White Room Quiz Wed 24 April 2024

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

   HISTORY    SCIENCE    MOVIES     SPORT

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo  - their answers between 12 noon today [Wed] and

03.00am Friday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @Dave-O2 

and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and any new members will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - The battles of Corith, Cold Harbor, and Wilderness were all fought during which war ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Co is the chemical symbol for which element ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - What was the title of the movie sequal to the 1971 movie "Dirty Harry" ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - Liverpool FC footballer Diogo Jota plays for which country`s national football team ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - "Barbarossa" was the German codename for the invasion of which country during WW 2 ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is the chemical symbol for thulium ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In Disney`s movie "Cinderlella", from which foot does Cinderella lose her slipper ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - In which year did England`s Women`s Rugby team last win the Women`s Rugby World Cup ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 24 April 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 26 April 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 26 April 2024.

Each member will be awarded  for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me Mi-Amigo after 12 noon today [Wed 24 Apr

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 26 Apr 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 26 Apr 2024 will be declared void.

No googling, wiki, youtube search for answers.

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

New members, who have recently joined the Community, and members who have not taken part before, are welcome to join the "regulars" with this week`s quiz. 

Please feel free to post any comments on the questions - but not the answers - on this thread.

If you have any questions about the quiz, please ask and I will reply here.

I hope everyone likes the questions in today`s White Room Quiz, and finds this WRQ fun.

Good luck, everyone.

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[gmarkj]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

and for the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

[Dave-O2]

Answers submitted @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie @BobM @Dave-O2 

pms with your answers received - all before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - The battles of Corith, Cold Harbor, and Wilderness were all fought during which war ?

A1   American Civil War

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Co is the chemical symbol for which element ?

A2   cobalt

Q3 MOVIES 1 - What was the title of the movie sequal to the 1971 movie "Dirty Harry" ?

A3   Magnum Force

Q4 SPORT 1 - Liverpool FC footballer Diogo Jota plays for which country`s national football team ?

A4   Portugal

Q5 HISTORY 2 - "Barbarossa" was the German codename for the invasion of which country during WW 2 ?

A5   Russia

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is the chemical symbol for thulium ?

A6    Tm

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In Disney`s movie "Cinderlella", from which foot does Cinderella lose her slipper ?

A7    left - in animation; right - in 2015 live action. Question should have included "animation" but when

         I realised omission I couldn`t get on to edit question. When I eventually got on, pms had been received

         So left, right, both are all correct answers, which means everyone who gave an answer is correct.

Q8 SPORT 2 - In which year did England`s Women`s Rugby team last win the Women`s Rugby World Cup ?

A8    2014.

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@MI5 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 pass             Q2 correct -      Q3 Dirty Harry 2 - incorrect  Q4 Brazil - incorrect .

Q5 correct -   Q6 Tl - incorrect  Q7 correct -                        Q8 2023 - incorrect .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 The Enforcer - incorrect   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 pass              Q7 pass                                   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 100 Years War - incorrect Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Spain - incorrect               Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@jonsie 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 2015 - incorrect .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 The Enforcer - incorrect  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -                        Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 WW1 -  incorrect   Q2 carbon dioxide - incorrect  Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 pass                        Q6 Tl - incorrect                        Q7 correct -   Q8 1999 - incorrect .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct