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White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 05:24:33 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

SCIENCE LITERATURE MOVIES 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 SCIENCE 1 - What is the common name for parotitis, an infection with swelling of the largest pair of

salivary glands ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Shakespeare`s play "As You Like It", which character delivers the line

"All the world`s a stage and the men and women merely players" ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In the 1951 comedy movie "The Lavender Hill Mob", what is the name [character`s name

not actress`s name] of characters Holland and Pendlebury`s landlady ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - What, in the Middle Ages, was traditionally measured in ells ?

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - In geology, what is a caldera ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Agatha Christie`s novel "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe", what is the name of Poirot`s

dentist who was shot after Poirot had visited him ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the comedy movie "Carry On Up The Jungle", what is the name of the fictious bird

which Prof Tinkle is searching for ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - In printing, what is the term for arranging text aligned with the left or right

margin, or both margins ?

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 16 Sept 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 18 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 18 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 16 Sept

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 18 Sept 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 18 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 16 Sept 2024

pgn — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:54:13 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

Oxonian — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:38:30 GMT

My entry should be in your inbox and awaiting your perusal @Mi-Amigo ! 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:58:39 GMT

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

Cleoriff — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:00:50 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo (I hope!)0

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:09:56 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

TallTrees — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:26:31 GMT

Hello @Mi-Amigo

Thank you for inviting me to the quiz

I really can't guess these, I know of them but you know me actors and films 😏

I wish everyone good luck and I'll pop in for the next one.

Bye for now

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

gmarkj — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:10:40 GMT

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:18:50 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees

Sorry you won`t be able to join in with this WRQ but hope you`ll like tomorrow`s - Wed`s WRQ questions

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

TallTrees — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:53:40 GMT

I'll have a look

Hopefully not too scary 😬

Thank you @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 03:58:29 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 SCIENCE 1 - What is the common name for parotitis, an infection with swelling of the largest pair of

salivary glands ?

A1 mumps

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Shakespeare`s play "As You Like It", which character delivers the line

"All the world`s a stage and the men and women merely players" ?

A2 Jacques

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In the 1951 comedy movie "The Lavender Hill Mob", what is the name [character`s name

not actress`s name] of characters Holland and Pendlebury`s landlady ?

A3 Miss Evesham.

Two quizzers gave "Mrs Chalk" as the answer, which is incorrect. Mrs Chalk was an elderly resident,

who Pendelbury read to. A review of DVD of the movie incorrectly credited a quote by the landlady

to Pendelbury and Holland as being by Mrs Chalk not by Miss Evesham.

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - What, in the Middle Ages, was traditionally measured in ells ?

A4 wool/cloth

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - In geology, what is a caldera ?

A5 depression caused by collapse after eruption of volcano

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Agatha Christie`s novel "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe", what is the name of Poirot`s

dentist who was shot after Poirot had visited him ?

A6 Morley

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the comedy movie "Carry On Up The Jungle", what is the name of the fictious bird

which Prof Tinkle is searching for ?

A7 oozlum

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - In printing, what is the term for arranging text aligned with the left or right

margin, or both margins ?

A8 justify, justification, justified

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 04:10:11 GMT

THE RESULTS

@MI5

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 Mrs Chalk - incorrect Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze 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

@Oxonian

Q1 gland swelling - need name Q2 correct Q3 Mrs Chalk - incorrect Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 pass Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red 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 correct Q3 TeresaV - incorrect Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 LukasB - incorrect Q7 correct Q8 flush, ragged, central - incorrect .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 04:14:43 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @pgn @Cleoriff

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @MI5

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @Oxonian @gmarkj

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @pgn @Cleoriff

Well done

@MI5 - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian - Red Thinker + star

@gmarkj - 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

PEOPLE TV ART 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 16 Sept 2024

MI5 — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:07:46 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Well done all.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

Cleoriff — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:08:54 GMT

All thinkers, so good to see. Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

gmarkj — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:44:51 GMT

Not shocked by that.

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:20:09 GMT

Thank you @MI5 @Cleoriff @gmarkj

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Sept 2024

Oxonian — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:44:07 GMT

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, bit disappointing to see only five entrants, well done to all ! 👍