White Room Quiz Mon 06 June 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 eight questions - with two questions on each of these categories

- GEOGRAPHY   WORDS    MOVIES    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  @MI5  @gmarkj  @TallTrees  @BobM @Spenny @J9el  @RafaC  @lewys-gp 

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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Mount Meager, Mount Garibald and Mount Cayley are in which country ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - What sound does the word borborygmus refer to ? 

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In Hitchcock`s 1954 movie "Rear Window", what was the name of the wheelchair-bound

                          character [not the name of the actor] who believes he has witnessed a murder ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is tompouce, a dessert which originated in The Netherlands ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Name one of the four countries which River Tisza flows through.

Q6 WORDS 2 - The word macrosmatic refers to which of the senses ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the 1992 movie "Reservoir Dogs", who played the character Mr Pink ? 

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What was a Jubbly - popular in the 1960s/70s ?

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 06 June 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 07 June 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 morning of Wed 08 June 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 06 June 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 07 June 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 07 June 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

[Cleoriff]

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@pgn wrote:

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

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Oh it's Moriarty!! (PS doesn't matter what film he's in, he's Sherlock's nemesis and always will be!!)😂

[Mi-Amigo]

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 @BobM  @J9el  @Spenny  @TallTrees and anyone else who would like to have a go at this quiz. There is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Tues] to pm me @Mi-Amigo with their answers.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Good luck.

[TallTrees]

Hi there @Mi-Amigo 

I will try and get this done this morning ** Sorry I am out of time ~ go for the next one😎

so I can join in ~ thank you for the mention Best wishes TallTrees

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received before deadline

Thank you @Spenny 

pm with your answers received before deadline

Sorry you missed out on the quiz @TallTrees 

Hope you get a chance to have a go at today`s [Wed] WRQ 

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Mount Meager, Mount Garibald and Mount Cayley are in which country ?

A1   Canada

Q2 WORDS 1 - What sound does the word borborygmus refer to ? 

A2    Rumbling in the stomach

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In Hitchcock`s 1954 movie "Rear Window", what was the name of the wheelchair-bound

                          character [not the name of the actor] who believes he has witnessed a murder ?

A3    Jeff [L B] Jeffreys

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is tompouce, a dessert which originated in The Netherlands ?

A4    slices of puff pastry with cream filling

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Name one of the four countries which River Tisza flows through.

A5    Hungary; Serbia; Romania; Ukraine

Q6 WORDS 2 - The word macrosmatic refers to which of the senses ?

A6   Smell

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the 1992 movie "Reservoir Dogs", who played the character Mr Pink ? 

A7    Steve Buscemi

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What was a Jubbly - popular in the 1960s/70s ?

A8   pyramid-shaped frozen orange drink/lolly

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@RafaC 

Q1 France - incorrect  Q2 snoring - incorrect  Q3 John Cleaver - incorrect  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 sight - incorrect  Q7 pass   Q4 chocolate dessert - incorrect

Total = 2 stars for two correct

@gmarkj 

Q1 America - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 LukasB - incorrect  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 correct - award  Q8 cocktail - incorrect

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 Jeff - part correct - award half  

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

Q7 Steve - part correct - award half  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 6 correct answers + 2 part-correct also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 Steve - part correct - award half  

Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 7 correct answers + one part correct also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 correct - award  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@J9el 

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

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 sight - incorrect  Q7 correct - award  Q4 tea - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@Spenny 

Q1 Spain - incorrect  Q2 pass   Q3 Jeff - part correct - award half  Q4 trifle - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 sight - incorrect  Q7 Steve - part correct - award half  

Q8 correct - awarded 

Total = 2 stars for 2 correct  + 2 half stars for 2 part correct

[Cleoriff]

Oh god...Buscemi was his last name. I don't feel so bad missing out on it now 😂

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                                  = 8 correct - @MI5  @pgn 

Bronze Thinker + + half = 7 correct + 1 part correct - @Cleoriff 

Bronze Thinker + two half     = 6 correct + 2 part correct - @jonsie 

Red Thinker +                          = 5 correct - @gmarkj   

Red Thinker                                      = 4 correct - @J9el 

 + two half               = 2 correct + 2 part correct - @Spenny 

                                          = 2 correct - @RafaC 

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS -  @pgn  @MI5 

Well done -

@Cleoriff             = Bronze Thinker + + half 

@jonsie                = Bronze Thinker + two half 

@gmarkj              = Red Thinker + 

@J9el                    = Red Thinker

@Spenny              = + two half  

@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 categories 

HISTORY   PLACES     LITERATURE    TV

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thank you everyone for making the WRQ fun.

[Cleoriff]

Well done one and all. Off out at 10.30am @Mi-Amigo .

I'll check the 2nd WRQ when I get back x