White Room Quiz Mon 15 Apr 2024

[Mi-Amigo]

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 questions on each of these four categories

   HISTORY    PLACES     MUSIC     MOVIES

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 [Mon] and

03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @Dave-O2 

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 HISTORY 1 - Lambert Simnel was an imposter and pretender to the English throne during the reign 

                            of which English King?

Q2 PLACES 1 - Diss is a market town in which English county ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which singer won three Grammy Awards in 2017 for the song "Hello" ?

Q4 MOVIES 1 - In the 1955 Ealing comedy movie "The Lady Killers", what was the name of the old lady

                           in whose house the gang leader [played by Alec Guinness] lodged ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the castle in North of England which was taken over by Richard III

                             after the death of Warwick the Kingmaker ?

Q6 PLACES 2 - Which town in Cheshire, 14 miles from Manchester, is said to have been named after 

                             King Canute ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Which singer had a UK No 2 single with "Castle on the Hill" in Jan 2017 ?

Q8 MOVIES 2 - In the 1957 British comedy movie "The Smallest Show On Earth" what was the name of the

                            projectionist character played by Peter Sellers ?

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

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 15 April 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 17 April 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 17 April 2024.

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 15 Apr

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 17 Apr 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 17 Apr 2024 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]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

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[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[Dave-O2]

Answers are now in your inbox @Mi-Amigo 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

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pm with your answers received

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

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pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - Lambert Simnel was an imposter and pretender to the English throne during the reign 

                            of which English King?

A1   Henry VII 

Q2 PLACES 1 - Diss is a market town in which English county ?

A2   Norfolk

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which singer won three Grammy Awards in 2017 for the song "Hello" ?

A3   Adele

Q4 MOVIES 1 - In the 1955 Ealing comedy movie "The Lady Killers", what was the name of the old lady

                           in whose house the gang leader [played by Alec Guinness] lodged ?

A4  Mrs Wilberforce

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the castle in North of England which was taken over by Richard III

                             after the death of Warwick the Kingmaker ?

A5  Middleham

Q6 PLACES 2 - Which town in Cheshire, 14 miles from Manchester, is said to have been named after 

                             King Canute ?

A6  Knutsford

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Which singer had a UK No 2 single with "Castle on the Hill" in Jan 2017 ?

A7   Ed Sheeran

Q8 MOVIES 2 - In the 1957 British comedy movie "The Smallest Show On Earth" what was the name of the

                            projectionist character played by Peter Sellers ?

A8   Mr Quill

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@MI5 

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

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 pass .

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct -                       Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 Kate Johnson - incorrect .

Q5 Baynard Hill - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct -         Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 TheresaV - incorrect .

Q5 Bob - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 LukasB - incorrect .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@jonsie 

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

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct -                Q2 correct -   Q3 pass     Q4 pass.

Q5 Warwick - incorrect Q6 correct -   Q7 pass     Q8 pass .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@Dave-O2 

Q1 Richard - incorrect  Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 Sally - incorrect .

Q5 pass                          Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn 

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

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @Cleoriff 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @Oxonian 

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @gmarkj @Dave-O2 

3 stars                                             = 3 correct - @TallTrees 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @jonsie @pgn 

Well done

@Cleoriff   - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj    - Red Thinker + star

@Dave-O2  - Red Thinker + star

@TallTrees  - 3 star

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

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

of 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories

  PEOPLE   GEOGRAPHY    NATURE    TV

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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