08-03-2021 08:35 - edited 08-03-2021 09:12
08-03-2021 08:35 - edited 08-03-2021 09:12
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 SPACE MOVIES EVENTS
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].
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
I hope our regular quizzers
@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @Cairdeas @Anonymous @Martin-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 GEOGRAPHY 1 Into which sea does the British river River Tay flow ?
Q2 SPACE 1 What is the name of the constellation which is named after Andromeda`s mother ?
Q3 MOVIES 1 Who played the character Dylan in the 2000 movie "Charlie`s Angels" ?
Q4 EVENTS 1 Which Essex town is famous for its oyster festival ?
Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 What is the name of the highest mountain in Sweden ?
Q6 SPACE 2 What was the name of the space rocket used to launch the US Mercury capsules into
space between 1961 and 1963 ?
Q7 MOVIES 2 What was the subtitle of the third movie in "The Hobbit" series, released in 2014 ?
Q8 EVENTS 2 Name one of the two traditional birthstones for the month of November
[sorry, no extra mark or for knowing both birthstones]
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 08 March 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 09 March 2021]
- 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 10 Mar 2021
Each member will be awarded 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 08 Mar 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 09 Mar 2021].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 09 Mar 2021 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
on 09-03-2021 20:01
on 09-03-2021 20:01
Thank you @TallTrees
pm with your 8 answers received
on 10-03-2021 08:33
on 10-03-2021 08:33
THE ANSWERS:
Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 Into which sea does the British river River Tay flow ?
A1 North Sea
Q2 SPACE 1 What is the name of the constellation which is named after Andromeda`s mother ?
A2 Cassiopeia
Q3 MOVIES 1 Who played the character Dylan in the 2000 movie "Charlie`s Angels" ?
A3 Drew Barrymore
Q4 EVENTS 1 Which Essex town is famous for its oyster festival ?
A4 Colchester
Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 What is the name of the highest mountain in Sweden ?
A5 Kebnekaise
Q6 SPACE 2 What was the name of the space rocket used to launch the US Mercury capsules into
space between 1961 and 1963 ?
A6 Atlas
four quizzers [see Results] mentioned Redstone. On checking, Redstone rocket was used to launch
Mercury capsule with Ham [chimp]; Alan Shepard; Gus Grissom before Atlas rocket.
So I will also accept Redstone as a correct answer and award a
Q7 MOVIES 2 What was the subtitle of the third movie in "The Hobbit" series, released in 2014 ?
A7 Battle Of Five Armies
two quizzers [see Results] mentioned There And Back Again as the subtitle. On checking, There
And Back Again was the proposed title for the proposed launch in Dec 20112 but was changed
to Battle Of Five Armies for launch in 2014.
So I will also accept There And Back Again as a correct and award a
Q8 EVENTS 2 Name one of the two traditional birthstones for the month of November
[sorry, no extra mark or for knowing both birthstones]
A8 citrine and topaz
on 10-03-2021 08:38
on 10-03-2021 08:38
on 10-03-2021 08:43
on 10-03-2021 08:43
@pgn wrote:
Incoming, @Mi-Amigo ....
I absolutely LOVE the Swedish Chef @pgn
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on 10-03-2021 09:03
on 10-03-2021 09:03
THE RESULTS:
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 Gemini - incorrect Q3 Bill Murray - incorrect Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 Battle Of Five Armies - correct - awarded Q8 diamond - incorrect
Total: threefor three correct answers
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Atlas - correct - awarded
Q7 Battle Of Five Armies - correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus, for eight correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Atlas - correct - awarded
Q7 There And Back Again - correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus, for eight correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 Atlantic - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pass Q5 pass
Q6 pass Q7 Battle Of Five Armies - correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus, for four correct answers, also awarded
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Redstone - correct - awarded
Q7 Battle Of Five Armies - correct - awarded Q8 emerald - incorrect
plus for six correct also awarded
Bronze Thinker
Q1 Atlantic - incorrect Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pass Q5 pass Q6 pass
Q7 Battle Of Five Armies - correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
Total: threefor three correct answers
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 correct - awarded Q5 pass Q6 Redstone then Atlas - correct - awarded
Q7 Battle Of Five Armies, originally There And Back Again - correct - awarded
Q8 correct - awarded
plus for more than six correct also awarded
Bronze Thinker
@Anonymous
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 Cepheous - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Redstone - correct - awarded
Q7 Desolation Of Smaug - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded
plus for six correct also awarded
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded
Q6 Redstone, then Atlas - correct - awarded Q7 Battle Of Five Armies - correct - awarded
Q8 correct - awarded
plus, for eight correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 Clacton - incorrect Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pass
Total: onefor one correct answer
on 10-03-2021 09:10
on 10-03-2021 09:10
well done evryone - quite content with my results. And congrats to the brain @TheresaV
Cnt wait for the next one @Mi-Amigo
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on 10-03-2021 09:14
on 10-03-2021 09:14
THE BRAIN INDEED @LukasB
As long as @Mi-Amigo doesn't kill me again with the next one
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on 10-03-2021 09:15
on 10-03-2021 09:15
THE AWARDS:
Silver Thinker = 8 correct answers @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn
Bronze Thinker + = 7 correct answers @jonsie
Bronze Thinker = 6 correct answers @gmarkj @Anonymous
Red Thinker = 4 correct answers @TheresaV
= 3 correct answers @Martin-O2 @LukasB
= 1 correct answer @TallTrees
CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn
Well done
@jonsie - Bronze Thinker +
@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker
@Anonymous - Bronze Thinker
@TheresaV - Red Thinker
@LukasB -
Everyone who took part got at least -
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in today`s White Room Quiz, which will be eight questions with two questions on each of the categories
HISTORY TV GAMES FOOD & DRINK
and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.
Thank you everyone for taking part and making the White Room Quiz fun.
on 10-03-2021 09:18
on 10-03-2021 09:18
on 10-03-2021 09:25
on 10-03-2021 09:25
@MI5 wrote:
Redstone was 1958 to 1960. Atlas was late 1960 to 1963 as per the dates in the question
To clarify my decision with regards to the answers.
The question read:
What was the name of the space rocket used to launch the US Mercury capsules into space between 1961 and 1963 ?
Redstone was used to launch HAM [chimp] into space on 31 Jan 1961; to launch Alan Shepard into space on 5 May 1961; to launch Gus Grissom into space on 21 July 1961 - i.e. all were launched into space by Redstone within the timeframe [1961-1963] specified in the question.
In addition, some quizzers did state that Redstone was succeeded by Atlas.
I found it interesting that further facts come from the quiz. As has been said before, every day is like a schoolday on White Room Quiz