224 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
Which was the highest building in the world for more than 3500 years before Lincoln
Cathedral took the record in 1311?
2. Which French Impressionist artist, born on the island of St Thomas in the, then, Danish West
Indies, in 1830, painted the picture "Entree du Village de Voisins" in 1872, which can now be
seen in the Musee D'Orsay in Paris?
3. Which German politician, a member of the Christian Democratic party, has been the
President of the Lower House of the German Parliament, (the Bundestag), since 2005?
4. In the UK, which controversial and sensitive post was set up in 1998 and is now held by Dr
Michael Maguire, who was appointed in 2012?
5.
Albert Einstein had a widely publicised conversation with which Indian poet and Nobel
laureate in July of 1930?
6. The brass statue “Couple”, depicting two people standing in the sea and created by the
sculptor Sean Henry, was unveiled outside which Northumberland town in 2007?
7.
In the ALS ice bucket challenge, which raises money for the neurodegenerative disorder
charity, for what do the letters ALS stand?
8. A major rival to Hornby train sets, produced by the Liverpool company, Meccano, were those
made by the Marklin company from which country?
9. At 2,706 metres tall, Monte Cinto is the highest point of which Mediterranean Island?
10. Which American astronaut was the pilot on the first US Shuttle's, (the Columbia), orbital
flight made in 1981?
11. Incorporated in 1958 by Sir David Wills, which organisation, named for a house in Chipping
Norton in Oxfordshire, promotes international relations, especially Anglo-American relations
through a programme of annual conferences?
12. Which American bandleader and jazzman, composed and recorded “Black and Tan Fantasy”
in 1927?
13. Which car company opened up the patent on the design of the three-point seat belt so that any
other car manufacturer could use it? They declared that the invention was so significant that
it had more value as a free life saving tool, than something to profit from.
14. In which English county does the river Cocquet run through Cocquetdale, discharging into the
North Sea at Amble?
15. Who caused a scandal with his 18 nude sculptures in 1908, for the façade of Charles Holden’s
building for the British Medical Association (now Zimbabwe House) on The Strand?
16. In 1923, martial law was imposed by the governor, Jack Walton, in Oklahoma to protect
citizens from attacks by which terror organisation?
17. Which three colours are the horizontal bands on the flag of Paraguay?
18. A portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III, painted in 1632, has been stolen four times since 1966, the
most recorded of any painting. Which artist painted the portrait?
19. Which American scientist (1911-1999) was one of the pioneers in the development of the
cardiac pacemaker and cardiac defibrillator?
20. Which song cycle by Schubert is a series of 20 songs that tells the story of a young apprentice
who falls in love with his master’s daughter?
224 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
THE GREAT PYRAMID AT GIZA
2. CAMILLE PISSARO WHO DIED IN PARIS IN 1903
3. NORBERT LAMMERT
4. NORTHERN IRELAND POLICE OMBUDSMAN. THE POST IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
AN INDEPENDENT, IMPARTIAL POLICE COMPLAINTS SYSTEM FOR THE PEOPLE AND
POLICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND
5.
RABINDRANATH TAGORE. THEY HAD WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE MOST
STIMULATING, INTELLECTUALLY RIVETING CONVERSATIONS IN HISTORY,
EXPLORING THE AGE-OLD FRICTION BETWEEN SCIENCE AND RELIGION
6. NEWBIGGIN BY THE SEA
7.
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (SOMETIMES CALLED MOTOR NEURONE
DISEASE OR LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE)
8. GERMANY
9. CORSICA
10. ROBERT CRIPPEN
11. THE DITCHLEY FOUNDATION WHICH IS BASED AT DITCHLEY PARK
12. DUKE ELLINGTON
13. VOLVO - IT WAS INVENTED BY ONE OF THEIR ENGINEERS, NILS BOHLIN IN 1959
14. NORTHUMBERLAND
15. JACOB EPSTEIN
16. THE KU KLUX KLAN
17. RED, WHITE AND BLUE
18. REMBRANDT
19. PAUL ZOLL
20. DIE SCHONE MULLERIN
224 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
1.
Which was the highest building in the world for more than 3500 years before Lincoln
Cathedral took the record in 1311? THE GREAT PYRAMID AT GIZA
2. Which French Impressionist artist, born on the island of St Thomas in the, then, Danish West
Indies, in 1830, painted the picture "Entree du Village de Voisins" in 1872, which can now be
seen in the Musee D'Orsay in Paris? CAMILLE PISSARO WHO DIED IN PARIS IN
1903
3. Which German politician, a member of the Christian Democratic party, has been the
President of the Lower House of the German Parliament (the Bundestag) since 2005?
NORBERT LAMMERT
4. In the UK, which controversial and sensitive post was set up in 1998 and is now held by Dr
Michael Maguire, who was appointed in 2012? NORTHERN IRELAND POLICE
OMBUDSMAN. THE POST IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT,
IMPARTIAL POLICE COMPLAINTS SYSTEM FOR THE PEOPLE AND POLICE OF
NORTHERN IRELAND
5.
Albert Einstein had a widely publicised conversation with which Indian poet and Nobel
laureate in July of 1930? RABINDRANATH TAGORE. THEY HAD WHAT WAS
DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE MOST STIMULATING, INTELLECTUALLY
RIVETING CONVERSATIONS IN HISTORY, EXPLORING THE AGE-OLD
FRICTION BETWEEN SCIENCE AND RELIGION
6. The brass statue “Couple”, depicting two people standing in the sea and created by the
sculptor Sean Henry, was unveiled outside which Northumberland town in 2007?
NEWBIGGIN BY THE SEA
7.
In the ALS ice bucket challenge, which raises money for the neurodegenerative disorder
charity, for what do the letters ALS stand? AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
(SOMETIMES CALLED MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE OR LOU GEHRIG'S
DISEASE)
8. A major rival to Hornby train sets, produced by the Liverpool company, Meccano, were those
made by the Marklin company, from which country? GERMANY
9. At 2,706 metres tall, Monte Cinto is the highest point of which Mediterranean Island?
CORSICA
10. Which American astronaut was the pilot on the first US Shuttle's, (the Columbia), orbital
flight made in 1981? ROBERT CRIPPEN
11. Incorporated in 1958 by Sir David Wills, which organisation, named for a house in Chipping
Norton in Oxfordshire, promotes international relations, especially Anglo-American relations
through a programme of annual conferences? THE DITCHLEY FOUNDATION WHICH
IS BASED AT DITCHLEY PARK
12. Which American bandleader and jazzman, composed and recorded “Black and Tan Fantasy”
in 1927? DUKE ELLINGTON
13. Which car company opened up the patent on the design of the three-point seat belt so that any
other car manufacturer could use it? They declared that the invention was so significant that
it had more value as a free life saving tool, than something to profit from. VOLVO - IT WAS
INVENTED BY ONE OF THEIR ENGINEERS, NILS BOHLIN IN 1959
14. In which English county does the river Cocquet run through Cocquetdale, discharging into the
North Sea at Amble? NORTHUMBERLAND
15. Who caused a scandal with his 18 nude sculptures in 1908, for the façade of Charles Holden’s
building for the British Medical Association (now Zimbabwe House) on The Strand? JACOB
EPSTEIN
16. In 1923, martial law was imposed by the governor, Jack Walton, in Oklahoma to protect
citizens from attacks by which terror organisation? THE KU KLUX KLAN
17. Which three colours are the horizontal bands on the flag of Paraguay? RED, WHITE AND
BLUE
18. A portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III, painted in 1632, has been stolen four times since 1966, the
most recorded of any painting. Which artist painted the portrait? REMBRANDT
19. Which American scientist (1911-1999) was one of the pioneers in the development of the
cardiac pacemaker and cardiac defibrillator? PAUL ZOLL
20. Which song cycle by Schubert is a series of 20 songs that tells the story of a young apprentice
who falls in love with his master’s daughter? DIE SCHONE MULLERIN