White Room Quiz Mon 08 Mar 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎08-03-2021

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

@TheresaV @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.

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 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 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

@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 · ‎09-03-2021

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your 8 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 · ‎10-03-2021

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

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

MI5 · ‎10-03-2021

Redstone was 1958 to 1960. Atlas was late 1960 to 1963 as per the dates in the question

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TheresaV · ‎10-03-2021

@pgn wrote:

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo ....

I absolutely LOVE the Swedish Chef @pgn

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Mi-Amigo · ‎10-03-2021

THE RESULTS:

@Martin-O2

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

@MI5

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

@Cleoriff

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

@TheresaV

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

@gmarkj

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

@LukasB

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

@jonsie

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

@pgn

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

@TallTrees

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 Clacton - incorrect Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pass

Total: onefor one correct answer

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LukasB · ‎10-03-2021

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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TheresaV · ‎10-03-2021

THE BRAIN INDEED @LukasB

As long as @Mi-Amigo doesn't kill me again with the next one

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Mi-Amigo · ‎10-03-2021

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

@Martin-O2 -

@LukasB -

@TallTrees -

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.

@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.

MI5 · ‎10-03-2021

Good quiz.
Thanks and well done all

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Mi-Amigo · ‎10-03-2021

@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

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