21-02-2022 08:43 - edited 21-02-2022 08:45
21-02-2022 08:43 - edited 21-02-2022 08:45
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 these categories
- PLACES SPACE TV FOOD & DRINK
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 [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday].
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
I hope our regular quizzers
@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @MI5 @gmarkj @TallTrees @Spenny @BobM @adelphiaUK @lewys-gp @RafaC
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 - The Alhambra Palace is located in which European city ?
Q2 SPACE 1 - What was the name of the first US spacecraft to fly past Mercury in 1974 ?
Q3 TV 1 - Steve Zodiac was a character in which British TV puppet series ?
Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Aamra is an Indian dessert made from pulp of which fruit ?
Q5 PLACES 2 - What is the capital of Leichenstein ?
Q6 SPACE 2 - Who was the first US female astronaut, who went into space aboard Challenger in 1983 ?
Q7 TV 2 - Which company`s British TV adverts in 1981 featured Buzby, a yellow bird ?
Q8 FOOD & DRNK 2 - Tuica, a Romanian alcoholic drink, is made from which fruit ?
The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.
Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 21 Feb 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 22 Feb 2022]
- 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 Feb 2022
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 21 Feb 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 22 Feb 2022].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 22 Feb 2022 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
on 22-02-2022 18:28
on 22-02-2022 18:28
on 22-02-2022 18:31
on 22-02-2022 18:38
Thank you @lewys-gp
pm with your answers received
Thank you @TallTrees
pm with your answers received
Thank you @BobM
pm with your answers received
on 22-02-2022 21:23
@Mi-Amigo Incoming...... cutting it close....
on 22-02-2022 21:55
on 23-02-2022 08:22
THE ANSWERS:
Q1 PLACES 1 - The Alhambra Palace is located in which European city ?
A1 Granada, Spain
Q2 SPACE 1 - What was the name of the first US spacecraft to fly past Mercury in 1974 ?
A2 Mariner 10
Q3 TV 1 - Steve Zodiac was a character in which British TV puppet series ?
A3 Fireball XL5
Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Aamra is an Indian dessert made from pulp of which fruit ?
A4 Mango
Q5 PLACES 2 - What is the capital of Leichenstein ?
A5 Vaduz
Q6 SPACE 2 - Who was the first US female astronaut, who went into space aboard Challenger in 1983 ?
A6 Sally Ride
Q7 TV 2 - Which company`s British TV adverts in 1981 featured Buzby, a yellow bird ?
A7 Post Office Telecommunications, then British Telecom - either accepted as correct answer
Q8 FOOD & DRNK 2 - Tuica, a Romanian alcoholic drink, is made from which fruit ?
A8 plums
on 23-02-2022 08:47
THE RESULTS:
Q1 Budapest - incorrect Q2 Hubble - incorrect Q3 Muppets - incorrect Q4 marula - incorrect
Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pear - incorrect
Total 0 star for none correct
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Sally - correct; surname ? - awarded half for part correct answer
Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 7 correct answers + 1 part-correct also awarded
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 Madrid - incorrect Q2 Discovery - incorrect Q3 Thunderbirds - incorrect Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 Walkers - incorrect Q8 pomegranate - incorrect
Total - 1 for one correct answer
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 Thunderbirds - incorrect Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 6 correct answers also awarded
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 pass Q3 Thunderbirds - incorrect Q4 plum - incorrect
Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pass
Total - 1 for one correct answer
Q1 pass Q2 Apollo 11 - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 pass
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Christia ? - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass
Total - 2 for two correct answers
on 23-02-2022 08:59
AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @pgn @MI5
Bronze Thinker + + half = 7 correct + 1 part correct - @Cleoriff
Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @BobM
= 2 correct - @Spenny
= 1 correct - @TallTrees @lewys-gp
CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @pgn @MI5
Well done -
@Cleoriff = Bronze Thinker + + half
@BobM = Bronze Thinker
@Spenny =
Sorry @RafaC no award ths time
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s White Room Quiz, which will be
8 questions with two questions on each of these categories
- GEOGRAPHY NATURE LITERATURE GAMES
and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.
Thanks everyone for joining in and making WRQ fun.
on 23-02-2022 09:09
on 23-02-2022 09:09
Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all
on 23-02-2022 09:20
on 23-02-2022 09:20