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WELCOME to
Each week, there are EIGHT questions, from a range of categories.
Please note: the categories and questions for this week`s White Room Quiz were chosen before the
People`s Choice Quiz (which will be next week) was announced
THIS WEEK`S EIGHT QUESTIONS
Q1 [people]: Who was the first British Prime Minister?
Q2 [places]: In which Bay was the island prison of Alcatraz?
Q3 [science]: What is measured by the Mohs scale?
Q4 [literature]: What was Old Nog in Henry Williamson`s novel "Tarka the Otter" ?
Q5 [sport]: In what event did Tessa Sanderson win a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics ?
Q6 [TV]: What was the first name of Hyacinth Bucket`s son in the TV sit-com "Keeping Up Appearances"?
Q7 [art]: Which animals was George Stubbs most famous for painting?
Q8 [food and drink]: Which vegetable has varieties known as calabrese and blue wind ?
The White Room Thursday Quiz will be open to all members of the Community.
Those who want to take part will need to pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 00.01 [one minute after midnight] and 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 27 February 2020.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and the results for each player taking part - will be posted on Friday morning.
Each member will be awarded for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives
EIGHT correct answers SIX correct answers FOUR correct answers
will be awarded will be awarded will be awarded
SILVER THINKER BRONZE THINKER RED THINKER
THE RULES
Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] between 00.01 [one minute after midnight] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow - on Thursday 27 February 2020.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received before 00.01 on Thursday and/or after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday will be declared void.
No googling, wiki, youtube search for answers.
As usual, there is one QI-style question, where the answer is not what most people assume.
I have tried to make to be a balance of easier and trickier questions, and hope those who have taken part in a previous White Room Thursday Quiz will take part, and that new members, and those who have not previously played, will join in.
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.
Thank you everyone for your interest.
I hope everyone enjoys this edition of the White Room Thursday Quiz.
on 28-02-2020 10:22
on 28-02-2020 10:22
THE ANSWERS
Q1 [people]: Who was the first British Prime Minister?
A1: This was the QI-style question. Robert Walpole is the wrong answer. He was never known as Prime Minister and the term was never applied to him, or used for him. Walpole`s title was First Lord of the Treasury. The correct answer is Sir Henry Campbell-Banner, who was referred as "Prime Minister" after a Royal Warrant was passed on 10 December 1905, which placed "Prime Minsister" after "Archbishop of Canterbury" in the order of succession to the throne.
Q2 [places]: In which Bay was the island prison of Alcatraz?
A2: San Fransisco Bay, California
Q3 [science]: What is measured by the Mohs scale?
A3: mineral hardness
Q4 [literature]: What was Old Nog in Henry Williamson`s novel "Tarka the Otter" ?
A4: a heron
Q5 [sport]: In what event did Tessa Sanderson win a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics ?
A5: javelin
Q6 [TV]: What was the first name of Hyacinth Bucket`s son in the TV sit-com "Keeping Up Appearances"?
A6: not Onslow, who was Hyacinth`s brother-in-law. The correct answer is Sheridan,who was never seen but who Hyacinth spoke to on the phone
Q7 [art]: Which animals was George Stubbs most famous for painting?
A7: horses
Q8 [food and drink]: Which vegetable has varieties known as calabrese and blue wind ?
A8: brocolli - part of the cabbage family
on 28-02-2020 10:33
on 28-02-2020 10:33
Thought as much
on 28-02-2020 10:50
on 28-02-2020 10:50
RESULTS
[in order pm received]
A1: pointed out not Robert Walpole, gave first name "Henry", said had double-barrel surname, gave part of it. As this was the QI-style question, in this case, I will award a half .
A2: correct - awarded ; A3: correct - awarded ; A4: correct - awarded ;
A5: correct - awarded ; A6: correct - awarded ; A7: correct - awarded ;
A8: correct - awarded = total of 7 + half plus - for six or more correct answers - also awarded
Bronze Thinker
@Anonymous
A1: Ramsey Macdonald - incorrect; A2: correct - awarded ; A3 air pressure - incorrect;
A4: a pub - incorrect [I love the idea of a pub called The Old Nog ]
A5: correct - awarded ; A6: Onslow - incorrect; A7 correct - awarded
A8: correct - awarded plus for four correct answers also awarded
Red Thinker
A1: Robert Walpole - incorrect; A2: correct - awarded ; A3: correct - awarded ;
A4: correct - awarded ; A5: correct - awarded ; A6: correct - awarded ;
A7: correct - awarded ; A8: correct - awarded = total of 7 plus - for six or more correct answers - also awarded
Bronze Thinker
@Anonymous
A1: Robert Walpole - incorrect; A2: correct - awarded ; A3: correct - awarded ;
A4: stoat - incorrect; A5: correct - awarded ; A6: correct - awarded ;
A7: whistle jacket - incorrect; A8: correct - awarded = total of 5 plus - for four or more correct answers - also awarded
Red Thinker
A1: Robert Walpole - incorrect; A2: correct - awarded ; A3: correct - awarded ;
A4: correct - awarded ; A5: correct - awarded ; A6: correct - awarded ;
A7: correct - awarded ; A8: correct - awarded = total of 7 plus - for six or more correct answers - also awarded
Bronze Thinker
A1: Robert Walpole - incorrect; A2: correct - awarded ; A3: correct - awarded ;
A4: badger - incorrect; A5: correct - awarded ; A6: Onslow - incorrect
A7: dogs - incorrect; A8: correct - awarded = total of 4 plus - for four correct - also awarded
Red Thinker
A1: Robert Walpole - incorrect; A2: correct - awarded ; A3: correct - awarded ;
A4: correct - awarded ; A5: correct - awarded ; A6: correct - awarded ;
A7: correct - awarded ; A8: correct - awarded = total of 7 plus - for six or more correct answers - also awarded
Bronze Thinker
on 28-02-2020 11:02
on 28-02-2020 11:02
on 28-02-2020 11:05
on 28-02-2020 11:05
No winner this week
of the
Silver Thinker
Bronze Thinker + + half = @Cleoriff
Bronze Thinker + = @MI5 ; @jonsie ; @pgn
Red Thinker + = @Anonymous
Red Thinker = @Anonymous ; @gmarkj
Well done. Although no Silver Thinker winner, everyone won an award.
Thank you all for playing. I hope you all enjoyed it.
Don`t forget - next week is the White Room People`s Choice Quiz.
The categories - chosen by you - will be announced on the Advanced Notice thread on Monday.
The questions will be posted on a new - White Room People`s Choice Quiz - thread on Wednesday,
with answers pm`d to me - Mi-Amigo - on Thursday.
and thank you everyone for making this quiz so popular...
on 28-02-2020 11:10
on 28-02-2020 11:10
Well done everyone. We all got a thinker.
I just KNEW that Prime Minister question was the QI one. We had it in a quiz and a fight nearly broke out when we all said Robert Walpole and the quizmaster said No
I think he just assumed the title? Pity was, I just couldn't remember the full name of the other official one
I loved the Hyacinth Bucket question, I called my sister that, much to her disgust.
Veritas Numquam Perit
on 28-02-2020 11:57
28-02-2020 12:05 - edited 28-02-2020 12:10
I thought Q7 was a typo.. 'which animal's' was' .. shouldn't that be 'which animals were'
If the question was Which animal was GS most famous for painting.. that animal was called 'Whistlejacket' hence my answer.
Happy with 5 tho!
on 28-02-2020 12:10
on 28-02-2020 12:10
Thank you @MI5 , @Cleoriff , and @pgn for your kind comments.
I`m glad you enjoyed this week`s quiz.
It is often - but not always - the history/politics questions which throw a spanner in the works.
I`ll try and come up with a QI-style question in other categories [but obviously won`t say which] in future White Room Quizzes... including next week`s People`s Choice
28-02-2020 12:17 - edited 28-02-2020 12:19
28-02-2020 12:17 - edited 28-02-2020 12:19
My sister and a close friend in Spain both had a massive picture of Whistlejacket @Anonymous
Beautiful painting.
Veritas Numquam Perit