Re: White Room Quiz Mon 21 Sept 2020 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎21-09-2020

Welcome to

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

Each White Room Quiz will have eight questions - with two questions from four categories.

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 @WispaRed7

O2 Community managers @Marjo @LukasB [ @Martin-O2 is on holiday] and O2 Guru @O2Karl

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.

Over the weekend, I have selected eight questions - with questions from each of these cateories

PEOPLE PLACES LITERATURE FOOD & DRINK

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

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [PEOPLE - 1] What was the entertainer Bing Crosby`s real first name ?

Q2 [PLACE - 1] The Old Bailey criminal court is on the site of which former prison ?

Q3 [LITERATURE - 1] What is the name of the flying island in Jonathan Swift`s "Gulliver`s Travels" ?

Q4 [FOOD & DRINK - 1] From which fruit is the drink Slivovitz made ?

Q5 [PEOPLE - 2] What was the middle name of the author Jerome K Jerome ?

Q6 [PLACES - 2] Which is Europe`s highest volcano ?

Q7 [LITERATURE - 2] What is the name of the farm in George Orwell`s "Animal Farm" ?

Q8 [FOOD & DRINK - 2] What is the drink of champagne and stout better known as ?

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 September] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 22 September]

- 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 September

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 September 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 22 September 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 22 September 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 will find the 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.

Cleoriff · ‎23-09-2020

TBH, I had never heard of Elbrus, so I'm pleased I stuck with Teide!!

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎23-09-2020

THE RESULTS:

@Cleoriff

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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@MI5

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

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Etna - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj

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

Q4 snozzberries - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Elbrus - allowed - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@Anonymous

Q1 Benjamin - incorrect Q2 Southwark - incorrect Q3 Utopia - incorrect Q4 cherries - incorrect

Q5 Kennard - incorrect Q6 Vesuvius - incorrect Q7 Bert`s Farm - incorrect

Q8 Black Russian - part [Black] correct - awarded half

Total: half for part correct answer

@pgn

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

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 potassium [kalium ?] - incorrect

Q6 correct - awarded [also mentioned Elbrus] Q7 correct - awarded

Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@LukasB

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pass Q5 pass

Q6 Etna - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass

Total: three for three correct answers

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 · ‎23-09-2020

AWARDS:

Silver Thinker = for eight correct answers - @Cleoriff

Bronze Thinker + = for seven correct answers - @MI5 @pgn @gmarkj

= for three correct answers - @LukasB

half = for one part correct answer - @Anonymous

CONGRATULATIONS to the Silver Thinkers - @Cleoriff

Well done

@MI5 - Bronze Thinker +

@pgn - Bronze Thinker +

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker +

@LukasB

@Anonymous - half

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will take part in today`s [Wed] White Room Quiz, which will be posted shortly on a separate thread, with eight questions, with two questions from each of these categories -

NATURE TV SPORT EVENTS

with a mix of easier and not-so-easy questions.

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.

MI5 · ‎23-09-2020

I spotted the lack of distinction between active and dormant, unfortunately it was no help in getting the answer right

Thanks for the quiz and well done to all

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Cleoriff · ‎23-09-2020

As soon as you said lack of clarity @MI5, I knew you were talking about the volcano question.(Active v Non active)

That was the reason I went for Teide and would have argued the toss had it been wrong.

Edited to add, Well done everyone. Looking forward to next one.

Veritas Numquam Perit

LukasB · ‎23-09-2020

Really liked this one @Mi-Amigo even though I did not do to well hahaha

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Mi-Amigo · ‎23-09-2020

Thank you @MI5 @Cleoriff and @LukasB for your comments.

Really pleased you enjoyed this quiz.

I knew that not clarifying the volcano question would make it more challenging, but then two regulars mentioned Elbrus, so learnt something new, too.

Hope you all like today`s WRQ questions

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

pgn · ‎23-09-2020

Mt Teide is over 7,500m from base to peak, as it stands on the ocean floor, including Tenerife. The Russian one is in the middle of a mountain range, so loses hands down. Teide was last active in 1900s, Etna rrmains active today, Elbrus is dormant since the middle ages or earlier.

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo, and well done everyone!

Lost my fizz with Jerome, you'll note 🤣

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Mi-Amigo · ‎23-09-2020

Thank you @pgn for your kind comments and the additional info on volcanos.

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz.

Hope you like the questions in today`s.

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

Anonymous · ‎26-09-2020

Enjoyed the quiz @Mi-Amigo even if I did only achieve half 🌟