White Room Quiz Mon 05 June 2023

[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 questions on each of four categories 

    PEOPLE;  LITERATURE;  MOVIES;  ART  

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo  - their answers between 12 noon today [Mon] and

03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @Comben @J9el @Patricia1066 @Spenny @Breanna 

@BobM 

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 - Where did John Lennon and Yoko Ono marry in 1969 ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - Poll Sweedlepipe is a character in which Charles Dicken`s novel ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - What was the title of 1986 movie in which robot Number 5 escapes from research centre ?

Q4 ART 1 - Which artist painted the first official portrait of Marie Antoinette in 1778 ? 

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Which singer did US model Hailey Baldwin marry in 2018 ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Paul Sheldon and Annie Wilkes are characters in which Stephen King horror novel ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1987 movie "Dirty Dancing", who played the character Frances "Baby" Houseman ?

Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted "Le Panier de Pommes" [Basket of Apples] in 1893 ? 

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

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 05 June 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 07 June 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 07 June 2023

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 after 12 noon today [Mon 05 June

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 07 June 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 07 June 2023 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

[Spenny]

'Ello, 'ello....

My answers will be winging their way over in but a mere moment guvnor

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Spenny 

pm with your answers received

[TallTrees]

Hello I have put in my answers (ha ha)  @Mi-Amigo 

Terrible for me Films and some Ancient Art!

Bye for now 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[Comben]

Not too sure on many of these but I've sent you my answers guesses @Mi-Amigo 🤣
If I were to show a gif that's related to the questions but the opposite of how I felt when answering these questions, then this would have to be it. 😜

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Comben 

like the gif

pm with your answers received before deadline.

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received before deadline.

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Where did John Lennon and Yoko Ono marry in 1969 ?

A1    Gibraltar

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - Poll Sweedlepipe is a character in which Charles Dicken`s novel ?

A2   Martin Chuzzlewick

Q3 MOVIES 1 - What was the title of 1986 movie in which robot Number 5 escapes from research centre ?

A3   Short Circuit

Q4 ART 1 - Which artist painted the first official portrait of Marie Antoinette in 1778 ? 

A4   Le Brun

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Which singer did US model Hailey Baldwin marry in 2018 ?

A5   Justin Bieber

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Paul Sheldon and Annie Wilkes are characters in which Stephen King horror novel ?

A6   Misery

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1987 movie "Dirty Dancing", who played the character Frances "Baby" Houseman ?

A7   Jennifer Grey

Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted "Le Panier de Pommes" [Basket of Apples] in 1893 ? 

A8   Cezanne

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

sorry I`ve reached limit of download images so can`t show stars or thinker images

@MI5 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star.

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker.

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star.

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker.

@pgn 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star.

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker.

@gmarkj 

Q1 New York - incorrect  Q2 Oliver Twist - incorrect  Q3 correct - star  Q4 TheresaV - incorrect.

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 pass.

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker.

@Spenny 

Q1 New York - incorrect Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 pass.

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 pass.

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker.

@TallTrees 

Q1  Japan - incorrect  Q2 pass  Q3 pass  Q4 pass.

Q5 pass  Q6 pass  Q7 correct - star  Q8 pass.

Total = 1 star for 1 correct.

@Comben 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 Great Expectations - incorrect  Q3 Roboscape - incorrect  Q4 Kirsty Dunst - incorrect.

Q5 pass  Q6 The Shining - incorrect  Q7 Mary Kate Smithington - incorrect  Q8 Monet - incorrect.

Total = 2 stars for 2 correct.

@jonsie 

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

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

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker.

[Mi-Amigo]

THE AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star             = 7 correct - @jonsie 

Red Thinker + star                   = 5 correct - @Spenny  

Red Thinker                              = 4 correct - @gmarkj 

2 stars                                        = 2 correct - @Comben 

1 star                                         = 1 correct - @TallTrees 

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

Well done

@jonsie           - Bronze Thinker + star

@Spenny         - Red Thinker + star

@gmarkj         - Red Thinker

@Comben       - 2 stars

@TallTrees       - 1 star

Everyone taking part was awarded at least one star.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in today`s WRQ which will be a WRQ of 8 questions, with two questions on each of these categories

- PLACES; NATURE; SPORT; GAMES

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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