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White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:38:02 GMT

Welcome to

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions with two questions from each of these categories -

GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE [one question on Biology; one on Chemistry] LITERATURE MOVIES

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 [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @MI5 @BobM @TallTrees @gmarkj @lewys-gp @RafaC @AK04 @Martin-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 GEOGRAPHY 1 Which is the only country crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 BIOLOGY What tissue connects bone to muscle in the human body ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 What was the title of J K Rowling`s second Harry Potter book ?

Q4 MOVIES 1 For his role in which movie did Tom Hanks win his first Oscar for Best Actor ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 Which US State has the second longest coastline ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 CHEMISTRY What is the chemical symbol for the element Californium ?

Q7 LITERTURE 2 Who wrote the novel "The Road To Wigan Pier", first published in 1937 ?

Q8 MOVIES 2 Which movie won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 1974 Academy Awards ?

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

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 08 Nov 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 09 Nov 2021]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Wed 10 Nov 2021

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 [Mon 08 Nov 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 09 Nov 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 09 Nov 2021 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

@Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

Cleoriff — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:16:30 GMT

A couple of 'I must think hard about those' questions @Mi-Amigo 😂

Off out now. Will give me time to think. Lol

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:31:07 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

No trick questions but a couple which are trickier and might need thinking about...

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

pgn — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 12:01:02 GMT

I have been humming this classic since reading the questions - absolutely no use whatsoever for answering, but an ear-worm nonetheless:

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 12:31:08 GMT

Love it @pgn

Reminds me of a version of the song which Sheldon sang whilst drunk in The Big Bang Theory 😂

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 12:31:58 GMT

Thank you @RafaC

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

Cleoriff — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:50:31 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

gmarkj — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:56:50 GMT

Get these in quick as busy tomorrow...

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 16:28:53 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @lewys-gp

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @MI5

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

pgn — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:15:26 GMT

Ah, yes - Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 20:48:06 GMT

Thank you @pgn

Interesting gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:38:27 GMT

Thank you everyone who has sent me a pm with their answers

Gentle reminder

@TallTrees @jonsie @BobM @Martin-O2 @AK04

and anyone who would like to have a go at this quiz.

There`s still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thurs] - to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers

Look forward to hearing from you.

Good luck.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:00:19 GMT

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 Which is the only country crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn ?

A1. Brazil

Q2 SCIENCE 1 BIOLOGY What tissue connects bone to muscle in the human body ?

A2. Tendons

Q3 LITERATURE 1 What was the title of J K Rowling`s second Harry Potter book ?

A3. Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets

Q4 MOVIES 1 For his role in which movie did Tom Hanks win his first Oscar for Best Actor ?

A4. Philadelphia.

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 Which US State has the second longest coastline ?

A5. Florida.

Q6 SCIENCE 2 CHEMISTRY What is the chemical symbol for the element Californium ?

A6. Cf

Q7 LITERTURE 2 Who wrote the novel "The Road To Wigan Pier", first published in 1937 ?

A7. George Orwell.

Q8 MOVIES 2 Which movie won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 1974 Academy Awards ?

A8. The Sting

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

TallTrees — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:06:44 GMT

Hi there @Mi-Amigo

Couldn't manage to join in ~ will do next time - Wednesday 10th November.

Today is a bit lighter for me.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:26:27 GMT

THE RESULTS:

@RafaC

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 cartilage - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 Oregan - incorrect Q6 Cm - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 pass

Total: 3 for three correct answers

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 LukasB - 😂 - incorrect

Q8 Life & Times of TheresaV - 😂 - incorrect

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@lewys-gp

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 Godfather 2 - incorrect

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@MI5

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 Big - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:38:22 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5

Bronze Thinker + = 7 correct - @Cleoriff @lewys-gp @pgn

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @gmarkj

= 3 correct - @RafaC

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ONLY SILVER THINKER this time - @MI5

Well done

@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker +

@lewys-gp - Bronze Thinker +

@pgn - Bronze Thinker +

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker

@RafaC -

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s White Room Quiz which will be

eight questions - with two questions from each of the categories

- SPACE WORDS MUSIC GAMES

which will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:41:35 GMT

Sorry you missed out taking part in this quiz @TallTrees

I hope you get a chance at today`s White Room Quiz which will be up on a separate thread shortly and you like the categories - SPACE; WORDS; MUSIC; GAMES.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

MI5 — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:42:51 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Shout out to @lewys-gp 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

RafaC — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:05:01 GMT

Such a great round of the WRQ game @Mi-Amigo, thanks for that!
And I second @MI5 shout out to my colleague @lewys-gp 👏

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

lewys-gp — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:21:14 GMT

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo! Cheers, @MI5 @RafaC. When I was reading the questions, I couldn't believe my eyes 🤣. It was like Mi-Amigo picked them just for me. Well done for getting the only Silver Thinker too, MI5.