White Room Quiz Mon 01 July 2024 - Election Edition

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is the Election Edition with 8 "Election"-based questions .

[Don`t worry if you`re not into politics, the questions are general knowledge]

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 [Mon] and

03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny [ @jonsie is away; @Dave-O2 is on leave]

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 HISTORY - Michael Portillo famously lost his seat at the General Election - in which year ?

Q2 PEOPLE - David "Screaming Lord" Sutch first stood in an election at Stratford-upon-Avon by-election

                       in 1963 as the candidate for which political party ?

Q3 PLACES - Margaret Thatcher was first elected as an MP in 1959 General Election in which constituency ?

Q4 NATURE - Larry the cat first moved into No 10 Downing Street as "Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office"

                          in Feb 2011, after who won the 2010 General Election and became PM ?

Q5 LITERATURE - "More Than A Game - The Story of Cricket`s Early Years", first published in 2007, was

                                 written by which former PM who lost the 1997 General Election ?

Q6 WORDS - In the lead up to a General Election political parties publish their manifesto.

                        Use of the word "manifesto" was first recorded in England in 1620; derived from the Latin

                         "manifestum" which meant what ?

Q7 MUSIC - In 1997 General Election, the Labour Party campaign song was "Things Can Only Get Better"

                     - by which group ?

Q8 SPORT - Which former athlete, who won medals at 1980 and 1984 Olympics, was elected as MP for

                       Falmouth and Camborne in the 1992 General Election ?

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

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 01 July 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 03 July 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 03 July 2024.

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 [Mon 01 July

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 03 July 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 03 July 2024 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.

[TallTrees]

Great cat @Cleoriff 

I saw him sleeping on the windowsill before a major speech event, puts everything into perspective 🙃

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

love the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie - welcome back

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

[gmarkj]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY - Michael Portillo famously lost his seat at the General Election - in which year ?

A1   1997

Q2 PEOPLE - David "Screaming Lord" Sutch first stood in an election at Stratford-upon-Avon by-election

                       in 1963 as the candidate for which political party ?

A2   National Teenage Party. Not Official Monster Raving Looney Party [OMRL], founded by Sutch in 1982

Q3 PLACES - Margaret Thatcher was first elected as an MP in 1959 General Election in which constituency ?

A3    Finchley

Q4 NATURE - Larry the cat first moved into No 10 Downing Street as "Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office"

                          in Feb 2011, after who won the 2010 General Election and became PM ?

A4    David Cameron

Q5 LITERATURE - "More Than A Game - The Story of Cricket`s Early Years", first published in 2007, was

                                 written by which former PM who lost the 1997 General Election ?

A5   John Major

Q6 WORDS - In the lead up to a General Election political parties publish their manifesto.

                        Use of the word "manifesto" was first recorded in England in 1620; derived from the Latin

                         "manifestum" which meant what ?

A6   clear, transparent, obvious

Q7 MUSIC - In 1997 General Election, the Labour Party campaign song was "Things Can Only Get Better"

                     - by which group ?

A7   D Ream

Q8 SPORT - Which former athlete, who won medals at 1980 and 1984 Olympics, was elected as MP for

                       Falmouth and Camborne in the 1992 General Election ?

A8   Seb Coe              

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@MI5 

Q1 correct -    Q2 correct -    Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -    Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 1980 - incorrect   Q2 Lord Sutch Party - incorrect   Q3 correct -    Q4 Boris Johnson - incorrect .

Q5 pass                      Q6 pass                                         Q7 pass               Q8 correct -  .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct -    Q2 OMRL - incorrect   Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -              Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct -    Q2 OMRL - incorrect   Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -              Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct -    Q2 correct -    Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -    Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@jonsie 

Q1 correct -    Q2 correct -    Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -    Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct -    Q2 correct -    Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -    Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct -    Q2 OMRL - incorrect  Q3 pass     Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -    Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                                 = 8 correct - @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie @BobM 

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @Oxonian @pgn 

Bronze Thinker                               = 6 correct - @gmarkj 

2 stars                                              = 2 correct - @TallTrees 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie @BobM 

Well done

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker + star

@pgn          - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj     - Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees   - 2 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz.

Please note - there will NOT be a WRQ today [Wed 03 Jul]. WRQ will return on Mon 08 July with normal

WRQ of 8 questions - with two questions on 

GEOGRAPHY    SCIENCE     TV       FOOD & DRINK

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

[BobM]

Good one, happy with that 👍

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.