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White Room Quiz Mon 21 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo
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There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s WRQ quiz is 8 questions - with two questions on each of these categories 

    PEOPLE   PLACES    SCIENCE    MOVIES

 

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   @J9el   @Spenny   @BobM   @Breanna 

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 PEOPLE 1 - Elliott Spencer married which British comedian, actor, TV presenter in 2015 ?

                                 

Q2 PLACES 1 - London Borough of Southwark is to the south side of Tower Bridge.

                         Which London Borough is to the north side of Tower Bridge ?

 

Q3 SCIENCE 1 - What does the scientific instrument a manometer measure ?

 

Q4 MOVIES 1 - In the 1968 sci-fi movie "Barbarella", who played the character Barbarella ?

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is TV presenter Keith Lemon`s real name ?

 

Q6 PLACES 2 - What is the name of the gardens nearest to the London "Eye" ?

 

Q7 SCIENCE 2 - What is the chemical formula for ammonia ?

 

Q8 MOVIES 2 - In the 1971 movie "10 Rillington Place", who played the character Timothy Evans, who was

                           wrongly convicted and hanged for two of the murders ?

                                                                                 

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 21 Aug 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 23 Aug 2023.

 

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 23 Aug 2023

Each member will be awarded star  for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me Mi-Amigo after 12 noon today [Mon 21 Aug

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 23 Aug 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 23 Aug 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.

 

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Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

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Thanks @Mi-Amigo answers are on the way

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Thank you @Spenny 

pm with your answers received - before deadline

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THE ANSWERS

 

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Elliott Spencer married which British comedian, actor, TV presenter in 2015 ?

A1   Stephen Fry

                                 

Q2 PLACES 1 - London Borough of Southwark is to the south side of Tower Bridge.

                         Which London Borough is to the north side of Tower Bridge ?

A2  Tower Hamlets

 

Q3 SCIENCE 1 - What does the scientific instrument a manometer measure ?

A3   pressure

 

Q4 MOVIES 1 - In the 1968 sci-fi movie "Barbarella", who played the character Barbarella ?

A4    Jane Fonda

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is TV presenter Keith Lemon`s real name ?

A5   Leigh Francis

 

Q6 PLACES 2 - What is the name of the gardens nearest to the London "Eye" ?

A6   Jubilee Gardens

 

Q7 SCIENCE 2 - What is the chemical formula for ammonia ?

A7   NH3

 

Q8 MOVIES 2 - In the 1971 movie "10 Rillington Place", who played the character Timothy Evans, who was

                           wrongly convicted and hanged for two of the murders ?

A8   John Hurt

            

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THE RESULTS

 

@pgn 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@MI5 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@Cleoriff 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@jonsie 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 Islington - incorrect        Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 Notting Hill - incorrect   Q7 correct - star  Q8 Clint Eastwood - incorrect .

plus for 5 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

@BobM 

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

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 Richard Attenborough - incorrect .

plus for 7 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@Spenny 

Q1 pass             Q2 City of London - incorrect   Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

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

plus for 5 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

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AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star             = 7 correct  @BobM 

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

 

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

Well done

@BobM     - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj  - Red Thinker + star

@Spenny  - 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 quiz, which will be

8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

  HISTORY   GEOGRAPHY    TV    SPORT

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

 

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

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Great quiz, well done everyone. All Thinkers this time. Thanks @Mi-Amigo x

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John Hurt for Q8, - of course it was.  Why did I put Richard Attenborough?  Ah well he was in the movie too.  Thanks @Mi-Amigo - good quiz and well done all.  Good scores in this one. 👍

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Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

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Tower Hamlets, great stuff - I nearly put the City of London, it's very close-by!  Good quiz, @Mi-Amigo - and well done all! 

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