White Room Quiz Mon 01 Feb 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎01-02-2021

Welcome to

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions - with two questions on each of these categories

PLACES SPACE MUSIC TV

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 [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday]

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @Anonymous @Martin-O2 @LukasB @TheresaV

@TallTrees @Marjo

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

will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 PLACES 1 HMP Isle of Wight is a high security prison across two site near Newport, Isle of Wight.

One site is Parkhurst [former HMP]. What is the name of the other site [former HMP]?

Q2 SPACE 1 Two planets in our solar system are "ice giants". One is Uranus. What is the other?

Q3 MUSIC 1 By what name is Dvorak`s Symphony No 9 better known ?

Q4 TV 1 In the TV sit-com "Gavin and Stacey" from which Welsh town does Stacey come from?

[the character, not the actress].

Q5 PLACES 2 What was the former name of the Canton Tower in the Haizhu district in China?

Q6 SPACE 2 What was the name of the rocket used to carry the Apollo missions into space?

Q7 MUSIC 2 What type of musical instrument is a bodhran ?

Q8 TV 2 In the TV sit-com "Men Behaving Badly" what was the name of the character played by

Leslie Ash ?

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 [Mon 01 February 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 02 Feb 2021]

- 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 Wed 03 Feb 2021

Each member will be awarded star 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] after 12 noon today [Mon 01 Feb 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 02 Feb 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 02 Feb 2021 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

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 · ‎02-02-2021

Thank you everyone who has sent me a pm with their 8 answers.

Gentle reminder to @jonsie @LukasB @Martin-O2 @Marjo and anyone who would like to have a go at this quiz, there is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Tues] to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Good luck.

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

LukasB · ‎02-02-2021

"Answer" incoming @Mi-Amigo

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Mi-Amigo · ‎02-02-2021

Thank you @LukasB

pm with your 8 answers received

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jonsie · ‎03-02-2021

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Mi-Amigo · ‎03-02-2021

Thank you @jonsie

love the gif

pm with your 8 answers received - before deadline

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 · ‎03-02-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 PLACES 1 HMP Isle of Wight is a high security prison across two site near Newport, Isle of Wight.

One site is Parkhurst [former HMP]. What is the name of the other site [former HMP]?

A1 Albany

Q2 SPACE 1 Two planets in our solar system are "ice giants". One is Uranus. What is the other?

A2 Neptune

Q3 MUSIC 1 By what name is Dvorak`s Symphony No 9 better known ?

A3 New World

Q4 TV 1 In the TV sit-com "Gavin and Stacey" from which Welsh town does Stacey come from?

[the character, not the actress].

A4 Barry

Q5 PLACES 2 What was the former name of the Canton Tower in the Haizhu district in China?

A5 Guangzhou - I`ll allow other spellings

Q6 SPACE 2 What was the name of the rocket used to carry the Apollo missions into space?

A6 Saturn V

Q7 MUSIC 2 What type of musical instrument is a bodhran ?

A7 drum

Q8 TV 2 In the TV sit-com "Men Behaving Badly" what was the name of the character played by

Leslie Ash ?

A8 Deborah - Debs or Debbie acceptable correct answer

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 · ‎03-02-2021

THE RESULTS:

@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

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj

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

Q5 pass Q6 correct - awarded Q7 guitar - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@Anonymous

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

Q4 Llanfair... p g - incorrect Q5 pass Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded

Q8 correct - awarded plus for six correct also awarded

Bronze 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

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TheresaV

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

Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 pass

Total: threefor three correct answers

@TallTrees

Q1 Sandown - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 pass Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@pgn

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

Q4 Llanfair... p g - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@LukasB

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

Q6 correct - awarded Q7pass Q8 pass

Total: threefor three correct answers

@jonsie

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

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

pgn · ‎03-02-2021

Barry.

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Mi-Amigo · ‎03-02-2021

THE AWARDS:

Silver Thinker = 8 correct answers @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie

Bronze Thinker + = 7 correct answers @pgn

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct answers @Anonymous

Red Thinker + = 5 correct answers @gmarkj @TallTrees

= 3 correct answers @TheresaV @LukasB

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie

Well done

@pgn - Bronze Thinker +

@Anonymous - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj - Red Thinker +

@TallTrees - Red Thinker +

@TheresaV -

@LukasB -

Everyone who took part got at least -

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in today`s White Room Quiz, which will be eight questions with two questions on each of the categories

PEOPLE NATURE MOVIES SPORT

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the White Room Quiz fun.

@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.

TheresaV · ‎03-02-2021

I am just glad @LukasB doesn't have more stars than me.....

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for another very insightful WRQ!

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