230 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
Which island group in Papua New Guinea was made famous by the anthropologist Bronislaw
Malinowski?
2. Which members of the mendicant order of friars which was founded in Palestine in the 12th
century, are known as the "White Friars"?
3. France signed the Treaty of Luneville in 1801, bringing (for a time) peace with which
European power?
4. Also called the weasel cat or otter cat, which short legged agile climber of the puma genus has
an unspotted coat and short, rounded ears? It ranges from south Texas to southern Brazil.
5.
Which mineral, aluminium hydroxide, is an important constituent of bauxite deposits?
6. In Norse mythology, what was the Well of Urd?
7.
What is the alternative name for Chopin’s Prelude No 15 in D Flat major, Opus 28?
8. Who introduced the term electron in 1891, as the fundamental unit quantity of electricity?
9. The Kailasa Temple is to be found in which cave complex, in the Indian state of Maharashtra?
10. In Greek mythology, who was the faithful hound of Icarius, who, upon finding his master's
grave, leapt off a cliff to his death, later to be placed, by Dionysus, in the sky as the dog star,
Procyon?
11. Which town in Pakistan, about 80 kilometres south west of Lahore, was the birthplace of
Guru Nanak Dev and is, therefore, considered the most sacred place in Sikhism?
12. Which species of penguins is one of the world's rarest and is found only in New Zealand?
13. Prince Albert National Park, Grasslands National Park and Cypress Hills are all in which
Canadian province?
14. What was the title of the 2005 non-fiction book which was subtitled "A Rogue Economist
Explores The Hidden Side of Everything" and was co written by University of Chicago
economist Steven Levitt (the rogue economist) and New York journalist Stephen Dubner?
15. What name is given to the 1832 Act which was passed by the House of Lords after William IV
threatened to add fifty additional Whigs to Parliament? It gave Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield
and Birmingham each two seats in Parliament, standardised the annual rent paid by
households to ten pounds and abolished rotten boroughs?
16. In which Central Asian country will you find the Akkum Kalkan singing sand dunes?
17. Who was the author in 1826 of "The Last Man", an apocalyptic novel set in the 21 st century in
which the protagonist observes wars and a pandemic, killing off the world’s population?
18. What name is given to that part of the sea, which is farthest from land, but still visible? A ship
in this area, has given rise to an expression, meaning that an event is imminent and likely to
happen soon.
19. What would you get in a German restaurant if you ordered Schinken?
20. Which French department lies in the central Eastern region of Rhone-Alps and is surrounded
by the departments of Ain, Isere, Loire and Saone-et-Loire?
230 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
THE TROBRIAND ISLANDS WHICH ARE AN ARCHIPELAGO OF CORAL ATOLLS OFF
THE EASTERN COAST OF NEW GUINEA IN MILNE BAY PROVINCE IN PAPUA NEW
GUINEA.
2. THE CARMELITES
3. AUSTRIA
4. THE JAGUARUNDI, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE EYRA CAT
5.
GIBBSITE
6. THE FOUNTAIN AT THE FOOT OF THE ASH TREE YGGDRASILL WHICH THE NORNS
(THE FATES) USED TO WATER THE TREE.
7.
THE RAINDROP PRELUDE
8. GEORGE STONEY WHO WAS AN IRISH PHYICIST (1826-1910)
9. THE ELLORA CAVES - IT IS DESIGNATED CAVE 16
10. MAERA
11. NANKANA SAHIB
12. THE YELLOW-EYED PENGUIN
13. SASKATCHEWAN
14. FREAKONOMICS
15. THE GREAT REFORM ACT
16. KAZAKHSTAN
17. MARY SHELLEY
18. (IN) THE OFFING
19. HAM - HUHN IS CHICKEN
20. RHONE WHOSE PREFECTURE IS LYONS
230 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
1.
Which island group in Papua New Guinea was made famous by the anthropologist Bronislaw
Malinowski? THE TROBRIAND ISLANDS WHICH ARE AN ARCHIPELAGO OF
CORAL ATOLLS OFF THE EASTERN COAST OF NEW GUINEA IN MILNE BAY
PROVINCE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
2. Which members of the mendicant order of friars which was founded in Palestine in the 12th
century, are known as the "White Friars"? THE CARMELITES
3. France signed the Treaty of Luneville in 1801, bringing (for a time) peace with which
European power? AUSTRIA
4. Also called the weasel cat or otter cat, which short legged agile climber of the puma genus has
an unspotted coat and short, rounded ears? It ranges from south Texas to southern Brazil.
THE JAGUARUNDI, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE EYRA CAT
5.
Which mineral, aluminium hydroxide, is an important constituent of bauxite deposits?
GIBBSITE
6. In Norse mythology, what was the Well of Urd? THE FOUNTAIN AT THE FOOT OF
THE ASH TREE YGGDRASILL ,WHICH THE NORNS (THE FATES) USED TO
WATER THE TREE.
7.
What is the alternative name for Chopin’s Prelude No 15 in D Flat major, Opus 28? THE
RAINDROP PRELUDE
8. Who introduced the term electron in 1891, as the fundamental unit quantity of electricity?
GEORGE STONEY WHO WAS AN IRISH PHYICIST (1826-1910)
9. The Kailasa Temple is to be found in which cave complex in the Indian state of Maharashtra?
THE ELLORA CAVES - IT IS DESIGNATED CAVE 16
10. In Greek mythology, who was the faithful hound of Icarius who, upon finding his master's
grave, leapt off a cliff to his death, later to be placed, by Dionysus, in the sky as the dog star,
Procyon? MAERA
11. Which town in Pakistan, about 80 kilometres south west of Lahore, was the birthplace of
Guru Nanak Dev and is, therefore, considered the most sacred place in Sikhism? NANKANA
SAHIB
12. Which species of penguins is one of the world's rarest and is found only in New Zealand?
THE YELLOW-EYED PENGUIN
13. Prince Albert National Park, Grasslands National Park and Cypress Hills are all in which
Canadian province? SASKATCHEWAN
14. What was the title of the 2005 non-fiction book which was subtitled "A Rogue Economist
Explores The Hidden Side of Everything", and was co written by University of Chicago
economist Steven Levitt (the rogue economist) and New York journalist Stephen Dubner?
FREAKONOMICS
15. What name is given to the 1832 Act which was passed by the House of Lords after William IV
threatened to add fifty additional Whigs to Parliament? It gave Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield
and Birmingham each two seats in Parliament, standardised the annual rent paid by
households to ten pounds, and abolished rotten boroughs? THE GREAT REFORM ACT
16. In which Central Asian country will you find the Akkum Kalkan singing sand dunes?
KAZAKHSTAN
17. Who was the author in 1826 of "The Last Man", an apocalyptic novel set in the 21 st century in
which the protagonist observes wars and a pandemic, killing off the world’s population?
MARY SHELLEY
18. What name is given to that part of the sea, which is farthest from land, but still visible? A ship
in this area, has given rise to an expression, meaning that an event is imminent and likely to
happen soon. (IN) THE OFFING
19. What would you get in a German restaurant if you ordered Schinken? HAM - HUHN IS
CHICKEN
20. Which French department lies in the central Eastern region of Rhone-Alps and is surrounded
by the departments of Ain, Isere, Loire and Saone-et-Loire? RHONE WHOSE
PREFECTURE IS LYONS