White Room Quiz Mon 02 June 2025

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions, with 2 questions on each of these categories:

   PLACES    SCIENCE    MUSIC    TV

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 @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @Oxonian @Dave-O2 

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 - Which city is the State Capital of US State of Kentucky ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Rb is the chemical symbol for which element in the Periodic Table ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of the musical by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim [based on

                        the true story of a striptease artiste] which opened on Broadway in 1959 ?

Q4 TV 1 - In 1984 TV series "Thomas the Tank Engine" what was the name of the Red Engine ?

Q5 PLACES 2 - Which country is bordered by Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Tympanum is the medical term for which part of the human body ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Who released "99 Red Balloons" which reached No 1 in UK Singles Chart in March 1984 ?

Q8 TV 2 - In US TV drama series "The Fugitive", first screened 1963-1967, what was the first and surname

                   of the "Fugitive" character, played by David Janssen ? [need correct first and surname for star]. 

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 02 June 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 04 June 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 04 June 2025.

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 June

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 04 June 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 04 June 2025 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.

[Dave-O2]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Answers in your inbox 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

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[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PLACES 1 - Which city is the State Capital of US State of Kentucky ?

A1   Frankfort

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Rb is the chemical symbol for which element in the Periodic Table ?

A2    rubidium

Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of the musical by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim [based on

                        the true story of a striptease artiste] which opened on Broadway in 1959 ?

A3   Gypsy

Q4 TV 1 - In 1984 TV series "Thomas the Tank Engine" what was the name of the Red Engine ?

A4    James

Q5 PLACES 2 - Which country is bordered by Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia ?

A5    Thailand

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Tympanum is the medical term for which part of the human body ?

A6     ear drum

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Who released "99 Red Balloons" which reached No 1 in UK Singles Chart in March 1984 ?

A7     Nena

Q8 TV 2 - In US TV drama series "The Fugitive", first screened 1963-1967, what was the first and surname

                   of the "Fugitive" character, played by David Janssen ? [need correct first and surname for star]. 

A8   Richard Kimble

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@pgn 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 Once Upon A Mattress - incorrect 😂   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 correct                                                Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 radon - incorrect  Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct               Q7 correct    Q8 Richard - correct; Kendall - incorrect .

plus for 6 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

@gmarkj 

Q1 pass            Q2 correct    Q3 Chicago - incorrect  Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 correct                  Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct            Q3 pass                                 Q4 Paul - incorrect .

Q5 correct    Q6 nose - incorrect  Q7 Simply Red - incorrect   Q8 correct  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @pgn 

Bronze Thinker                             = 6 correct - @Oxonian @gmarkj 

Red Thinker                                  = 4 correct - @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@pgn         - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj    - Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2  - Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions

on each of these categories

   GEOGRAPHY    LITERATURE     MOVIES     GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

[pgn]

A good spread of thinkers again, well done all. 1959 stage plays not my forte, though, thanks, @Mi-Amigo - good quiz otherwise 🙃

[jonsie]

 Well done all

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo 🤗

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all

[gmarkj]

Not a clue on the capital or the musical.

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo