topic Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022 in Off-Topic

White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:48:07 GMT

Welcome to

THE 200th WHITE ROOM QUIZ

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is the 200th White Room Quiz since WRQ began on 1 Aug 2019.

This White Room Quiz is eight questions with one question from each of these categories -

- GEOGRAPHY PLACES NATURE WORDS MUSIC MOVIES SPORT GAMES

Each question is based around "200"

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 [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @BobM @TallTrees @adelphiaUK @lewys-gp @RafaC @Martin-O2

anyone who has taken part in a White Room Quiz in the past - including @MAKAZAGA @AK04 @Marjo

@TheresaV @LukasB and any member, who has never taken part, and any new members will join in today`s White Room Quiz.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY - What is the name of Britain`s highest waterfall , with an unbroken fall of 200m ?

Q2 PLACES - The statue of Guan Yu, with height of 200ft and completed in 2010, is in which country ?

Q3 NATURE - Which mammal has 200 teeth ?

Q4 WORDS - Which word means a 200-year anniversary ?

Q5 MUSIC - Which single by The Beatles was the UK`s 200th No 1 single in 1965 ?

Q6 MOVIES - In Frank Zappa`s surreal 1971 movie "200 Motels", which musician appeared as Larry, dressed

as Frank Zappa ?

Q7 SPORT - Which footballer was the first to score 200 Premier League goals ?

Q8 GAMES - In UK Monopoly game, a house on which property costs £200 ?

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 [Wed 12 Jan 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 13 Jan 2022]

- 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 Fri 14 Jan 2022

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 12 Jan 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 13 Jan 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 13 Jan 2022 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 - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

Cleoriff — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 13:17:11 GMT

*Coughs* Very well thought out @Mi-Amigo! 😂

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

pgn — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 13:23:13 GMT

Wheels in motion...

👍

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 13:26:13 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff and @pgn

It wasn`t easy finding 8 questions [never mind one in each of 8 categories] based around "200".

To be honest, there are a couple of head-scratchers...

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

jonsie — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 13:32:48 GMT

Anyone getting 8 right will shock me!

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:00:32 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

Maybe there will be some "lucky guesses" .... ???

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:01:51 GMT

Thank you @RafaC

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @lewys-gp

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

gmarkj — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:17:33 GMT

Just hoping I can better my score from the Monday quiz.
Then I saw the questions. Maybe not!

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:34:46 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

Cleoriff — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 18:43:23 GMT

On it's way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

pgn — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:52:51 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

pgn — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:03:53 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
Anyone getting 8 right will shock me!

😱

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:20:21 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

TallTrees — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:13:52 GMT

Hi there ~ very busy this week couldn't join in @Mi-Amigo

Will send answers to this quiz shortly.

Bye for now TT

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

jonsie — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:32:49 GMT

To you to me to you >>>>>>

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:09:59 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @jonsie

love the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:27:50 GMT

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 GEOGRAPHY - What is the name of Britain`s highest waterfall , with an unbroken fall of 200m ?

A1 Eas a Chuai Aluinn, Scotland

Q2 PLACES - The statue of Guan Yu, with height of 200ft and completed in 2010, is in which country ?

A2 China

Q3 NATURE - Which mammal has 200 teeth ?

A3 dolphin. Not Blue Whale which has 270-345 baleen.

Q4 WORDS - Which word means a 200-year anniversary ?

A4 bicentennial

Q5 MUSIC - Which single by The Beatles was the UK`s 200th No 1 single in 1965 ?

A5 Help!

Q6 MOVIES - In Frank Zappa`s surreal 1971 movie "200 Motels", which musician appeared as Larry, dressed

as Frank Zappa ?

A6 Ringo Starr

Q7 SPORT - Which footballer was the first to score 200 Premier League goals ?

A7 Alan Shearer

Q8 GAMES - In UK Monopoly game, a house on which property costs £200 ?

A8 Mayfair

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:55:48 GMT

THE RESULTS:

@RafaC

Q1 Steall - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 whale - incorrect Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Brian Eno - incorrect Q7 Sergio Aguero - incorrect Q8 pass

Total: 3 for three correct answers

@lewys-gp

Q1 Pistyll Rhaed, Wales - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 Blue Whale - incorrect Q4 pass

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 David Bowie - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded Q8 Old Kent Rd - incorrect

Total: 3 for three correct answers

@gmarkj

Q1 pass Q2 correct - awarded Q3 Blue Whale - incorrect Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 Ballad of LukasB - 😂 - incorrect Q6 TheresaV - 😂 - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded

Q8 Park Lane - incorrect

Total: 3 for three correct answers

@Cleoriff

Q1 Ean - as very close to / part of correct answer, awarded half Q2 correct - awarded

Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 7 correct answers + 1 part-correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@pgn

Q1 ?? Scotland - no award Q2 correct - awarded Q3 whale - incorrect Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 Matt le Tissier - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 ?? Scotland - no award Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 Yellow Submarine - incorrect Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 Vine St - incorrect

Total: 2 for two correct answers

@jonsie

Q1 ?? Scotland - no award Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 Ticket To Ride - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

Cleoriff — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:05:01 GMT

Close but no cigar for any of us this week @Mi-Amigo 😂

Question one was a bit too hard. Knew it was in Scotland and had a weird name. which I can't pronounce let alone write it 😂😂 Well done everyone. 😉

Re: White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:11:36 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - no Silver Thinker this time

Bronze Thinker + + half = 7 correct + 1 part correct - @Cleoriff

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @jonsie

Red Thinker + = 5 correct - @pgn

= 3 correct - @gmarkj @RafaC @lewys-gp

= 2 correct - @TallTrees

No SILVER THINKER this time

Well done

@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker + +half

@jonsie - Bronze Thinker

@pgn - Red Thinker +

@gmarkj - 3

@RafaC - 3

@lewys-gp - 3

@TallTrees - 2

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s White Room Quiz, when the "normal" WRQ will return with 8 questions - two questions on each of the categories

- PEOPLE NATURE ART FOOD & DRINK

I will be searching out the questions over the weekend, with a mix of categories and questions ranging from easier to not-so-easy.

Thanks everyone for joining in and making WRQ fun.