White Room Quiz Mon 05 Sept 2022

[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 8 questions, with two questions on each of the categories

   PEOPLE  NATURE  MUSIC   FOOD & DRINK

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 [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 @Spenny @adec @Comben @J9el 

@Breanna @RafaC 

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 did the initials P.T. in the name of showman P.T. Barnum stand for ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - How many stomachs does an ant have ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which band had a UK No 1 single in 1979 with "Heart Of Glass" ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Borlotti and tarbais are types of which foodstuff ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Mary Todd was the wife of which US President ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - What is the term for a female alligator ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What type of musical instrument was a doodle sack ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Puree of which fruit is added to prosecco to make a Bellini cocktail ?

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 Sept 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 06 Sept 2022] - 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 Wed 07 Sept 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] after 12 noon today [Mon 05 Sept 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 06 Sept 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

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

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received 

[Mi-Amigo]

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

Gentle reminder to @TallTrees @BobM @adec @Comben @Breanna @J9el and anyone else who would lke to have a go at this quz.

There is still plenty of time - up to 11.50pm tonght [Tues] - to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Good luck

[BobM]

'Answers' on their way @Mi-Amigo --->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[J9el]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo, some great questions there. PM sent. Good luck all!

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What did the initials P.T. in the name of showman P.T. Barnum stand for ?

A1   Phineas Taylor

Q2 NATURE 1 - How many stomachs does an ant have ?

A2   Two

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which band had a UK No 1 single in 1979 with "Heart Of Glass" ?

A3   Blondie

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Borlotti and tarbais are types of which foodstuff ?

A4   Beans

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Mary Todd was the wife of which US President ?

A5   Abraham Lincoln

Q6 NATURE 2 - What is the term for a female alligator ?

A6    cow

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What type of musical instrument was a doodle sack ?

A7    Bagpipes

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Puree of which fruit is added to prosecco to make a Bellini cocktail ?

A8    Peach

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@RafaC 

Q1 Peter Truman - incorrect    Q2 five - incorrect      Q3 correct -  Q4 gravy - incorrect

Q5 Roosevelt - incorrect    Q6 alligator - incorrect    Q7 correct -  Q8 tomato - incorrect

Total - two stars for 2 correct

@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

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -  Q3 correct -  Q4 grape - incorrect

Q5 correct -   Q6 sow - incorrect   Q7 drum - incorrect   Q8 correct - 

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Spenny 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -  Q3 correct -  Q4 olive - incorrect

Q5 Ronald Reagan - incorrect  Q6 correct -  Q7 pass    Q8 apricot - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers

Red 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

@pgn 

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

@BobM 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct -  Q3 correct -  Q4 correct - 

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -  Q7 correct -  Q8 pear - incorrect

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@J9el 

Q1 correct -   Q2 sx - incorrect  Q3 correct -  Q4 correct - 

Q5 correct -   Q6 alligator - incorrect  Q7 correct -  Q8 correct - 

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker                    = 6 correct - @BobM  @J9el 

Red Thinker +                = 5 correct - @gmarkj       

Red Thinker                          = 4 correct - @Spenny

                            = 2 correct - @RafaC 

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

Well done

@BobM           - Bronze Thinker

@J9el              - Bronze Thinker 

@gmarkj         - Red Thinker + 

@Spenny         - Red Thinker

@RafaC            -  

Everyone taking part was awarded at least two stars.

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 subject

-  GEOGRAPHY  SCIENCE   MOVIES    GAMES

which will be posted on a separate thread shortly. 

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

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for another great quiz.

Well done all.