White Room Quiz Mon 05 Oct 2020 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎05-10-2020

Welcome to

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

Each White Room Quiz will have eight questions - with two questions from four categories.

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 @WispaRed7

O2 Community managers @Marjo @LukasB @Martin-O2 and O2 Guru @O2Karl

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.

Over the weekend, I have selected eight questions - with questions from each of these cateories

PLACES NATURE TV FOOD & DRINK

Please note: there is no QI-style question in which the answer is not what most people think.

As three questions in the last White Room Quiz were rated as difficult, I hope everyone finds today`s questions a little easier.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [PLACES - 1] In which county in England are the Tarr Steps, reputedly the oldest bridge in England ?

Q2 [NATURE - 1] What type of animal is a Suffolk punch ?

Q3 [TV - 1] In the US TV comedy "Friends" what was the name of the coffee shop where the friends used to meet ?

Q4 [FOOD & DRINK - 1] Which fruit was first grown in England at Dorney Court, Buckinghamshire for King James I ?

Q5 [PLACES - 2] Which is the only cathedral in England with three spires ?

Q6 [NATURE - 2] What type of tree was introduced into England by Alexander Pope ?

Q7 [TV - 2] In the US TV comedy "The Big Bang Theory" what was the name of Leonard`s mother ?

[character`s name not the name of the actress]

Q8 [FOOD & DRINK - 2] In which town in England was Marmite first produced ?

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 October] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 06 October]

- 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 October

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 October 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 06 October 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 06 October 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 at least some of 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.

Mi-Amigo · ‎06-10-2020

Thank you @LukasB

pm with your eight 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 · ‎07-10-2020

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 [PLACES - 1] In which county in England are the Tarr Steps, reputedly the oldest bridge in England ?

A1 Somerset

Q2 [NATURE - 1] What type of animal is a Suffolk punch ?

A2 horse

Q3 [TV - 1] In the US TV comedy "Friends" what was the name of the coffee shop where the friends used to meet ?

A3 Central Perk

Q4 [FOOD & DRINK - 1] Which fruit was first grown in England at Dorney Court, Buckinghamshire for King James I ?

A4 pineapple

Q5 [PLACES - 2] Which is the only cathedral in England with three spires ?

A5 Lichfield Cathedral

Q6 [NATURE - 2] What type of tree was introduced into England by Alexander Pope ?

A6 Weeping willow

Q7 [TV - 2] In the US TV comedy "The Big Bang Theory" what was the name of Leonard`s mother ?

[character`s name not the name of the actress]

A7 Bevereley Hoffsteader

Q8 [FOOD & DRINK - 2] In which town in England was Marmite first produced ?

A8 Burton-on-Trent

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

pgn · ‎07-10-2020

... *rapidly Devizes an excuse*...

Links to O2 Social Media Team here

Mi-Amigo · ‎07-10-2020

THE RESULTS:

@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

@MI5

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

@pgn

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

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 Truro - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@Anonymous

Q1 Sussex - incorrect Q2 sheep - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded Q4 peach - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 poplar - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 Slough - incorrect

Total: two for two correct answers

@Marjo

Q1 Suffolk - incorrect Q2 rodent - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pear - incorrect

Q5 Leeds - incorrect Q6 palm - incorrect Q7 Mary Cooper - incorrect [mother of Sheldon]

Q8 Sheffield - incorrect

Total: one for one correct answer

@Martin-O2

Q1 Norfolk - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 pass Q4 oranges - incorrect Q5 pass

Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 Sheffield - incorrect

Total: two for two correct answers

@LukasB

Q1 pass Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pass Q5 pass Q6 pass

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass

Total: three for three correct answers

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 · ‎07-10-2020

AWARDS:

Silver Thinker = for eight correct answers - @Cleoriff @MI5

Bronze Thinker + = for seven correct answers - @pgn

= for three correct answers - @LukasB

= for two correct answers - @Anonymous @Martin-O2

= for one correct answer - @Marjo

CONGRATULATIONS to the Silver Thinkers - @Cleoriff @MI5

Well done

@pgn - Bronze Thinker +

@LukasB -

@WispaRed7 -

@Martin-O2 -

@Marjo -

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will take part in today`s White Room Quiz, which will be up shortly on a separate thread - with eight questions = two questions from each of these categories -

PEOPLE SPACE LITERATURE GAMES

with a mix of easier and not-so-easy questions.

Thanks everyone for taking part and for 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.

Cleoriff · ‎07-10-2020

Well done one and all. Thanks again for a great quiz @Mi-Amigo

Veritas Numquam Perit

MI5 · ‎07-10-2020

Thanks and well done everyone

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Mi-Amigo · ‎07-10-2020

Thank you @Cleoriff and @MI5

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and congratulations to both of you on being the Silver Thinkers this time.

Hope you like the questions in today`s WRQ - now up on a separate thread.

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

LukasB · ‎07-10-2020

Not mad about my three stars! Could have been worse haha - thanks to @Mi-Amigo

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Martin-O2 · ‎07-10-2020

Well done all! It was a tough one for me so I'm happy with my 2 stars.

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