Hello, Here is the Letter "D" Trivia Quiz

Answer: David Beckham

Dermontti Dawson, Daunte Culpepper and Eric Decker were excellent players in the National Football League (NFL).

David Beckham (1975-) is an English former professional soccer player. He played for major European teams such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, Milan, Paris Saint-Germain. He played for the England national team and in the Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. He is the first player to win league titles in four countries: England, France, Spain and USA. He stopped his professional soccer career in May 2013.

Answer: Eugène Delacroix

"Liberty Leading the People", 1830, is an oil canvas painting by the French painter Eugène Delacroix, in celebration of the July Revolution in Paris which removed Charles X from the throne. The picture depicts a half-naked female figure, who holds the tricolor flag in one hand and holds the bayonet and a musket in the other, followed by a crowd.

This painting showing the rebellion scene has become Delacroix's most popular painting and the emblem of the July Revolution. The painting can be seen at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Answer: Dangerous Liaisons

"Dangerous Liaisons" is a 1988 American-era film directed by Stephen Frears, based on the 1782 French novel of the same name by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. Starred in the film among others Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Uma Thurman, Michelle Pfeiffer and Keanu Reeves.

The film was shot in the Île-de-France region where several historic buildings are found. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures in December, 1988 and was well received by critics but had a modest box office success. It received seven nominations at the 61st Academy Awards and won three of them.

Answer: Dominica

Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica is a country located in the Caribbean Sea, being the northernmost of the Windward Islands. It's size is 750 square kilometres, mostly covered by rain forest and is the home of the world's second-largest hot spring, Boiling Lake. The capital and largest city is Roseau and 95% of the population is Christian.

The island was dominated by the French from 1690s to 1763, who brought a large number of slaves from Africa to work in the coffee culture. After the Seven Years War, in 1763, the English took possession of the island and gradually established English as the official language. Dominica has been an independent country since 1978.

The official language of Denmark is Danish, in the Dominican Republic it is Spanish and French in Djibouti.

Answer: Dushanbe

Dushanbe is the largest city and the capital, since 1991, of The Republic of Tajikistan, located at the confluence of the Varzob and Kofarnihon rivers. It is an old city that was mentioned in a correspondence addressed to the Tsar of Russia dated 1676. Dushanbe was the capital of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic between 1929 and 1991. "Dushanbe" in Persian means Sunday, a reference to the great bazaar that took place in the area on Sundays.

Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, Dili is the capital and largest city of East Timor and Dodoma is the capital city of Tanzania.

Answer: Darwin

Darwin is an Australian city named after the British naturalist Charles Darwin, who visited the site in 1839. Darwin is the capital of the Northern Territory, Australia, on the Timor Sea. The city's economy is based on mining and tourism and thanks to its location Darwin serves as the gateway for travel between Australia and Asia.

Darwin was practically destroyed by the cyclones that hit the area in 1897 and 1937. Darwin suffered further devastation during World War II, when it was bombed in more than fifty air raids by the Japanese; and when everything seemed peaceful, Darwin suffered the effects of Cyclone Tracy in 1974.

Answer: Drina

"The Bridge on the Drina" is a historical novel by Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer Ivo Andrić (1892-1975). During the World War II, Andrić remained under house arrest when he wrote his most important works, including "The Bridge on the Drina". In 1961, Ivo Andrić was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Drina River is formed by the junction of the rivers Tara and Piva, which comes from Montenegro. Drina River flows through Bosnia and Herzegovina, for 346km, of which 206 km form the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia to flow into the Sava River in the north of the country.

Answer: Desi Arnaz

Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (1917-1986) known as Desi Arnaz, was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Due to the Cuban Revolution of 1933, the Arnaz family suffered a setback and moved to the United States.

After finishing high school, Desi Arnaz formed a band and started his artistic life. He was an actor, musician, bandleader, producer, comedian and film and television actor. His best known work is the role as Ricky Ricardo in the TV series "I Love Lucy" starring Lucille Ball, who was married to Desi Arnaz from 1940 to 1960.

Doris Day, Dean Martin and Demi Lovato were born in the United States.

Answer: Domatophobia

Domatophobia or Oikophobia (word derived from the Greek "oikos" = home and "phobos" = fear) is the name given to an extreme aversion to a home environment or of one's home. People with this phobia perceive their home as an unsafe, dangerous, suffocating place. Sometimes the symptoms of this phobia appear after a traumatic experience at home.

The symptoms of this phobia are varied and among them can be cited: breathlessness, difficulty in speaking or reasoning, nausea, etc. There are several alternative treatments that can alleviate or even eliminate the symptoms of domatophobia. Among these treatments can be mentioned the psychotherapy often used in conjunction with hypnosis, behavioral therapy and meditation to help control anxiety. Antidepressants and anti-anxiety can be used, especially at the beginning of treatment.

Dendrophobia, dentophobia and dystychiphobia refer to fear of trees, dentists and accidents respectively.

Answer: Dissonance

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was a prolific composer of the classical period. He was influenced by and influenced Austrian composer Joseph Haydn. They were great friends and in the period 1782 to 1785 Mozart composed and dedicated six quartets to Haydn.

The sixth quartet was completed on January 14, 1785. It is different from the others, is the last in this series and the most famous of them. It was named "The String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465", also nicknamed the "Dissonance Quartet".

The quartet is especially noteworthy due to its divergence from the rules of harmony, exemplified by the slow introduction which is followed by an Allegro section of the first movement. This divergence gives the work the nickname Dissonance.

Now that you finished playing this quiz, listening to this quartet will be relaxing.