White Room Quiz Mon 17 April 2023

[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 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 @Comben @J9el @Breanna @Patricia1066 @Spenny 

@BobM 

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 Archbishop of Canterbury who was burned at the stake for

                           heresey in 1556, during Tudor times ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - The numbat is a termite-eating animal of which country ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which musical instrument has a name meaning "small" in Italian and is a half-size flute ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - How long, in total in minutes, is a game of netball ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - The English Civil War began on 22 August 1642 when Charles raised his standard in

                            which English city ? 

Q6 NATURE 2 - What type of fish is a skipjack ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Who replaced Ozzy Osborne as lead singer of rock band Black Sabbath in 1979 ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - In English football, how far [in yards or metres] is the penalty spot from the goal line ?

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 17 Apr 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 19 April 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 19 April 2023

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 17 Apr

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 19 April 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 19 April 2023 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

[gmarkj]

I'll be happy with a red with these - PM on the way @Mi-Amigo !

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Comben]

PM sent to you @Mi-Amigo

After the disappointment of last weeks nil point, I'm hoping to avoid that same fate this week. which should be fine because I actually know a fair few of these. (Although I've been wrong before when I think I've done well  😂)

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Comben 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Patricia1066]

Let's see if I have a few right! PM sent @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Patricia1066 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - What was the name of the Archbishop of Canterbury who was burned at the stake for

                           heresey in 1556, during Tudor times ?

A1   Thomas Cranmer

Q2 NATURE 1 - The numbat is a termite-eating animal of which country ?

A2   Australia

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which musical instrument has a name meaning "small" in Italian and is a half-size flute ?

A3   piccalo

Q4 SPORT 1 - How long, in total in minutes, is a game of netball ?

A4    60 mins - 4 periods of 15 mins

Q5 HISTORY 2 - The English Civil War began on 22 August 1642 when Charles raised his standard in

                            which English city ? 

A5   Nottingham

Q6 NATURE 2 - What type of fish is a skipjack ?

A6    tuna

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Who replaced Ozzy Osborne as lead singer of rock band Black Sabbath in 1979 ?

A7    Ronnie Dio

Q8 SPORT 2 - In English football, how far [in yards or metres] is the penalty spot from the goal line ?

A8    12 yards/ 11 metres

[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 correct -  .

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@J9el 

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

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

plus for 7 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

@gmarkj 

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

Q5 York -incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 TheresaV - incorrect   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Comben 

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

Q5 Sheffield - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 Dale Winton - incorrect Q8 correct -  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Patricia1066 

Q1 Thomas Beckett - incorrect  Q2 USA - incorrect   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 pass  Q8 10 yards - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star             = 7 correct - @J9el 

Bronze Thinker                        = 6 correct - @Comben   

Red Thinker + star                   = 5 correct - @gmarkj  

Red Thinker                              = 4 correct - @Patricia1066 

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

Well done

@J9el              - Bronze Thinker + star

@Comben       - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj         - Red Thinker + star

@Patricia1066 - 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 a WRQ of 8 questions, with two questions on each of these categories

- GEOGRAPHY; LITERATURE; MOVIES; FOOD + DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread sortly

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

[Cleoriff]

Well done one and all. Everyone had a Thinker so that's great.

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for a really good game.