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White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 05:51:08 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

HISTORY WORDS MOVIES FOOD & DRINK

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 [Wed] and

03.00am Friday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian [ @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 HISTORY 1 - Who founded the Macedonian Empire in 334 BCE ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - The word "bloss", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what type of criminal ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - Who was the director of the 1980 movie "The Elephant Man" ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Which sauce, originally from Genoa, is made by adding olive oil to pounded basil,

pine nut kernels, garlic, and Parmesan cheese ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Who commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 ?

Q6 WORDS 2 - The word "colquarron", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what part of a man`s body ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1989 movie "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, who played Dr Henry Jones -Indiana

Jones`s father ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Fino is a very dry, and oloroso is a sweeter type, of which fortified wine ?

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 [Wed 11 Dec 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 13 Dec 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 13 Dec 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 [Wed 11 Dec

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 13 Dec 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 13 Dec 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 Wed 11 Dec 2024

Cleoriff — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:41:44 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:06:44 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

jonsie — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:55:40 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo ---->>

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

Oxonian — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:18:22 GMT

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, my entry should be awaiting your perusal. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

pgn — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:44:59 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:55:47 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

gmarkj — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:30:14 GMT

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:05:12 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 08:33:44 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - Who founded the Macedonian Empire in 334 BCE ?

A1 Alexander the Great

Q2 WORDS 1 - The word "bloss", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what type of criminal ?

A2 shoplifter

Q3 MOVIES 1 - Who was the director of the 1980 movie "The Elephant Man" ?

A3 Davud Lynch

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Which sauce, originally from Genoa, is made by adding olive oil to pounded basil,

pine nut kernels, garlic, and Parmesan cheese ?

A4 pesto

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Who commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 ?

A5 Jellicoe

Q6 WORDS 2 - The word "colquarron", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what part of a man`s body ?

A6 neck

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1989 movie "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, who played Dr Henry Jones -Indiana

Jones`s father ?

A7 Sean Connery

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Fino is a very dry, and oloroso is a sweeter type, of which fortified wine ?

A8 sherry

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

Cleoriff — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 08:37:40 GMT

Great to see you on @Mi-Amigo. I just text you as you were a bit late. Ignore text. 😂

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 08:45:45 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

@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

@Oxonian

Q1 correct Q2 murderer - incorrect Q3 correct Q4 pass .

Q5 David Beatty - incorrect Q6 head - incorrect Q7 Harrison Ford - incorrect Q8 pass .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

@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

@pgn

Q1 correct Q2 prostitute - incorrect Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct Q2 burglar - incorrect Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 pass Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 08:51:38 GMT

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @pgn

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @gmarkj

2 stars = 2 correct - @Oxonian

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

Well done

@pgn - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian - 2 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars.

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions

on each of these categories

GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE LITERATURE MUSIC.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

pgn — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:01:38 GMT

So my China Blue gif was a bit of a blowen... a shoplifter bloss not a lady of the night bloss, good to know 😁

Well done all, and thanks, @Mi-Amigo - those arcane words are pretty challenging! 🤔

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

Cleoriff — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:03:34 GMT

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo. Thanks as usual for organising it.

Well done everyone.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

MI5 — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:21:06 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

jonsie — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:50:41 GMT

Nice toughie quiz @Mi-Amigo

Well done peeps!

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:22:11 GMT

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards

Sorry answers, results, awards were posted a little later than usual - I overslept 😂 .

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

jonsie — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:29:00 GMT

We're all allowed a little lie-in now and again @Mi-Amigo

Hopefully it did you some good 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024

Oxonian — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:02:31 GMT

Ouch @Mi-Amigo, I wish that you had not posted them at all !

Anyway, thank you and well done to everyone else ! 👍