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White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 04:53:09 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 2 questions on each of these categories:

GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE MOVIES TV

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 @Oxonian @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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the largest lake entirely in US State of Maine ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Nh is the chemical symbol for which element in the Periodic Table ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1966 movie "Born Free" what is the name of the character played by Virginia McKenna ?

Q4 TV 1 - In British TV sit-com "Last of the Summer Wine" what is "Foggy" Dewhurst`s first name

[first name of character not actor`s first name] ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Galdhopiggen is the highest peak in which European country ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Zygomatic bone in the human body is more commonly known as what ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1954 movie "On The Waterfront" who played the character Johnny Friendly ?

Q8 TV 2 - In British TV sit-com "Porridge" what is the first name of Fletcher`s wife [character`s first name

not first name of actress] ?

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 June 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 18 June 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 18 June 2025.

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 June

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 18 June 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 18 June 2025 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 June 2025

jonsie — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:00:06 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

Cleoriff — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:17:43 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:39:52 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

Oxonian — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:12:57 GMT

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, my entry should be waiting for you. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:48:57 GMT

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

pgn — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:53:12 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:52:25 GMT

Thank you @pgn

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 04:47:52 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the largest lake entirely in US State of Maine ?

A1 Moosehead Lake

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Nh is the chemical symbol for which element in the Periodic Table ?

A2 nihonium

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1966 movie "Born Free" what is the name of the character played by Virginia McKenna ?

A3 Joy Adamson

Q4 TV 1 - In British TV sit-com "Last of the Summer Wine" what is "Foggy" Dewhurst`s first name

[first name of character not actor`s first name] ?

A4 Walter

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Galdhopiggen is the highest peak in which European country ?

A5 Norway

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Zygomatic bone in the human body is more commonly known as what ?

A6 cheek bone

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1954 movie "On The Waterfront" who played the character Johnny Friendly ?

A7 Lee Cobb

Q8 TV 2 - In British TV sit-com "Porridge" what is the first name of Fletcher`s wife [character`s first name

not first name of actress] ?

A8 Isobel

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 04:56:03 GMT

THE RESULTS

@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 Irene - incorrect .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@MI5

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 Ingrid - incorrect .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian

Q1 correct Q2 nickel - incorrect Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 jaw - incorrect Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 6 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

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:01:49 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @jonsie @pgn

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @Cleoriff @MI5

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @Oxonian

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @jonsie @pgn

Well done

@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker + star

@MI5 - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

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

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

on each of these categories

PEOPLE LITERATURE FOOD & DRINK GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

Cleoriff — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:01:39 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

I have no idea why I put Irene as Fletchers wife. Must have had a brain hiccup!!

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo 🤗

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

MI5 — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:16:53 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

jonsie — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:44:00 GMT

Great quiz again @Mi-Amigo and well done to all

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:48:13 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie

Well done on your awards.

btw Fletcher`s wife question was very difficult as she was only in one episode.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

Oxonian — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:45:24 GMT

Thank you @Mi-Amigo ; well done all. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

pgn — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:04:35 GMT

Late back to this - well done all, and thanks, @Mi-Amigo! And re Porridge, at 2:11 in this clip:

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

jonsie — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:13:55 GMT

Good find @pgn