590 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

  1. Which US president was nicknamed the American Cincinnatus?
  2. Which British writer wrote the plays, "Laburnum Grove" and "When We Are Married"?
  3. Barlow’s disease was another name for which disease?
  4. Which Japanese custom’s name means “flower viewing”?
  5. In ancient Rome, what was a Murmillo?
  6. Under which president did Frances Perkins become the first woman Cabinet member in the American government, when she became the Secretary of Labor?
  7. What is Bulla Makanka?
  8. Which is the only one of the Gospels to mention the Three Wise Men?
  9. What was the nickname of the former military academy, at Woolwich?
  10. Which Frenchman introduced the Le Grand Bi, a pennyfarthing bicycle in 1882?
  11. What name is given to the base of sugar syrup and egg yolks, used to make a mousse?
  12. What term did President Truman use officially to describe the Korean Conflict, rather than seek a Declaration of War from the US Congress?
  13. Which house was originally built in the 1570's, for Sir Thomas Gresham, the merchant and financier, and now, owned by the National Trust, stands in present day Hounslow?
  14. What is a mackerel breeze?
  15. Which hero of mediaeval romance was raised by a fisherman called Grim?
  16. Noted for its dry white wine, which Italian wine region takes its name from that of a town near ancient Tusculum, south east of Rome?
  17. Which musical comedy, written by George Gershwin, was the first to win a Pulitzer Prize?
  18. What type of gem stone is a cacholong, which is a variety of quartz, generally of a milky colour?
  19. In which 20th century novel, would you find Captain Grimes, Mr Prendergast and Egdon Heath prison?
  20. When Alexander the Great invaded Persia in 334 BC, which general was left to hold Macedonia and Greece?

590 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

  1. GEORGE WASHINGTON
  2. J B PRIESTLEY
  3. INFANTILE SCURVY
  4. HANAMI (THE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL)
  5. A TYPE OF HEAVILY ARMOURED GLADIATOR, WHO WORE A LARGE HELMET WITH A DISTINCT FISH CREST ON IT, AND USUALLY FOUGHT THE RETIARIUS
  6. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT
  7. IT’S AN IMAGINARY REMOTE PLACE. IT WAS MADE FAMOUS BY THE AUSTRALIAN COMEDIAN, GEORGE WALLACE, WHO CALLED HIMSELF THE BOY FROM BULLA MAKANKA
  8. ST MATTHEW
  9. IT WAS KNOWN AS "THE SHOP", BECAUSE ITS FIRST BUILDING WAS A CONVERTED WORKSHOP OF THE WOOLWICH ARSENAL
  10. ARMAND PEUGEOT
  11. POLICE ACTION
  12. PATE A BOMBE
  13. OSTERLEY PARK
  14. IT’S A EUPHEMISM FOR A STRONG WIND, SO NAMED BECAUSE THE RUFFLING OF THE WATER BY THE WIND, AIDS MACKEREL FISHING
  15. HAVELOCK THE DANE
  16. FRASCATI
  17. "OF THEE I SING"
  18. AN OPAL
  19. EVELYN WAUGH’S "DECLINE AND FALL"
  20. ANTIPATER, THE MACEDONIAN STATESMAN

590 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS

  1. Which US president was nicknamed the American Cincinnatus? GEORGE WASHINGTON
  2. Which British writer wrote the plays, "Laburnum Grove" and "When We Are Married"?
    J B PRIESTLEY

3.  Barlow’s disease was another name for which disease? INFANTILE SCURVY

4.  Which Japanese custom’s name means “flower viewing”? HANAMI (THE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL)

5.  In ancient Rome, what was a Murmillo? A TYPE OF HEAVILY ARMOURED GLADIATOR, WHO WORE A LARGE HELMET WITH A DISTINCT FISH CREST ON IT, AND USUALLY FOUGHT THE RETIARIUS

6.  Under which president did Frances Perkins become the first woman Cabinet member in the American government, when she became the Secretary of Labor? FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

7.  What is Bulla Makanka? IT’S AN IMAGINARY REMOTE PLACE. IT WAS MADE FAMOUS BY THE AUSTRALIAN COMEDIAN, GEORGE WALLACE, WHO CALLED HIMSELF THE BOY FROM BULLA MAKANKA

8.  Which is the only one of the Gospels to mention the Three Wise Men? ST MATTHEW

9.  What was the nickname of the former military academy, at Woolwich? IT WAS KNOWN AS "THE SHOP", BECAUSE ITS FIRST BUILDING WAS A CONVERTED WORKSHOP OF THE WOOLWICH ARSENAL

10.  Which Frenchman introduced the Le Grand Bi, a pennyfarthing bicycle in 1882? ARMAND PEUGEOT

  1. What name is given to the base of sugar syrup and egg yolks, used to make a mousse? PATE A BOMBE
  2. What term did President Truman use officially to describe the Korean Conflict, rather than seek a Declaration of War from the US Congress? POLICE ACTION

13.  Which house was originally built in the 1570's, for Sir Thomas Gresham, the merchant and financier, and now, owned by the National Trust, stands in present day Hounslow? OSTERLEY PARK

  1. What is a mackerel breeze? IT’S A EUPHEMISM FOR A STRONG WIND, SO NAMED BECAUSE THE RUFFLING OF THE WATER BY THE WIND, AIDS MACKEREL FISHING
  2. Which hero of mediaeval romance was raised by a fisherman called Grim? HAVELOCK THE DANE
  3. Noted for its dry white wine, which Italian wine region takes its name from that of a town near ancient Tusculum, south east of Rome? FRASCATI
  4. Which musical comedy, written by George Gershwin, was the first to win a Pulitzer Prize?
    "OF THEE I SING"
  5. What type of gem stone is a cacholong, which is a variety of quartz, generally of a milky colour?
    AN OPAL
  6. In which 20th century novel, would you find Captain Grimes, Mr Prendergast and Egdon Heath prison? EVELYN WAUGH’S "DECLINE AND FALL"
  7. When Alexander the Great invaded Persia in 334 BC, which general was left to hold Macedonia and Greece? ANTIPATER, THE MACEDONIAN STATESMAN