White Room Quiz Mon 21 Dec 2020 - Page 4

Mi-Amigo · ‎21-12-2020

Welcome to

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions with two questions from each of four categories

GEOGRAPHY ART MOVIES GAMES

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - with their answers between 12 noon today [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday]

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @MI5 @gmarkj @Anonymous

and O2 Community managers @Marjo @Martin-O2 @LukasB

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.

Please note: there is no QI-style question in which the answer is not what most people think.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 Which is the largest lough in the Republic of Ireland?

Q2 ART 1 Elizabeth Frisk is famous for sculptures in which metal?

Q3 MOVIES 1 What is the first name of Norman Bates` mother in the 1960 movie "Psycho"

and in the sequels [character`s name, not the actress`s name] ?

Q4 GAMES 1 What colour are the houses and hotels in the original UK version of "Monopoly"?

[ for both; half for one correct]

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 Vienna is on the banks of which river?

Q6 ART 2 Hans Holbein is famous for his paintings of which English monarch?

Q7 MOVIES 2 Who played the character "Mary" in the movie "Something About Mary"?

Q8 GAMES 2 What colour are the double-word score squares on a Scrabble board?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 21 December] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 22 December]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Wed 23 December

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

EIGHT correct answers SIX correct answers FOUR correct answers

will be awarded will be awarded will be awarded

SILVER THINKER BRONZE THINKER RED THINKER

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 21 December 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 22 December 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 22 December 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

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎23-12-2020

THE RESULTS:

@LukasB

Q1 pass Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 both correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Henry [no reginal number] - awarded half

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than six correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@Cleoriff

Q1 Lough Neagh - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 both correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than six correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@MI5

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 both correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Anonymous

Q1 correct - awarded

Q2 steel. On checking, Elizabeth did use steel in early part of her career before becoming famous and

using bronze, so will also accept this as a correct answer and award

Q3 correct - awarded Q4 both correct - awarded Q5 Wien - incorrect

Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 light blue - incorrect

plus, for six correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 both correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 pass

Q2 iron - On checking, Elizabeth did use iron in early part of her career before becoming famous and

using bronze, so will also accept this as a correct answer and award

Q3 Kathy - incorrect Q4 both correct - awarded Q5 pass

Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 blue - incorrect

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@jonsie

Q1 Lough Neagh - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 both correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than six correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

pgn · ‎23-12-2020

All Thinkers today, amazingly well done, all!

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo - I have a sense that today's one will be a little harder...

Still, the Spirit is willing 🎄

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Mi-Amigo · ‎23-12-2020

AWARDS:

Silver Thinker = for eight correct answers - @MI5 @pgn

Bronze Thinker + = for seven correct answers - @Cleoriff @jonsie

Bronze Thinker + half = for six correct answers + one part correct - @LukasB

Bronze Thinker = for six correct answers - @Anonymous

Red Thinker = for four correct answers - @gmarkj

CONGRATULATIONS to the Silver Thinkers - @MI5 @pgn

Well done

@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker +

@jonsie - Bronze Thinker +

@LukasB - Bronze Thinker + half

@Anonymous - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj - Red Thinker

Well done everyone. All those taking part were awarded a Thinker

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will take part in today`s White Room Quiz, which is the

White Room Seasonal Quiz 2

part of 🎅🏻 🎄 Christmas On The Community

which will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thanks everyone for taking part and for making the White Room Quiz fun.

@Mi-Amigo

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Anonymous · ‎23-12-2020

@Mi-Amigo very pleased with my Bronze award

This was a difficult quiz.

Cleoriff · ‎23-12-2020

Well done one and all. Everyone's a thinker today

Veritas Numquam Perit

gmarkj · ‎23-12-2020

Thanks to @Mi-Amigo and well done to all!
Bet there will be an email sent about the award @LukasB...

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Mi-Amigo · ‎23-12-2020

Thank you @pgn @Anonymous @Cleoriff @gmarkj for your kind comments.

I`m pleased you all enjoyed the quiz and well done, each of you, on your award. It was good to see everyone get a Thinker this time.

I hope you all like the very different WRQ Seasonal Quiz 2 which is now posted on a separate thread.

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

MI5 · ‎23-12-2020

Thanks and well done all 😁

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jonsie · ‎23-12-2020

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LukasB · ‎23-12-2020

OMG @Mi-Amigo @gmarkj there will be cards send out

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