White Room Quiz Mon 15 Jan 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   NATURE    MUSIC    SPORT

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 @jonsie @gmarkj @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 - What was the name of the battle of 31BCE in which Octavian defeated the combined forces

                               of Mark Antony and Cleopatra ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - What colour are the legs of a kingfisher bird ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Who composed the London Symohonies between 1791 and 1795 ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - Which horse race was originally referred to as the "sweepstake of 25 guineas" before its name

                         was changed at a dinner party at the Red Lion Inn, Doncaster in 1778 ? 

Q5 HISTORY 2 - In which European city did a massive earthquake kill up to 100,000 people in 1755 ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - Which mammal has the scientific name "lutra lutra" ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What was the title of girl band Little Mix second UK single, which reached No 1 in UK singles

                          chart in September 2012 ? 

Q8 SPORT 2 - Which country`s football team won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2021 ?

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 Jan 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 17 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan

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

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 17 Jan 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 @J9el 

pm with your answers received - before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Spenny 

pm with your answers received - before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - What was the name of the battle of 31BCE in which Octavian defeated the combined forces

                               of Mark Antony and Cleopatra ?

A1  Battle of Actium

Q2 NATURE 1 - What colour are the legs of a kingfisher bird ?

A2   orange/red

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Who composed the London Symphonies between 1791 and 1795 ?

A3  Haydn

Q4 SPORT 1 - Which horse race was originally referred to as the "sweepstake of 25 guineas" before its name

                         was changed at a dinner party at the Red Lion Inn, Doncaster in 1778 ? 

A4  St Leger

Q5 HISTORY 2 - In which European city did a massive earthquake kill up to 100,000 people in 1755 ?

A5   Lisbon

Q6 NATURE 2 - Which mammal has the scientific name "lutra lutra" ?

A6   otter

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What was the title of girl band Little Mix second UK single, which reached No 1 in UK singles

                          chart in September 2012 ? 

A7   Wings

Q8 SPORT 2 - Which country`s football team won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2021 ?

A8   Senegal      

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@Cleoriff 

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

@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

@TallTrees 

Q1 pass             Q2 correct -   Q3 pass   Q4 pass.

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 pass  Q8 pass.

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@Oxonian 

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

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

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

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

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 Cannonball - incorrect Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 Bob - incorrect  Q2 correct -   Q3 LukasB - incorrect   Q4 pass.

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

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 pass             Q2 correct -   Q3 Beethoven - incorrect           Q4 Grand National - incorrect .

Q5 Portugal - sorry can`t allow, need city Q6 spider - incorrect  Q7 pass  Q8 Algeria - incorrect .

Total - 1 star for 1 correct

@BobM 

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

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 Get Weird - incorrect Q8 correct -  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze 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

@J9el 

Q1 correct -   Q2 black - incorrect  Q3 correct -                                                  Q4 Derby - incorrect .

Q5 correct -   Q6 skunk - incorrect  Q7 Sounds of the Underground - incorrect  Q8 correct -  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Spenny 

Q1 pass                    Q2 blue - incorrect Q3 Beethoven - incorrect Q4 Derby - incorrect .

Q5 Italy - incorrect  Q6 pass                   Q7 correct -   Q8 Egypt - incorrect .

Total - 1 star for 1 correct.

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct  - @pgn 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @Oxonian @BobM 

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @gmarkj 

Red Thinker                                   = 4 correct - @J9el 

3 stars                                             = 3 correct - @TallTrees 

1 star                                              = 1 correct - @Dave-O2 @Spenny 

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

Well done

@pgn         - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker

@BobM      - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker + star

@J9el          - Red Thinker

@TallTrees  - 3 stars

@Dave-O2  - 1 star

@Spenny    - 1 star

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 1 star.

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

of 8 questions with two questions on each of these four categories

  GEOGRAPHY;   LITERATURE;   TV;    FOOD & DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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

[Cleoriff]

Good quiz @Mi-Amigo. Well done everyone.

[TallTrees]

Hi @Mi-Amigo 

👍  read the answers and enjoyed the information. 

Well done all - not easy,  a big spread of questions on different topics. 

Thank you for the quiz.

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - Happy with that and well done all.

[gmarkj]

Pleased with my score.

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo