White Room Quiz Mon 02 Jan 2023 - "January" Quiz

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

and Happy New Year to all our quizzers

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

To mark the start of the New Year 2023, today`s White Room Quiz is a "January" edition with 8 "January"

related questions.

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 [Monday] and 03.00 am Wednesday

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff  @pgn   @jonsie   @gmarkj   @MI5   @TallTrees   @BobM   @Comben   @J9el   @Spenny   @RafaC 

@Breanna   @adec 

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 January is named after the Roman god Janus. In Roman mythology, what was Janus the god of ?

Q2 Which English monarch was crowned on 15 January 1559 ?

Q3 What is the name of the US federal holiday on the third Monday of January ? 

Q4 Which city`s name means "River of January" ?

Q5 In the 1989 movie "The January Man", who played the character Nick Starkey, ex- NYPD detective ? 

Q6 Up Helly Aa is a festival on the last Tuesday in January in which Scottish town ?

Q7 In the UK, what is the traditional birthstone for January ?

Q8 What is the birth-flower for January, also known as the gilliflower ?

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 [Mon 02 January 2023] and 03.00am Wednesday 04 January 2023.

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 04 Jan 2023.

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 02 Jan 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 04 Jan 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wednesday 04 Jan 2023 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  

[gmarkj]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[RafaC]

Happy new year everyone! 
Like the Jan-themed quiz @Mi-Amigo, PM is on its way. 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @RafaC Happy New Year

pm with your answers received

[TallTrees]

Yeh like the hooola hoop @jonsie 

Probably I need that after all my Chocky logs 🙄

[TallTrees]

PM in your box @Mi-Amigo 

I found the whole Quiz electrifying so eazy 🙄

[BobM]

PM on its way @Mi-Amigo --->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 January is named after the Roman god Janus. In Roman mythology, what was Janus the god of ?

A1   Beginings

Q2 Which English monarch was crowned on 15 January 1559 ?

A2    Elizabeth I

Q3 What is the name of the US federal holiday on the third Monday of January ? 

A3     Martin Luther King Day

Q4 Which city`s name means "River of January" ?

A4    Rio de Janiero

Q5 In the 1989 movie "The January Man", who played the character Nick Starkey, ex- NYPD detective ? 

A5   Kevin Kline

Q6 Up Helly Aa is a festival on the last Tuesday in January in which Scottish town ?

A6   Lerwick, Shetland Islands

Q7 In the UK, what is the traditional birthstone for January ?

A7    garnet

Q8 What is the birth-flower for January, also known as the gilliflower ?

A8    Carnation

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@pgn 

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

@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

@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

@gmarkj 

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

Q5 correct -   Q6 Edinburgh - incorrect  Q7 pass               Q8 correct -  .

 plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@RafaC

Q1 correct -   Q2 Edward II - incorrect Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Bruce Willis - incorrect  Q6 Fort William - incorrect  Q7 emerald - incorrect   Q8 pass.

Total = 3 stars for three correct

@TallTrees 

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

Q5 pass             Q6 pass              Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

 plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@BobM 

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

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

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker