496 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

  1. Which British radio astronomer, who died in 1984, developed revolutionary radio telescope systems in the 1940's, and used them for accurate location of weak radio sources? With improved equipment, he observed the most distant known galaxies of the universe at the time, and in 1974, he shared the Nobel prize for Physics with Anthony Hewish, the first Nobel prize to be awarded in recognition of astronomical research.
  2. "Portrait of George Dyer in a Mirror", "Study of a Baboon", "Pope With Owls", and "Study from the Human Body" are works by which 20th century painter?
  3. Which alkaloid, which is derived from the peyote cactus, produces inebriation and vivid, colourful, hallucinations, when ingested?
  4. Which former Portuguese prime minister, (1995-2002), will succeed Ban Ki-moon as the Secretary-General of the United Nations in January 2017?
  5. What is the name given in physics to the concept that, when a superconducting material is below its critical temperature, the electrons do not act independently, but in dynamic pairs?
  6. September 16th is the date on which the United Nations General Assembly, celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1987, and is known as what?
  7. Which city in India has a population of nearly 19 million and is the site of the Lotus Temple, and the war memorial known as the India Gate?
  8. The ancient Assyrian capital, Nineveh, stood in which modern-day city, on the east bank of the Tigris?
  9. Which American President made the Louisiana Purchase, from France?
  10. Which is the most densely populated state of the USA?
  11. In Greek mythology, the Alseids were the nymphs of where?
  12. In 1874, which of Richard Wagner’s patrons made him a substantial loan, to rescue his Bayreuth Festspielhaus from bankruptcy?
  13. The Hanseatic League was officially formed at which city, on the northern coast of Germany, in 1356?
  14. On which British island, will you find the largest raven roost in Europe?
  15. Linus Pauling developed the most commonly used scale for measuring which property of an element, that is, its tendency to draw electrons towards itself, in a covalent bond?
  16. Which American panic was caused by the collapse of the Knickerbocker Trust, and only the intervention of J P Morgan, helped stave off a complete collapse of the banking system?
  17. Which French dish involves preserving a duck by salting it with spices such as garlic, and then cooking it in a broth and letting it bake?
  18. Which composer, who set 6 of A E Housman’s poems, "A Shropshire Lad", to music, was awarded the Military Cross in World War I, and was killed in action in 1916?
  19. Ear-cockle is a disease, sometimes called purples, which is found where?
  20. In which 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood are the Eyes the secret police force, and the main character is called Offred, whose job is to bear children for her Commander?

496 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

  1. PROFESSOR MARTIN RYLE
  2. FRANCIS BACON
  3. MESCALINE
  4. ANTONIO GUTERRES
  5. COOPER PAIRS. THE BCS (BARDEEN COOPER AND SCHRIEFFER) THEORY USES THIS CONCEPT TO GIVE A DETAILED MICROSCOPIC THEORY OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
  6. WORLD OZONE DAY, WHICH IS INTENDED TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF THE DEPLETION OF THE OZONE LAYER
  7. DELHI
  8. MOSUL
  9. THOMAS JEFFERSON
  10. NEW JERSEY
  11. GLENS AND GROVES
  12. LUDWIG II OF BAVARIA
  13. LUBECK
  14. ANGLESEY - AT NEWBOROUGH FOREST
  15. ELECTRONEGATIVITY
  16. THE PANIC OF 1907
  17. DUCK CONFIT
  18. GEORGE BUTTERWORTH. HE ALSO WROTE THE IDYLL FOR ORCHESTRA CALLED THE BANKS OF GREEN WILLOW
  19. IN WHEAT – IT IS CAUSED BY THE PRESENCE IN THE GRAIN, OF WORMS BELONGING TO THE GENUS VIBRIO
  20. THE HANDMAID’S TALE

496 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS

  1. Which British radio astronomer, who died in 1984, developed revolutionary radio telescope systems in the 1940's, and used them for accurate location of weak radio sources? With improved equipment, he observed the most distant known galaxies of the universe at the time, and in 1974, he shared the Nobel prize for Physics with Anthony Hewish, the first Nobel prize to be awarded in recognition of astronomical research. PROFESSOR MARTIN RYLE
  2. "Portrait of George Dyer in a Mirror", "Study of a Baboon", "Pope With Owls", and "Study from the Human Body", are works by which 20th century painter? FRANCIS BACON
  3. Which alkaloid, which is derived from the peyote cactus, produces inebriation and vivid, colourful, hallucinations, when ingested? MESCALINE
  4. Which former Portuguese prime minister, (1995-2002), will succeed Ban Ki-moon as the Secretary-General of the United Nations in January 2017? ANTONIO GUTERRES

5.  What is the name given in physics to the concept that when a superconducting material is below its critical temperature, the electrons do not act independently but in dynamic pairs?
COOPER PAIRS. THE BCS (BARDEEN COOPER AND SCHRIEFFER) THEORY USES THIS CONCEPT TO GIVE A DETAILED MICROSCOPIC THEORY OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY

6.  September 16th is the date on which the United Nations General Assembly, celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1987, and is known as what? WORLD OZONE DAY, WHICH IS INTENDED TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF THE DEPLETION OF THE OZONE LAYER

7.  Which city in India has a population of nearly 19 million and is the site of the Lotus Temple, and the war memorial known as the India Gate? DELHI

8.  The ancient Assyrian capital, Nineveh, stood in which modern-day city, on the east bank of the Tigris? MOSUL

9.  Which American President made the Louisiana Purchase, from France? THOMAS JEFFERSON

10.  Which is the most densely populated state of the USA? NEW JERSEY

11.  In Greek mythology, the Alseids were the nymphs of where? GLENS AND GROVES

12.  In 1874, which of Richard Wagner’s patrons made him a substantial loan, to rescue his Bayreuth Festspielhaus from bankruptcy? LUDWIG II OF BAVARIA

13.  The Hanseatic League was officially formed at which city, on the northern coast of Germany, in 1356? LUBECK

14.  On which British island, will you find the largest raven roost in Europe? ANGLESEY - AT NEWBOROUGH FOREST

15.  Linus Pauling developed the most commonly used scale for measuring which property of an element, that is, its tendency to draw electrons towards itself in a covalent bond? ELECTRONEGATIVITY

16.  Which American panic was caused by the collapse of the Knickerbocker Trust, and only the intervention of J P Morgan, helped stave off a complete collapse of the banking system?
THE PANIC OF 1907

17.  Which French dish involves preserving a duck by salting it with spices such as garlic, and then cooking it in a broth and letting it bake? DUCK CONFIT

18.  Which composer, who set 6 of A E Housman’s poems, "A Shropshire Lad", to music, was awarded the Military Cross in World War I, and was killed in action in 1916? GEORGE BUTTERWORTH. HE ALSO WROTE THE IDYLL FOR ORCHESTRA CALLED THE BANKS OF GREEN WILLOW

19.  Ear-cockle is a disease, sometimes called purples, which is found where? IN WHEAT – IT IS CAUSED BY THE PRESENCE IN THE GRAIN, OF WORMS BELONGING TO THE GENUS VIBRIO.

20. In which 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood, are the Eyes the secret police force, and the main character is called Offred, whose job is to bear children for her Commander? THE HANDMAID’S TALE