White Room Quiz Mon 14 March 2022 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎14-03-2022

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 SPACE WORDS MUSIC

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 @gmarkj @TallTrees @BobM @Spenny @adelphiaUK @lewys-gp @RafaC

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 river flows through the Yorkshire towns of Penistone, Sheffield and Rotherham ?

Q2 SPACE 1 - Name either of the two US astronauts who were first to drive a vehicle on the Moon in 1971 ?

Q3 WORDS 1 - What is speleology the study of ?

Q4 MUSIC 1 - Who composed "Pomp And Circumstance March No 1" in 1901 ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - The Rangipo Desert is in which country ?

Q6 SPACE 2 - There are four "gas planets" in our solar system - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, What is the fourth ?

Q7 WORDS 2 - What does a phillumenist collect ?

Q8 MUSIC 2 - Which rock band had a UK No 1 album in 1976 with "Presence" ?

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 14 Mar 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 15 Mar 2022]

- 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 16 March 2022

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 Mar 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 15 Mar 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 15 Mar 2022 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

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 · ‎15-03-2022

Thank you @lewys-gp

pm with your answers received

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

pgn · ‎15-03-2022

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Links to O2 Social Media Team here

Mi-Amigo · ‎15-03-2022

Thank you @pgn

Love the gif 😀

pm with your answers received

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 · ‎16-03-2022

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Which river flows through the Yorkshire towns of Penistone, Sheffield and Rotherham ?

A1 River Don

Q2 SPACE 1 - Name either of the two US astronauts who were first to drive a vehicle on the Moon in 1971 ?

A2 David Scott and Jim Irwin - I`ll accept either name

Q3 WORDS 1 - What is speleology the study of ?

A3 Caves

Q4 MUSIC 1 - Who composed "Pomp And Circumstance March No 1" in 1901 ?

A4 Elgar

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - The Rangipo Desert is in which country ?

A5 New Zealand

Q6 SPACE 2 - There are four "gas planets" in our solar system - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, What is the fourth ?

A6 Neptune

Q7 WORDS 2 - What does a phillumenist collect ?

A7 Matchboxes

Q8 MUSIC 2 - Which rock band had a UK No 1 album in 1976 with "Presence" ?

A8 Led Zeppelin

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 · ‎16-03-2022

THE RESULTS

@RafaC

Q1 River Sheaf - incorrect Q2 Buzz Aldrin - incorrect Q3 leaves - incorrect Q4 Stravinsky - incorrect

Q5 USA - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded Q7 stamps - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

Total - two stars for two correct answers

@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

@Cleoriff

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

@Spenny

Q1 R Tyne - incorrect Q2 pass Q3 speed - incorrect Q4 correct - awarded

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

Total - two stars for two correct answers

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 LukasB - 😂 - incorrect

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

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@BobM

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

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

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@lewys-gp

Q1 pass Q2 Buzz Aldrin - incorrect Q3 lizards - incorrect Q4 pass

Q5 Mexico - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded Q7 stamps - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

Total - two stars for two correct answers

@pgn

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

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 · ‎16-03-2022

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + = 7 correct - @gmarkj @BobM

= 2 correct - @Spenny @RafaC @lewys-gp

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn

Well done -

@gmarkj = Bronze Thinker +

@BobM = Bronze Thinker +

@Spenny =

@lewys-gp =

@RafaC =

Everyone taking part was awarded at least two stars.

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

8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

- HISTORY PEOPLE SCIENCE ART

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly

Thanks everyone for joining in and making 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.

BobM · ‎16-03-2022

Well done everyone 👍

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - good quiz as always.

RafaC · ‎16-03-2022

Well, some of my guesses were not educated at all then 🤣

Well done everyone and thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo

Cleoriff · ‎16-03-2022

Well done everyone. Great quiz @Mi-Amigo. Good job you only asked for ONE astronaut, as i couldn't think of the other one.😂 I would say I like the topics for the next quiz. Whether I feel the same when I see the questions, is another matter

Veritas Numquam Perit

MI5 · ‎16-03-2022

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Well done all.

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