519 daphne's daily quiz

519 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

1. 
   What is the name of the uppermost vertebrae in the backbone, that supports the skull?
   
   
2. 
   To which family of birds does the woodchat belong?
   
   
3. 
   Where, in New York, is the Battery?
   
   
4. 
   What is the name of the amiable idiot in "David Copperfield", who lodges with Betsy Trotwood, and has the "trouble" of King Charles I inside his head?
   
   
5. 
   In which Giuseppe Verdi opera, does the Spanish aristocrat, Princess Eboli, appear?
   
   
6. 
   Prince Albert National Park is situated in which Canadian state?
   
   
7. 
   Who was the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, in the same field?
   
   
8. 
   What term is used in geometry, to describe a point at which two arcs of a curve inter-sect with a common tangent?
   
   
9. 
   Which 14^th century mediaeval poet’s reputation in the tradition of courtly love and moral allegory, once matched that of his contemporary Geoffrey Chaucer, and influenced the writing of other poets of his day?
   
   
10. 
    Which American president was re-elected, with the largest majority ever secured by an American president?
    
    
11. 
    Which British scientist first accurately measured the density of the earth in 1798?
    
    
12. 
    Which American president directed famine relief during World War I with such distinction, that it was estimated that he had saved 10 million lives – as a result of which he became known as the Great Humanitarian?
    
    
13. 
    Who was the 18^th century Astronomer Royal, who tried to deny John Harrison his reward as specified under the Longitude Act, for inventing an accurate chronometer?
    
    
14. 
    Who first discovered that there were mountains on the moon, and that the Milky Way was made up of myriad stars?
    
    
15. 
    Which Roman goddess of the arts was worshipped in the Capitoline temple, along with Jupiter and Juno, in the trio of Roman deities?
    
    
16. 
    What would happen in the 19^th century, if you went on the spike?
    
    
17. 
    What is the name given to the puppeteer, in a Punch and Judy show?
    
    
18. 
    The 19th century Hungarian obstetrician, Ignaz Semmelweis, pioneered the use of what?
    
    
19. 
    In which city is the German newspaper, Die Welt, whose editor is Jan-Eric Peters, published?
    
    
20. 
    Which American president was married to Martha Skelton?
    
    

519 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ

1. 
   THE ATLAS
   
   
2. 
   THE SHRIKE
   
   
3. 
   IT’S THE PARK AT THE SOUTHERN TIP OF MANHATTAN ISLAND, NEW YORK
   
   
4. 
   MR DICK
   
   
5. 
   DON CARLOS
   
   
6. 
   SASKATCHEWAN
   
   
7. 
   JOHN BARDEEN, THE AMERICAN PHYSICIST WHO SHARED THE 1956 PRIZE FOR WORK IN DEVELOPING THE TRANSISTOR, AND IN 1972, FOR WORK ON THE THEORY OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
   
   
8. 
   A CUSP
   
   
9. 
   JOHN GOWER
   
   
10. 
    LYNDON B JOHNSON
    
    
11. 
    HENRY CAVENDISH
    
    
12. 
    HERBERT HOOVER
    
    
13. 
    NEVIL MASKELYNE
    
    
14. 
    GALILEO
    
    
15. 
    MINERVA
    
    
16. 
    IT WAS SLANG FOR GOING TO THE WORKHOUSE
    
    
17. 
    THE PROFESSOR
    
    
18. 
    ANTISEPTICS. BY INSISTING THAT HANDS WERE WASHED DURING CHILDBIRTH, HE SAVED THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS MOTHERS FROM PUERPERAL FEVER
    
    
19. 
    HAMBURG
    
    
20. 
    THOMAS JEFFERSON
    
    

519 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS

1. 
   What is the name of the uppermost vertebrae in the backbone, that supports the skull?
   THE ATLAS
   
   
   
   
2. 
   To which family of birds does the woodchat belong? THE SHRIKE
   
   
   
   
3. 
   Where, in New York, is the Battery? IT’S THE PARK AT THE SOUTHERN TIP OF MANHATTAN ISLAND, NEW YORK
   
   
   
   
4. 
   What is the name of the amiable idiot in "David Copperfield", who lodges with Betsy Trotwood, and has the "trouble" of King Charles I inside his head? MR DICK
   
   
   
   
5. 
   In which Giuseppe Verdi opera, does the Spanish aristocrat, Princess Eboli, appear? DON CARLOS
   
   
   
   
6. 
   Prince Albert National Park is situated in which Canadian state? SASKATCHEWAN
   
   
   
   
7. 
   Who was the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice in the same field? JOHN BARDEEN, THE AMERICAN PHYSICIST WHO SHARED THE 1956 PRIZE FOR WORK IN DEVELOPING THE TRANSISTOR, AND IN 1972, FOR WORK ON THE THEORY OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
   
   
   
   
8. 
   What term is used in geometry, to describe a point at which two arcs of a curve inter-sect with a common tangent? A CUSP
   
   
   
   
9. 
   Which 14^th century mediaeval poet’s reputation in the tradition of courtly love and moral allegory, once matched that of his contemporary Geoffrey Chaucer, and influenced the writing of other poets of his day? JOHN GOWER
   
   
   
   
10. 
    Which American president, was re-elected with the largest majority ever secured by an American president? LYNDON B JOHNSON
    
    
    
    
11. 
    Which British scientist first accurately measured the density of the earth in 1798? HENRY CAVENDISH
    
    
    
    
12. 
    Which American president directed famine relief during World War I with such distinction, that it was estimated that he had saved 10 million lives – as a result of which he became known as the Great Humanitarian? HERBERT HOOVER
    
    
    
    
13. 
    Who was the 18^th century Astronomer Royal, who tried to deny John Harrison his reward as specified under the Longitude Act, for inventing an accurate chronometer? NEVIL MASKELYNE
    
    
    
    
14. 
    Who first discovered that there were mountains on the moon, and that the Milky Way was made up of myriad stars? GALILEO
    
    
    
    
15. 
    Which Roman goddess of the arts was worshipped in the Capitoline temple, along with Jupiter and Juno, in the trio of Roman deities? MINERVA
    
    
    
    
16. 
    What would happen in the 19^th century, if you went on the spike? IT WAS SLANG FOR GOING TO THE WORKHOUSE
    
    
    
    
17. 
    What is the name given to the puppeteer, in a Punch and Judy show? THE PROFESSOR
    
    
    
    
18. 
    The 19th century Hungarian obstetrician, Ignaz Semmelweis, pioneered the use of what?
    ANTISEPTICS. BY INSISTING THAT HANDS WERE WASHED DURING CHILDBIRTH, HE SAVED THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS MOTHERS FROM PUERPERAL FEVER
    
    
    
    
19. 
    In which city is the German newspaper, Die Welt, whose editor is Jan-Eric Peters, published?
    HAMBURG
    
    
    
    
20. 
    Which American president was married to Martha Skelton? THOMAS JEFFERSON