356 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

  1. Which 20th century English zoologist (1900-1991), framed the basic principles of modern animal ecology?
  2. Born around 980, which Islamic polymath argued against the existence of the Philosopher’s Stone and the Elixir of Life, and was the author of "The Book of Healing", which became for over five centuries, the standard medical text used in many Arabic and European universities, remaining in use as late as 1650?
  3. In Buddhism, what is bodhicitta?
  4. Which MP for Leeds South was Leader of the Labour Party from 1955, succeeding Clement Attlee, until his death in 1963, when he was succeeded by Harold Wilson?
  5. On which island will you find Castle Clinton, originally called the Southwest Battery, which was a fortress built as one of a series, to protect the city of New York?
  6. What was the ancient Egyptian name for Hell?
  7. Which song from the Astaire and Rogers film “Swing Time” won an Academy award in 1936?
  8. Which river starts at Fontibre in Cantabria, and ends in a delta on the Mediterranean Sea in Tarragona?
  9. Which law says that the entropy of a perfect system, is zero, at a temperature of absolute zero?
  10. With a name meaning 'Good God', who was the supreme deity of pre-Christian Ireland?
  11. What word, meaning doorway in Punjabi, is the name of a Sikh place of worship?
  12. What word, originally used for a triangular sail mounted high on a mast, on a square rigger, came to mean an extremely tall building?
  13. Which Irish county is nicknamed the Wee county, because it’s the smallest, and is bordered by Armagh, Monaghan and Meath, and lies on Dundalk Bay?
  14. From which Charles Dickens novel does the quote “Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs” come?
  15. Which useful household object, was invented by William Lyman in 1870?
  16. What name is given to a self maintaining chemical, or nuclear process, of the kind that takes place in a nuclear reactor?
  17. The Capilano Suspension Bridge is near which major city, in North America?
  18. Which cooking term means to make the basis for a sauce, by removing the dried deposits from the bottom of a cooking pan with a liquid?
  19. Who wrote a number of powerful poems about the AIDS epidemic, published in 1992 in the collection “The Man With Night Sweats”?
  20. In which British city, does the Outlook Tower on Castlehill, contain a famous Camera Obscura?

356 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

  1. CHARLES ELTON, WHO WAS THE FOUNDING EDITOR OF THE "JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY", AND CONTRIBUTED TO GREAT BRITAIN'S NATURE CONSERVATION POLICIES AND AGENCIES
  2. AVICENNA
  3. IT MEANS ENLIGHTENED MIND, AND IS A DESIRE TO WIN ENLIGHTENMENT
  4. HUGH GAITSKELL
  5. MANHATTAN - IT IS BEST REMEMBERED AS THE FIRST IMMIGRATION STATION IN THE USA, (PREDATING ELLIS ISLAND), WHERE MORE THAN 8 MILLION PEOPLE ARRIVED BETWEEN 1855-1890
  6. DUAT, OR AMENTHES, WHICH IS THE ABODE OF THE SPIRITS OF THE DECEASED, WHERE JUDGEMENT WAS PASSED BY OSIRIS.
  7. THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
  8. THE EBRO
  9. THE THIRD LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
  10. THE DAGDA
  11. GURDWARA
  12. A SKYSCRAPER
  13. COUNTY LOUTH
  14. MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT
  15. THE ROTATING WHEEL CAN OPENER
  16. A CHAIN REACTION
  17. VANCOUVER
  18. DEGLAZING
  19. THOM GUNN (1929-2004)
  20. EDINBURGH

356 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS

  1. Which 20th century English zoologist, (1900-1991), framed the basic principles of modern animal ecology? CHARLES ELTON, WHO WAS THE FOUNDING EDITOR OF THE "JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY", AND CONTRIBUTED TO GREAT BRITAIN'S NATURE CONSERVATION POLICIES AND AGENCIES
  2. Born around 980, which Islamic polymath argued against the existence of the Philosopher’s Stone and the Elixir of Life, and was the author of "The Book of Healing", which became for over five centuries, the standard medical text used in many Arabic and European universities, remaining in use as late as 1650? AVICENNA
  3. In Buddhism, what is bodhicitta? IT MEANS ENLIGHTENED MIND, AND IS A DESIRE TO WIN ENLIGHTENMENT
  4. Which MP for Leeds South, was Leader of the Labour Party from 1955, succeeding Clement Attlee, until his death in 1963, when he was succeeded by Harold Wilson? HUGH GAITSKELL
  5. On which island will you find Castle Clinton, originally called the Southwest Battery, which was a fortress, built as one of a series to protect the city of New York? MANHATTAN - IT IS BEST REMEMBERED AS THE FIRST IMMIGRATION STATION IN THE USA, (PREDATING ELLIS ISLAND), WHERE MORE THAN 8 MILLION PEOPLE ARRIVED BETWEEN 1855-1890
  6. What was the ancient Egyptian name for Hell? DUAT, OR AMENTHES, WHICH IS THE ABODE OF THE SPIRITS OF THE DECEASED, WHERE JUDGEMENT WAS PASSED BY OSIRIS.
  7. Which song from the Astaire and Rogers film “Swing Time”, won an Academy award in 1936? THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
  8. Which river starts at Fontibre in Cantabria, and ends in a delta on the Mediterranean Sea in Tarragona? THE EBRO
  9. Which law says that the entropy of a perfect system is zero, at a temperature of absolute zero? THE THIRD LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
  10. With a name meaning 'Good God', who was the supreme deity of pre-Christian Ireland? THE DAGDA
  11. What word, meaning doorway in Punjabi, is the name of a Sikh place of worship? GURDWARA
  12. What word, originally used for a triangular sail mounted high on a mast on a square rigger, came to mean an extremely tall building? A SKYSCRAPER
  13. Which Irish county is nicknamed the Wee county, because it’s the smallest, and is bordered by Armagh, Monaghan and Meath, and lies on Dundalk Bay? COUNTY LOUTH
  14. From which Charles Dickens novel does the quote “Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs” come? MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT
  15. Which useful household object, was invented by William Lyman in 1870? THE ROTATING WHEEL CAN OPENER
  16. What name is given to a self maintaining chemical, or nuclear process, of the kind that takes place in a nuclear reactor? A CHAIN REACTION
  17. The Capilano Suspension Bridge is near which major city, in North America? VANCOUVER
  18. Which cooking term means to make the basis for a sauce, by removing the dried deposits from the bottom of a cooking pan with a liquid? DEGLAZING
  19. Who wrote a number of powerful poems about the AIDS epidemic, published in 1992 in the collection, “The Man With Night Sweats”? THOM GUNN (1929-2004)
  20. In which British city, does the Outlook Tower on Castlehill, contain a famous Camera Obscura? EDINURGH