White Room Quiz Mon 14 Sept 2020 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎14-09-2020

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Each White Room Quiz will have eight questions - with two questions from four categories.

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - with their answers between 12 noon today [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday]

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @MI5 @gmarkj @WispaRed7

O2 Community managers @Marjo @LukasB [ @Martin-O2 is on holiday] and O2 Guru @O2Karl

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.

Over the weekend, I have selected eight questions - with questions from each of these cateories

HISTORY NATURE MOVIES GAMES

Please note: there is no QI-style question in which the answer is not what most people think.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [HISTORY - 1] Who did Mary Queen of Scots marry in 1558 ?

Q2 [NATURE - 1] What animal is Sibbal`s rorqual better known as ?

Q3 [MOVIES - 1] Katherine Hepburn won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1967 for her role in

which movie ?

Q4 [GAMES - 1] Shesh besh is a version of which English board game ?

Q5 [HISTORY - 2] Who did Robert Bruce defeat at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 ?

Q6 [NATURE - 2] Which tree do conkers come from ?

Q7 [MOVIES - 2] Which 1960 movie had the tagline - "Check in. Relax. Take a shower" ?

Q8 [GAMES - 2] How many balls are on the table at the start of a game of pool ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 14 September] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 15 September]

- 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 September

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

EIGHT correct answers SIX correct answers FOUR correct answers

will be awarded will be awarded will be awarded

SILVER THINKER BRONZE THINKER RED THINKER

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 14 September 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 15 September 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 15 September 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.

Thank you everyone for your interest and for making the quiz so popular.

I hope everyone enjoys today`s White Room Quiz, and find it 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 · ‎15-09-2020

Welcome back to the WRQ @LukasB

pm with your eight 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 · ‎15-09-2020

Thank you @Anonymous

pm with your eight 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 · ‎16-09-2020

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 [HISTORY - 1] Who did Mary Queen of Scots marry in 1558 ?

A1 Francis II of France

Q2 [NATURE - 1] What animal is Sibbal`s rorqual better known as ?

A2 Blue Whale

Q3 [MOVIES - 1] Katherine Hepburn won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1967 for her role in

which movie ?

A3 Guess Who`s Coming To Dinner?

Q4 [GAMES - 1] Shesh besh is a version of which English board game ?

A4 backgammon

Q5 [HISTORY - 2] Who did Robert Bruce defeat at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 ?

A5 Edward II

Q6 [NATURE - 2] Which tree do conkers come from ?

A6 horse chestnut

Q7 [MOVIES - 2] Which 1960 movie had the tagline - "Check in. Relax. Take a shower" ?

A7 Psycho

Q8 [GAMES - 2] How many balls are on the table at the start of a game of pool ?

question clarified - refers to English Pool - as defined by the English Pool Association - with the balls

in a triangle at the start of the game; and NOT American 9-ball pool.

A8 16 [15 balls in triangle + cue ball on table]

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 · ‎16-09-2020

THE RESULTS:

@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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 pass Q2 correct - awarded Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded

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

Q8 correct - awarded plus, for six correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@LukasB

Q1 pass Q2 whale - part correct - awarded half Q3 pass Q4 pass

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 chestnut - part correct - awarded half

Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

Total: two for two correct answers + two half for two part correct answers

@Anonymous

Q1 pass Q2 lizard - incorrect Q3 African Queen - incorrect Q4 Monopoly - incorrect

Q5 pass Q6 chestnut - part correct Q7 pass Q8 7 - incorrect

Total: half for one part correct answer

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 · ‎16-09-2020

AWARDS:

Silver Thinker = for eight correct answers - @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn

Bronze Thinker = for six correct answers - @gmarkj

+ two half = for two correct + two part correct answers - @LukasB

half = for one part correct answer - @WispaRed7

CONGRATULATIONS to the Silver Thinkers - @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn

Well done

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker

@Martin-O2 - + two half

@WispaRed7 - one half

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will take part in today`s White Room Quiz, which will be posted on a separate thread shortly with eight ODD questions -

with one questions on each of these subjects

CURRENCY PIRATES NUMBERS SIGNS ACRONYMS FLAGS LOGOS SAYINGS

and will enjoy the mix of easier and not-so-easy questions.

Thanks everyone for your support and taking part and making the quiz fun.

@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.

LukasB · ‎16-09-2020

Turns out the red thinker is still on holiday Great quiz @Mi-Amigo

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Mi-Amigo · ‎16-09-2020

Thank you @LukasB

Maybe the "Red Thinker" you mentioned will be back for today`s WRQ [see separate thread]

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

MI5 · ‎16-09-2020

Thanks and well done all

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Cleoriff · ‎16-09-2020

@LukasB wrote:
Turns out the red thinker is still on holiday Great quiz @Mi-Amigo

Damn. Did you forget to pack him on your return @LukasB ?

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo . I struggled a bit with Q2 as I knew Robert Sibbald was a physician. Luckily knew a Rorqual was a blue whale.

Well done everyone.

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎16-09-2020

Thank you @Cleoriff

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on getting a Silver Thinker.

Hope you like today`s WRQ questions.

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