738 daphne's daily quiz

738 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

1. 
   Which Labour politician was the nephew of the sociologist Beatrice Webb, being the son of her sister, Theresa?
   
   
2. 
   How many petals does the chrysanthemum, which is on the Imperial Japanese coat of arms, have?
   
   
3. 
   What was the name of the river and plain near Troy, on which the city was situated?
   
   
4. 
   Which Welsh pirate was the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, estimated to have captured over 470 vessels.
   
   
5. 
   Where will you find Lake Natron, which is a salt and soda lake?
   
   
6. 
   If a metal is pickled, in what must it be immersed?
   
   
7. 
   Which patriotic song was written by the Welsh poet John Ceiriog Hughes and set to music by Henry Brinley Richards, to mark the occasion of the marriage of the future King Edward VII to Alexandra of Denmark?
   
   
8. 
   To which early 5th century BC sect, or school, did the philosophers, Parmenides and Melissus belong?
   
   
9. 
   Which vain older sister of Anne Elliot, is the only Elliot daughter still unmarried at end of Jane Austen's "Persuasion"?
   
   
10. 
    What do chondrocyte cell's secretions, which include a network of collagen and chondroitin sulphate, make up in the body?
    
    
11. 
    Originally a mediaeval royal hunting lodge, which 16^th century chateau in Northern France, is one of the largest residences built by the kings of France?
    
    
12. 
    Which English king introduced the custom of the court circular, which contained daily information concerning the official engagements of royalty, for publication in the newspapers to avoid misstatements?
    
    
13. 
    Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10th December to honour the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation in 1948, of what document?
    
    
14. 
    Where would you sustain a mental fracture?
    
    
    
    
15. 
    With a name meaning "red sand", which desert lies between the rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya, and is divided between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan?
    
    
16. 
    The Estonian composer Arvo Part wrote a cantus to mourn which English composer who died in 1976?
    
    
17. 
    The eruption of Vesuvius which destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, occurred during the reign of which Roman Emperor?
    
    
18. 
    In which European country is the Fulda Gap, an area of relatively low land that assumed strategic significance during the Cold War?
    
    
19. 
    What name is given to the vessel, shaped like a chalice and used in church services, which holds the consecrated host?
    
    
20. 
    Which native North American herb, also known as the purple coneflower, is best known for stimulating the immune system?
    
    

738 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

1. 
   SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS
   
   
2. 
   16
   
   
3. 
   SCAMANDER
   
   
4. 
   BARTHOLOMEW ROBERTS (1682-1722)
   
   
5. 
   IT’S IN THE GREAT RIFT VALLEY IN NORTHERN TANZANIA, CLOSE TO THE BORDER WITH KENYA
   
   
6. 
   DILUTED ACID – USUALLY HYDROCHLORIC OR SULPHURIC ACID. PICKLING IS A METAL SURFACE TREATMENT USEDTO REMOVE IMPURITIES SUCH AS STAINS, RUST ETC FROM METALS
   
   
7. 
   GOD BLESS THE PRINCE OF WALES
   
   
8. 
   THE ELEATICS
   
   
9. 
   ELIZABETH ELLIOT
   
   
10. 
    CARTILAGE
    
    
11. 
    FONTAINEBLEAU
    
    
12. 
    GEORGE III IN 1830
    
    
13. 
    THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION (OF HUMAN RIGHTS)
    
    
14. 
    IN THE CHIN – IT COMES FROM THE LATIN WORD MENTUS MEANING CHIN
    
    
    
    
15. 
    THE KYZYL KUM
    
    
16. 
    BENJAMIN BRITTEN
    
    
17. 
    TITUS
    
    
18. 
    GERMANY. IT’S A REGION OF LOWER ELEVATION BETWEEN THE FORMER EAST GERMAN BORDER, AND FRANKFURT IN WEST GERMANY
    
    
19. 
    A CIBORIUM
    
    
20. 
    ECHINACEA
    
    

738 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS

1. 
   Which Labour politician was the nephew of the sociologist Beatrice Webb, being the son of her sister, Theresa? SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS
   
   
   
   
2. 
   How many petals does the chrysanthemum, which is on the Imperial Japanese coat of arms, have? 16
   
   
   
   
3. 
   What was the name of the river and plain near Troy, on which the city was situated? SCAMANDER
   
   
4. 
   Which Welsh pirate was the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, estimated to have captured over 470 vessels. BARTHOLOMEW ROBERTS (1682-1722)
   
   
   
   
5. 
   Where will you find Lake Natron, which is a salt and soda lake? IT’S IN THE GREAT RIFT VALLEY IN NORTHERN TANZANIA, CLOSE TO THE BORDER WITH KENYA
   
   
6. 
   If a metal is pickled, in what must it be immersed? DILUTED ACID – USUALLY HYDROCHLORIC OR SULPHURIC ACID. PICKLING IS A METAL SURFACE TREATMENT USED TO REMOVE IMPURITIES SUCH AS STAINS, RUST ETC FROM METALS
   
   
7. 
   Which patriotic song was written by the Welsh poet John Ceiriog Hughes and set to music by Henry Brinley Richards to mark the occasion of the marriage of the future King Edward VII to Alexandra of Denmark? GOD BLESS THE PRINCE OF WALES
   
   
8. 
   To which early 5th century BC sect, or school, did the philosophers, Parmenides and Melissus belong? THE ELEATICS
   
   
9. 
   Which vain older sister of Anne Elliot, is the only Elliot daughter still unmarried at end of Jane Austen's "Persuasion"? ELIZABETH ELLIOT
   
   
   
   
10. 
    What do chondrocyte cell's secretions, which include a network of collagen and chondroitin sulphate, make up in the body? CARTILAGE
    
    
11. 
    Originally a mediaeval royal hunting lodge, which 16^th century chateau in Northern France, is one of the largest residences built by the kings of France? FONTAINEBLEAU
    
    
12. 
    Which English king introduced the custom of the court circular, which contained daily information concerning the official engagements of royalty, for publication in the newspapers to avoid misstatements? GEORGE III IN 1830
    
    
13. 
    Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10th December to honour the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation in 1948, of what document?
    THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION (OF HUMAN RIGHTS)
    
    
14. 
    Where would you sustain a mental fracture? IN THE CHIN – IT COMES FROM THE LATIN WORD MENTUS MEANING CHIN
    
    
15. 
    With a name meaning "red sand", which desert lies between the rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya, and is divided between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan? THE KYZYL KUM
    
    
16. 
    The Estonian composer Arvo Part wrote a cantus to mourn which English composer who died in 1976? BENJAMIN BRITTEN
    
    
    
    
17. 
    The eruption of Vesuvius which destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, occurred during the reign of which Roman Emperor? TITUS
    
    
    
    
18. 
    In which European country is the Fulda Gap, an area of relatively low land that assumed strategic significance during the Cold War? GERMANY. IT’S A REGION OF LOWER ELEVATION BETWEEN THE FORMER EAST GERMAN BORDER, AND FRANKFURT IN WEST GERMANY
    
    
    
    
19. 
    What name is given to the vessel, shaped like a chalice and used in church services, which holds the consecrated host? A CIBORIUM
    
    
20. 
    Which native North American herb, also known as the purple coneflower, is best known for stimulating the immune system? ECHINACEA