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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 four categories -
PEOPLE PLACES SPACE 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 [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 @BobM @Spenny @J9el @Dave-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 PEOPLE 1 - What did British scientist James Dewar invent in 1892 ?
Q2 PLACES 1 - What is the name of the 18-arch aqueduct, completed in 1805, in Vale of Llangollen, Wales ?
Q3 SPACE 1 - Which planet in our solar system has the most volcanoes ?
Q4 MOVIES 1 - Who played the title character in 1960 Disney movie "Pollyanna" ?
Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the first name of the wife of former British Prime Minister David Cameron ?
Q6 PLACES 2 - What is the name of the tallest storey building [height of 79 metres] in Republic of Ireland ?
Q7 SPACE 2 - What is the name of NASA`s spacecraft, due to launch in Oct 2024, to carry instruments around
Jupiter ?
Q8 MOVIES 2 - Who played the alien in the 1976 movie "The Man Who Fell To Earth" ?
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 Nov 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 15 Nov 2023.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 15 Nov 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 13 Nov
2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 15 Nov 2023.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 15 Nov 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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THE ANSWERS
Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What did British scientist James Dewar invent in 1892 ?
A1 vacuum flask
Q2 PLACES 1 - What is the name of the 18-arch aqueduct, completed in 1805, in Vale of Llangollen, Wales ?
A2 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Q3 SPACE 1 - Which planet in our solar system has the most volcanoes ?
A3 Venus
Q4 MOVIES 1 - Who played the title character in 1960 Disney movie "Pollyanna" ?
A4 Hayley Mills
Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the first name of the wife of former British Prime Minister David Cameron ?
A5 Samantha
Q6 PLACES 2 - What is the name of the tallest storey building [height of 79 metres] in Republic of Ireland ?
A6 Capital Dock
Q7 SPACE 2 - What is the name of NASA`s spacecraft, due to launch in Oct 2024, to carry instruments around
Jupiter ?
A7 Europa Clipper
Q8 MOVIES 2 - Who played the alien in the 1976 movie "The Man Who Fell To Earth" ?
A8 David Bowie
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THE RESULTS
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
Q1 pass Q2 pass Q3 Jupiter - incorrect Q4 Dolly Parton - incorrect .
Q5 correct - Q6 pass Q7 x Rocket - incorrect Q8 correct - .
Total - 2 stars for 2 correct
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
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 pass.
Q5 correct - Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pass.
plus for 4 correct answers
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 Fred - incorrect Q3 correct - Q4 TheresaV - incorrect .
Q5 correct - Q6 Bob - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 5 correct answers
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 pass Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 Dublin Docks - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 correct - .
plus for 5 correct answers
Red Thinker
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
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
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AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie @pgn
Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @BobM @gmarkj
Red Thinker = 4 correct - @TallTrees
2 stars = 2 correct - @Dave-O2
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie @pgn
Well done
@BobM - Red Thinker + star
@gmarkj - Red Thinker + star
@TallTrees - Red Thinker
@Dave-O2 - 2 stars
Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars.
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in today`s WRQ which will be
"Parrot" edition - with 8 "parrot"- related questions
and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.
Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.
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Hi @Mi-Amigo
Good a Red Thinker interesting quiz 🤔
Enjoyed it thank you for the results. Possibly my happy parrots quiz today 🙃
Looking forward to it! 😱
