White Room Quiz Mon 03 Aug 2020 - 1st Anniversary - Page 4

Mi-Amigo · ‎03-08-2020

Welcome to the First Anniversary of

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

To celebrate the First Anniversary of the White Room Quiz, instead of the usual eight questions - with two questions from four categories - there will be 12 questions - with one question from each of these categories

HISTORY PLACES NATURE SPACE ART LITERATURE MUSIC MOVIES TV SPORT GAMES FOOD & DRINK

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 @WispaRed7

O2 Community managers @Marjo @Martin-O2 and @LukasB ; and O2 Guru @O2Karl

and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and new members

will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.

TODAY`S TWELVE QUESTIONS

- please note: to tie-in with the First Anniversary, the questions are themed around "first"

and one question is QI-style, in which the answer is not what most people think

Q1 [HISTORY] Who was the first English monarch of the House of Hanover ?

Q2 [PLACES] Which of the Seven Wonders of the World was built first ?

Q3 [NATURE] Where were the first Botanical Gardens in the world opened in 1545 [town; country] ?

Q4 [SPACE] Who was the first American astronaut to walk in space in 1965 ?

Q5 [ART] What was the title of Picasso`s first Cubist painting, painted in 1906 ?

Q6 [LITERATURE] Who wrote "The First Men In The Moon", published in 1901 ?

Q7 [MUSIC] What is the planet in the first movement in Holst`s Planet Suite composed in 1914 ?

Q8 [MOVIES] What was the name of the first movie to feature Mickey Mouse ?

Q9 [TV] What product was the first advertised in a TV commercial on ITV ?

Q10 [SPORT] Which was the first English football team to become League Champions in 1889 ?

Q11 [GAMES] What is the first property on a standard UK Monopoly board ?

Q12 [FOOD & DRINK] In which county were cabbages first cultivated in England by Sir Anthony Ashley in 1539 ?

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 03 August] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 04 August]

- 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 05 August.

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 03 August 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 04 August 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 04 August 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.

Each correct answer given by each member will be awarded a star .

In addition, the following trophies will be awarded for

12 correct 10 correct 8 correct 6 correct 4 correct

answers answers answers answers answers

Diamond Golden Silver Bronze Red

Thinker Thinker Thinker Thinker Thinker

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.

Thank you everyone for your interest and for making the quiz so popular.

I hope everyone enjoys today`s White Room Quiz, and find it 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.

MI5 · ‎04-08-2020

Good news.
Only just got signal back so was lucky earlier.

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Mi-Amigo · ‎05-08-2020

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your 12 answers received before deadline.

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 · ‎05-08-2020

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 [HISTORY] Who was the first English monarch of the House of Hanover ?

A1 George I

Q2 [PLACES] Which of the Seven Wonders of the World was built first ?

A2 Pyramids of Giza

Q3 [NATURE] Where were the first Botanical Gardens in the world opened in 1545 [town; country] ?

A3 Padua, Italy

Q4 [SPACE] Who was the first American astronaut to walk in space in 1965 ?

A4 Edward [Ed] White

Q5 [ART] What was the title of Picasso`s first Cubist painting, painted in 1906 ?

A5 Les Demoiselles d`Avignon

Q6 [LITERATURE] Who wrote "The First Men In The Moon", published in 1901 ?

A6 H G Wells

Q7 [MUSIC] What is the planet in the first movement in Holst`s Planet Suite composed in 1914 ?

A7 Mars, Bringer of War

Q8 [MOVIES] What was the name of the first movie to feature Mickey Mouse ?

A8 This was the QI-style question - NOT Steamboat Willie, which was the third Mickey Mouse film,

first shown on 18 Nov 1928.

The correct answer is Plane Crazy, silent black and white film made early 1928 and screened in

Los Angeles on 15 May 1928, failed to attract distributor, shelved by Walter Disney, released

with sound 1929. The second Mickey Mouse film, The Galloping Gaucho, was a silent film made

after Plane Crazy and before Steamboat Willie, copywrite 2 August 1928, but not released until

30 December 1928.

[source: IMDb ]

Q9 [TV] What product was the first advertised in a TV commercial on ITV ?

A9 toothpaste [Gibbs S R - but you didn`t have to give name]

Q10 [SPORT] Which was the first English football team to become League Champions in 1889 ?

A10 Preston North End

Q11 [GAMES] What is the first property on a standard UK Monopoly board ?

A11 Old Kent Road

Q12 [FOOD & DRINK] In which county were cabbages first cultivated in England by Sir Anthony Ashley in 1539 ?

A12 Dorset [village of Wimborne St Giles - but you didn`t have to give the name of village]

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

Cleoriff · ‎05-08-2020

Damn and blast you Mickey Mouse!!

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎05-08-2020

THE RESULTS

@LukasB

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

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 Steamboat Willie - incorrect

Q9 pass Q10 Arsenal - incorrect Q11 correct - awarded Q12 pass

plus, for four correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker

@Marjo

Q1 Richard - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 London - incorrect Q4 Lance Armstrong - incorrect

Q5 moustache - incorrect Q6 Asimov - incorrect Q7 Jupiter - incorrect Q8 pass

Q9 soap - incorrect Q10 Man Utd - incorrect Q11 Basic House - incorrect Q12 Middlesex - incorrect

Total: one for one correct answer

@Cleoriff

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

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

Q8 Steamboat Willie - incorrect Q9 correct - awarded Q10 correct - awarded

Q11 correct - awarded Q12 correct - awarded plus, for more than 10 correct answers, also awarded

Gold Thinker

@pgn

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

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

Q8 Steamboat Willie - incorrect Q9 correct - awarded Q10 correct - awarded

Q11 correct - awarded Q12 correct - awarded plus, for more than 10 correct answers, also awarded

Gold Thinker

@MI5

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

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

Q8 Steamboat Willie - incorrect Q9 correct - awarded Q10 correct - awarded

Q11 correct - awarded Q12 correct - awarded plus, for more than 10 correct answers, also awarded

Gold Thinker

@Anonymous

Q1 pass Q2 Hanging Gardens of Babylon - incorrect Q3 London - incorrect Q4 pass

Q5 pass Q6 Arthur C Clarke - incorrect Q7 Mercury - incorrect Q8 Mickey & Goofy - incorrect

Q9 soap powder - incorrect Q10 Blackburn Rovers - incorrect

Q11 correct - awarded Q12 Norfolk - incorrect

Total: one for one correct answer

@O2Karl

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

Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 Steamboat Willie - incorrect Q9 pass Q10 pass

Q11 correct - awarded Q12 pass

plus, for four correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker

@gmarkj

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

Q5 pass Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 Steamboat Willie - incorrect

Q9 correct - awarded Q10 correct - awarded Q11 correct - awarded

Q12 correct - awarded

plus, for more than 8 correct, also awarded

Silver Thinker

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

pgn · ‎05-08-2020

And I thought the English King was the QI-style question, given birthplace of the first two Georges... 🤔

Super quiz, pleased at my performance, and good to see so many taking part - well done, all and especially @Mi-Amigo!

Links to O2 Social Media Team here

Mi-Amigo · ‎05-08-2020

AWARDS:

There was no winner of

Diamond Thinker

Gold Thinker + = 11 correct answers - @Cleoriff @pgn @MI5

Silver Thinker + = 9 correct answers - @gmarkj

Red Thinker = 4 correct answers - @LukasB @O2Karl

= 1 correct answer - @Anonymous @Marjo

CONGRATULATIONS to the GOLD THINKERS - @Cleoriff @pgn @MI5

Well done to all those who took part

@gmarkj - Silver Thinker + @LukasB - Red Thinker @O2Karl - Red Thinker

@Anonymous - @Marjo -

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will take part in today`s [Wednesday] which will be posted on a separate thread shortly with two questions from each of these categories

PEOPLE PLACES SCIENCE [one question on Chemistry; one on Biology] WORDS

and for the first time on WRQ, one of these questions will be an "Odd One Out"

Thank you everyone for taking part in the WRQ.

@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.

Cleoriff · ‎05-08-2020

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo . Damn that Mickey Mouse!!

Veritas Numquam Perit

LukasB · ‎05-08-2020

HAHAH red thinker I take that! Thanks @Mi-Amigo

@Cleoriff the mouse was the only one I knew for sure haha

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Mi-Amigo · ‎05-08-2020

Thank you @pgn and @Cleoriff and @LukasB

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz.

The Mickey Mouse question caught everyone out - maybe because no-one suspected it was the QI-style question...

I hope everyone likes the categories for today`s quiz which will be on a separate thread shortly.

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