Re: White Room Quiz Mon 01 Mar 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎01-03-2021

Welcome to

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

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

PEOPLE WORDS LITERATURE 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].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @Cairdeas @Anonymous @Martin-O2

@TheresaV @LukasB @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 PEOPLE 1 What was the real name of the American frontier-woman known as "Calamity Jane" ?

Q2 WORDS 1 What is heliophobia the fear of ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 Who wrote the novel "Of Mice And Men", published in 1937 ?

Q4 TV 1 What is the name of Bart Simpson`s pet dog in the TV cartoon series "The Simpsons" ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 Who founded The Body Shop in 1976 ?

Q6 WORDS 2 What does the word "minacious" mean ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 Who wrote the children`s book "The Secret Garden" published in 1911 ?

Q8 TV 2 On which fictional Caribbean island is the TV detective series "Death In Paradise" set ?

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 March 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 02 March 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 Mar 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 Mar 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 02 Mar 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 02 Mar 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 · ‎03-03-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 PEOPLE 1 What was the real name of the American frontier-woman known as "Calamity Jane" ?

A1 Martha Jane Cannary. I`ll also accept Martha Jane Burke - married Clinton Burke 1891.

Q2 WORDS 1 What is heliophobia the fear of ?

A2 sun/sunlight

Q3 LITERATURE 1 Who wrote the novel "Of Mice And Men", published in 1937 ?

A3 John Steinbeck

Q4 TV 1 What is the name of Bart Simpson`s pet dog in the TV cartoon series "The Simpsons" ?

A4 Santa`s Little Helper

Q5 PEOPLE 2 Who founded The Body Shop in 1976 ?

A5 Anita Roddick

Q6 WORDS 2 What does the word "minacious" mean ?

A6 threatening/menacing

Q7 LITERATURE 2 Who wrote the children`s book "The Secret Garden" published in 1911 ?

A7 Frances Hodgson Burnett

Q8 TV 2 On which fictional Caribbean island is the TV detective series "Death In Paradise" set ?

A8 Saint Marie

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 · ‎03-03-2021

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

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

Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 pass

Total: threefor three correct answers

@pgn

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

@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

@gmarkj

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

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded

Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than six correct answers, also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@Anonymous

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

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

plus, for six correct answers, also awarded

Bronze Thinker

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 · ‎03-03-2021

THE AWARDS:

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

Bronze Thinker + = 7 correct answers @gmarkj

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct answers @Anonymous

= 3 correct answers @TheresaV

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

Well done

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker +

@Anonymous - Bronze Thinker

@TheresaV -

Everyone who took part got at least -

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz.

I hope our regular quizzers -

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

and anyone else will take part in today`s White Room Quiz, which will be eight questions with two questions on each of the categories

NATURE MUSIC ART 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 · ‎03-03-2021

Lowest score but still higher than @LukasB

Looking forward to the next one, but make sure you rest properly @Mi-Amigo and get back to you full strength

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MI5 · ‎03-03-2021

Well done all and thanks

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Cleoriff · ‎03-03-2021

Naughty @Martin-O2 ...'forgot to send his PM'

Also what happened to @LukasB? I can't see his name up there either....

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo

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Mi-Amigo · ‎03-03-2021

Thank you @TheresaV

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on getting three stars. Your admin "rivals" didn`t take part... wonder if it`s becasue they knew you might beat them ??

Thank you @MI5

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on getting a Silver Thinker.

Thank you @Cleoriff

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on getting a Silver Thinker.

Shame that some of the regulars couldn`t take part.

I hope everyone like some of the questions in today`s WRQ which is now up on a separate thread.

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

Martin-O2 · ‎03-03-2021

@Cleoriff, @Cleoriff yes sorry guys I had some last minute work to do but I'll 100% be there for today's quiz!

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TheresaV · ‎03-03-2021

@Mi-Amigo wrote:

Thank you @TheresaV

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on getting three stars. Your admin "rivals" didn`t take part... wonder if it`s becasue they knew you might beat them ??

Thank you @MI5

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on getting a Silver Thinker.

Thank you @Cleoriff

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on getting a Silver Thinker.

Shame that some of the regulars couldn`t take part.

I hope everyone like some of the questions in today`s WRQ which is now up on a separate thread.

I like your thinking @Mi-Amigo

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gmarkj · ‎03-03-2021

Well done to all. Happy with my score - no clue on Jane!
Glad to hear you are on the mend @Mi-Amigo - just make sure not to overdo it!

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