White Room Quiz Mon 08 Nov 2021

[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 from each of these categories -

   GEOGRAPHY   SCIENCE [one question on Biology; one on Chemistry]    LITERATURE    MOVIES

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  @BobM  @TallTrees  @gmarkj  @lewys-gp  @RafaC  @AK04  @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 Which is the only country crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 BIOLOGY  What tissue connects bone to muscle in the human body ? 

Q3 LITERATURE 1  What was the title of J K Rowling`s second Harry Potter book ?

Q4 MOVIES 1  For his role in which movie did Tom Hanks win his first Oscar for Best Actor ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2  Which US State has the second longest coastline ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 CHEMISTRY  What is the chemical symbol for the element Californium ?

Q7 LITERTURE 2  Who wrote the novel "The Road To Wigan Pier", first published in 1937 ?

Q8 MOVIES 2  Which movie won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 1974 Academy Awards ?

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 08 Nov 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 09 Nov 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 Nov 2021

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 08 Nov 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 09 Nov 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 09 Nov 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  

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

Interesting gif 

pm with your 8 answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you everyone who has sent me a pm with their answers

Gentle reminder 

@TallTrees  @jonsie  @BobM  @Martin-O2  @AK04 

and anyone who would like to have a go at this quiz.

There`s still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thurs] - to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers

Look forward to hearing from you.

Good luck.

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 Which is the only country crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn ?

A1. Brazil

Q2 SCIENCE 1 BIOLOGY  What tissue connects bone to muscle in the human body ? 

A2. Tendons

Q3 LITERATURE 1  What was the title of J K Rowling`s second Harry Potter book ?

A3. Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets

Q4 MOVIES 1  For his role in which movie did Tom Hanks win his first Oscar for Best Actor ?

A4. Philadelphia.

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2  Which US State has the second longest coastline ?

A5. Florida.

Q6 SCIENCE 2 CHEMISTRY  What is the chemical symbol for the element Californium ?

A6. Cf

Q7 LITERTURE 2  Who wrote the novel "The Road To Wigan Pier", first published in 1937 ?

A7. George Orwell.

Q8 MOVIES 2  Which movie won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 1974 Academy Awards ?

A8. The Sting

[TallTrees]

Hi there @Mi-Amigo 

Couldn't manage to join in ~ will do next time - Wednesday 10th November.

Today is a bit lighter for me.

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS:

@RafaC 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 cartilage - incorrect  Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 Oregan - incorrect      Q6 Cm - incorrect           Q7 pass    Q8 pass

Total: 3  for three correct answers

@gmarkj 

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

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 LukasB - 😂 - incorrect

Q8 Life & Times of TheresaV - 😂 - incorrect

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@Cleoriff 

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

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

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@lewys-gp 

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

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 Godfather 2 - incorrect

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@MI5 

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 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@pgn 

 Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 Big - incorrect

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

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker            = 8 correct - @MI5  

Bronze Thinker +  = 7 correct - @Cleoriff  @lewys-gp  @pgn 

Bronze Thinker         = 6 correct - @gmarkj 

                        = 3 correct - @RafaC 

CONGRATULATIONS TO  THE ONLY SILVER THINKER this time - @MI5  

Well done

@Cleoriff    - Bronze Thinker + 

@lewys-gp  - Bronze Thinker + 

@pgn          - Bronze Thinker + 

@gmarkj     - Bronze Thinker

@RafaC       -     

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s White Room Quiz which will be

eight questions - with two questions from each of the categories

- SPACE    WORDS    MUSIC    GAMES

which will be posted on a separate thread shortly. 

[Mi-Amigo]

Sorry you missed out taking part in this quiz @TallTrees 

I hope you get a chance at today`s White Room Quiz which will be up on a separate thread shortly and you like the categories - SPACE; WORDS;  MUSIC; GAMES.

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Shout out to @lewys-gp 👍

[RafaC]

Such a great round of the WRQ game @Mi-Amigo, thanks for that!
And I second @MI5 shout out to my colleague @lewys-gp 👏

[lewys-gp]

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo! Cheers, @MI5 @RafaC. When I was reading the questions, I couldn't believe my eyes 🤣. It was like Mi-Amigo picked them just for me. Well done for getting the only Silver Thinker too, MI5.