White Room Quiz Mon 10 July 2023 - Page 2

Mi-Amigo · ‎10-07-2023

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions - with two questions on each of four of the usual categories

GEOGRAPHY; SCIENCE; MOVIES; SPORT

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 @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @J9el @Spenny @Patricia1066 @BobM

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 - Loch Finlaggan is on which Scottish island ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - What is the scientific term for the energy required to increase the temperature of one pound

of water by one degree Fahrenheit ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In the movie "Gladiator", who played the character Antonius Proximo, gladiator trainer who

buys Maximus ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - What is the nickname of Warwickshire County Cricket Club`s T20 team ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the second largest island of the Scilly Isles ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Bronze is principally an alloy of which two elements ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - Barbara Bach played Bond girl Anya Amasova in which 1977 James Bond movie ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - Which European football team plays its home games at San Siro stadium ?

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 10 July 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 12 July 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 12 July 2023

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 10 July

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 12 July 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 12 July 2023 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

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jonsie · ‎12-07-2023

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Mi-Amigo · ‎12-07-2023

Thank you @J9el

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie

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Mi-Amigo · ‎12-07-2023

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Loch Finlaggan is on which Scottish island ?

A1 Islay

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - What is the scientific term for the energy required to increase the temperature of one pound

of water by one degree Fahrenheit ?

A2 BTU - British Thermal Unit

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In the movie "Gladiator", who played the character Antonius Proximo, gladiator trainer who

buys Maximus ?

A3 Oliver Reed

Q4 SPORT 1 - What is the nickname of Warwickshire County Cricket Club`s T20 team ?

A4 Birmingham Bears

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the second largest island of the Scilly Isles ?

A5 Tresco

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Bronze is principally an alloy of which two elements ?

A6 copper and tin

Q7 MOVIES 2 - Barbara Bach played Bond girl Anya Amasova in which 1977 James Bond movie ?

A7 The Spy Who Loved Me

Q8 SPORT 2 - Which European football team plays its home games at San Siro stadium ?

A8 A C Milan and Inter Milan

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 · ‎12-07-2023

THE RESULTS

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@MI5

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 pass Q4 pass

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 pass Q8 pass.

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Spenny

Q1 Arran - incorrect Q2 joule - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 pass.

Q5 St Mary`s - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@J9el

Q1 Skye - incorrect Q2 pass Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 St Agnes - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@jonsie

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver 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 · ‎12-07-2023

AWARDS

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

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @J9el

Red Thinker = 4 correct - @TallTrees

3 stars = 3 correct - @Spenny

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

Well done

@J9el - Red Thinker + star

@TallTrees - Red Thinker

@Spenny - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions, with two questions on each of these categories

- HISTORY; NATURE; WORDS; ART

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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

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

gmarkj · ‎12-07-2023

Sorry for missing out on this @Mi-Amigo , and thanks for the reminder. Having notification issues with Gmail on my phone (it won't show there are any until I manually refresh the app) and swamped with work so little time!

Well done everyone. Will try and get involved with today's...

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Cleoriff · ‎12-07-2023

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo x

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MI5 · ‎12-07-2023

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

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pgn · ‎12-07-2023

A good selection of questions, and nice participation too (Gmail notifications notwithstanding, @gmarkj) - thanks for running it, @Mi-Amigo!

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TallTrees · ‎12-07-2023

That's better than I thought "Red Thinker" on my way to the stars! 🙄

Well done everyone, no Bronze Thinker this time @Mi-Amigo

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