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White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 04:12:52 GMT

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is the White Room Quiz 5th Anniversary, with 8 "5"/"5th" - related questions.

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 [Mon] and

03.00am Wednesday 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

O2 Community Managers - past and present inc -

@Marjo @EmilieT @Martin-O2 @LukasB @TheresaV @RafaC @Breanna @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 - Who was the 5th US President - President 1817-1825 ?

Q2 GEOGRAPHY - Which of the 5 Great Lakes of North America is the smallest ?

Q3 SCIENCE - Which element in the periodic table has the atomic number 5 ?

Q4 LITERATURE - In the King James version of The Bible [Exodus 5, and Deuteronomy 5], what is

Fifth of the Ten Commandments ?

Q5 MUSIC - "Five Years" by David Bowie is a song on which David Bowie, first released in 1972 ?

Q6 MOVIES - What is the title of the 5th Official James Bond movie, released in 1967 ?

Q7 TV - Which actor played the 5th Doctor in the BBC TV series "Dr Who" from Mar 1981 - Mar 1984 ?

Q8 SPORT - Which event is the 5th event in a decathlon ?

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 [Mon 05 Aug 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 07 Aug 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 07 Aug 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 [Mon 05 Aug

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 07 Aug 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 07 Aug 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.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

TallTrees — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 05:38:58 GMT

Well @Mi-Amigo

This is interesting, terrifying and goodbye Silver🤣

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 07:15:03 GMT

@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny

IMPORTANT - Omission from Q5 which should read...

Q5 MUSIC - "Five Years" by David Bowie is a song on which David Bowie album, first released in 1972 ?

Apologies to all quizzers

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

Cleoriff — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 07:31:56 GMT

@Mi-Amigo

Have you missed ALBUM on Q5?

NB: Question answered above. Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 07:17:43 GMT

@TallTrees wrote:
Well @Mi-Amigo
This is interesting, terrifying and goodbye Silver🤣

Thank you @TallTrees

"Interesting" ? That was what I hoped for; "terrifying" ? Never my intension; "goodbye Silver" ? you never know lucky guess[es] might pay off this time. Good luck.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

TallTrees — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 07:22:16 GMT

Thank you for your kind and encouraging words @Mi-Amigo

😁

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

Cleoriff — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 11:35:32 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

pgn — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:13:57 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

Oxonian — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:08:03 GMT

My entry should be awaiting your perusal @Mi-Amigo ; a challenging array of questions.

Well done on the 5th anniversary ! 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

jonsie — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 22:59:09 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 05:54:11 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

BobM — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 07:10:15 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

gmarkj — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:10:46 GMT

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:35:41 GMT

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 03:32:50 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY - Who was the 5th US President - President 1817-1825 ?

A1 James Monroe

Q2 GEOGRAPHY - Which of the 5 Great Lakes of North America is the smallest ?

A2 Lake Ontario

Q3 SCIENCE - Which element in the periodic table has the atomic number 5 ?

A3 boron

Q4 LITERATURE - In the King James version of The Bible [Exodus 5, and Deuteronomy 5], what is

Fifth of the Ten Commandments ?

A4 Honour thy father and thy mother

Q5 MUSIC - "Five Years" by David Bowie is a song on which David Bowie album, first released in 1972 ?

A5 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Q6 MOVIES - What is the title of the 5th Official James Bond movie, released in 1967 ?

A6 You Only Live Twice

Q7 TV - Which actor played the 5th Doctor in the BBC TV series "Dr Who" from Mar 1981 - Mar 1984 ?

A7 Peter Davidson

Q8 SPORT - Which event is the 5th event in a decathlon ?

A8 400m

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 03:43:42 GMT

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@TallTrees

Q1 correct Q2 Erie - incorrect Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 pass Q6 Goldfinger - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 running - sorry can`t accept, need specific event .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@Oxonian

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 pass .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 110m hurdles - incorrect .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@jonsie

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 1500m - incorrect .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@BobM

Q1 Madison - incorrect Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct Q2 Erie - incorrect Q3 correct Q4 pass .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 03:51:34 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @Cleoriff @pgn

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @jonsie @BobM

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @Oxonian @gmarkj

3 stars = 3 correct - @TallTrees

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @pgn

Well done

@jonsie - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s [Wed`] WRQ`s which is the

- WRQ "Mastermind Challenge" of 8 questions with 4 questions faced by two Mastermind Champions of Champion but both failed to answer two of the questions.

Can any WRQ Quizzers beat the former Mastermind Champions of Champions ?

The quiz will be posted on a separate thread shortly

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

TallTrees — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 05:46:10 GMT

3 🌟 better than I thought.

Well done quizzers

Thank you for the quiz @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

BobM — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:23:38 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for arranging another great quiz.

Well done all, good results 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 05 Aug 2024 - 5th Anniversary

Cleoriff — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 07:21:33 GMT

Well done everyone. Thanks @Mi-Amigo for a great quiz. I'll check the Mastermind quiz out shortly 😖