White Room Quiz - April Fool/April 1st - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎31-03-2021

Welcome to

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is the April Fool/April 1st edition

[part of 🐣 Easter Week on the Community]

Instead of the usual eight questions, there are 10 questions - with one question from each of these categories

HISTORY PEOPLE GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE [Biology] LITERATURE

MUSIC ART MOVIES TV FOOD & DRINK

with each question based on April Fool or April 1st

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - with their answers between 12 noon today [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday]

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @jonsie @pgn @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @Cairdeas @TheresaV

@LukasB @Martin-O2

and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and new members

will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.

TODAY`S TEN QUESTIONS

Q1 HISTORY - April 1, 16th century. Start of the year in France.

Which King of France issued an edict in 1563 to change the start of the year to 1st Jan, which

came into affect on 1st Jan 1567?

Q2 PEOPLE - April 1, 1976. Steve Woznak and Steve Jobs founded Apple.

In which town and State in USA did Woznak and Jobs found Apple in garage of Job`s parents home?

Q3 GEOGRAPHY - April 1, 1977. The Guardian newspaper published April Fool hoax with seven-page

suppliment on supposed 10th anniversary of an island.

What was the name of the fictional island in the Guardian April Fool hoax?

Q4 SCIENCE [biology] - April 1, 1578. William Harvey, English physician, born.

What biological function is Harvey credited with discovering ?

Q5 LITERATURE - April 1, 1924. Adolf Hitler was imprisoned for his part in Beer Hall Putsch revolt to

overthrow Bavarian government.

What was the title of the book Hitler wrote while in prison ?

Q6 MUSIC - April 1, 1873. Sergei Rachmaninoff, composer, was born.

What was the title of the rhapsody for piano and orchestra which Rachmaninoff wrote in 1934 ?

Q7 ART - April 1, 1976. Max Ernst, German-born surrealist artist, died.

What was the name of the artistic group which Ernst and others founded in 1919 ?

Q8 MOVIES - April 1, 1939. Ali MacGraw, American film actress, born.

What was the name of the character Ali MacGraw played in the 1970 movie "Love Story" ?

Q9 TV - April 1, 2010. John Forsyth, US TV actor, died.

What was the name of the character John Forsyth played in US TV series "Dynasty" from 1981 to 1989?

Q10 FOOD & DRINK - April 1, 1998. Burger King ran full-page ad for April Fool hoax in US newspapers.

What food did Burger King say, in their newspaper April Fool hoax, would be available in their

fast-food restaurants ?

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

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 31 March] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 01 April]

- 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 02 April.

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 31 March] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 01 April].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 01 April 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" and take part in this quiz.

Each correct answer given by each member will be awarded a star .

In addition, the following trophies will be awarded for

10 correct 8 correct 6 correct 4 correct

answers answers answers answers

Golden Silver Bronze Red

Thinker Thinker Thinker Thinker

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 and for making the quiz so popular.

I hope everyone enjoys today`s White Room Quiz, and find it fun.

Good luck, everyone

@Mi-Amigo

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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Martin-O2 · ‎01-04-2021

Quite a few passes for me this time around but PM sent @Mi-Amigo!

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Mi-Amigo · ‎01-04-2021

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your 10 answers received

Thank you @Martin-O2

pm with your 10 answers received

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Mi-Amigo · ‎02-04-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 HISTORY - April 1, 16th century. Start of the year in France.

Which King of France issued an edict in 1563 to change the start of the year to 1st Jan, which

came into affect on 1st Jan 1567?

A1 Charles IX

Q2 PEOPLE - April 1, 1976. Steve Woznak and Steve Jobs founded Apple.

In which town and State in USA did Woznak and Jobs found Apple in garage of Job`s parents home?

A2 Los Altos, California

Q3 GEOGRAPHY - April 1, 1977. The Guardian newspaper published April Fool hoax with seven-page

suppliment on supposed 10th anniversary of an island.

What was the name of the fictional island in the Guardian April Fool hoax?

A3 San Serriffe

Q4 SCIENCE [biology] - April 1, 1578. William Harvey, English physician, born.

What biological function is Harvey credited with discovering ?

A4 blood circulation

Q5 LITERATURE - April 1, 1924. Adolf Hitler was imprisoned for his part in Beer Hall Putsch revolt to

overthrow Bavarian government.

What was the title of the book Hitler wrote while in prison ?

A5 Mein Kampf

Q6 MUSIC - April 1, 1873. Sergei Rachmaninoff, composer, was born.

What was the title of the rhapsody for piano and orchestra which Rachmaninoff wrote in 1934 ?

A6 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Q7 ART - April 1, 1976. Max Ernst, German-born surrealist artist, died.

What was the name of the artistic group which Ernst and others founded in 1919 ?

A7 Dada.

Q8 MOVIES - April 1, 1939. Ali MacGraw, American film actress, born.

What was the name of the character Ali MacGraw played in the 1970 movie "Love Story" ?

A8 Jennifer [Jenny] Cavaleri

Q9 TV - April 1, 2010. John Forsyth, US TV actor, died.

What was the name of the character John Forsyth played in US TV series "Dynasty" from 1981 to 1989?

A9 Blake Carrington

Q10 FOOD & DRINK - April 1, 1998. Burger King ran full-page ad for April Fool hoax in US newspapers.

What food did Burger King say, in their newspaper April Fool hoax, would be available in their

fast-food restaurants ?

A10 left-handed Whopper burgers

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

Mi-Amigo · ‎02-04-2021

THE RESULTS:

@LukasB

Q1 Charles - correct but no reginal number so I`ll award half for part-correct answer

Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pass Q5 correct - awarded

Q6 pass Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass Q9 pass Q10 pass

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@MI5

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

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

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded Q9 correct - awarded

Q10 correct - awarded plus, for 10 correct answers, also awarded

Gold Thinker

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

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

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded Q9 correct - awarded

Q10 correct - awarded plus, for 10 correct answers, also awarded

Gold Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 reproduction - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded Q9 correct - awarded

Q10 correct - awarded plus, for more than eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 pass Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 pass Q5 correct - awarded

Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass Q9 pass Q10 pass

Total: three for three correct answers

@TheresaV

Q1 pass Q2 correct - awarded Q3 pass Q4 nervous - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded

Q6 pass Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass Q9 pass Q10 oysters - incorrect

Total: three for three correct answers

@gmarkj

Q1 Philippe I - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 digestion - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass Q7 pass

Q8 Alison - incorrect Q9 correct - awarded Q10 Big Mac - incorrect

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@Martin-O2

Q1 pass Q2 Phoemix, Arizona - incorrect Q3 pass

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pass Q9 pass Q10 Big Mac - incorrect

Total: one for one correct answer

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TheresaV · ‎02-04-2021

That was a tough one @Mi-Amigo but such interesting questions! Thanks for this special

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Mi-Amigo · ‎02-04-2021

THE AWARDS:

Gold Thinker = 10 correct answers - @MI5 @Cleoriff

Silver Thinker + = 9 correct answers - @pgn

Red Thinker + half = 4 correct answers + 1 part-correct @LukasB

Red Thinker = 4 correct answers @gmarkj

= 3 correct answers @TallTrees @TheresaV

= 1 correct answer @Martin-O2

CONGRATULATIONS to the GOLD THINKERS - @MI5 @Cleoriff

Well done

@pgn - Silver Thinker +

@LukasB - Red Thinker + half

@gmarkj - Red Thinker

@TallTrees -

@TheresaV -

@Martin-O2 -

Everyone who took part got at least one

I hope everyone enjoyed this April Fool/April 1st edition of the White Room Quiz and will take part in Monday`s White Room Quiz, which will be the "Easter" edition with eight questions.

Thank you everyone who took part and for making the White Room Quiz so popular.

Have a good Easter.

@Mi-Amigo

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

Cleoriff · ‎02-04-2021

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo even though I may have spelt Paganini wrong, or twisted the title

As for the Steve Jobs question, I read somewhere that was a bit of an urban myth about the garage?

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎02-04-2021

Thank you @TheresaV and @Cleoriff

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz - even though some of the questions were not easy - and well done on your awards.

As to the founding of Apple, I too read that Steve Jobs founding Apple in his parent`s garage is a myth/urban legend but as it fitted in with the April 1st theme thought I`d include it in a question.

Hope both of you, and our regular quizzers, will take part in Monday`s Easter WRQ.

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

MI5 · ‎02-04-2021

The "garage" is in the film, so must be true

Well done all and thanks, pleased my slightly "educated" guesses came good

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Mi-Amigo · ‎02-04-2021

Thank you @MI5

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz.

As you said, sometimes "educated guesses" can come good, well done on your award.

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