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Mi-Amigo · ‎05-07-2021

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 star 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

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

pgn · ‎05-07-2021

Advancing your way now, @Mi-Amigo -->

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Mi-Amigo · ‎05-07-2021

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

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 · ‎06-07-2021

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

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

jonsie · ‎06-07-2021

It's coming...

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Mi-Amigo · ‎07-07-2021

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received - before the 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 · ‎07-07-2021

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]

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 · ‎07-07-2021

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

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

MI5 · ‎07-07-2021

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

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Mi-Amigo · ‎07-07-2021

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

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

BobM · ‎07-07-2021

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.

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