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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 categories
SCIENCE LITERATURE MOVIES GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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 is on leave]
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 SCIENCE 1 - What is the common name for parotitis, an infection with swelling of the largest pair of
salivary glands ?
Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Shakespeare`s play "As You Like It", which character delivers the line
"All the world`s a stage and the men and women merely players" ?
Q3 MOVIES 1 - In the 1951 comedy movie "The Lavender Hill Mob", what is the name [character`s name
not actress`s name] of characters Holland and Pendlebury`s landlady ?
Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - What, in the Middle Ages, was traditionally measured in ells ?
Q5 SCIENCE 2 - In geology, what is a caldera ?
Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Agatha Christie`s novel "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe", what is the name of Poirot`s
dentist who was shot after Poirot had visited him ?
Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the comedy movie "Carry On Up The Jungle", what is the name of the fictious bird
which Prof Tinkle is searching for ?
Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - In printing, what is the term for arranging text aligned with the left or right
margin, or both margins ?
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 Sept 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 18 Sept 2024.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 18 Sept 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 16 Sept
2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 18 Sept 2024.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 18 Sept 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.
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THE ANSWERS
Q1 SCIENCE 1 - What is the common name for parotitis, an infection with swelling of the largest pair of
salivary glands ?
A1 mumps
Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Shakespeare`s play "As You Like It", which character delivers the line
"All the world`s a stage and the men and women merely players" ?
A2 Jacques
Q3 MOVIES 1 - In the 1951 comedy movie "The Lavender Hill Mob", what is the name [character`s name
not actress`s name] of characters Holland and Pendlebury`s landlady ?
A3 Miss Evesham.
Two quizzers gave "Mrs Chalk" as the answer, which is incorrect. Mrs Chalk was an elderly resident,
who Pendelbury read to. A review of DVD of the movie incorrectly credited a quote by the landlady
to Pendelbury and Holland as being by Mrs Chalk not by Miss Evesham.
Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - What, in the Middle Ages, was traditionally measured in ells ?
A4 wool/cloth
Q5 SCIENCE 2 - In geology, what is a caldera ?
A5 depression caused by collapse after eruption of volcano
Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Agatha Christie`s novel "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe", what is the name of Poirot`s
dentist who was shot after Poirot had visited him ?
A6 Morley
Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the comedy movie "Carry On Up The Jungle", what is the name of the fictious bird
which Prof Tinkle is searching for ?
A7 oozlum
Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - In printing, what is the term for arranging text aligned with the left or right
margin, or both margins ?
A8 justify, justification, justified
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THE RESULTS
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 Mrs Chalk - incorrect Q4 correct .
Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
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
Q1 gland swelling - need name Q2 correct Q3 Mrs Chalk - incorrect Q4 correct .
Q5 correct Q6 pass Q7 correct Q8 correct .
plus for 5 correct answers
Red Thinker
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
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 TeresaV - incorrect Q4 correct .
Q5 correct Q6 LukasB - incorrect Q7 correct Q8 flush, ragged, central - incorrect .
plus for 5 correct answers
Red Thinker
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AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @pgn @Cleoriff
Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @MI5
Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @Oxonian @gmarkj
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @pgn @Cleoriff
Well done
@MI5 - Bronze Thinker + star
@Oxonian - Red Thinker + star
@gmarkj - Red Thinker
Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker .
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions
with 2 questions on each of these categories
PEOPLE TV ART FOOD & DRINK
and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.
Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.
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