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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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Cleoriff
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Well I've just this minute Googled it and they need to update their pages @Mi-Amigo 

They say neither Arkwright OR Higgs, but Hargreaves. 😂

Every day's a school day on here.

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Well done all and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

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Mi-Amigo
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Thanks @Cleoriff 

A search of google does give links claiming Hargreaves as the inventor of the spinning jenny.

However, Thomas Higgs is also referred to as Thomas Highs [note surname] in references I gave in Answers.

A google search of Thomas Highs -  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Highs

gives account [with refs] of Highs inventions and also mentions Highs accused Arkwright of stealing his invention 

 

 

 

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I find it a fascinating read @Mi-Amigo. Problem lies with Hargreaves and Arkwright not slamming patents on their inventions and Higgs did, which caused a lot of animosity and THAT is putting it mildly 😂

Your article never mentions Hargreaves either, just Arkwright and Higgs!!  No wonder no-one got it correct Lol x

 

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Thanks @Cleoriff 

Just goes to show we can`t believe everything we are taught nor what google/Wiki might tell us 😁

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Well that WAS tricky, @Mi-Amigo - and open to interpretation. Blows my GIF of Nurse G-g-g-gladys out of the water too 🤣

Good quiz, and your new reference books are making a silver thinker harder to get 👍

Well done all participants and off to see what is up for discussion in the current WRQ 🧐😉

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What an interesting read about the Spinning Jenny, I assumed it was named after someone but had no idea it was the inventors daughter. It very much was the trick question that 'tricked' us all.

 

Great questions on this WRQ Mi-Amigo, such a mixture for me, between impossible and slightly more in line with my tv/ film brain. 😅

 

Well done all, see you again on the Wednesday WRQ.

 

Ps. Glad you liked the gif Cleoriff, who doesn't like Jack Sparrow, the cheeky chappie that always comes good.

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Thank you @MI5 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your award.

 

Thank you @pgn and @Comben for your comments.

As said, an interesting read in the invention of the spinning jenny 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz. 

 

 

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