472 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
- What is the occupation of Caleb Balderstone, in "The Bride of Lammermoor", by Sir Walter Scott?
- Which flower represents north on a compass?
- Which is the smallest Chinese province in area, and consists mostly of one island in the Gulf of Tonkin?
- To which conductor did Vaughan Williams dedicate his 8th Symphony?
- What is the name given to the ocean, formerly separating the super continents of Gondwana and Laurasia, and was the forerunner of the present Mediterranean sea?
- Who wrote the elegy, "Thyrsis", on the death of his friend, Arthur Hugh Clough?
- What is the computer term for the initial, in-house testing of new software, called?
- Which Italian Vermouth is dark brown in colour, has a bitter flavour and its name literally means "point and a half"?
- From which English county does the oval shaped cake with a cross marked on the top, and called a Fuggan come?
- Which body was chiefly responsible for the proclamation of Claudius, as Roman Emperor?
- The Guinness brewery now specialises in producing stout, but which other traditional dark beer, weaker in alcohol, was also originally brewed there?
- Which English saint’s feast day is on the 29th December?
- Which Indian city was the seat of the Mogul emperor Jahangir, and had a trading post of the East India company stationed there, by 1619?
- Which MP for Leeds South, held the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer, from 1950-1 in Clement Attlee’s government?
- Where is the PDSA, the organisation that provides free professional veterinary treatment for sick and injured pets, based?
- Who was chosen to become the first Prime Minister of Russia after the February revolution of 1917, but, unable to rally sufficient support, resigned in July 1917 in favour of the Minister of War, Alexander Kerensky?
- Which Indian dish consists of lamb or mutton, garlic and spices, cooked with lentils and pumpkin?
- Doraphobia is an irrational fear of what?
- Which Irish composer was a fine operatic baritone, but is mainly remembered now as a ballad opera composer?
- In architecture, what name is given to the elaborate geometrical carved work, which spreads over the surface of a vaulting, rising from a corbel, and diverging like the folds of a fan?
472 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
- HE IS THE RAVENSWOOD'S FAITHFUL FAMILY RETAINER
- THE FLEUR DE LIS
- HAINAN
- "GLORIOUS JOHN" - JOHN BARBIROLLI
- THE SEA OF TETHYS. IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, TETHYS WAS THE DAUGHTER OF URANUS AND GAIA, AND THE WIFE OF OCEANUS
- MATTHEW ARNOLD
- THE ALPHA TEST
- PUNT E MES
- CORNWALL IT'S A TYPE OF PLAIN PASTRY FLAVOURED WITH RAISINS
- THE PRAETORIAN GUARD
- PORTER
- THOMAS A BECKET
- AGRA
- HUGH GAITSKELL
- TELFORD
- PRINCE GEORGY LVOV
- DHANSAK
- ANIMAL FUR
- MICHAEL BALFE, WHOSE "THE BOHEMIAN GIRL", WAS A HUGE BOX OFFICE HIT IN THE 19TH CENTURY
- FAN TRACERY, WHICH WAS MUCH USED IN THE PERPENDICULAR STYLE, IN WHICH THE VAULT IS COVERED BY RIBS AND VEINS OF TRACERY, OF WHICH ALL THE PRINCIPAL LINES DIVERGE FROM A POINT
472 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
- What is the occupation of Caleb Balderstone in "The Bride of Lammermoor", by Sir Walter Scott? HE IS THE RAVENSWOOD'S FAITHFUL FAMILY RETAINER
- Which flower represents north on a compass? THE FLEUR DE LIS
- Which is the smallest Chinese province in area, and consists mostly of one island in the Gulf of Tonkin? HAINAN
4. To which conductor did Vaughan Williams dedicate his 8th Symphony? "GLORIOUS JOHN" - JOHN BARBIROLLI
5. What is the name given to the ocean, formerly separating the super continents of Gondwana and Laurasia, and was the forerunner of the present Mediterranean sea? THE SEA OF TETHYS. IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, TETHYS WAS THE DAUGHTER OF URANUS AND GAIA, AND THE WIFE OF OCEANUS
6. Who wrote the elegy, "Thyrsis", on the death of his friend, Arthur Hugh Clough? MATTHEW ARNOLD
7. What is the computer term for the initial, in-house testing of new software, called? THE ALPHA TEST
8. Which Italian Vermouth is dark brown in colour, has a bitter flavour and its name literally means "point and a half"? PUNT E MES
9. From which English county does the oval shaped cake with a cross marked on the top, and called a Fuggan come? CORNWALL IT'S A TYPE OF PLAIN PASTRY FLAVOURED WITH RAISINS
10. Which body was chiefly responsible for the proclamation of Claudius, as Roman Emperor?
THE PRAETORIAN GUARD
11. The Guinness brewery now specialises in producing stout, but which other traditional dark beer, weaker in alcohol, was also originally brewed there? PORTER
12. Which English saint’s feast day is on the 29th December? THOMAS A BECKET
13. Which Indian city was the seat of the Mogul emperor Jahangir, and had a trading post of the East India company stationed there, by 1619? AGRA
14. Which MP for Leeds South, held the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1950-1, in Clement Attlee’s government? HUGH GAITSKELL
15. Where is the PDSA, the organisation that provides free professional veterinary treatment for sick and injured pets, based? TELFORD
16. Who was chosen to become the first Prime Minister of Russia after the February revolution of 1917, but, unable to rally sufficient support, resigned in July 1917 in favour of the Minister of War, Alexander Kerensky? PRINCE GEORGY LVOV
17. Which Indian dish consists of lamb or mutton, garlic and spices, cooked with lentils and pumpkin? DHANSAK
18. Doraphobia is an irrational fear of what? ANIMAL FUR
19. Which Irish composer was a fine operatic baritone, but is mainly remembered now as a ballad opera composer? MICHAEL BALFE WHOSE "THE BOHEMIAN GIRL", WAS A HUGE BOX OFFICE HIT IN THE 19TH CENTURY
20. In architecture, what name is given to the elaborate geometrical carved work, which spreads over the surface of a vaulting, rising from a corbel, and diverging like the folds of a fan? FAN TRACERY, WHICH WAS MUCH USED IN THE PERPENDICULAR STYLE, IN WHICH THE VAULT IS COVERED BY RIBS AND VEINS OF TRACERY, OF WHICH ALL THE PRINCIPAL LINES DIVERGE FROM A POINT