White Room Quiz Mon 14 April 2025

[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 2 questions on each of these categories:

   PEOPLE   GEOGRAPHY    MUSIC    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 @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @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 - Who is the mother of British actress Emily Atack - need first name and surname ?

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Lake McKenzie is on which island in Australia ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which song by rock band The Who inc the lyrics "I asked Bobby Dylan; I asked The Beatles;

                          I asked Timothy O`Leary; But he couldn`t help me either" ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - "Sound and Fury" was the name given to WBA World Heavyweight Championship boxing

                           match fought in 1997 between Mike Tyson II and which boxer ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the surname of English singer/song writer Jessie J ?

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Cano Cristales, known as the River of Five Colours, is in which country ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Which British singer recorded a cover version of The Beatles "With A Little Help From My

                          Friends" which reached No 1 in UK Singles Chart in Nov 1968 ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - What is the name of the top league in German football ?

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 14 April 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 16 April 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 16 April 2025.

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 14 April

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 16 April 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 16 April 2025 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]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Who is the mother of British actress Emily Atack - need first name and surname ?

A1    Kate Robbins

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Lake McKenzie is on which island in Australia ?

A2   Fraser Island, also known as K`gari

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which song by rock band The Who inc the lyrics "I asked Bobby Dylan; I asked The Beatles;

                          I asked Timothy O`Leary; But he couldn`t help me either" ?

A3   The Seeker

Q4 SPORT 1 - "Sound and Fury" was the name given to WBA World Heavyweight Championship boxing

                           match fought in 1997 between Mike Tyson II and which boxer ?

A4   E Holyfield

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the surname of English singer/song writer Jessie J ?

A5   Cornish

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Cano Cristales, known as the River of Five Colours, is in which country ?

A6   Columbia

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Which British singer recorded a cover version of The Beatles "With A Little Help From My

                          Friends" which reached No 1 in UK Singles Chart in Nov 1968 ?

A7   Joe Cocker

Q8 SPORT 2 - What is the name of the top league in German football ?

A8    Bundesliga

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@jonsie 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 Buster Mathis Jr - incorrect .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 Katherine Robinson - in correct   Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 Cornwall - incorrect                      Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze 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

@pgn 

Q1 Cecilia Roth - incorrect   Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct                          Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass            Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                                = 8 correct - @Cleoriff 

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @jonsie @pgn @BobM 

Bronze Thinker                             = 6 correct -  @Oxonian

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ONLY SILVER THINKER this time - @Cleoriff  

Well done

@jonsie      - Bronze Thinker + star  

@pgn         - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM      - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker - at least a Bronze Thinker !!

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in today`s WRQ, which is the Easter edition with

  8 Easter-realted questions and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

[pgn]

A tougher set of questions this time - but still a run on Thinkers 👍🏼

Well done all, and thanks @Mi-Amigo.

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

PS, sometimes a love of soaps help. 😂

Q1 Kate Robbins is currently appearing in Coronation Street.......

[BobM]

Good quiz, thanks @Mi-Amigo  👍

Well done everyone.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @BobM 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards

As @pgn said, there were a couple of tough questions.

I hope everyone likes at least some of the questions in Easter edition which is now up on separate thread.

[jonsie]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

Well done on your award