cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

White Room Quiz Mon 07 July 2025

Mi-Amigo
Level 48: Jubilant         
  • 26786 Posts
  • 972 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

Welcome to

MiAmigo_0-1751863750817.png

 

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

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions, with 2 questions on each of these categories:

   PEOPLE    PLACES    MUSIC    GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 

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 @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @Oxonian @Dave-O2 

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 was the first birth name of Teller [of magicians Penn & Teller] before he changed his

                          name to just Teller ?

                                 

Q2 PLACES 1 - Raby Castle is in which English county ?

 

Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of the song released by Stephen Duffy which reached No 4 in UK Singles

                          Chart in 1985 ?

           

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Marble Arch tube station is on which London Underground line ?

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the first name of chef Jamie Oliver and Juliette Norton`s eldest child, born 2002 ?

 

Q6 PLACES 2 - Beaver State is the nickname of which US State ?

 

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What type of instrument is a Russian gusli ?

 

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - DZ is the International Vehicle Registration code of which country ?

                                                                                 

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 07 July 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 09 July 2025.

 

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 09 July 2025.

Each member will be awarded star  for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

MiAmigo_2-1751863750951.png

 

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me Mi-Amigo after 12 noon today [Mon 07 July

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 09 July 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 09 July 2025 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.

animated-elephant-image-0327



Girl in a jacket


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

Message 1 of 20
1,063 Views
19 REPLIES 19

Mi-Amigo
Level 48: Jubilant         
  • 26786 Posts
  • 972 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

Thank you @Dave-O2 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

animated-elephant-image-0327



Girl in a jacket


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

Message 11 of 20
304 Views

Mi-Amigo
Level 48: Jubilant         
  • 26786 Posts
  • 972 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

THE ANSWERS

 

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What was the first birth name of Teller [of magicians Penn & Teller] before he changed his

                          name to just Teller ?

A1   Raymond

                                 

Q2 PLACES 1 - Raby Castle is in which English county ?

A2    Co Durham

 

Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of the song released by Stephen Duffy which reached No 4 in UK Singles

                          Chart in 1985 ?

A3   Kiss Me.

        Fun fact - I was working with Stephen Duffy`s dad when Kiss Me was released

           

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Marble Arch tube station is on which London Underground line ?

A4   Central Line

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the first name of chef Jamie Oliver and Juliette Norton`s eldest child, born 2002 ?

A5   Poppy

 

Q6 PLACES 2 - Beaver State is the nickname of which US State ?

A6   Oregon

 

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What type of instrument is a Russian gusli ?

A7    zither-like string instrument. I`ll accept zither or string instrument as correct answer.

 

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - DZ is the International Vehicle Registration code of which country ?

A8   Algeria

  

animated-elephant-image-0327



Girl in a jacket


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

Message 12 of 20
293 Views

Mi-Amigo
Level 48: Jubilant         
  • 26786 Posts
  • 972 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

THE RESULTS

 

@jonsie 

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

MiAmigo_0-1752036905085.jpeg

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

MiAmigo_1-1752036924186.jpeg

Silver Thinker

 

@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

MiAmigo_2-1752036940562.jpeg

Silver Thinker

 

@Oxonian 

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

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

plus for 7 correct answers

MiAmigo_4-1752037049826.jpeg

Bronze 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

MiAmigo_3-1752036958330.jpeg

Silver Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct star   Q2 correct star   Q3 Singing In the Rain - incorrect    Q4 correct star .

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

plus for 6 correct answers

MiAmigo_5-1752037133504.jpeg

Bronze Thinker

 

@Dave-O2 

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

Q5 Paul - incorrect  Q6 correct star   Q7 shot glass - incorrect   Q8 correct star .

plus for 5 correct answers

MiAmigo_6-1752037236606.jpeg

Red Thinker

animated-elephant-image-0327



Girl in a jacket


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

Message 13 of 20
290 Views

Mi-Amigo
Level 48: Jubilant         
  • 26786 Posts
  • 972 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

AWARDS

MiAmigo_7-1752037306360.png

 

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

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @Oxonian 

Bronze Thinker                             = 6 correct - @gmarkj 

Red Thinker + star                        = 5 correct - @Dave-O2 

 

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

Well done

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker + star 

@gmarkj    - Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 - Red Thinker + star

 

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions

on each of these categories

   HISTORY    SCIENCE     MOVIES    TV

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

animated-elephant-image-0327



Girl in a jacket


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

Message 14 of 20
290 Views

pgn
Level 79: Lord of the Boards
  • 43473 Posts
  • 260 Topics
  • 1891 Solutions
Registered:

Thinkers all, well done! Thanks, @Mi-Amigo - that was not as tricky as it first appeared 👌

Message 15 of 20
277 Views

MI5
Level 94: Supreme
  • 154226 Posts
  • 658 Topics
  • 29424 Solutions
Registered:

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.
Please select the post that helped you best and mark as the solution. This helps other members in resolving their issues faster. Thank you.
Message 16 of 20
272 Views

Cleoriff
Level 94: Supreme
  • 133390 Posts
  • 843 Topics
  • 7624 Solutions
Registered:

Well done everyone. Thanks @Mi-Amigo x

Veritas Numquam Perit

Girl in a jacket
Message 17 of 20
269 Views

jonsie
Level 94: Supreme
  • 98189 Posts
  • 616 Topics
  • 7247 Solutions
Registered:

Mi-Amigo
Level 48: Jubilant         
  • 26786 Posts
  • 972 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

Thank you @pgn @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie 

Well done on your awards.

animated-elephant-image-0327



Girl in a jacket


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

Message 19 of 20
233 Views

Oxonian
Level 41: Prodigal
  • 15825 Posts
  • 452 Topics
  • 41 Solutions
Registered:

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, very pleased with that outcome. 

 

Well done everyone else. 👍 

Message 20 of 20
220 Views