White Room Quiz Mon 05 Dec 2022

[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 question on each of these categories

  HISTORY    GEOGRAPHY    LITERATURE     MOVIES

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo  - their answers from 12 noon today [Mon] to 03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff   @pgn   @jonsie   @gmarkj   @MI5   @Comben   @BobM   @TallTrees   @J9el   @Spenny   @adec 

@RafaC    @Breanna 

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 HISTORY 1 - Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded in 1587 in which English castle ?

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Which is the largest bay in Wales ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In Ian Fleming`s James Bond novel "Live And Let Die", what is the first and surname

                                of James Bond`s CIA ally and friend ?

Q4 MOVIES 1 - In Stephen King`s horror movie "Pet Semetary" [1989 or 2019 remake] what is the name

                         of the cat ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which British monarch was deposed by the Glorious Revolution of 1688 ?

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the only lake in Scotland to be named a Lake [rather than Loch] ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - Which two cities are the settings for Charles Dickens` novel "A Tale of Two Cities" ?

Q8 MOVIES 2 - In the 1994 rom-com movie "Four Weddings And A Funeral", what is the name of the

                         character whose funeral the group attends ? 

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 05 Dec] and up to 03.00am Wed 07 Dec 2022] .

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 07 Dec 2022

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 between 12 noon today [Mon 05 Dec] and before 03.00am Wed 07 Dec 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 07 Dec 2022 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

[gmarkj]

Should be an interesting set of results here!

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Comben]

Incoming Mi-Amigo - Such a tough week for me!

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Comben 

like the pic

pm with your answers received - before deadline

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received - before the deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded in 1587 in which English castle ?

A1   Fotheringhay Castle

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Which is the largest bay in Wales ?

A2    Cardigan Bay

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In Ian Fleming`s James Bond novel "Live And Let Die", what is the first and surname

                                of James Bond`s CIA ally and friend ?

A3   Felix Leiter

Q4 MOVIES 1 - In Stephen King`s horror movie "Pet Semetary" [1989 or 2019 remake] what is the name

                         of the cat ?

A4   Church

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which British monarch was deposed by the Glorious Revolution of 1688 ?

A5   James II

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the only lake in Scotland to be named a Lake [rather than Loch] ?

A6   Lake Menteith

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - Which two cities are the settings for Charles Dickens` novel "A Tale of Two Cities" ?

A7    London and Paris

Q8 MOVIES 2 - In the 1994 rom-com movie "Four Weddings And A Funeral", what is the name of the

                         character whose funeral the group attends ? 

A8   Gareth        

[TallTrees]

Thank you for the answers @Mi-Amigo 

Look like I have had Brain Fog mostly on these😎

[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

@RafaC 

Q1 Warwick Castle - incorrect  Q2 Port Talbot - incorrect  Q3 Jack Ryan - incorrect  Q4 Furry - incorrect.

Q5 Charles I - incorrect  Q6 pass  Q7 London - correct; Bristol  - incorrect = half   Q8 Brad - incorrect

Total = half star for one part correct

@TallTrees 

Q1 Tower of London - incorrect   Q2 correct -   Q3 Boris - incorrect  Q4 Carrie - incorrect

Q5 Charles I - incorrect  Q6 pass   Q7 correct -   Q8 Liz Truss - incorrect

Total = two stars for two correct

@BobM 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 Harold ? - incorrect  Q4 pass

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

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

@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

@gmarkj 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 pass  Q7 Cambridge - incorrect; Oxford - incorrect  Q8 correct -  .

 plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 Tabitha - incorrect

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Comben 

Q1 Scotney - incorrect  Q2 Bay Watch - incorrect  Q3 Frank Botts - incorrect  Q4 What - incorrect

Q5 correct -   Q6 Henessay - incorrect  Q7 correct -   Q8 Sara McMilligan - incorrect

Total = 2 stars for two correct

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star             = 7 correct - @pgn 

Bronze Thinker                        = 6 correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker + star                   = 5 correct - @gmarkj

2 stars                                       = 2 correct - @TallTrees   @Comben 

half star                                    = 1 part-correct - @RafaC 

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

Well done

@pgn          - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker 

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker + star

@TallTrees    - 2 stars

@Comben    - 2 stars

@RafaC        - half star

Everyone taking part was awarded at least half star

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

8 questions, with two questions on each of these categories - 

 - PEOPLE   NATURE    WORDS     GAMES

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo. Well done everyone. Great quiz, Looking forward to the next one.

However, I'm out from 10-12am so I'll get a look at it later.