791 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

1. Which series of space probes, first launched in 1958, began with lunar missions, eventually moving outwards to study Jupiter, and later, Venus?

2. What is the scientific name for the horn-like protuberances on a giraffe's head?

3. During the Spanish American war, the USA claimed the Philippines, Cuba and Puerto Rica, and annexed Hawaii. In signing the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which ended the war, the USA also took control of which other small territory, south of Japan?

4. What kind of food is the traditional South African boerewors?

5. Charles Savarin is the President, and Roosevelt Skerrit is the long serving Prime Minister (since 2004), of which island nation in the Caribbean Sea?

6. What is the alternative name for the Galapagos island of Culpepper?

7. Which common word meaning "dull" or "routine", comes from the Latin for "world"?

8. Which deadly henchman of Al Capone, who later succeeded him as head of the Chicago Outfit, was known as the "Enforcer"?

9. What was the name given to the paramilitary combatants under the Manuel Noriega regime in Panama in the 1980s, who suppressed dissent and terrorised the opposition? They were disbanded after the American invasion of 1989.

10. Which American born, Dulwich College educated, thriller writer, co-wrote the screenplay of “Double Indemnity”, with the director Billy Wilder?

11. What was the name of Britain’s first "Trident" submarine, which shared its name with Nelson's flagship at the battle of the Nile?

12. Which tax was first levied in England in 1222, as an experiment to finance the campaign to the Holy Land, and as an aid to the King of Jerusalem?

13. In 853, as a child of four years old, Alfred the Great was sent on a mission to Rome to meet with which Pope?

14. Which insect's name means "diviner" in Greek, because it holds its head back and waves its front legs, in apparent supplication?

15. Which word, which describes the aggregate of symptoms characteristic of any disease, or disorder, comes from a Greek word meaning to run?

16. Which brother of Robert the Bruce was crowned High King of Ireland in 1316 at Dundalk, only to die in battle the following year?

17. Which country joined NATO in June 2017?

18. In quantum mechanics, particularly in the Schrodinger equation, what does the Greek letter psi represent?

19. Set in Germany in the 18th century, which play by Goethe, regarded as his magnum opus, features amongst other characters, those of Gretchen and Marthe?

20. Which rare shark is known as the tenguzame in Japan, and has a rod like extension of the snout, overhanging protruding jaws?

791 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

1. PIONEER – NOS 10 AND 11 CARRIED ALUMINIUM PLAQUES WITH A MESSAGE ABOUT THEIR TERRESTRIAL ORIGIN

2. OSSICONES

3. GUAM

4. ITS A SAUSAGE, USUALLY CONTAINING A MIXTURE OF BEEF AND PORK

5. DOMINICA

6. DARWIN

7. MUNDANE

8. FRANK NITTI

9. THE DIGNITY BATTALIONS

10. RAYMOND CHANDLER

11. HMS VANGUARD

12. THE POLL TAX

13. LEO IV

14. THE PRAYING MANTIS

15. SYNDROME

16. EDWARD BRUCE

17. MONTENEGRO

18. WAVE FUNCTION

19. FAUST

20. THE GOBLIN SHARK, WHICH IS SOMETIMES CALLED "A LIVING FOSSIL"

791 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS

1. Which series of space probes, first launched in 1958, began with lunar missions, eventually moving outwards to study Jupiter, and later, Venus? PIONEER – NOS 10 AND 11 CARRIED ALUMINIUM PLAQUES WITH A MESSAGE ABOUT THEIR TERRESTRIAL ORIGIN

2. What is the scientific name for the horn-like protuberances on a giraffe's head? OSSICONES

3. During the Spanish American war, the USA claimed the Philippines, Cuba and Puerto Rica, and annexed Hawaii. In signing the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which ended the war, the USA also took control of which other small territory, south of Japan? GUAM

4. What kind of food is the traditional South African boerewors? ITS A SAUSAGE, USUALLY CONTAINING A MIXTURE OF BEEF AND PORK

5. Charles Savarin is the President, and Roosevelt Skerrit is the long serving Prime Minister (since 2004), of which island nation in the Caribbean Sea? DOMINICA

6. What is the alternative name for the Galapagos island of Culpepper? DARWIN

7. Which common word meaning "dull" or "routine", comes from the Latin for "world"? MUNDANE

8. Which deadly henchman of Al Capone, who later succeeded him as head of the Chicago Outfit, was known as the "Enforcer"? FRANK NITTI

9. What was the name given to the paramilitary combatants under the Manuel Noriega regime in Panama in the 1980s, who suppressed dissent and terrorised the opposition? They were disbanded after the American invasion of 1989. THE DIGNITY BATTALIONS

10.Which American born, Dulwich College educated, thriller writer, co-wrote the screenplay of “Double Indemnity” with the director Billy Wilder? RAYMOND CHANDLER

11.What was the name of Britain’s first "Trident" submarine, which shared its name with Nelson's flagship at the battle of the Nile? HMS VANGUARD

12.Which tax was first levied in England in 1222, as an experiment, to finance the campaign to the Holy Land, and as an aid to the King of Jerusalem? THE POLL

TAX

13.In 853, as a child of four years old, Alfred the Great was sent on a mission to Rome to meet with which Pope? LEO IV

14.Which insect's name means "diviner" in Greek, because it holds its head back and waves its front legs, in apparent supplication? THE PRAYING MANTIS

15.Which word, which describes the aggregate of symptoms characteristic of any disease, or disorder, comes from a Greek word meaning to run? SYNDROME

16.Which brother of Robert the Bruce was crowned High King of Ireland in 1316 at Dundalk, only to die in battle the following year? EDWARD BRUCE

17.Which country joined NATO in June 2017? MONTENEGRO

18.In quantum mechanics, particularly in the Schrodinger equation, what does the Greek letter psi represent? WAVE FUNCTION

19.Set in Germany in the 18th century, which play by Goethe, regarded as his magnum opus, features amongst other characters, those of Gretchen and Marthe? FAUST

20.Which rare shark is known as the tenguzame in Japan, and has a rod like extension of the snout, overhanging protruding jaws? THE GOBLIN SHARK WHICH IS SOMETIMES CALLED "A LIVING FOSSIL"