White Room Quiz Mon 04 Jan 2021 first WRQ of 2021

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to 

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

                       Today`s Quiz is the first White Room Quiz of 2021 

Instead of the usual eight questions, there are 10 questions

with five questions based on "old" - with one question from each of these categories

            HISTORY   PEOPLE   PLACES   ART   FOOD & DRINK

and five questions based on "new" - with one question from each of these categories

           GEOGRAPHY   LITERATURE   MUSIC   TV   SPORT

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   @LukasB   @Martin-O2   @Marjo 

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 TEN QUESTIONS

There is no question is a QI-style question, in which the answer is not what most people think.

OLD-

Q1 HISTORY: The "Old Pretender" claimed the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland after the death

                       of his father in 1701 and tried, unsuccessfully, to gain the throne during the Jacobite

                       Rebellion of 1715.

                       What was the Old Pretender`s name? 

Q2 PEOPLE: The "Grand Old Man" was the name the working class gave to which UK Prime Minister

                     who was PM four times between 1867 and 1894?

Q3 PLACES: The "Old Man Of Stoor" is a pinnacle of rock on which British isle?

Q4 ART:       "The Old Guitarist" was painted by which artist in 1903-04?

Q5 FOOD & DRINK: "Old Speckled Hen" was first brewed in Abingdon in 1979 to celebrate what?

NEW -

Q6 GEOGRAPHY:  New Zealand`s highest mountain is known by what name by native Maoris?

Q7 LITERATURE:   "Brave New World" is an expression said to have been coined by Shakespeare.

                              In which Shakespeare play did the expression first appear?

Q8 MUSIC:  "New England" reached No 7 in the UK singles chart in 1985. Who recorded this version?

Q9 TV:         "The New Statesmen" was a 1980s UK sit-com. Who played the character Alan B`stard?

Q10 SPORT: New Zealand`s senior women`s national rugby team is known by what nickname?

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 04 Jan 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 05 Jan 2021]

- 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 06 Jan.

                                                                THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 04 Jan 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 05 Jan 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 05 Jan 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" and take part in this quiz. 

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

In addition, the following trophies will be awarded for

                               10 correct     8 correct     6 correct     4 correct

                                answers       answers       answers      answers 

                                               

                                Golden          Silver          Bronze              Red

                                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  

[Mi-Amigo]

TODAY`S TEN QUESTIONS

There is no question is a QI-style question, in which the answer is not what most people think.

OLD-

Q1 HISTORY: The "Old Pretender" claimed the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland after the death

                       of his father in 1701 and tried, unsuccessfully, to gain the throne during the Jacobite

                       Rebellion of 1715.

                       What was the Old Pretender`s name? 

Q2 PEOPLE: The "Grand Old Man" was the name the working class gave to which UK Prime Minister

                     who was PM four times between 1867 and 1894?

Q3 PLACES: The "Old Man Of Stoor" is a pinnacle of rock on which British isle?

Q4 ART:       "The Old Guitarist" was painted by which artist in 1903-04?

Q5 FOOD & DRINK: "Old Speckled Hen" was first brewed in Abingdon in 1979 to celebrate what?

NEW -

Q6 GEOGRAPHY:  New Zealand`s highest mountain is known by what name by native Maoris?

Q7 LITERATURE:   "Brave New World" is an expression said to have been coined by Shakespeare.

                              In which Shakespeare play did the expression first appear?

Q8 MUSIC:  "New England" reached No 7 in the UK singles chart in 1985. Who recorded this version?

Q9 TV:         "The New Statesmen" was a 1980s UK sit-com. Who played the character Alan B`stard?

Q10 SPORT: New Zealand`s senior women`s national rugby team is known by what nickname?

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 04 Jan 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 05 Jan 2021]

- 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 06 Jan.

                                                                THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 04 Jan 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 05 Jan 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 05 Jan 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" and take part in this quiz. 

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

In addition, the following trophies will be awarded for

                               10 correct     8 correct     6 correct     4 correct

                                answers       answers       answers      answers 

                                               

                                Golden          Silver          Bronze              Red

                                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  

[Cleoriff]

Crikey, This will blow the cobwebs away @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Crikey, This will blow the cobwebs away @Mi-Amigo 

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a couple of head-scratchers methinks  @Cleoriff ??

[Cleoriff]

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Crikey, This will blow the cobwebs away @Mi-Amigo 

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a couple of head-scratchers methinks  @Cleoriff ??

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You could say so. Just shows how much we need these twice weekly! My brain, particularly at this time of year, just ceases to function....or is it just old age...??

[TheresaV]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Crikey, This will blow the cobwebs away @Mi-Amigo 

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a couple of head-scratchers methinks  @Cleoriff ??

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You could say so. Just shows how much we need these twice weekly! My brain, particularly at this time of year, just ceases to function....or is it just old age...??

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I can now fully understand why @LukasB and @Marjo said these are tricky Blimey! 

[Cleoriff]

@TheresaV 

@LukasBhas been begging for an entire quiz on Oasis. Request denied...

[MI5]

Hmmmm, interesting Q's......

[Mi-Amigo]

@TheresaV 

Don`t let @LukasB put you off 

As @Cleoriff said, his request for a whole WRQ on Oasis was denied 

@MI5 

Pleased you find some of the questions interesting...

[MI5]

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

very appropriate gif 

pm with your 10 answers received