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White Room Quiz Mon 14 Nov 2022

Mi-Amigo
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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 question on each of these categories

 PEOPLE   MUSIC   MOVIES   TV

 

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo  - their answers from 12 noon today [Mon] to 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  @Comben  @J9el  @adec  @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 PEOPLE 1 - Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was better known by what name ?

 

Q2 MUSIC 1 - Which band recorded "Fanfare For The Common Man" which reached No 2 in the UK singles

                       chart in 1977 ?

 

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In Disney`s movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" which is the only dwarf without a

                          beard ?

 

Q4 TV 1 - What is the title of the BBC afternoon TV quiz hosted by Alex Scott ?

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who invented the spinning jenny in 1768 and the water frame, used in spinning, in 1769 ?

 

Q6 MUSIC 2 - How many pipes, in total, are in Great Highland bagpipes ? 

 

Q7 MOVIES 2 - What was the title of the "Pirates of the Caribbean"movie in which Paul McCartney played

                          Uncle Jack ?  

 

Q8 TV 2 - Who is the host [not one of the panel] of ITV`s UK version of "The Masked Singer" ?

                                                                                 

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 Nov] and up to 03.00am Wed 16 Nov 2022] .

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 16 Nov 2022

Each member will be awarded star.pngfor each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me Mi-Amigo between 12 noon today [Mon 14 Nov] and before 03.00am Wed 16 Nov 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 16 Nov 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

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Completely agree with Cleoriff… There are some I definitely have right then others I couldn’t even provide a sensible guess for!

 

Great mixture it has to be said, thanks Mi-Amigo…. Answers have been PM’d.

 

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Thanks @Comben ...mainly for a picture of my favourite Cap'n. Jack Sparrow *Drooling* 😂

That's one question I hope I've got correct as I've watch every Pirates of the Caribbean film at least 3 times 😍

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Thank you @Comben 

like the gif

pm with your answers received - before the deadline

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THE ANSWERS

 

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was better known by what name ?

A1   Lenin

 

Q2 MUSIC 1 - Which band recorded "Fanfare For The Common Man" which reached No 2 in the UK singles

                       chart in 1977 ?

A2   Emerson, Lake and Palmer

 

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In Disney`s movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" which is the only dwarf without a

                          beard ?

A3   Dopey

 

Q4 TV 1 - What is the title of the BBC afternoon TV quiz hosted by Alex Scott ?

A4   The Tournament

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who invented the spinning jenny in 1768 and the water frame, used in spinning, in 1769 ?

A5   This was a QI-style question, with the answer which most people think being wrong.

        Richard Arkwright is incorrect. The correct answer is Thomas Higgs, a Lancashire mechanic, who

        invented the "spinning jenny" in 1768 and named it after his daughter. Later that year, 1768, James

        Hargreaves improved on the "spnning jenny". In 1769, Higgs invented the water-frame used in spinning

        which Arkwright of Preston appropriated and got the credit for a machine he didn`t invent.

        sources = Dictionary of Inventions and Discoveries [ed E F Carter] 1974; The Book of Inventions and

        Discoveries [assistant ed V-A G d`Estang] 1990. 

 

Q6 MUSIC 2 - How many pipes, in total, are in Great Highland bagpipes ? 

A6    Five = chanter [melody]; bass drone; two tenor drones; one blow-whole.

 

Q7 MOVIES 2 - What was the title of the "Pirates of the Caribbean"movie in which Paul McCartney played

                          Uncle Jack ?  

A7   "Dead Men Tell No Tales"

 

Q8 TV 2 - Who is the host [not one of the panel] of ITV`s UK version of "The Masked Singer" ?

A8    Joel Dommett

      

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THE RESULTS

 

@MI5 

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

Q5 Arkwright - incorrect  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 7 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@pgn 

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

Q5 Arkwright - incorrect Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 LukasB - incorrect

plus for 6 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@Cleoriff 

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

Q5 Arkwright or Hargreaves - incorrect  Q6 4 - incorrect  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 6 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 Led Zeppelin - incorrect Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 LukasB - incorrect  Q6 8 - incorrect Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

 plus for 5 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

@RafaC 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 pass   Q4 University Challenge - incorrect 

Q5 pass              Q6 7 - incorrect  Q7 pass  Q8 pass

Total = two stars for two correct

 

@Comben 

Q1 Vlad the Lad - incorrect  Q2 Vlad the Lad - incorrect  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 Jenny ? - incorrect  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

 plus for 5 correct answers

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AWARDS

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There is NO SILVER THINKER for 8 correct answers this time

 

Bronze Thinker + star             = 7 correct - @MI5   

Bronze Thinker                        = 6 correct - @pgn @Cleoriff 

Red Thinker + star                   = 5 correct - @gmarkj  @Comben 

two stars                                  = 2 correct - @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 - 

 GEOGRAPHY  PLACES   NATURE    ART

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly

 

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

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Knew I wasn't going to get a good score out of this one.
Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone!

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Pleased I got as many right as I did!

Well done everyone, and some proper nasty questions there @Mi-Amigo 

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Haha I forgot the blowhole  for Q6 😂

and who knew about Higgs? Pfffttt! 😖

Well done @Mi-Amigo you caught us all out with the Spinning Jenny.

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Thank you @RafaC @gmarkj @Cleoriff 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards - especially with the "nasty" question.

As to Higgs and his "spinning jenny", another unsung hero we are never taught about; and Arkwright, like Hoover, Singer, and others, gets the credit for something he did not invent.  

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