WHITE ROOM QUIZ: APRIL FOOL EDITION - Page 8

Cleoriff · ‎01-04-2020

Welcome to the APRIL FOOL edition of

PLEASE NOTE AMENDED TIMES BELOW FOR SENDING YOUR PM'S WITH ANSWERS

As mentioned in the Advanced Notice on Monday HERE I will be quizmaster this week and our resident quizmaster ( @Mi-Amigo ) will also be attempting to answer the 12 questions in this White Room April Fool Quiz

THE QUESTIONS

Q1: APRIL FOOL PRANKS: One of the greatest April Fool pranks of all time was the Spaghetti Tree Prank. In which country were Spaghetti trees said to be growing?

Q2: SCIENCE : In coal mining, what is known as firedamp?

Q3: TRIVIA: Who were the last two people to be imprisoned in the Tower Of London?

Q4:TELEVISION: Which famous film director, directed the first episode of Columbo in 1971?

Q5:GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Olympus Mons Mountain located?

Q6: SPORT. What football Club once had Field Marshal Montgomery as its Chairman and Arthur Conan Doyle as a goalkeeper?

Q7: ART: Which famous artist had himself tied to the mast of a ship so he could paint a storm?

Q8: MUSIC: Which Nobel Prize winner wrote 'Make You Feel My Love' for Adele?

Q9: WORDS: What is the connection between the following words: Leapfrog, Import, Shipwrecked, Zany?

Q10: MEDICINE: Where was the world's first human heart transplant performed in 1967

Q11: NATURE: What is the fastest two legged creature in the world?

Q12: HISTORY: Which British Prime Minister was Knighted a total of 26 times?

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 ( @Cleoriff ) anytime after the questions are posted and up to 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 2 April 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 3rd April 2020.

THE AWARDS:

Each correct answer will be awarded a star . In addition, the following trophies will be awarded for

12 correct 10 correct 8 correct 6 correct 4 correct

answers answers answers answers answers

Diamond Golden Silver Bronze Red

Thinker Thinker Thinker Thinker Thinker

DUE TO THE UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF POSTING ON THE FORUM, I HAVE CHANGED THE TIMES FOR ANSWERS VIA PM'S TO ME

THE RULES

Each member are able to pm (private message) their answers to me ( @Cleoriff ) from as soon as the questions are posted... and up to 23.59 (11.59pm) tomorrow - Thursday 2 April 2020.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday will be declared void.

No googling, wiki, youtube search for answers.

I hope that our "regulars" quizzers

@gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @pgn @WispaRed7 @OldFart @Martin-O2 @Marjo and new members who said they would play... @O2Adnan @O2Sean

all members who have played previously, those who have never played before, and new members will take part and 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 on here.

Thank you everyone for your interest and I hope everyone enjoys this April Fool edition of the White Room Thursday Quiz. (Particularly in this mad world we now find ourselves in)

@Cleoriff

Veritas Numquam Perit

pgn · ‎03-04-2020

A mammoth quiz requires herculean effort. Thank you, @Cleoriff 👑👏

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Cleoriff · ‎03-04-2020

WHITE ROOM QUIZ ----

THE ANSWERS

Q1: APRIL FOOL PRANKS: One of the greatest April Fool pranks of all time was the Spaghetti Tree Prank. In which country were Spaghetti trees said to be growing?

A: Switzerland (Was a BBC hoax in 1957. Showed a family in Switzerland standing by a 'spaghetti tree'. Decades later, CNN stated in was the most impressive hoax ever pulled by a reputable News company)

Q2: SCIENCE : In coal mining, what is known as firedamp?

A: Methane gas

Q3: TRIVIA: Who were the last two people to be imprisoned in the Tower Of London?

A: The Krays (They were imprisoned for a few days in 1952 for failing to report for National Service)

Q4:TELEVISION: Which famous film director, directed the first episode of Columbo in 1971?

A: Steven Spielberg

Q5:GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Olympus Mons Mountain located?

A: Mars

Q6: SPORT. What football Club once had Field Marshal Montgomery as its Chairman and Arthur Conan Doyle as a goalkeeper?

A: Portsmouth FC

Q7: ART: Which famous artist had himself tied to the mast of a ship so he could paint a storm?

A: JMW Turner. (Painted in 1842 and called Snow Storm-Steamboat off a Harbours Mouth)

Q8: MUSIC: Which Nobel Prize winner wrote 'Make You Feel My Love' for Adele?

A: Bob Dylan (Wrote and recorded by Bob in 1997 for his album Time out of Mind)

Q9: WORDS: What is the connection between the following words: Leapfrog, Import, Shipwrecked, Zany?

A: All words that Shakespeare invented. He added over 1700 new words to the English Vocabulary

Q10: MEDICINE: Where was the world's first human heart transplant performed in 1967?

A: Cape town. South Africa (Operation performed by Dr Christian Barnard in the Groote Schuur Hospital)

Q11: NATURE: What is the fastest two legged creature in the world?

A: Peregrine Falcon

(trick question really. Hoped the words two legged creature would catch people out) The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird, and the fastest member of the animal kingdom. It is not usually a fast animal, but its great speed is achieved in its hunting dive, the stoop, wherein it soars to a great height, then dives steeply at speeds of over 200 mph (320 km/h).

Q12: HISTORY: Which British Prime Minister was Knighted a total of 26 times?

A: Duke Of Wellington.

(another tricky one. The Duke of Wellington, although a soldier was also a PM twice in 1828 and 1830-1834. He was knighted in various countries where he helped in battle

So there you have it. Posting this now, as it will take me about 30 minutes to get the results up

Veritas Numquam Perit

MI5 · ‎03-04-2020

Good grief woman!!!

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Mi-Amigo · ‎03-04-2020

@MI5 wrote:
Good grief woman!!!

Wait till we see the results for each player

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

MI5 · ‎03-04-2020

Well I know I have failed

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Mi-Amigo · ‎03-04-2020

@MI5 wrote:
Well I know I have failed

... and me

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

MI5 · ‎03-04-2020

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pgn · ‎03-04-2020

I still think the Kangaroo was a good contender for the speed one. Now let me go bury my head in the sand for a spell...

BTW, @Cleoriff - sterling job all-round, Your Highness

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Cleoriff · ‎03-04-2020

THE RESULTS=

@MI5

1) Correct 2) Correct 3) Correct 4) Correct 5) Correct 6) Correct 7) Correct 😎 Correct 9) Correct 10) Correct 11) Ostrich- Incorrect 12) Churchill- Incorrect

For 10 correct answers ... awarded the Gold Thinker

@Mi-Amigo

1) Correct 2) Correct 3) Correct 4) Correct 5) Greece-Incorrect 6) Correct 7) Correct 😎 Correct 9) Correct 10) Correct 11) Correct 12) John Major Incorrect

For 10 correct answers awarded the Gold Thinker

@Anonymous

1) Italy Incorrect 2) Coal Dust-Incorrect 3) The Two Princes- Incorrect 4) Correct 5) French Alps-Incorrect 6) Tottenham Hotspur-Incorrect 7) Correct 😎 Correct 9)Pop Group-Incorrect 10)England- Incorrect 11) Ostrich- Incorrect 12) Harold Wilson-Incorrect

Scored correct

@jonsie

1) Correct 2) Correct 3) Correct 4) Correct 5) Correct 6) Southampton -Incorrect 7) Correct 😎 Correct 9) Isolation -Incorrect 10) Correct 11) Ostrich- Incorrect 12) Boris Johnson, Should have been put to the sword 26 times- Incorrect

Scored 8 and awarded a Silver Thinker

@pgn

1) Correct 2) Correct 3) Correct 4) Correct 5) Correct 6) Correct

7) Correct 😎 Correct 9) Correct 10) Correct 11) Ostrich -Incorrect (wrong choice out of the 3 you gave me @pgn ) 12) Correct

Scored 11 and a Gold Thinker +1

+

@Anonymous

1) Italy- Incorrect 2) Correct 3) Guy Fawkes -incorrect 4) Correct 5) Correct 6) Crystal Palace -incorrect. 7)Someone Stupid-incorrect 😎 Correct 9) Not a clue-Incorrect 10)London-Incorrect 11) My ex-wife when she saw the ice cream van pulling off- Incorrect 12) Churchill-Incorrect

Scored 4

Awarded a Red Thinker

@O2Adnan

1) Italy- Incorrect. 2) Moisture from Gas- Incorrect 3) King Charles- Incorrect 4) Correct 5) Greece-Incorrect 6) Arsenal-Incorrect 7) Van Gogh-Incorrect 😎 Stephen Hawkin-Incorrect 9) Made up words which made it into dictionary- Incorrect 10) Switzerland-incorrect 11) Kangaroo-Incorrect 12) Churchill-Incorrect

1 Correct. Good try @O2 Adnan.

@Marjo

1) Italy-Incorrect 2) Damp Cloth to stifle fires-Incorrect 3) Murderer and Burglar-Incorrect 4)Martin Scorsese-Incorrect 5) Switzerland-Incorrect 6) Man United-Incorrect

7)Matisse-Incorrect 😎 Elton John-Incorrect 9) They all have 2 syllables -Incorrect 10) Sweden-Incorrect 11) Cheetah -Incorrect 12) Pass

Sorry Marjo. Scored nothing but gave me the biggest laugh thinking about a Cheetah with 2 legs.

@O2Sean

1) Italy-incorrect 2)No Idea -incorrect 3) Mary QOS and James- Incorrect 4) Correct 5) Greece-Incorrect 6) Liverpool -incorrect 7)Van Gogh-Incorrect 😎 Correct 9) No idea-incorrect

USA-Incorrect 11)Ostrich-Incorrect 12) Churchill-Incorrect

2 Correct. Good try O2 Sean

@gmarkj

1) Correct 2) Correct 3) Pass-Incorrect 4) Correct 5) Greece-Incorrect 6) Correct 7)Van Gogh-Incorrect 😎 Correct 9) Same in English and German-Incorrect 10)Ostrich/Emu-Incorrect 12) Churchill -Incorrect

5 Correct Awarded a Red Thinker +

+

@Martin-O2

1) USA-Incorrect 2) Gas build up-Incorrect as more than 1 gas in coal mines 3) Guy Fawkes-Incorrect 4) Scorsese-incorrect 5) Correct 6)Pass-Incorrect 7) Picasso-Incorrect

😎 Pass-Incorrect 9) Pass-Incorrect 10) Germany-Incorrect 11) Ostrich-Incorrect 12) Pass

1 Correct @Martin.

So the winner of the April Fools Quiz is @pgn and congratulations for being the only person to get the Duke Of Wellington correct

Joint 2nd @MI5 and @Mi-Amigo

4th @jonsie

5th @gmarkj

6th @Anonymous

Posting this now as the 'natives are getting restless'

Sorry about the delay with the results folks. I hit a spoiler tag intead of an emoticon and couldn't get rid of it. Had to start again.

Well done everyone. Hope you enjoyed it.

I'll hand it back to you @Mi-Amigo

Veritas Numquam Perit

MI5 · ‎03-04-2020

Good job @Cleoriff and well done everyone.
Very enjoyable

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