White Room Quiz Mon 19 August 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 categories

    PLACES    NATURE     LITERATURE     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 @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 PLACES 1 - What is the name of the stately home in Wiltshire which stands on the site of a ruined priory

                           bought by Sir John Thynne in 1541 ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - What is the common name of the bird also known as a green plover or peewit ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In the Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of Black Peter", with what was Captain

                                   Peter Carey killed ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - In 1877, Spencer Gore became the first winner of which sporting championship ?

Q5 PLACES 2 - What is the name of Milan`s famous Opera House, which opened in 1778 after the previous

                           theatre had been destroyed by fire ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - What is the common name of the snake "Natrix natrix" ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - In Charles Dickens novel "David Copperfield" what is Mr Micawber`s first name ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - At the Montreal Olympics in 1976 US won 12 of 13 Men`s Swimming events. What was the

                         name of the GB swimmer who won the other event and in a world record time ?

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 19 Aug 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 21 Aug 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 21 Aug 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 19 Aug

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 21 Aug 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 21 Aug 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 @pgn 

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pm received before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PLACES 1 - What is the name of the stately home in Wiltshire which stands on the site of a ruined priory

                           bought by Sir John Thynne in 1541 ?

A1  Longleat House

Q2 NATURE 1 - What is the common name of the bird also known as a green plover or peewit ?

A2   lapwing

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In the Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of Black Peter", with what was Captain

                                   Peter Carey killed ?

A3   harpoon

Q4 SPORT 1 - In 1877, Spencer Gore became the first winner of which sporting championship ?

A4   Wimbledon Men`s Tennis championship

Q5 PLACES 2 - What is the name of Milan`s famous Opera House, which opened in 1778 after the previous

                           theatre had been destroyed by fire ?

A5   La Scala

Q6 NATURE 2 - What is the common name of the snake "Natrix natrix" ?

A6   grass snake

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - In Charles Dickens novel "David Copperfield" what is Mr Micawber`s first name ?

A7    Wilkins

Q8 SPORT 2 - At the Montreal Olympics in 1976 US won 12 of 13 Men`s Swimming events. What was the

                         name of the GB swimmer who won the other event and in a world record time ?

A8  David Wilkie

[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

@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

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 seagull - incorrect         Q3 knife - incorrect   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 rattlesnake - incorrect  Q7 correct               Q8 correct  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 axe - incorrect       Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 Walter - incorrect  Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 pass            Q2 correct    Q3 correct              Q4 pass .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 John - incorrect   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 - @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie @pgn 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @gmarkj @Oxonian 

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

Well done

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker 

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker + star

@Oxonian   - Red Thinker + star

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 two questions on each of these categories

  PEOPLE   WORDS    MUSIC    GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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

[pgn]

A plethora of thinkers once more, across the board, in fact! Well done all! And thanks, @Mi-Amigo - a good one as ever!

[Cleoriff]

Thinkers galore!! Well done all and thanks @Mi-Amigo x

[BobM]

Happy with that 👍 

Well done all and thanks goes to @Mi-Amigo 

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[gmarkj]

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[jonsie]

Well done guys and thank you @Mi-Amigo 

A little easier than usual