White Room Quiz Mon 16 June 2025

[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 2 questions on each of these categories:

   GEOGRAPHY   SCIENCE    MOVIES    TV

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 @Oxonian @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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the largest lake entirely in US State of Maine ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Nh is the chemical symbol for which element in the Periodic Table ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1966 movie "Born Free" what is the name of the character played by Virginia McKenna ?

Q4 TV 1 - In British TV sit-com "Last of the Summer Wine" what is "Foggy" Dewhurst`s first name 

                  [first name of character not actor`s first name] ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Galdhopiggen is the highest peak in which European country ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Zygomatic bone in the human body is more commonly known as what ? 

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1954 movie "On The Waterfront" who played the character Johnny Friendly ?

Q8 TV 2 - In British TV sit-com "Porridge" what is the first name of Fletcher`s wife [character`s first name

                   not first name of actress] ?

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 16 June 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 18 June 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 18 June 2025.

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 16 June

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 18 June 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 18 June 2025 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.

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff 

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, my entry should be waiting for you. 👍 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the largest lake entirely in US State of Maine ?

A1   Moosehead Lake

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Nh is the chemical symbol for which element in the Periodic Table ?

A2   nihonium

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1966 movie "Born Free" what is the name of the character played by Virginia McKenna ?

A3    Joy Adamson

Q4 TV 1 - In British TV sit-com "Last of the Summer Wine" what is "Foggy" Dewhurst`s first name 

                  [first name of character not actor`s first name] ?

A4   Walter

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Galdhopiggen is the highest peak in which European country ?

A5   Norway

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Zygomatic bone in the human body is more commonly known as what ? 

A6    cheek bone

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1954 movie "On The Waterfront" who played the character Johnny Friendly ?

A7   Lee Cobb

Q8 TV 2 - In British TV sit-com "Porridge" what is the first name of Fletcher`s wife [character`s first name

                   not first name of actress] ?

A8   Isobel 

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 Irene - incorrect .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@MI5 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 Ingrid - incorrect .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 nickel -  incorrect   Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 jaw - incorrect        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 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker