White Room Quiz Mon 05 July 2021

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions - with two questions on each of these categories 

   PEOPLE   NATURE   TV    EVENTS

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].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

  @Cleoriff   @pgn   @jonsie   @gmarkj  @MI5  @TallTrees  @BobM   @TheresaV  @LukasB  @Martin-O2 

  @O2EmmaLouise 

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  What relation was singer Rosemary Clooney to actor George Clooney ?

Q2 NATURE 1  How many arms/legs does a starfish have ?

Q3 TV 1  What was the name of the character played by Nigel Hawthorne in TV sit-com "Yes Minister" ?

Q4 EVENT 1    On what date [day, month] is St Swithen`s Day when, according to tradition, if it rains,

                         it will rain for 40 days ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2   Which US State was George W Bush governor of before becoming US President in 2001 ?

Q6 NATURE 2  What colour flowers does an alkanet [member of borage family] have ?

Q7 TV 2  What was the first name of the character Rigsby [played by Leonard Rossiter] in TV sitcom

                 "Rising Damp" ?

Q8 EVENTS 2   In which English county is the World Marble Championship held on Good Friday ?

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 05 July 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 06 July 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 07 July 2021

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 05 July 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 06 July 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 06 July 2021 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

@Mi-Amigo  

[Mi-Amigo]

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 PEOPLE 1  What relation was singer Rosemary Clooney to actor George Clooney ?

Q2 NATURE 1  How many arms/legs does a starfish have ?

Q3 TV 1  What was the name of the character played by Nigel Hawthorne in TV sit-com "Yes Minister" ?

Q4 EVENT 1    On what date [day, month] is St Swithen`s Day when, according to tradition, if it rains,

                         it will rain for 40 days ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2   Which US State was George W Bush governor of before becoming US President in 2001 ?

Q6 NATURE 2  What colour flowers does an alkanet [member of borage family] have ?

Q7 TV 2  What was the first name of the character Rigsby [played by Leonard Rossiter] in TV sitcom

                 "Rising Damp" ?

Q8 EVENTS 2   In which English county is the World Marble Championship held on Good Friday ?

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 05 July 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 06 July 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 07 July 2021

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 05 July 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 06 July 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 06 July 2021 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

@Mi-Amigo  

[pgn]

Advancing your way now, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

like the gif - relevant to one of the questions

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @LukasB 

pm with your 8 answers received

Thanl you @pgn 

like the gif - sort of connected, in some way, to one of the questions 

pm with your 8 answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you everyone who has sent me a pm with their answers. Much appreciated.

Gentle reminder to @jonsie @TallTrees @Martin-O2 @O2EmmaLouise and anyone else who would like to have a go at this quiz.

There is still time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Tues] to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.

Look forward to hearing from you

Good luck

[jonsie]

It's coming...

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received - before the deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 PEOPLE 1  What relation was singer Rosemary Clooney to actor George Clooney ?

A1   Aunt

Q2 NATURE 1  How many arms/legs does a starfish have ?

A2   five

Q3 TV 1  What was the name of the character played by Nigel Hawthorne in TV sit-com "Yes Minister" ?

A3   Sir Humphrey Appleby

Q4 EVENT 1    On what date [day, month] is St Swithen`s Day when, according to tradition, if it rains,

                         it will rain for 40 days ?

A4   15 July

Q5 PEOPLE 2   Which US State was George W Bush governor of before becoming US President in 2001 ?

A5   Texas

Q6 NATURE 2  What colour flowers does an alkanet [member of borage family] have ?

A6    blue [although often called "green alkanet, the flowers are blue]

Q7 TV 2  What was the first name of the character Rigsby [played by Leonard Rossiter] in TV sitcom

                 "Rising Damp" ?

A7    Rupert

Q8 EVENTS 2   In which English county is the World Marble Championship held on Good Friday ?

A8    Sussex      [at Greyhound pub, Tinsey Green, Crawley]     

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS:

@TheresaV 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 Felipe Feliope - incorrect 

Q4 1st March - incorrect    Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 yellow - incorrect  Q7 Mark - incorrect

Q8  Norfolk - incorrect 

Total: three for three correct answers

@MI5 

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

Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 green - incorrect   

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded  

plus for more than six correct answers also awarded

       

Bronze 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

@BobM 

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

Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 Somerset - incorrect

plus for more than six correct answers also awarded

       

Bronze Thinker

@LukasB 

Q1 Granny - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 pass   Q4 pass  Q5 correct - awarded  

Q6 pass   Q7 pass  Q8 pass

Total: two for two correct answers

@gmarkj 

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

Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 yellow - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 Essex - incorrect

plus for six correct answers also awarded

       

Bronze 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

[MI5]

Blue or green was a 50/50 😞
Well done all and thanks

[Mi-Amigo]

THE AWARDS:

     

Silver Thinker                   = 8 correct answers @Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie 

     

Bronze Thinker +      = 7 correct answers @MI5 @BobM 

     

Bronze Thinker                 = 6 correct answers @gmarkj 

                     = 3 correct answers  @TheresaV 

                            = 2 correct answers  @LukasB  

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS -  @Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie 

Well done

@MI5              - Bronze Thinker + 

@BobM          - Bronze Thinker + 

@gmarkj         - Bronze Thinker

@TheresaV      -  

@LukasB         -  

Everyone who took part got at least   -  

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

will be an "Odd Questions" edition of 8 questions with one question on each of these subjects - 

   INITIALS   MAPS   FLAGS   CARS   NURSERY RHYMES   CODES   MOTORWAYS   CLOTHES

which will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the White Room Quiz fun.

@Mi-Amigo 

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for another great quiz and well done everyone.

I'm happy with 7 correct and actually did better than I thought I would.