214 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
Which religion celebrates the festival of "Vaisakhi"?
2. In which South American country would you find the city of Mercedes, which is the capital of
the department of Soriano?
3. The opera house of which European capital is called La Monet because it stands on the site of
the old national Mint?
4. Which band leader formed the BBC Dance orchestra in 1932 and became a household name
with his weekly “Guest Night”?
5.
Which American poet wrote "Hyperion", a prose romance reflecting his grief on the death of
his wife?
6. Which 19th century American Democratic politician (1812-1881), was twice Mayor of New
York and sympathised with the Confederacy during the American Civil War?
7.
Which asteroid, discovered in 1977, is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the
orbits of Saturn and Uranus?
8. What is the name of the thoughtful private eye hero of a series of novels, (18 in all), by Ross
Macdonald, starting with "The Moving Target" in 1949 and finishing with "The Blue Hammer"
in 1976?
9. Which Irish county takes its name from the Norse words for "Viking's meadow"?
10. Who was the leader of the Labour Party when it adopted the red rose as its symbol?
11. Endowed by the Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondley in 1966, the Cholmondley awards are
given for what?
12. A gutterbluid is someone born in which Scottish Borders town?
13. Who commanded the German navy at the outbreak of World War II?
14. In which 1861 novel, does a villainous character called Dunstan Cass appear?
15. Which Italian admiral was nicknamed the Liberator of Genoa, and as a statesman, the Father
of Peace?
16. In Greek mythology, what is the name of the Lycian fighting on the side of the Trojans, who is
described in the Iliad, as breaking the truce with the Greeks by wounding Menelaus with an
arrow?
17. Which American president had a pet hyena and which one had a pet alligator?
18. What was the name given to the 1623 massacre by the Dutch, of English merchants in the
Spice Islands?
19. A teledu comes from Java – what sort of animal is it?
20. Who discovered the parasite causing human malaria, and was credited with the Nobel prize
for physiology in 1907?
214 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
SIKHISM - IT IS A HARVEST FESTIVAL AND IN 2016, WILL FALL ON THE 14TH APRIL
2. URUGUAY
3. BRUSSELS
4. HENRY HALL
5.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
6. FERNANDO WOOD
7.
CHIRON
8. LEW ARCHER - HE IS BASED IN A SMALL SAD OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA
9. WICKLOW
10. NEIL KINNOCK
11. WRITERS OF SERIOUS POETRY. SINCE 1991, THE AWARD HAS BEEN GIVEN TO FOUR
POETS EACH YEAR, TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF £8,000
12. PEEBLES
13. ERICH RAEDER (1876-1960)
14. SILAS MARNER (BY GEORGE ELIOT)
15. ANDREA DORIA (1466-1550)
16. PANDARUS
17. THEODORE ROOSEVELT OWNED THE HYENA, AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS THE
ALLIGATOR.
18. THE AMBOINA MASSACRE
19. THE STINKING BADGER ALSO KNOWN AS THE STINKARD
20. ALPHONSE LAVARAN WHO, WHILE SERVING AS A MILITARY SURGEON IN ALGERIA
IN 1880, DISCOVERED THE CAUSE OF MALARIA WHILE CONDUCTING AUTOPSIES ON
VICTIMS.
214 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
1.
Which religion celebrates the festival of 'Vaisakhi'? SIKHISM - IT IS A HARVEST
FESTIVAL AND IN 2016, WILL FALL ON THE 14TH APRIL
2. In which South American country would you find the city of Mercedes, which is the capital of
the department of Soriano? URUGUAY
3. The opera house of which European capital is called La Monet because it stands on the site of
the old national Mint? BRUSSELS
4. Which band leader formed the BBC Dance orchestra in 1932, and became a household name
with his weekly “Guest Night”? HENRY HALL
5.
Which American poet wrote "Hyperion", a prose romance reflecting his grief on the death of
his wife? HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
6. Which 19th century American Democratic politician (1812-1881), was twice Mayor of New
York and sympathised with the Confederacy during the American Civil War? FERNANDO
WOOD
7.
Which asteroid, discovered in 1977, is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the
orbits of Saturn and Uranus? CHIRON
8. What is the name of the thoughtful private eye hero of a series of novels, (18 in all), by Ross
Macdonald, starting with "The Moving Target" in 1949 and finishing with "The Blue
Hammer", in 1976? LEW ARCHER - HE IS BASED IN A SMALL SAD OFFICE IN
CALIFORNIA
9. Which Irish county takes its name from the Norse words for "Viking's meadow"?
WICKLOW
10. Who was the leader of the Labour Party when it adopted the red rose as its symbol? NEIL
KINNOCK
11. Endowed by the Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondley in 1966, the Cholmondley awards are
given for what? WRITERS OF SERIOUS POETRY. SINCE 1991, THE AWARD HAS
BEEN GIVEN TO FOUR POETS EACH YEAR, TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF £8,000
12. A gutterbluid is someone born in which Scottish Borders town? PEEBLES
13. Who commanded the German navy at the outbreak of World War II? ERICH RAEDER
(1876-1960)
14. In which 1861 novel does a villainous character called Dunstan Cass appear? SILAS
MARNER BY GEORGE ELIOT
15. Which Italian admiral was nicknamed the Liberator of Genoa, and as a statesman, the Father
of Peace? ANDREA DORIA (1466-1550)
16. In Greek mythology, what is the name of the Lycian, fighting on the side of the Trojans, who is
described in the Iliad as breaking the truce with the Greeks, by wounding Menelaus with an
arrow? PANDARUS
17. Which American president had a pet hyena, and which one had a pet alligator? THEODORE
ROOSEVELT OWNED THE HYENA AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS THE
ALLIGATOR.
18. What was the name given to the 1623 massacre by the Dutch, of English merchants in the
Spice Islands? THE AMBOINA MASSACRE
19. A teledu comes from Java – what sort of animal is it? THE STINKING BADGER, ALSO
KNOWN AS THE STINKARD
20. Who discovered the parasite causing human malaria, and was credited with the Nobel prize
for physiology in 1907? ALPHONSE LAVARAN WHO, WHILE SERVING AS A
MILITARY SURGEON IN ALGERIA IN 1880, DISCOVERED THE CAUSE OF
MALARIA WHILE CONDUCTING AUTOPSIES ON VICTIMS.