White Room Quiz Mon 02 Sept 2024

[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 two questions on each of these categories

   PEOPLE    TV    SPORT     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 @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny [ @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 PEOPLE 1 - Who was British Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War I ?

Q2 TV 1 - In the British TV sit-come "Home To Roost", screened 1985 to 1990, what was the surname of the

                   character played by John Thaw ?

Q3 SPORT 1 - Which team won seven F1 drivers` titles in eight seasons from 1984 to 1991 ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - "For Valour" are the two words on the front of which medal ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In Greek mythology, who was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster before she

                          was rescued by her future husband Perseus ?

Q6 TV 2 - What was the title of the British TV sketch show which featured a fictious language with phrases

                  such as "Scorchio" and "Boutros, Boutros, Ghali" ?

Q7 SPORT 2 - In the FIFA World Cup quarter final in 2006, who was only England player to score against

                         Portugal in the penalty shoot-out ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - What was stored in a Leyden jar ?

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 Sept 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 04 Sept 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 04 Sept 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 02 Sept

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 04 Sept 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 04 Sept 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.

[pgn]

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[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

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[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Who was British Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War I ?

A1   Herbert Asquith

Q2 TV 1 - In the British TV sit-come "Home To Roost", screened 1985 to 1990, what was the surname of the

                   character played by John Thaw ?

A2   Willows

Q3 SPORT 1 - Which team won seven F1 drivers` titles in eight seasons from 1984 to 1991 ?

A3   McLaren

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - "For Valour" are the two words on the front of which medal ?

A4   Victoria Cross

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In Greek mythology, who was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster before she

                          was rescued by her future husband Perseus ?

A5  Andromeda

Q6 TV 2 - What was the title of the British TV sketch show which featured a fictious language with phrases

                  such as "Scorchio" and "Boutros, Boutros, Ghali" ?

A6  The Fast Show

Q7 SPORT 2 - In the FIFA World Cup quarter final in 2006, who was only England player to score against

                         Portugal in the penalty shoot-out ?

A7   Owen Hargreaves

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - What was stored in a Leyden jar ?

A8   electricity  

[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

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass            Q6 pass             Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze 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

@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 correct    Q2 Smith - incorrect   Q3 correct    Q4 Purple Heart - incorrect .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct                Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct    Q2 Swallow - incorrect   Q3 correct                   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct                    Q7 Gerrard - incorrect   Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 pass    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 pass            Q7 pass     Q8 pass .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 correct                                            Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 Boutros, Boutros, Ghali - incorrect   Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @pgn 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @BobM @Oxonian  @gmarkj 

Red Thinker                                   = 4 correct - @TallTrees 

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

Well done

@pgn          - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker 

@Oxonian   - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj     - Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees  - Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker .

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions

with 2 questions on each of these categories

   PLACES    NATURE     MOVIES      FOOD & DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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

[pgn]

Loadsathinkers, well done all - and thanks, @Mi-Amigo - as decent a quiz as the day is long... 🤣

[BobM]

Great results, well done all.

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for another good quiz 👍

[Cleoriff]

Great to see all these Thinkers, so well done all. Thanks also for the F1 question @Mi-Amigo and a great quiz xx

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[TallTrees]

Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo 

Red Thinker was good for me. 

F1 TV Shows not good for me 

Oops @Cleoriff thought it was Williams 

distant thought of name ⁰🙄

Well done all