Maisie Daisie's Quest for Knowledge Quiz

Answer: China

Purchasing what is known as "takeaway" food is a popular means of purchasing ready-made food items to eat at home or places other than where the meal has been prepared. Along with what is known as "fast food", there are a number of different styles of cuisine available from across the world. Among the different styles of cooking is Chinese food, its popularity spread with Chinese immigrants who came to settle in various countries across the world.

Fried rice is believed to have been developed during the Sui Dynasty in China between the 6th and 7 centuries AD. The rice is pre-cooked, then fried in a wok with various ingredients before being served.

Although sweet and sour sauce is often associated Chinese cooking, other cultures developed their own versions of the sauce. The basis of the sauce is vinegar and sugar, to which different ingredients are added depending of which particular region's style of cooking is being prepared.

Chow mein is a dish of stir-fried egg noodles, the basis of which is a mixture of soy sauce, noodles that are fried in a wok. To this mixture, various meats and other vegetables can be added depending on which style of Chow mein is being prepared.

Answer: Archbishop of Canterbury

The position of Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England dates back to the late 6th century AD. In 597, a prior named Augustine - now known as St. Augustine - arrived in the Kent, given the task of converting England to Christianity by Pope Gregory I. Today, all new Archbishops of Canterbury are sworn in using what by a book known as the "Augustine Gospels".

For many centuries, all Archbishops of Canterbury represented the Roman Catholic church. However, in the 16th century, Henry VIII broke religious ties with Rome in order to divorce Catherine of Aragon. Since the start of the 20th century, the role of Archbishop of Canterbury has alternated between Anglo-Catholics and Evangelicals.

Among those who have held the position of Archbishop of Canterbury are Simon Sudbury, Thomas Cranmer and Thomas Becket - who was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170.

The Archbishop's Palace in Maidstone was once part of a larger ecclesiastical complex where there was once a ford across the River Medway. The current palace dates from between the 14th and 16th centuries, replacing an earlier 13th century residence used by Archbishop Langton. Within the complex are a former ecclesiastical college, the Church of All Saint's, a tithe barn - now a carriage museum - a former mill and impressive gatehouse.

Answer: Yes

The annual event known as "Swan Upping", usually takes place on the River Thames between Sunbury-upon-Thames and Abingdon between the 15th and 19th of July - depending on river conditions. Today, "Swan Upping" attracts many visitors from across the world to watch the five day event which is now used to monitor the swan population on that part of the River Thames, along with their health and conservation.

In the late 12th century, Richard I declared that swans were to be given royal status. Over time, landowners were also granted rights to own swans on private stretches of water. As such, there was a need to mark these birds. Today, only the livery companies known as the Vintner's and Dyer's companies exercise these rights.

Initially, swans were captured and eaten, but over time this practice died out as other types of birds were raised or caught, replacing swans on the dinner table. The tradition though of "Swan Upping" became one of pageantry for many centuries. Today, the practice is a chance to conduct an annual census of swans and their cygnets, their general health and conservation.

By right, the Crown lays claim to all unmarked mute swans in British waters. Initially, swans owned by private individuals were marked with various scratches on the swans' beaks - a practice that today has been replaced by ringing the swan's leg.

Answer: 1066

Upon the death of Edward the Confessor in 1066, a power struggle began to gain control of the throne of England leading to Harold Godwinson - crowned Harold II - seizing the throne of England. However, Harold II faced the prospect of England being invaded by rival claimants to the throne, including his exiled brother Tostig and Harald Hadrada - King Harald III of Norway.

After joining forces with Harald III, Tostig and Harald III invaded Northern England. Despite success at the Battle of Fulford, they were killed in the Battle of Stamford Bridge in September 1066. However, Harold II faced a new threat in William, Duke of Normandy, who claimed Edward the Confessor had named him as his heir to the throne of England.

By the time that Harold II reached London, William's army had landed at the old Roman fort of Penvensey, marching to Hastings to erect a wooden fort. Initial attempts by Harold II to negotiate peace failed, resulting what became known as the Battle of Hastings in October, 1066. In a battle that lasted all day, Harold II lost his life, leading to William eventually being crowned William I of England - better known as William the Conqueror.

In 1070, Hastings Castle was rebuilt in stone, along with St Mary's church. In the early 13th century, King John ordered the castle to be destroyed in order to stop it falling into the hands of the French. His successor - Henry III - then ordered the castle to be rebuilt; however, in the late 13th century, violent storms caused most of the castle to be destroyed when the cliff face collapsed.

Over the centuries the castle fell into further ruin until the 1950s when Hastings council purchased the ruins, turning it into a tourist attraction. Today, only the remains of St Mary's church, the dungeons, some of the curtain walls and William I's original motte survive.

Answer: Fishermen

In an area of Hastings that is known as The Stade, a large number of fishing boats can be seen upon the beach, making Hastings the site of one of Britain's largest beach-launched fishing fleets. In this area, tall buildings known as net huts or "net shops" can be seen, that were once used for drying fishing nets.

Today, nearly 50 of these net huts remain, despite them no longer being used to dry and protect fishing nets. Most of these huts are close to a museum dedicated to the Hastings fishing fleet, housed in a former church on the Hastings sea front.

Hastings has a long association with fishing, being first recorded in the Doomsday Book in the late 11th century. With the development of the castle and town, Hastings became what is known as a "cinque port", providing the crown with ships and men. When the old harbour silted up, Hastings went into decline and by Tudor times was once again a small fishing village.

Since the time of Elizabeth I, various attempts were made to build a new harbour. These failed mainly due to the exposed position of Hastings on the southern coast of England. Today only the damaged remains of the "old" harbour can be seen.

Another unusual building seen at the Fishermen's Museum is part of a boat cut in half and turned into a small cottage. Although fishing was a main part of the fishermen's income, often the fishermen would be engaged in smuggling as well. Any fisherman caught smuggling would not only be convicted of his crime, but also see their boat cut in half to prevent it being used for smuggling again.

Answer: Cuspate Foreland

Taking its name from the nearby Denge Marsh and old Norse word for headland, Dungeness is one of the largest expanses of shingle found in Europe. Dungeness is what is known as a Cuspate Foreland, formed by process known as longshore drift. Over time, material carried by the currents of the English Channel met those carried along the Straits of Dover, forming Dungeness' distinctive triangular profile.

Although appearing bleak and windswept, Dungeness is teeming with plant life, the former gravel pits on the headland filled with fresh and salt water, attracting a number of species of birds to the area. Not only is Dungeness classed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. (SSSI) but is home to a nature reserve.

The landscape of Dungeness is dominated by the Dungeness Nuclear Power Facility. However, there are other buildings including lighthouses, pubs and cottages.

The lighthouse in Maisie Daisie's photo is known as the Old Lighthouse, built in 1904 to replace an 18th century lighthouse. In turn this was replaced by a lighthouse in the early 1960. Today the Old Lighthouse is a tourist attraction and wedding venue.

Among the cottages found on the Dungeness estate is Prospect Cottage, formerly owned by the late artist and film director Derek Jarman. Today the gardens that Jarman created can be seen from the road. The cottage and gardens are now private property.

Answer: Marine

Throughout the world fish live in either of two environments, salt water or freshwater. Fish that live in salt water are classed as marine fish, as opposed to fresh water fish. Tropical fish can be used to describe both freshwater and marine fish kept in a heated aquarium to survive.

The hobby of fish keeping can be traced back to ancient times were fish were kept in ponds and pools as food source. In Roman times, a statesman and philosopher named Cicero coined the term "Piscianrii", referring to those who bred and kept fish. Keeping and displaying fish can be traced back to ancient Japan and China, where fish were caught and bred selectively for their markings.

Modern fishkeeping developed in the 19th century when public aquariums were first opened. Over time this developed so that fish could be kept in aquariums in people's homes. Improvements in breeding and air travel further helped the spread of fishkeeping as a hobby, turning it into a multi-billion dollar industry.

Whilst fish are often bred in captivity, some are still caught in the wild, raising concerns over methods used in capturing these fish and the damage to the environment. Among these concerns are the use of cyanide to stun fish so they can be captured, cyanide being a poison that can kill and harm living creatures.

Answer: Richard Trevithick

The first use of steam power come from experiments carried out by Heron of Alexandria who demonstrated what is known as an aeoliplie in the 1st century AD. Over time others conducted experiments with steam power. By the 18th century, work by Thomas Newcomen and James Watt improved on these designs, creating more efficient steam engines.

Richard Trevithick was the son of a Cornish mine captain, born in the late 18th century. Trevithick's first steam powered vehicle though was built in 1801 to travel along roads - not railway tracks - named the "Puffing Devil". In 1802, Trevithick was tasked with building the first steam locomotive. In 1804 Trevithick built another for the Pen-y-Darren iron works. Unfortunately the design of the tracks upon which the locomotive ran were easily broken under the train's weight. This resulted in the locomotive being used as a stationary engine.

Then in 1808, Trevithick designed a final locomotive which ran on a circular track close where Euston Square Underground Station is located. This locomotive pulled carriages in which passengers could ride; however, lack of public interest saw this venture fail.

Ultimately, it was work from engineers such as George Stephenson and his son Robert, along with Isambard Kingdom Brunel who took Trevithick's ideas and developed them. By the end of the 19th century a global network of railways had developed, inspired by Trevithick's invention.

Answer: J.M Barrie

J.M Barrie was born in Kirrimuir, Scotland in 1860, the son of of a weaver and one of 10 children. As Barrie grew older, he went to study literature at the University of Edinburgh, despite his parents' initial reservations. After spending a period of time as a journalist, Barrie wrote his first play, "Ibsen's Ghost", a parody of the works of Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen.

The character of Peter Pan first appeared in Barrie's novel, "The Little White Bird". Contrary to belief, "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" started out as a play. The character being partly inspired by his brother's death at the age of 14, along with spending time with the children of Llewelyn Davies and their nanny in Kensington Gardens. It is also said the Barrie created the character Wendy, featured in "Peter Pan", inspired by a young girl named Margaret Henley who mispronounced the letter "r" calling Barrie "Fwendly", not "Friendly".

Today, the character of Peter Pan has passed into popular culture, further helped in the 1950s when Disney released an animated film version of "Peter Pan". In the early 21st century, the character of Tinker Bell became the feature of number of animated films by Disneytoon Studios.

Answer: Botany

Botany - or phytology - is the study of plant life, taking its name from the Ancient Greek words "botanç" and "boskein". Botany first began to develop in prehistory, where humans used plants for early agriculture and medicine. The first recorded botanical texts can be traced to India around 1100 BC.

During the time of the Ancient Greeks, the study of plant life was further evolved, with the roots of modern botany formed by Theophrastus - regarded as the "Father of Botany". Over the centuries, other such as Leonhart Fuchs, Hieronymus Bock, Robert Hooke, Carl Linnaeus and Gregor Mendel published their own studies in botany.

In the late 20th - and early 21st - centuries, botany developed with new techniques to study, cultivate and classify plant life. In addition, genetic modification has also developed, helping to produce crops that are resistant to disease, the pests that feed upon them and climatic conditions. Even today, new species of plants are still being discovered, along with various uses for them, including medicine.