Re: White Room Quiz Mon 07 Dec 2020 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎07-12-2020

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 from each of four categories

HISTORY SPACE ART FOOD & DRINK

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 @Anonymous

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

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.

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

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 HISTORY 1 Donald Trump is currently the 45th US president. Who was the fifth [5th] US President?

Q2 SPACE 1 Who was the first British female astronaut into space?

Q3 ART 1 Who produced the 1969 sculpture "Two Forms (Divided Circle) which was stolen from

a plinth in Dulwich Park in 2011?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 Which fish is the main ingrediant of Scotch woodcock ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 Which country was ruled by the Romanov dynasty from 1613 to 1917 ?

Q6 SPACE 2 What is the name of the comet which completes an orbit of the Sun once every 3 years

- the shortest period by any known comet ?

Q7 ART 2 In which British city are the Barber Institute of Fine Arts and the Ikon Gallery ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 Black Krim, Green Zebra, and Yellow Pear are all varieties of which salad ingrediant ?

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 07 December] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 08 December]

- 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 O9 December

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 07 December 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 08 December 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 08 December 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.

Mi-Amigo · ‎08-12-2020

Thank you @pgn

I like the gif

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 · ‎08-12-2020

Thanks to all those who have sent me pm with eight answers.

Gentle reminder to @jonsie @Anonymous and @Marjo and anyone else who would like to have a go at this quiz, there is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Tuesday] to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your eight 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.

Anonymous · ‎08-12-2020

pm sent @Mi-Amigo

Mi-Amigo · ‎08-12-2020

Thank you @Anonymous

love the pix

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 · ‎09-12-2020

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 HISTORY 1 Donald Trump is currently the 45th US president. Who was the fifth [5th] US President?

A1 James Monroe - US President 1817-1825

Q2 SPACE 1 Who was the first British female astronaut into space?

A2 Helen Sharman

Q3 ART 1 Who produced the 1969 sculpture "Two Forms (Divided Circle) which was stolen from

a plinth in Dulwich Park in 2011?

A3 Barbara Hepworth

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 Which fish is the main ingrediant of Scotch woodcock ?

A4 although eggs are an ingredient, the fish which is the main ingredient is anchovies

Q5 HISTORY 2 Which country was ruled by the Romanov dynasty from 1613 to 1917 ?

A5 Russia

Q6 SPACE 2 What is the name of the comet which completes an orbit of the Sun once every 3 years

- the shortest period by any known comet ?

A6 Encke`s comet, which completes an orbit of the Sun once every 3.3 years - the shortest period for reasonably bright comet. However, deep within the bowels of Wiki, I found a mention of Panstarrs, a faint main-belt comet, which orbits the Sun in a period of 3.2 years, so I will also allow that as an answer.

Q7 ART 2 In which British city are the Barber Institute of Fine Arts and the Ikon Gallery ?

A7 Birmingham

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 Black Krim, Green Zebra, and Yellow Pear are all varieties of which salad ingrediant ?

A8 tomato

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 · ‎09-12-2020

THE RESULTS:

@Martin-O2

Q1 Andrew Jackson - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 pass

Q4 eggs - incorrect. I wanted the type of fish. Q5 correct - awarded

Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 vinagrette - incorrect

Total: for three correct answers + one part-correct answer

@gmarkj

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

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@MI5

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

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded

Q6 Panstarrs comet - accepted as correct [see Answers] - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver 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

@LukasB

Q1 Thomas Jefferson - incorrect Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Halley`s Comet - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded

Q8 correct - awarded plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red 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

@Anonymous

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

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Halley`s Comet - incorrect

Q7 Wolverhampton - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for six correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

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 · ‎09-12-2020

AWARDS:

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

Bronze Thinker = for six correct answers - @Anonymous

Red Thinker + = for five correct answers - @gmarkj

Red Thinker = for four correct answers - @LukasB

= for three correct answers - @Martin-O2

CONGRATULATIONS to the Silver Thinkers - @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn

Well done

@Anonymous - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj - Red Thinker +

@LukasB - Red Thinker

@Martin-O2 -

Well done everyone. All those taking part got at least three stars.

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

PLACES NATURE LITERATURE TV

Thanks everyone for taking part and for making the White Room Quiz fun; and thank you for the gifs and photos with the posts notifying pm sent - I love `em, please keep `em coming.

@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 · ‎09-12-2020

Well done all - more Red Thinkers this week, must be the season 🎄🤣
Thanks, @Mi-Amigo--today's will be a more sedate affair, I trust, no History. Literature borders on it tho... 🤔

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