Daily Cuppa and Quiz: January 1, 2023

#OnThisDay - In 2002, the euro, the monetary unit of the European Union, was introduced with the issuance of both currency and coins, and by March 2002 it was the sole legal tender of participating member states.

1. On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…? What?
2. Maid in Manhattan, released in 2002 starred which American singer, dancer and actor?
3. 2 to the power of 3 equals?
4. 80s band OMD recorded Maid of Orleans, but who was the song about?
5. What is the sugar found in milk and diary products that can cause digestive problems?
6. What is eight’s position in the Fibonaaci sequence?
7. What type of galaxy is the Milky Way, spiral, elliptical, irregular?
8. What is the eighth element on the periodic table?
9. The term ‘stuck behind the eight ball’ is derived from which game?
10. Which calcium-rich protein cause milk to appear white in colour?

Answers for December 31:
Questions: 1.On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me…? What? 2.Which swimmer, born in Oldham, in 1885 won five Olympic medals? 3.Black swans are native to which country? 4.What is the name given to a female swan? 5.Who is the first (recorded) person to swim the English channel? 6.What is the name given to a seven-sided shape? 7.What is the seventh of the 10 Commandments in the Old Testament? 8.Deneb is the brightest star in which northern hemisphere constellation? 9.What are the seven colours of the rainbow? 10.Kiknophobia is the fear of what?
Answers: 1.seven swans a-swimming 2.Henry Taylor 3.Australia 4.Pen 5.Matthew Webb 6.Heptagon 7.Thou shalt not commit adultery 8.Cygnus 9.Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet 10.Swans

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