White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Each White Room Quiz will have eight questions - with two questions from four categories. 

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   @MI5   @gmarkj   @Anonymous 

and O2 Community managers  @Marjo   @Martin-O2   @LukasB 

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 of eight questions - with two questions on each of these

cateories

 HISTORY   GEOGRAPHY   NATURE   SPORT

Please note: there is no QI-style question in which the answer is not what most people think.

Some of the questions are rated as "easier", others as "not-so-easy".

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [HISTORY- 1] Who was king of England between the reigns of Henry I and Henry II ? 

Q2 [GEOGRAPHY - 1] Which is the shortest river in England ?

Q3 [NATURE - 1] What does an aphyllus plant lack ?

Q4 [SPORT - 1] The biathlon is the combination of which two events ?

                            [half  for each correct answer; full  for both correct]

Q5 [HISTORY - 2] The Battle of Aboukir Bay, fought by Nelson in 1798, is better known by what name ? 

Q6 [GEOGRAPHY - 2] What is the capital of Andorra ?

Q7 [NATURE - 2] What animal was once known as a "foul martin" ?

Q8 [SPORT - 2] Gordon Banks was the England goalkeeper in the 1966 World Cup final.

                          Which football team was he a player with at that time ?

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 02 November] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 03 November]

- 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 04 November

Each member will be awarded  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 02 November 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 03 November 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 03 November 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 at least some of the questions in today`s White Room Quiz, and finds this WRQ fun.

Good luck, everyone

@Mi-Amigo  

p.s. The "BONFIRE NIGHT" edition of the White Room Quiz will be this Wednesday - 04 November.

[Mi-Amigo]

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [HISTORY- 1] Who was king of England between the reigns of Henry I and Henry II ? 

Q2 [GEOGRAPHY - 1] Which is the shortest river in England ?

Q3 [NATURE - 1] What does an aphyllus plant lack ?

Q4 [SPORT - 1] The biathlon is the combination of which two events ?

                            [half  for each correct answer; full  for both correct]

Q5 [HISTORY - 2] The Battle of Aboukir Bay, fought by Nelson in 1798, is better known by what name ? 

Q6 [GEOGRAPHY - 2] What is the capital of Andorra ?

Q7 [NATURE - 2] What animal was once known as a "foul martin" ?

Q8 [SPORT - 2] Gordon Banks was the England goalkeeper in the 1966 World Cup final.

                          Which football team was he a player with at that time ?

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 02 November] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 03 November]

- 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 04 November

Each member will be awarded  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 02 November 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 03 November 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 03 November 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 at least some of the questions in today`s White Room Quiz, and finds this WRQ fun.

Good luck, everyone

@Mi-Amigo  

p.s. The "BONFIRE NIGHT" edition of the White Room Quiz will be this Wednesday - 04 November.

[Cleoriff]

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@Martin-O2 wrote:

PM sent @Mi-Amigo! Not sure what to think about question 7. That phrase sounds familiar  

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Not sure you'll like the the other name either @Martin-O2 

[Marjo]

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@Martin-O2 wrote:

PM sent @Mi-Amigo! Not sure what to think about question 7. That phrase sounds familiar  

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[Anonymous]

PM >>>> >>>> >>>> @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Anonymous 

pm with your eight answers received

[Cleoriff]

My gif effort @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

My gif effort @Mi-Amigo 

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Brilliant @Cleoriff 

I guess I`m gonna have to award something for my fav animation/gif... suggestions welcome and I`ll give what ever is chosen as an additional "fav animation/gif" award from Mon  

[MI5]

[Mi-Amigo]

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@MI5 wrote:

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... not quite

The WRQ is open until 11.59pm 

[Mi-Amigo]

Morning all

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 [HISTORY- 1] Who was king of England between the reigns of Henry I and Henry II ? 

A1   Stephen. Henry I reigned 1100-1135;  Stephen 1135-1154; Henry II 1154-1189 

Q2 [GEOGRAPHY - 1] Which is the shortest river in England ?

A2    River Bain, Yorkshire - 3.45km long.

         River Morar in Scotland is 1km long but not the longest in Scotland which is Scavaig - 250m long

Q3 [NATURE - 1] What does an aphyllus plant lack ?

A3    leaves

Q4 [SPORT - 1] The biathlon is the combination of which two events ?

                            [half  for each correct answer; full  for both correct]

A4    cross-country skiing; shooting

Q5 [HISTORY - 2] The Battle of Aboukir Bay, fought by Nelson in 1798, is better known by what name ? 

A5    Battle of the Nile

Q6 [GEOGRAPHY - 2] What is the capital of Andorra ?

A6    Andorra la Vella. I`ll allow Andorra as a part correct answer and award half 

Q7 [NATURE - 2] What animal was once known as a "foul martin" ?

A7    polecat

Q8 [SPORT - 2] Gordon Banks was the England goalkeeper in the 1966 World Cup final.

                          Which football team was he a player with at that time ?

A8   Leicester City, dropped towards end of 1966-67 season, moved to Stoke City

[Mi-Amigo]

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

@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 correct - awarded  Q2 Morar - incorrect  Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded    

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 pass

Q8 correct - awarded  plus, for six correct also awarded

     

Bronze Thinker

@Marjo 

Q1 Eckbert - incorrect  Q2 pass  Q3 correct - awarded Q4 two cycling events - incorrect

Q5 pass  Q6 Andorra - part correct, awarded half Q7 skunk - incorrect  Q8 Man Utd - incorrect

Total: one + half  for one correct answer and one part correct answer

@Martin-O2 

Q1 Edward the Confessor - incorrect  Q2 Teme - incorrect  Q3 chlorophyll - incorrect

Q4 running, swimming - incorrect  Q5 pass   Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 goldfinch - incorrect

Q8 pass.

Total: one for one correct answer

@Anonymous 

Q1 John - incorrect  Q2 Isis - incorrect  Q3 colour - incorrect  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 Trafalgar - incorrect  Q6 Andorra - part correct, awarded half  Q7 pine martin - incorrect

Q8 West Ham - incorrect

Total: one + half  for one correct answer and one part correct answer