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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 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 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 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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15-11-2022 23:40 - edited 15-11-2022 23:45
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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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
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 Arkwright - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 Arkwright - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 LukasB - incorrect
plus for 6 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 Arkwright or Hargreaves - incorrect Q6 4 - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 6 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 Led Zeppelin - incorrect Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 LukasB - incorrect Q6 8 - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 5 correct answers
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 pass Q4 University Challenge - incorrect
Q5 pass Q6 7 - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 pass
Total = two stars for two correct
Q1 Vlad the Lad - incorrect Q2 Vlad the Lad - incorrect Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 Jenny ? - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 5 correct answers
Red Thinker
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AWARDS
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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16-11-2022 09:54
Pleased I got as many right as I did!
Well done everyone, and some proper nasty questions there @Mi-Amigo
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16-11-2022 09:54
16-11-2022 10:03
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.