342 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

  1. Which of Jane Austen’s novels was the first to be sold to a publisher for £10, under a different title, but was not published for a number of years?
  2. Which British armoured vehicle is scheduled to replace the Snatch Land Rover with British forces, and is designed for the protection of personnel against improvised explosive devices?
  3. Bandar-e-Abbas is a port city lying on which strait?
  4. MVSL was a sign language that was used by both deaf and hearing residents of which American island, as a result of its unusually large deaf population?
  5. The Ik Onkar is a symbol of the unity of God and means the one and only one who cannot be compared or contrasted with any other. It is found on all religious scriptures and holy places of which religion?
  6. According to the title of a 1772 painting by Joseph Wright, which is now in the Derby Museum and Art Gallery, who is breaking open the tomb of his ancestors?
  7. Which composer’s 1857 operetta, Dr Mircale, features the characters Laurette and Captain Silvio, and the Omelette Quartet?
  8. Which Pope founded the Pontifical Swiss Guard in 1506, which has acted as the personal bodyguard of the Pope ever since?
  9. Which 18th century French architect, of the international circle that introduced Neoclassicism, is best known for the Pantheon in Paris, which was built in 1755 onwards, originally as a church dedicated to St Genevieve?
  10. What name was given to a playful form of rococo decoration featuring monkeys in costume, playing human roles? The emergence, as a distinct genre, is usually attributed to the decorator Claude Audran, who in 1709, painted a large picture of monkeys seated at table, for the Chateau de Marly.
  11. Which 19th century German philosopher, maintained that hope was the worst of all evils, because it protracted the torment of men?
  12. Built on the site of a former mint, in which European city is there an opera house called La Monnaie?
  13. In physiology, the pylorus sphincter connects which two bodily organs?
  14. What name is given to a cloud, or plume of hot luminous gas in the Sun’s corona which appears bright when seen against the cool blackness of space? When in silhouette against the disc, they are known as filaments, and are mainly composed of hydrogen, helium and calcium.
  15. What does the Russian word pogrom, which is an organised massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular those of Jews in Russia or Eastern Europe, literally mean?
  16. The French DST or Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire, is broadly equivalent to which British organisation?
  17. Including a valley noted for thousands of bronze age rock carvings, the Mercantour National Park is in which country?
  18. The charango, a type of mandolin, is the national musical instrument of which South American country?
  19. What is added to cider and blackcurrant, to make a “Red Witch”?
  20. Which winged Greek goddess was the daughter of Hyperion and Theia, and drove a chariot conducted by the horses Lampus and Phaethon?

342 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

  1. NORTHANGER ABBEY, ORIGINALLY TITLED "SUSAN"
  2. THE FORCE PROTECTION OCELOT, WHICH HAS THE SERVICE NAME, FOXHOUND
  3. THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. THE IRANIAN CITY IS THE MAIN BASE OF THE IRANIAN NAVY
  4. MARTHA'S VINEYARD
  5. SIKHISM
  6. MIRAVAN
  7. GEORGES BIZET
  8. JULIUS II
  9. JACQUES-GERMAIN SOUFFLOT (1713-1780)
  10. SINGERIE
  11. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE (1844-1900)
  12. BRUSSELS
  13. THE STOMACH AND THE DUODENUM
  14. PROMINENCES
  15. DESTRUCTION
  16. MI5
  17. FRANCE
  18. PERU
  19. PERNOD
  20. EOS, THE GODDESS OF THE DAWN

342 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS

1.  Which of Jane Austen’s novels was the first to be sold to a publisher for £10, under a different title, but was not published for a number of years? NORTHANGER ABBEY, ORIGINALLY TITLED "SUSAN"

2.  Which British armoured vehicle is scheduled to replace the Snatch Land Rover with British forces, and is designed for the protection of personnel against improvised explosive devices? THE FORCE PROTECTION OCELOT, WHICH HAS THE SERVICE NAME, FOXHOUND

3.  Bandar-e-Abbas is a port city lying on which strait? THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. THE IRANIAN CITY IS THE MAIN BASE OF THE IRANIAN NAVY

4.  MVSL was a sign language that was used by both deaf and hearing residents of which American island, as a result of its unusually large deaf population? MARTHA'S VINEYARD

5.  The Ik Onkar is a symbol of the unity of God and means the one and only one who cannot be compared or contrasted with any other. It is found on all religious scriptures and holy places, of which religion? SIKHISM

6.  According to the title of a 1772 painting by Joseph Wright, which is now in the Derby Museum and Art Gallery, who is breaking open the tomb of his ancestors? MIRAVAN

7.  Which composer’s 1857 operetta, Dr Mircale, features the characters Laurette and Captain Silvio, and the Omelette Quartet? GEORGES BIZET

8.  Which Pope founded the Pontifical Swiss Guard in 1506, which has acted as the personal bodyguard of the Pope ever since? JULIUS II

9.  Which 18th century French architect, of the international circle that introduced Neoclassicism, is best known for the Pantheon in Paris, which was built in 1755 onwards, originally as a church dedicated to St Genevieve? JACQUES-GERMAIN SOUFFLOT (1713-1780)

10.  What name was given to a playful form of rococo decoration featuring monkeys in costume, playing human roles? The emergence, as a distinct genre, is usually attributed to the decorator Claude Audran, who in 1709, painted a large picture of monkeys seated at table, for the Chateau de Marly. SINGERIE

11.  Which 19th century German philosopher, maintained that hope was the worst of all evils, because it protracted the torment of men? FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE (1844-1900)

12.  Built on the site of a former mint, in which European city is there an opera house called La Monnaie? BRUSSELS

13.  In physiology, the pylorus sphincter connects which two bodily organs? THE STOMACH AND THE DUODENUM

14.  What name is given to a cloud, or plume of hot luminous gas in the Sun’s corona which appears bright when seen against the cool blackness of space? When in silhouette against the disc, they are known as filaments, and are mainly composed of hydrogen, helium and calcium. PROMINENCES

15.  What does the Russian word pogrom, which is an organised massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular those of Jews in Russia or Eastern Europe, literally mean? DESTRUCTION

16.  The French DST or Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire, is broadly equivalent to which British organisation? MI5

17.  Including a valley noted for thousands of bronze age rock carvings, the Mercantour National Park is in which country? FRANCE

18.  The charango, a type of mandolin, is the national musical instrument of which South American country? PERU

19.  What is added to cider and blackcurrant, to make a “Red Witch”? PERNOD

20. Which winged Greek goddess, was the daughter of Hyperion and Theia, and drove a chariot conducted by the horses Lampus and Phaethon? EOS, THE GODDESS OF THE DAWN