The White Room Thursday Quiz - 31st October 2019

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to the return of the normal

 

     This week`s contestant, chosen at random by @EmilieT   is

                                                          @gmarkj 

The six questions are:

Q1 [history]: During which war did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place?

Q2 [geography]: Which town is the county town of Essex?

Q3 [words]: What does the acronym LASER stand for? 

Q4 [measurements]: How long, in feet, was one chain in pre-metric measurements?

Q5 [currency]: What was the currency of Finland before adopting the Euro?

Q6 [food & drink]: Where in Britain did HP sauce originate?

Rules:

You can only give one answer to each question.

You can answer the questions in any order - please copy and paste the question and add your answer.

You can post all of the answers together in one posts; or post one, or more, answer in several posts [as @pgn did previously]; at any time between 00.01 [one minute after midnight] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday] 31 October 2019. Please note: a second answer to any question cannot be given in these subsequent posts. 

Any answer posted before 00.01 or after 23.59 will be declared void.

Please - no googling, Wiki, social media, Youtube in search of the answers.

The results, with the correct answers, will be posted either late on Thursday 31 October [after answers have been submitted] or on Friday morning 1 November 2019.

Each correct answer will be awarded a 

If you get all six questions correct, you will be awarded the Silver Thinker

All members, including those who have already been a contestant or have put their names forward as contestants and those who are considering being a future contestant, are welcome to join in and play along - by making their own list of questions and seeing how many they can get right - but, please do not post your answers on the thread.

Thank you for your interest and good luck @gmarkj 

[jonsie]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@jonsie wrote:

I know five of the six

....at least I think I do

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You would certainly know the HP sauce one @jonsie 

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Yes I stare at the bottle every day when eating alone

[jonsie]

In fact I think I could quote every word from memory

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

In fact I think I could quote every word from memory

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Have you got some packed in your suitcase?

[jonsie]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@jonsie wrote:

In fact I think I could quote every word from memory

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Have you got some packed in your suitcase?

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Alas no, I will have to pay an arm and a leg over there.

Oh, wait....

[gmarkj]

The ones I know...

Q2 [geography]: Which town is the county town of Essex?

Chelmsford

Q3 [words]: What does the acronym LASER stand for? 

Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (did physics at A level)

Not sure on these...

Q6 [food & drink]: Where in Britain did HP sauce originate?

The chap who came up with it was from Nottingham but not sure if he made it there

Q4 [measurements]: How long, in feet, was one chain in pre-metric measurements?

It's 60 something feet but can't remember the exact number

And now for some guesses!

Q1 [history]: During which war did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place?

I think this is an American one, so will say the American war for Independence?

Q5 [currency]: What was the currency of Finland before adopting the Euro?

No clue - the Franc?

[Mi-Amigo]

As @gmarkj has submitted his answers to all six questions, I can reveal the results:

@gmarkj wrote:

Q2 [geography]: Which town is the county town of Essex?

A2: Chelmsford

- correct = awarded 

Q3 [words]: What does the acronym LASER stand for? 

A3: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (did physics at A level)

- correct = awarded 

Q6 [food & drink]: Where in Britain did HP sauce originate?

A6: The chap who came up with it was from Nottingham but not sure if he made it there

- correct = awarded 

This was the QI-style question - as most people assume it orginated in Birmingham. The Nottingham chap was F G Garton, a grocer, who created the recipe, and marketed it as Garton`s Sauce in 1903. He learned it was being served in the Houses of Parliament so changed the name to HP Sauce and continued to make it in Nottingham. Later Garton sold the recipe and brand name - HP Sauce - for £150 to pay off debt - to Edwin Samson Moore, owner of Midland Vinegar Co, in Aston, Birminham, who then produced HP Sauce.

Q4 [measurements]: How long, in feet, was one chain in pre-metric measurements?

A4: It's 60 something feet but can't remember the exact number

- close, so I`ll award a half star.

The correct answer is 66 feet = one chain was 22 yards [yds], with 3 feet [ft] in one yard. 

Q1 [history]: During which war did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place?

A1: I think this is an American one, so will say the American war for Independence?

- incorrect.

The correct answer is the Crimean War of October 1853 to February 1856. The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854.

Q5 [currency]: What was the currency of Finland before adopting the Euro?

Q5: No clue - the Franc?

- incorrect. Before the Euro, the currency of Finland was the markka

@gmarkj is awarded   and a half  - well done, and for getting the correct answer to

the QI-style question 

How did those of you playing along get on? Did anyone get all six questions right this time? Please feel free to post your comments and feedback. 

[Cleoriff]

I would have done pretty well with this one @Mi-Amigo . (hateful to sound as if I'm bragging )

I think you needed to be of a certain age to remember the chain question.

As my other half was a DJ (and electrical engineer) I've always known what LASER stood for.

Also HP sauce has been a favourite of mine since a child...we rarely buy cheaper brands of brown sauce.

So a good quiz and well done @gmarkj