A square in Madrid, named after which former British Prime Minister, is to be renamed after Spanish gay rights campaigner, Pedro Zerolo, if the Socialist Mayor of Madrid, Manula Carmena, has her way?
Which evergreen tree is sometimes called the joy perfume tree, and is best known and cultivated, for its strongly fragrant, yellow or white flowers?
Including some of the most ancient records of life on Earth, what name, from the Greek for "rock bed", is given to those accretionary structures formed in shallow water, by the trapping and cementation of sedimentary grains, by biofilms of cyanobacteria?
In 1945, near which lake in northern Italy, was Benito Mussolini executed?
Which Nevada festival, houses revellers in Black Rock City?
Born in Sale in 1938, which English architect designed the MI5 building at Vauxhall Cross, the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, the TV-am building in Camden Town and Incheon International Airport in Seoul?
In which European capital city would you find the Charlottenburg Palace, the Amalienborg Palace and the Tivoli Gardens?
What is the name of the National Trust garden in North Wales, situated above the river Conwy, which was developed by the Aberconway family?
Which variety of barley is commonly used in the production of malt, for the brewing industry?
Which politician led the Liberal party to their landslide victory in 1906?
In a standard symphony orchestra, the players of which instruments, sit directly behind the double bassists?
In which country will you find the wine growing regions of Kakheti, Kartli, Kvemo Svaneti, and Imereti?
Who was the 1st century AD queen of the Brigantes, who handed Caractacus over to the Romans, after the British resistance chieftain had sought sanctuary with her?
In 1954, which were the first British cities to be connected by an electric railway line?
In 1689, prior to the Battle of the Boyne, ships sent by William III, raised the siege, by Jacobite forces, of which Irish city?
In 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev predicted the existence of which chemical element and some of its properties, based on its position on his periodic table? He called it ekasilicon, and nearly two decades later, in 1886, Clement Winkler discovered it in the mineral argyrodite?
What were the titles of "The Four Last Songs" by Richard Strauss, which were premiered in London in 1950, just a year after the composer’s death?
264 - ANSWERS TO DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ
"BUBBLES" or "A CHILD'S WORLD" (BY SIR JOHN MILLAIS)
LAUGHTER
EILAT
MARGARET THATCHER SQUARE
THE CHAMPAK WHICH BELONGS TO THE MAGNOLIA FAMILY
STROMATOLITES
LAKE COMO, AT THE NEARBY VILLAGE OF DONGO
BURNING MAN – HELD IN THE BLACK ROCK DESERT, IN 2016, IT WILL START ON SUNDAY 28TH AUGUST, THROUGH TO MONDAY, 5TH SEPTEMBER
GEORGIA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE OLDEST WINE GROWING REGIONS OF THE WORLD
CARTIMANDUA
SHEFFIELD, VICTORIA, TO MANCHESTER, LONDON ROAD, VIA THE WOODHEAD ROUTE
DERRY
GERMANIUM
SPRING, SEPTEMBER , GOING TO SLEEP AND AT SUNSET
264 - DAPHNE'S DAILY QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
William Milbourne James was the model for which painting of 1886? "BUBBLES" or "A CHILD'S WORLD" (BY SIR JOHN MILLAIS)
Geliophobia is the morbid fear of what? LAUGHTER
Which port in Southern Israel lies at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, and is Israel's only outlet to the Red Sea? EILAT
A square in Madrid, named after which former British Prime Minister, is to be renamed after Spanish gay rights campaigner, Pedro Zerolo, if the Socialist Mayor of Madrid, Manula Carmena, has her way? MARGARET THATCHER SQUARE
Which evergreen tree is sometimes called the joy perfume tree, and is best known and cultivated for its strongly fragrant, yellow or white flowers? THE CHAMPAK WHICH BELONGS TO THE MAGNOLIA FAMILY
Including some of the most ancient records of life on Earth, what name, from the Greek for "rock bed", is given to those accretionary structures formed in shallow water, by the trapping and cementation of sedimentary grains, by biofilms of cyanobacteria? STROMATOLITES
In 1945, near which lake in Northern Italy, was Benito Mussolini executed? LAKE COMO, AT THE NEARBY VILLAGE OF DONGO
Which Nevada festival, houses revellers in Black Rock City? BURNING MAN – HELD IN THE BLACK ROCK DESERT, IN 2016, IT WILL START ON SUNDAY 28TH AUGUST, THROUGH TO MONDAY, 5TH SEPTEMBER.
Born in Sale in 1938, which English architect designed the MI5 building at Vauxhall Cross, the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, the TV-am building in Camden Town and Incheon International Airport in Seoul? TERRY FARRELL
In which European capital city would you find the Charlottenburg Palace, the Amalienborg Palace and the Tivoli Gardens? COPENHAGEN
What is the name of the National Trust garden in North Wales, situated above the river Conwy, which was developed by the Aberconway family? BODNANT GARDEN
Which variety of barley is commonly used in the production of malt, for the brewing industry?
MARIS OTTER
Which politician led the Liberal party to their landslide victory in 1906? HENRY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN
In a standard symphony orchestra, the players of which instruments, sit directly behind the double bassists? TRUMPETS
In which country will you find the wine growing regions of Kakheti, Kartli, Kvemo Svaneti, and Imereti? GEORGIA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE OLDEST WINE GROWING REGIONS OF THE WORLD
Who was the 1st century AD queen of the Brigantes, who handed Caractacus over to the Romans, after the British resistance chieftain had sought sanctuary with her? CARTIMANDUA
In 1954, which were the first British cities to be connected by an electric railway line? SHEFFIELD, VICTORIA, TO MANCHESTER, LONDON ROAD, VIA THE WOODHEAD ROUTE
In 1689, prior to the Battle of the Boyne, ships sent by William III, raised the siege, by Jacobite forces, of which Irish city?DERRY
In 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev predicted the existence of which chemical element, and some of its properties, based on its position on his periodic table? He called it ekasilicon and nearly two decades later, in 1886, Clement Winkler discovered it in the mineral argyrodite? GERMANIUM
What were the titles of "The Four Last Songs" by Richard Strauss, which were premiered in London in 1950, just a year after the composer’s death? SPRING, SEPTEMBER , GOING TO SLEEP AND AT SUNSET
