White Room Quiz Mon 13 May 2024

[Mi-Amigo]

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 these categories

   PEOPLE     PLACES     NATURE    LITERATURE

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 @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @Dave-O2  [ @jonsie is away]

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 is the first name and surname of the only Green Party MP in current British House of

                            Commons ?

Q2 PLACES 1 - Parliament Street, dating from 14th century and the narrowest street in Britain, is in which

                            town/city ?  

Q3 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is a sand mason ?

Q4 LITERATURE 1 - What was the title of Paula Hawkin`s novel, first pub in 2017, which was the follow-up to

                                    "The Girl On The Train" ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes are former spouces of which actor ?

Q6 PLACES 2 - The statue of which English monarch stands outside the front of St Paul`s Cathedral, London ?

Q7 NATURE 2 - Pere David`s deer are native to which country ?

Q8 LITERATURE 2 - What word is missing from this title of the novel by Charles Nackesey, first published in

                                  2019 - "The Boy; The ----------- ; The Fox and The Horse" ? 

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 13 May 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 15 May 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 15 May 2024.

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 13 May

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 15 May 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 15 May 2024 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.

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo  ---> 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What is the first name and surname of the only Green Party MP in current British House of

                            Commons ?

A1   Caroline Lucas

Q2 PLACES 1 - Parliament Street, dating from 14th century and the narrowest street in Britain, is in which

                            town/city ?  

A2  Exeter

Q3 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is a sand mason ?

A3   worm

Q4 LITERATURE 1 - What was the title of Paula Hawkin`s novel, first pub in 2017, which was the follow-up to

                                    "The Girl On The Train" ?

A4  "Into The Water"

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes are former spouces of which actor ?

A5   Tom Cruise

Q6 PLACES 2 - The statue of which English monarch stands outside the front of St Paul`s Cathedral, London ?

A6    Queen Anne

Q7 NATURE 2 - Pere David`s deer are native to which country ?

A7    China

Q8 LITERATURE 2 - What word is missing from this title of the novel by Charles Nackesey, first published in

                                  2019 - "The Boy; The ----------- ; The Fox and The Horse" ? 

A8  Mole             

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@TallTrees 

Q1 pass             Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 pass .

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

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct -   Q2 Peterborough - incorrect  Q3 correct -                 Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 Edward - incorrect            Q7 Argentina - incorrect Q8 correct -  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@gatrell 

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

@Oxonian 

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

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 badger - incorrect .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct -   Q2 Edinburgh - incorrect   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

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

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@BobM 

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

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

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                                 = 8 correct - @MI5 @Cleoriff @gatrell 

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @Oxonian @pgn 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @TallTrees @BobM 

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @gmarkj 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @Cleoriff @gatrell 

Well done

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker + star

@pgn         - Bronze Thinker + star

@TallTrees  - Bronze Thinker

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj    - Red Thinker + star

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker - and at least a Red Thinker + star

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

of 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories

  SCIENCE    MUSIC    MOVIES     TV

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly

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

[pgn]

All thinkers again this week, well done all, and thanks @Mi-Amigo for running the quiz 👍🏼

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo. Great quiz. I will do todays but be in Yarmouth when the results are posted. 😉

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for another good one and well done all 👍

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[TallTrees]

Very nicely polished Bronze @Mi-Amigo 

Now upwards. 

Going to read next quiz questions 😁

To see if possible silver or bronze 🌟 🤔

Thank you for the quiz