White Room Quiz Mon 21 Nov 2022

[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 question on each of these categories

  SCIENCE    LITERATURE    SPORT    FOOD & DRINK

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo  - their answers from 12 noon today [Mon] to 03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff  @pgn   @jonsie  @gmarkj   @MI5   @Comben  @BobM  @J9el  @TallTrees  @RafaC  @Breanna  @adec 

@Spenny 

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 SCIENCE 1 - What is the function of the frontalis muscle in the human body ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Jerome K Jerome`s novel "Three Men In A Boat", what is the name of the dog ? 

Q3 SPORT 1 - Egg position and schussing are terms in which sport ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - In Indian cuisine, what is aloo gobi ?

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - Which metal - an element in the periodic table - has the highest melting point ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Agatha Christie`s Poirot novels, what is Miss Lemon`s [Poirot`s secretary] first name ?

Q7 SPORT 2 - The Corbillon Cup is competed for in which sport ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Retsina is a white wine from which country ?

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 Nov] and up to 03.00am Wed 23 Nov 2022] .

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 23 Nov 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 between 12 noon today [Mon 21 Nov] and before 03.00am Wed 23 Nov 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 2 Nov 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

[RafaC]

Loads of guesses on this one. Message is on its way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @RafaC 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[gmarkj]

I second that @RafaC - lots of guesses here too!

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo. I give you Chucky Dog 😂

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Comben]

Answers submitted Mi-Amigo.

And I third the statement behind Rafa and gmarkj that I've had to guess a lot this week!

My gif sums it up though, because I'm going to learn a lot this week!

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[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Comben 

Like the gif.

I was offline and only saw your post this morning.

Unfortunately, for some reason, I have not received pm with your answers

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 SCIENCE 1 - What is the function of the frontalis muscle in the human body ?

A1   raise the eyebrows

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Jerome K Jerome`s novel "Three Men In A Boat", what is the name of the dog ? 

A2   Montmorency

Q3 SPORT 1 - Egg position and schussing are terms in which sport ?

A3    skiing

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - In Indian cuisine, what is aloo gobi ?

A4    potato and cauliflower

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - Which metal - an element in the periodic table - has the highest melting point ?

A5    Tungsten

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Agatha Christie`s Poirot novels, what is Miss Lemon`s [Poirot`s secretary] first name ?

A6    Felicity

Q7 SPORT 2 - The Corbillon Cup is competed for in which sport ?

A7    table tennis

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Retsina is a white wine from which country ?

A8    Greece