353 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

  1. The Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, has 120 seats, with the Likud party holding the most with 30. Which party, led by Isaac Herzog, is the second largest with 19 seats?
  2. Which seaport of Renaissance Italy was captured by its neighbour Genoa, in 1284, at the battle of Meloria?
  3. The French cookery term duxelles, is used for a mixture of onions, fried with what?
  4. Which French chemist, whose explanation of why some organic compounds rotate the plane of polarised light, helped to advance the study of stereochemistry, and also devised the graphic conventions for drawing chemical formulae?
  5. In which Russian city, does Stravinsky’s ballet, "Petrushka", take place at the Shrovetide Fair?
  6. Which town in Greater Manchester, is widely regarded as the home of the black pudding?
  7. What is the name for the temperature, at which air becomes saturated, and unable to hold any more water vapour?
  8. In 1890, Britain ceded the North Sea island of Heligoland to Germany, and received which African island in return?
  9. Which Chinese province has a name, which means, “south of the lake”?
  10. Which post Christmas event, traditionally calls for a Galette cake, in France?
  11. What is the official address of Scotland’s First Minister?
  12. What is the main ingredient in the Jewish dish Russel?
  13. Which spirit is mixed with amaretto, to make a Godfather cocktail?

14.  Which part of the brain functions as the memory store?

  1. What was the name of the Chief Justice, who gave President Barack Obama, the inauguration oath, incorrectly?
  2. In the slang of British wartime forces, what was known as bottled sunshine or brown food?
  3. Which Scottish chemist, (1805-1869), discovered dialysis?
  4. The Hoopes Process is a means of electronically refining which metallic element, achieving a purity level as great as 99.9%?
  5. Nolita is a Manhattan area of New York. What does it stand for?
  6. The river Aras forms the border between Turkey and which other country?

353 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

  1. THE ZIONIST UNION (LABOR PARTY)
  2. PISA
  3. MUSHROOMS
  4. JOSEPH ACHILLE LE BEL (1847-1930)
  5. ST PETERSBURG
  6. BURY
  7. THE DEW POINT
  8. ZANZIBAR
  9. HUNAN (THE LAKE IS DONGTING)
  10. TWELFTH NIGHT
  11. ST ANDREW'S HOUSE, EDINBURGH
  12. BEETROOT
  13. SCOTCH WHISKY
  14. THE HIPPOCAMPUS
  15. JOHN ROBERTS
  16. BEER
  17. THOMAS GRAHAM
  18. ALUMINIUM
  19. NORTH OF LITTLE ITALY
  20. ARMENIA (WHERE IT IS KNOWN AS THE ARAKS RIVER)

353 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS

  1. The Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, has 120 seats, with the Likud party holding the most with 30. Which party, led by Isaac Herzog, is the second largest with 19 seats? THE ZIONIST UNION (LABOR PARTY)
  2. Which seaport of Renaissance Italy was captured by its neighbour Genoa, in 1284, at the battle of Meloria? PISA
  3. The French cookery term duxelles, is used for a mixture of onions, fried with what? MUSHROOMS
  4. Which French chemist, whose explanation of why some organic compounds rotate the plane of polarised light, helped to advance the study of stereochemistry, and also devised the graphic conventions for drawing chemical formulae? JOSEPH ACHILLE LE BEL (1847-1930)
  5. In which Russian city, does Stravinsky’s ballet Petrushka take place at the Shrovetide Fair?
    ST PETERSBURG
  6. Which town in Greater Manchester, is widely regarded as the home of the black pudding? BURY
  7. What is the name for the temperature, at which air becomes saturated, and unable to hold any more water vapour? THE DEW POINT

8.  In 1890, Britain ceded the North Sea island of Heligoland to Germany, and received which African island in return? ZANZIBAR|

  1. Which Chinese province has a name which means, “south of the lake”? HUNAN (THE LAKE IS DONGTING)
  2. Which post Christmas event, traditionally calls for a Galette cake in France? TWELFTH NIGHT
  3. What is the official address of Scotland’s First Minister? ST ANDREWS'S HOUSE, EDINBURGH
  4. What is the main ingredient in the Jewish dish Russel? BEETROOT
  5. Which spirit is mixed with amaretto, to make a Godfather cocktail? SCOTCH WHISKY

14.  Which part of the brain functions as the memory store? THE HIPPOCAMPUS

  1. What was the name of the Chief Justice, who gave President Barack Obama, the inauguration oath, incorrectly? JOHN ROBERTS
  2. In the slang of British wartime forces, what was known as bottled sunshine or brown food? BEER
  3. Which Scottish chemist, (1805-1869), discovered dialysis? THOMAS GRAHAM
  4. The Hoopes Process is a means of electronically refining which metallic element, achieving a purity level as great as 99.9%? ALUMINIUM
  5. Nolita is a Manhattan area of New York. What does it stand for? NORTH OF LITTLE ITALY
  6. The river Aras forms the border between Turkey and which other country? ARMENIA (WHERE IT IS KNOWN AS THE ARAKS RIVER)