307 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

  1. Which American computer scientist, won the Turing prize in 1971, and is considered to be the father of Artificial Intelligence?
  2. What is the slogan of West Virginia which appears on their car number plates?
  3. In the Shakespeare play, "Cymbeline", Helen is the waiting woman to which character?
  4. Which is the largest of the Florida Keys?
  5. Which metalloid is plentiful in the soil of the Great Plains of America, and is what puts the “loco” in locoweed? It is also an essential trace element for thyroid function.
  6. In astrogeology, what are sulci?
  7. Which Greek god’s name, probably derives from the Greek word for a heap of stones, such as was used in the country to indicate boundaries or a landmark?
  8. What was erected in Rome in 315 AD, to commemorate the defeat of Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge, in 312 AD?
  9. Mount Smolikas is the highest peak in which European mountain range?
  10. What name is given to the technique of copying a design by pricking holes in the outlines, and using fine chalk or graphite powder, to transfer these to a sheet beneath?
  11. Which county in southeast England, is designated as one of the home counties, and borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London, and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames Estuary?
  12. Rastafarians regard which text, referred to by some within the faith, as the Black Man's Bible, as sacred?
  13. Which 20th century work, by Albert Camus, poses and attempts to answer the "only question of philosophy:" - "Should man commit suicide?"
  14. In Hindu mythology, which lord of death was believed to be the first mortal to die, and find his way to the celestial realm, thus giving him rule over the departed?
  15. Which is the first animal in the Chinese calendar cycle?
  16. In which painting by Rene Magritte, do three men, clad in black, face different directions and each has a crescent moon above his head?
  17. Born in 1765, and a pupil of Mozart, the organist and composer Thomas Atwood, (1765-1838), wrote the anthem “O Lord, grant the king a long life” for the coronation of which monarch?
  18. The fictional parodic columnist, Glenda Slagg, the First Lady of Fleet St., appeared in which satirical magazine?
  19. In The Canterbury Tales, Roger is the name given by Chaucer to which pilgrim, who tells the unfinished tale of the urban wastrel, Perkin Reveller?
  20. Which greyish to brown mineral similar to dolomite is a rhombohedral carbonate of iron, calcium and magnesium?

307 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

  1. JOHN MCCARTHY (1927-2011)
  2. WILD, WONDERFUL
  3. IMOGEN WHO IS CYMBELINE'S DAUGHTER
  4. KEY LARGO
  5. SELENIUM
  6. THEY ARE PARALLEL GROOVES SEEN ON THE SURFACE OF SATELLITES AND PLANETS. (URUK SULCUS IS A BRIGHT REGION OF GROOVED TERRAIN ADJACENT TO GALILEO REGIO, ON JUPITER'S MOON, GANYMEDE)
  7. HERMES, THE MESSENGER OF THE GODS, WHO WAS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROTECTION OF CATTLE AND SHEEP, AND IN THE ODYSSEY, HE CONDUCTS THE DEAD TO HADES
  8. THE ARCH OF CONSTANTINE
  9. THE PINDUS MOUNTAINS
  10. POUNCING
  11. KENT
  12. THE HOLY PIBY
  13. THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS
  14. YAMA
  15. THE RAT - THE PIG IS THE LAST
  16. THE MYSTERIES OF THE HORIZON
  17. WILLIAM IV
  18. PRIVATE EYE
  19. THE COOK
  20. ANKERITE

307 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS

  1. Which American computer scientist, won the Turing prize in 1971, and is considered to be the father of Artificial Intelligence? JOHN MCCARTHY (1927-2011)
  2. What is the slogan of West Virginia which appears on their car number plates? WILD, WONDERFUL
  3. In the Shakespeare play, "Cymbeline", Helen is the waiting woman to which character? IMOGEN WHO IS CYMBELINE'S DAUGHTER
  4. Which is the largest of the Florida Keys? KEY LARGO
  5. Which metalloid is plentiful in the soil of the Great Plains of America, and is what puts the “loco” in locoweed? It is also an essential trace element for thyroid function. SELENIUM
  6. In astrogeology, what are sulci? THEY ARE PARALLEL GROOVES SEEN ON THE SURFACE OF SATELLITES AND PLANETS. (URUK SULCUS IS A BRIGHT REGION OF GROOVED TERRAIN ADJACENT TO GALILEO REGIO, ON JUPITER'S MOON, GANYMEDE)
  7. Which Greek god’s name, probably derives from the Greek word for a heap of stones, such as was used in the country to indicate boundaries or a landmark? HERMES, THE MESSENGER OF THE GODS, WHO WAS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROTECTION OF CATTLE AND SHEEP, AND IN THE ODYSSEY, HE CONDUCTS THE DEAD TO HADES.
  8. What was erected in Rome in 315 AD, to commemorate the defeat of Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge, on October 28th 312 AD? THE ARCH OF CONSTANTINE
  9. Mount Smolikas is the highest peak in which European mountain range? THE PINDUS MOUNTAINS
  10. What name is given to the technique of copying a design by pricking holes in the outlines, and using fine chalk or graphite powder to transfer these to a sheet beneath? POUNCING
  11. Which county in southeast England, is designated as one of the home counties, and borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London, and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames Estuary? KENT
  12. Rastafarians regard which text, referred to by some within the faith, as the Black Man's Bible, as sacred? THE HOLY PIBY
  13. Which 20th century work, by Albert Camus, poses and attempts to answer the "only question of philosophy:" - "Should man commit suicide?" THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS
  14. In Hindu mythology, which lord of death was believed to be the first mortal to die, and find his way to the celestial realm, thus giving him rule over the departed? YAMA
  15. Which is the first animal in the Chinese calendar cycle? THE RAT - THE PIG IS THE LAST
  16. In which painting by Rene Magritte, do three men, clad in black, face different directions and each has a crescent moon above his head? THE MYSTERIES OF THE HORIZON
  17. Born in 1765, and a pupil of Mozart, the organist and composer Thomas Atwood, (1765-1838), wrote the anthem “O Lord, grant the king a long life” for the coronation of which monarch? WILLIAM IV
  18. The fictional parodic columnist, Glenda Slagg, the First Lady of Fleet St., appeared in which satirical magazine? PRIVATE EYE
  19. In The Canterbury Tales, Roger is the name given by Chaucer to which pilgrim, who tells the unfinished tale of the urban wastrel, Perkin Reveller? THE COOK
  20. Which greyish to brown mineral, similar to dolomite, is a rhombohedral carbonate of iron, calcium and magnesium? ANKERITE