White Room Quiz - 200th WRQ - Wed 12 Jan 2022

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

            THE 200th WHITE ROOM QUIZ

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s White Room Quiz is the 200th White Room Quiz since WRQ began on 1 Aug 2019.

This White Room Quiz is eight questions with one question from each of these categories -

- GEOGRAPHY   PLACES    NATURE   WORDS   MUSIC   MOVIES    SPORT    GAMES

Each question is based around "200" 

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 [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @BobM @TallTrees @adelphiaUK @lewys-gp @RafaC @Martin-O2 

anyone who has taken part in a White Room Quiz in the past - including @MAKAZAGA @AK04  @Marjo 

@TheresaV @LukasB and any member, who has never taken part, and any new members will join in today`s White Room Quiz.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY - What is the name of Britain`s highest waterfall , with an unbroken fall of 200m ?

Q2 PLACES - The statue of Guan Yu, with height of 200ft and completed in 2010, is in which country ?   

Q3 NATURE - Which mammal has 200 teeth ?

Q4 WORDS - Which word means a 200-year anniversary ?

Q5 MUSIC - Which single by The Beatles was the UK`s 200th No 1 single in 1965 ?

Q6 MOVIES - In Frank Zappa`s surreal 1971 movie "200 Motels", which musician appeared as Larry, dressed

                       as Frank Zappa ?

Q7 SPORT - Which footballer was the first to score 200 Premier League goals ?

Q8 GAMES - In UK Monopoly game, a house on which property costs £200 ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 12 Jan 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 13 Jan 2022]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Fri 14 Jan 2022

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 12 Jan 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 13 Jan 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 13 Jan 2022 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

@Mi-Amigo  

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[pgn]

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@jonsie wrote:

Anyone getting 8 right will shock me!

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😱

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif 

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

[TallTrees]

Hi there ~ very busy this week couldn't join in @Mi-Amigo 

Will send answers to this quiz shortly.

Bye for now TT

[jonsie]

To you to me to you >>>>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @jonsie 

love the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 GEOGRAPHY - What is the name of Britain`s highest waterfall , with an unbroken fall of 200m ?

A1    Eas a Chuai Aluinn, Scotland

Q2 PLACES - The statue of Guan Yu, with height of 200ft and completed in 2010, is in which country ?

A2    China   

Q3 NATURE - Which mammal has 200 teeth ?

A3   dolphin. Not Blue Whale which has 270-345 baleen.

Q4 WORDS - Which word means a 200-year anniversary ?

A4    bicentennial

Q5 MUSIC - Which single by The Beatles was the UK`s 200th No 1 single in 1965 ?

A5   Help!

Q6 MOVIES - In Frank Zappa`s surreal 1971 movie "200 Motels", which musician appeared as Larry, dressed

                       as Frank Zappa ?

A6  Ringo Starr

Q7 SPORT - Which footballer was the first to score 200 Premier League goals ?

A7   Alan Shearer

Q8 GAMES - In UK Monopoly game, a house on which property costs £200 ?

A8    Mayfair

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS:

@RafaC 

Q1 Steall - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 whale - incorrect  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 Brian Eno - incorrect  Q7 Sergio Aguero - incorrect  Q8 pass

Total: 3  for three correct answers

@lewys-gp 

Q1 Pistyll Rhaed, Wales - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 Blue Whale - incorrect  Q4 pass

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 David Bowie - incorrect  Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 Old Kent Rd - incorrect

Total: 3  for three correct answers

@gmarkj 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 Blue Whale - incorrect  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 Ballad of LukasB - 😂 - incorrect  Q6 TheresaV - 😂 - incorrect  Q7 correct - awarded 

Q8 Park Lane - incorrect

Total: 3  for three correct answers

@Cleoriff 

Q1 Ean - as very close to / part of correct answer, awarded half    Q2 correct - awarded 

Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded    Q6 correct - awarded 

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 7 correct answers + 1 part-correct also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 ?? Scotland - no award  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 whale - incorrect   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 Matt le Tissier - incorrect  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 ?? Scotland - no award  Q2 pass  Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded  

Q5 Yellow Submarine - incorrect  Q6 pass  Q7 pass  Q8 Vine St - incorrect

Total: 2  for two correct answers

@jonsie 

Q1 ?? Scotland - no award  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 Ticket To Ride - incorrect  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

[Cleoriff]

Close but no cigar for any of us this week @Mi-Amigo 😂

Question one was a bit too hard. Knew it was in Scotland and had a weird name. which I can't pronounce let alone write it 😂😂 Well done everyone. 😉

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                            = 8 correct - no Silver Thinker this time

Bronze Thinker +  + half   = 7 correct + 1 part correct - @Cleoriff  

Bronze Thinker                         = 6 correct - @jonsie 

Red Thinker +                        = 5 correct - @pgn  

                                        = 3 correct - @gmarkj  @RafaC  @lewys-gp 

                                            = 2 correct - @TallTrees 

No SILVER THINKER this time

Well done

@Cleoriff       -  Bronze Thinker +  +half 

@jonsie          - Bronze Thinker

@pgn             - Red Thinker + 

@gmarkj        - 3 

@RafaC          - 3 

@lewys-gp     - 3 

@TallTrees      - 2 

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s White Room Quiz, when the "normal" WRQ will return with 8 questions - two questions on each of the categories

- PEOPLE   NATURE    ART     FOOD & DRINK

I will be searching out the questions over the weekend, with a mix of categories and questions ranging from easier to not-so-easy.

Thanks everyone for joining in and making WRQ fun.