN FLIGHT
2. WIGS
3. HEWLETT AND PACKARD
4. ISLAM –SPECIFICALLY SHIA ISLAM. IT COMMEMORATES THE MARTYRDOM OF
IMAM HUSSEIN, THE GRANDSON OF THE PROPHET MOHAMMED IN 680
5.
"VINEGAR" JOE STILWELL (1883-1946)
6. PINDAR
7.
THE JERVIS BAY TERRITORY
8. ABERDEEN ANGUS
9. MICHAEL CHABON WHOSE MOST RECENT NOVEL (2012) WAS CALLED "TELEGRAPH
AVENUE"
10. POLAND - THEIR NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY IS CELEBRATED ON 11TH
NOVEMBER
11. THE CHRYSANTHEMUM
12. THE GUINEA
13. LESBOS
14. STEEP HOLM (ENGLISH) AND FLAT HOLM (WELSH)
15. GRAND DUCHY
16. CANADA - LONDON, ONTARIO WHERE THERE IS A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO THEM.
ONLY JAMES HAMMETT STAYED IN ENGLAND
17. THE BURREN (15 SQUARE KILOMETRES)
18. SCARBOROUGH AND WHITBY
19. THE LENIN WHICH WAS PUT INTO OPERATION IN 1959 AND OFFICIALLY
DECOMISSIONED IN 1989. SHE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CONVERTED TO A MUSEUM
SHIP AND IS NOW PERMANENTLY BASED AT MURMANSK
20. A SURCOAT
231 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
1. Which small ugly fish of the Triglidae family are also known as "sea robins"? GURNARDS THEY ARE CALLED SEA ROBINS BECAUSE OF THE ORANGE VENTRAL
SURFACE OF THE SPECIES AND FROM ITS LARGE PECTORAL FINS, WHICH,
WHEN SWIMMING, OPEN AND CLOSE LIKE A BIRD'S WINGS IN FLIGHT
2. In past centuries, what did a "Nob Thatcher" make? WIGS
3. Bill and Dave founded a computer company in Palo Alto, California in 1939. What were their
respective surnames? HEWLETT AND PACKARD
4. Which major religion commemorates the Day of Ashura as one of its yearly observances (in
2016, it takes places on the 11th of October)? ISLAM –SPECIFICALLY SHIA ISLAM. IT
COMMEMORATES THE MARTYRDOM OF IMAM HUSSEIN, THE GRANDSON
OF THE PROPHET MOHAMMED IN 680
5. “Old Two Shirts” was one of the nicknames of which American four-star general?
"VINEGAR" JOE STILWELL (1883-1946)
6. Which lyric poet of ancient Greece (522-433 BC), was noted for his Epinikia, odes that
celebrated achievement in the Greek games? PINDAR
7. Which territory of the Commonwealth of Australia was bought by the Commonwealth
government in 1915 from the state of New South Wales, so that the federal capital at Canberra
could have access to the sea? THE JERVIS BAY TERRITORY
8. Which breed of hornless cattle are known regionally in Scotland as doddies and hummlies?
ABERDEEN ANGUS
9. Which American author's books include "Wonder Boys", "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" and
"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay"? MICHAEL CHABON WHOSE MOST
RECENT NOVEL (2012) WAS CALLED "TELEGRAPH AVENUE"
10. Which European country celebrates its Constitution Day on 3 May, the anniversary of its
proclaiming a constitution in 1791, the first European country to do so? POLAND - THEIR
NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY IS CELEBRATED ON 11TH NOVEMBER
11. Which garden flower is classified into 13 categories, which include incurve, reflex, spiders,
singles, anemones, and pompoms? THE CHRYSANTHEMUM
12. Which coin, first minted in gold during the reign of Charles II, was last struck in 1813, though
its name is still in use today in certain circles? THE GUINEA
13. What is the name of the third largest of the Greek islands whose main town is Mytilene?
LESBOS
14. What are the names of the two islands in the Bristol Channel, one of which is English and one
Welsh? They were fortified in the 19th century, but are now Sites of Special Scientific
Interest. STEEP HOLM (ENGLISH) AND FLAT HOLM (WELSH)
15. Which two word title has been that of Lithuania, Moscow, Napoleonic Warsaw, Finland (1809
-1917) and Luxembourg, since 1815? GRAND DUCHY
16. In which country are five of the six Tolpuddle Martyrs buried? CANADA - LONDON,
ONTARIO WHERE THERE IS A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO THEM. ONLY JAMES
HAMMETT STAYED IN ENGLAND
17. Which distinctive area of County Clare is the smallest National Park in the Irish Republic?
THE BURREN (15 SQUARE KILOMETRES)
18. In December 1914, German warships shelled three North Sea English seaports. Hartlepool
was one. Which were the other two? SCARBOROUGH AND WHITBY
19. Which Soviet icebreaker, launched in 1957, was both the world’s first nuclear powered surface
ship and the first nuclear powered civilian vessel? THE LENIN, WHICH WAS PUT INTO
OPERATION IN 1959 AND OFFICIALLY DECOMISSIONED IN 1989. SHE WAS
SUBSEQUENTLY CONVERTED TO A MUSEUM SHIP AND IS NOW
PERMANENTLY BASED AT MURMANSK
20. What name was given to the short tunic, worn over armour in mediaeval times which was
often embroidered with heraldic arms? A SURCOAT