107 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
Where would you find the Powerscourt Falls, the highest waterfall on that island?
2. On which subject was Hercataeus of Milos, a Greek living in about 500 BC, one of the earliest
writers, although the work on which his fame is based, is known to us only through many
small fragments?
3. Which department of France has the largest area?
4. Which large freshwater lake is situated in the Sahelian part of west central Africa?
5.
From which country does the cheese Beauvoorde originate?
6. Which prolific composer who died in 1931 and is commemorated by a statue in Copenhagen,
was known for his programmatic symphonies, three of the five being entitled "The Four
Temperaments", "Sinfonia Espansiva" and "The Inextinguishable"?
7.
In the Old Testament, which Biblical city is described by the prophet Nahum, as the “city of
blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without victims”?
8. Who is thought to have been the very first prime ministerial spin doctor?
9. Which industry’s workers did the trade union, founded by Joseph Arch, represent?
10. Which island city in Kenya is connected to the mainland by the Nyali Bridge?
11. In which French port will you find the Thomas-Henry art museum, where the ground floor is
dedicated to such local artists as Jean-Francois Millet, Felix Buhot and Guillaume Fouace?
12. Guacamole takes its name from a Nahuatl word meaning what?
13. What name was given to the former German colonies and parts of the Turkish empire which
were placed under the tutelage of the Allied Powers by the Paris Peace Conference of 1919,
and which included Iraq, Syria and Tanganyika?
14. The tall cylindrical sweet yeast bread from Milan, traditionally served at Christmas, is known
by what name?
15. Who is the legendary founder of Jainism who allegedly invented cooking, pottery, writing and
art, and who is said to have lived millions of years ago?
16. Which city on the Volga river, the 6th largest city in Russia, was formerly known as
Kuybyshev? It is a major centre for oil refining and was the starting point for the Druzhba oil
pipe line of the Warsaw Pact countries.
17. Which World War I composer and poet published the poetry collection “Severn and Somme"
in 1917?
18. What is the young of a shark called?
19. John Paul Jones’ ship the Bonhomme Richard which was originally called the Duke Du Duras,
was renamed in honour of whom?
20. Which English novelist's first novel, published in 1931, was called "Afternoon Men" and
focuses on the romantic adventures of the museum clerk, William Atwater?
107 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
1.
ON THE ISLAND OF IRELAND. IT IS LOCATED NEAR ENNISKERRY, COUNTY
WICKLOW, IN A VALLEY SURROUNDED BY THE DJOUCE MOUNTAIN AND THE GREAT
SUGAR LOAF AND IS 121 METRES HIGH
2. GEOGRAPHY – HE IS CREDITED WITH WRITING "TRAVELS ROUND THE EARTH"
3. THE GIRONDE
4. LAKE CHAD
5.
BELGIUM – IT’S A SEMI-HARD CHEESE MADE FROM COWS MILK.
6. CARL AUGUST NEILSEN
7.
NINEVEH
8. THE JOURNALIST AND FORMER EDITOR OF THE DAILY HERALD, FRANK WILLIAMS
(1903-1970), WHO WAS BROUGHT IN BY CLEMENT ATTLEE AS HIS PUBLIC
RELATIONS ADVISER.
9. FARMING. IN 1885 HE WAS ELECTED AS THE LIBERAL MP FOR NORTH WEST
NORFOLK, THE FIRST AGRICULTURAL LABOURER TO BECOME AN MP.
10. MOMBASA
11. CHERBOURG
12. AVOCADO SAUCE
13. MANDATED TERRITORIES
14. PANATTONE
15. RISHABHA
16. SAMARA
17. IVOR GURNEY (1890-1937)
18. A PUP
19. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WHO WROTE "POOR RICHARD’S ALMANACK".
20. ANTHONY POWELL