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The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:10:18 GMT

Welcome everyone to a very special edition of the

Rather than a contestant, chosen at random by @EmilieT , the two contestants - @Cleoriff and @pgn - who have both won the SILVER THINKER AWARD will face the GOLDEN THINKER CHALLENGE.

Each of them will attempt to answer the same TEN questions.

The TEN QUESTIONS

Q1 [history]: Which of his six wives was Henry VIII married to the longest?

Q2 [people]: Who invented the pneumatic tyre?

Q3 [geography}: In which state or territory in Australia is Ayres Rock [more correctly called Uluru]?

Q4 [literature]: Which Shakespeare play features the line "All that glisters is not gold"?

Q5 [sport - Olympics]: Which event, introduced and only held at the 1908 Olympics, had only competitors from one country and the singles final was never contested?

Q6 [nature]: Where was the first menagerie in England introduced?

Q7 [science]: What does a venturi meter measure?

Q8 [music - not The Beatles]: Who were Woglinde, Wellgunde, and Flosshinde?

Q9 [TV sitcoms]: What were the first names of the original two girl characters in the Carla Lane TV sit-com The Liver Birds first screened in 1969?

Q10 [space]: What was the name of the lunar module [LM] which acted as a lifecraft for the crew of Apollo13 and brought them back to Earth in 1969?

Rules:

You must pm the ten answers to me [MI-Amigo] and not post them on the thread.

You can answer the questions in any order - please copy and paste the question and add your answer.

You can post all of the answers together in one posts; or post one, or more, answer in several post; at any time between 00.01 [one minute after midnight] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday] 24 Oct 2019.

You may only give one answer to any questions. Please note: a second answer to any question cannot be given in these subsequent posts.

Any answer posted before 00.01 or after 23.59 will be declared void.

Please - no googling, Wiki, social media, Youtube in search of the answers.

The results, with the correct answers, will be posted either late on Thursday 24 October [after answers have been submitted] or on Friday morning 25 October 2019.

Each correct answer will be awarded a

If you get all TEN questions correct, you will be awarded the GOLDEN THINKER

All members, including those who have already been a contestant or have put their names forward as contestants and those who are considering being a future contestant, are welcome to join in and play along - by making their own list of questions and seeing how many they can get right - but, please do not post your answers on the thread.

Thank you and good luck - @Cleoriff and @pgn

You may, if you wish, post your reactions to the questions, but please do not post any answers.

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

MI5 — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 06:59:21 GMT

I only see 5 questions?

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:01:16 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
I only see 5 questions?

An error. The post button was clicked before remainder of questions and rules completed

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

Cleoriff — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:41:59 GMT

Thank you @Mi-Amigo

May I just say that my brain is as foggy as it is outside this morning?

(That's my excuse right there)

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

Cleoriff — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:56:52 GMT

I need to ask a general question @Mi-Amigo . As it's for the benefit of us both I will post it openly.

Each question has only one answer, so if the CORRECT answer is given without additional 'bumfluff' information such as... it was blah blah person (without a date, who his mother was, where they came from and who clipped their toenails etc etc etc.) the answer will be deemed correct?

I need to know this, as in the past you have been known to award half a star on occasion for additional info given.

As an example, you have asked who invented the pneumatic tyre. There is one answer to that. You haven't asked for the date or where it was invented. I need to make sure that additional info isn't required to garner more points.

Just checking the rule of engagement...

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:34:07 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
I need to ask a general question @Mi-Amigo . As it's for the benefit of us both I will post it openly.

Each question has only one answer, so if the CORRECT answer is given without additional 'bumfluff' information such as... it was blah blah person (without a date, who his mother was, where they came from and who clipped their toenails etc etc etc.) the answer will be deemed correct?
I need to know this, as in the past you have been known to award half a star on occasion for additional info given.
As as example, you have asked who invented the pneumatic tyre. There is one answer to that. You haven't asked for the date or where it was invented. I need to make sure that additional info isn't required to garner more points.
Just checking the rule of engagement...

@Cleoriff

No problem with asking questions to clarify a particular point.

Although, in the past, half a star has been awarded for additional information, for this quiz, all that is wanted is one answer to each question - without the additional information.

In the example of who invented the pneumatic tyre I am looking for the name of the person, so when, and where will not "gander more points".

Having said that, and as others might be interested, I will provide a little extra information to each of the answers but this will not affect or alter the overall score.

All you and @pgn need do is give the right answer to the ten questions to be awarded the Golden Thinker.

If you or @pgn have any other questions, please feel free to ask and I will give an answer.

Good luck to you both...

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

Cleoriff — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:37:09 GMT

Thanks for that @Mi-Amigo

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

TallTrees — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:49:50 GMT

Good Luck from TallTrees

to you both

@pgn and @Cleoriff

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

Cleoriff — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:54:46 GMT

Thanks @TallTrees . I'm going to need it....

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:10:09 GMT

Oh and a little help [?] @Cleoriff and @pgn , at least two of the questions are QI-style - the answers are not what most people assume...

Be interesting to see what the"regulars"

- @jonsie ; @EmilieT ; @AnnieM ; @gmarkj ; @jezza1234 ; @Anonymous - who have played along with some of the previous White Room Thursday Quiz, make of the questions and how they fair when it comes to the results...

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

EmilieT — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 07:01:03 GMT

Good luck @Cleoriff and @pgn! I know one, maybe two answers, so this will be very interesting

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

Cleoriff — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 07:13:39 GMT

Thanks @EmilieT

Just about to PM @Mi-Amigo with my answers.

PS this gave me brain ache.

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

jezza1234 — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 12:38:59 GMT

Some nice questions here. Have to say dont know the olympic one. I can guess at a couple but thry would be guess'

Have to say i like question 9 which wierdly I knew stright off as it was in another pub quiz I went to recently!

I am confident on 8 or 9 out of 10 on this one. But will have to see whn the answers go up

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

Cleoriff — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 12:43:14 GMT

One of my answers (which I would never have known) was as a result of a pub quiz @jezza1234

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

pgn — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:28:02 GMT

A question about the Olympic game one:

Q5 [sport - Olympics]: Which event, introduced and only held at the 1908 Olympics, had only competitors from one country and the singles final was never contested?

Are you sure

(a) the event was ONLY held at 1908 Olympics? (this event in 1908 had 2 nations in the contest)

(b) had only competitiors from one country (this event appeared in several Olympics)

(c) had only competitors from one country and the singles final was never contested (this event was contested at other Olympics, but due controversy in 1908 only had a single competitor who won the final by default)

Or it's some other event of which my "Controversial Olympic Games of 1908" reference book is blissfully unaware.

By my estimates, no single event meets all the criteria of this particular sneaky question...

Asked here so there's no unfairness allegations - all my other answers are in.

Thanks!

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

Cleoriff — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:21:21 GMT

As my answers are in as well @pgn I will just say I hadn't a clue about this one so just made an 'inspired' guess.

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

Cleoriff — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:22:52 GMT

PS. I will have to wait for any answer, as I am now off for a siesta....

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

pgn — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:31:11 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
As my answers are in as well @pgn I will just say I hadn't a clue about this one so just made an 'inspired' guess.

I was about to do likewise, @Cleoriff until I reread the question and found none of my 3 possibilities counted.

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:45:16 GMT

@pgn

I never mind clarifying any of the questions in any of the White Room Quizzes

With regards to:

Q5 [sport - Olympics]: Which event, introduced and only held at the 1908 Olympics, had only competitors from one country and the singles final was never contested?

You asked:

"Are you sure

(a) the event was ONLY held at 1908 Olympics? (this event in 1908 had 2 nations in the contest)

yes - event only held at 1908 Olympics

(b) had only competitiors from one country (this event appeared in several Olympics)

yes - only competitors from one country and this event did not appear in several Olympics

(c) had only competitors from one country and the singles final was never contested (this event was contested at other Olympics, but due do differences of openion in 1908 only had a single competitor who won the final by default)

yes - only competitors from one country and singles final was never contested. This event was not contested at other Olympics nor, due to differences of opinion in 1908, only had a single competitor. But the winner did win by default - as final was never contested.

Your "Controversial Olympic Games of 1908" may well be referring to another event - not to the one which does meet the criteria in the question.

When I give the results, I will give the source for the answers to the posed question.

Hope that helps.

Re: The White Room Quiz - Golden Thinker Challenge

pgn — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 19:52:59 GMT

Thanks for the clarification, but no, no help whatsoever.

My Q5 is a complete shot in the dark.

Over to you for the judging, do your worst. 😭