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White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 04:17:40 GMT

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

PEOPLE TV SPORT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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 [ @Dave-O2 is on leave]

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 PEOPLE 1 - Who was British Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War I ?

Q2 TV 1 - In the British TV sit-come "Home To Roost", screened 1985 to 1990, what was the surname of the

character played by John Thaw ?

Q3 SPORT 1 - Which team won seven F1 drivers` titles in eight seasons from 1984 to 1991 ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - "For Valour" are the two words on the front of which medal ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In Greek mythology, who was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster before she

was rescued by her future husband Perseus ?

Q6 TV 2 - What was the title of the British TV sketch show which featured a fictious language with phrases

such as "Scorchio" and "Boutros, Boutros, Ghali" ?

Q7 SPORT 2 - In the FIFA World Cup quarter final in 2006, who was only England player to score against

Portugal in the penalty shoot-out ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - What was stored in a Leyden jar ?

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 02 Sept 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 04 Sept 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 04 Sept 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 02 Sept

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 04 Sept 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 04 Sept 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 02 Sept 2024

Oxonian — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:22:10 GMT

My entry should be in your inbox @Mi-Amigo awaiting your perusal ; thank you as always for organising. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

jonsie — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 18:07:26 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 18:17:09 GMT

Thank you @MI5

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 02 Sept 2024

Cleoriff — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:03:08 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 05:35:09 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

gmarkj — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 07:15:01 GMT

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

BobM — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 07:51:51 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

Cleoriff — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 07:56:13 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
Thank you @Cleoriff
like the gif
pm with your answers received

Well it had to be F1 @Mi-Amigo ...and also had to be the 'rainmaster' 😂

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:37:55 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

pgn — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:01:44 GMT

Bolting into your PMs now @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:22:15 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:30:59 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Who was British Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War I ?

A1 Herbert Asquith

Q2 TV 1 - In the British TV sit-come "Home To Roost", screened 1985 to 1990, what was the surname of the

character played by John Thaw ?

A2 Willows

Q3 SPORT 1 - Which team won seven F1 drivers` titles in eight seasons from 1984 to 1991 ?

A3 McLaren

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - "For Valour" are the two words on the front of which medal ?

A4 Victoria Cross

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In Greek mythology, who was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster before she

was rescued by her future husband Perseus ?

A5 Andromeda

Q6 TV 2 - What was the title of the British TV sketch show which featured a fictious language with phrases

such as "Scorchio" and "Boutros, Boutros, Ghali" ?

A6 The Fast Show

Q7 SPORT 2 - In the FIFA World Cup quarter final in 2006, who was only England player to score against

Portugal in the penalty shoot-out ?

A7 Owen Hargreaves

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - What was stored in a Leyden jar ?

A8 electricity

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:43:31 GMT

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

@Oxonian

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 pass Q6 pass 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 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

@gmarkj

Q1 correct Q2 Smith - incorrect Q3 correct Q4 Purple Heart - incorrect .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@BobM

Q1 correct Q2 Swallow - incorrect Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 Gerrard - incorrect Q8 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 pass Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pass .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 Boutros, Boutros, Ghali - incorrect Q8 correct .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:49:15 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @jonsie @Cleoriff

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @pgn

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @BobM @Oxonian @gmarkj

Red Thinker = 4 correct - @TallTrees

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @jonsie @Cleoriff

Well done

@pgn - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM - Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees - Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker .

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions

with 2 questions on each of these categories

PLACES NATURE MOVIES FOOD & DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

pgn — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 05:22:49 GMT

Loadsathinkers, well done all - and thanks, @Mi-Amigo - as decent a quiz as the day is long... 🤣

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

BobM — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 06:44:32 GMT

Great results, well done all.

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for another good quiz 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

Cleoriff — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:12:17 GMT

Great to see all these Thinkers, so well done all. Thanks also for the F1 question @Mi-Amigo and a great quiz xx

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

MI5 — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:19:10 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

TallTrees — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:59:07 GMT

Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo

Red Thinker was good for me.

F1 TV Shows not good for me

Oops @Cleoriff thought it was Williams

distant thought of name ⁰🙄

Well done all