White Room Quiz Mon 22 Mar 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎22-03-2021

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 on each of these categories

PLACES NATURE LITERATURE SPORT

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].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @TheresaV @LukasB @Martin-O2

@Cairdeas

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 In which English town is Cuckooland, a museum dedicated to clocks ?

Q2 NATURE 1 Hampshire weed is what type of tree ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 Who wrote "Gone With The Wind", first published in 1936 ?

Q4 SPORT 1 Which sport is played by the Chicago Bulls ?

Q5 PLACES 2 What is the State capital of Oregan in the USA ?

Q6 NATURE 2 What type of animal is a Cheshire White ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 In which Charles Dicken`s novel does the character Bayham Badger appear ?

Q8 SPORT 2 How many laps of the track are run in the 10,000 metre race ?

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 22 March 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 23 March 2021]

- 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 24 Mar 2021

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 22 Mar 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 23 Mar 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 23 Mar 2021 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 · ‎23-03-2021

Thank you @pgn

like the static gif

pm with your 8 answers received

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

gmarkj · ‎23-03-2021

PM sent @Mi-Amigo. Not sure how i'll get on with this one...

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Mi-Amigo · ‎23-03-2021

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your 8 answers received

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 · ‎24-03-2021

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PLACES 1 In which English town is Cuckooland, a museum dedicated to clocks ?

A1 Tabley, Cheshire

Q2 NATURE 1 Hampshire weed is what type of tree ?

A2 Yew - not cannabis

Q3 LITERATURE 1 Who wrote "Gone With The Wind", first published in 1936 ?

A3 Margaret Mitchell

Q4 SPORT 1 Which sport is played by the Chicago Bulls ?

A4 basketball

Q5 PLACES 2 What is the State capital of Oregan in the USA ?

A5 Salem

Q6 NATURE 2 What type of animal is a Chester White ?

A6 pig

Q7 LITERATURE 2 In which Charles Dicken`s novel does the character Bayham Badger appear ?

A7 Bleak House

Q8 SPORT 2 How many laps of the track are run in the 10,000 metre race ?

A8 25 laps [of 400m track]

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

Cleoriff · ‎24-03-2021

Blimey the tree question was a complete and utter guess.

All I know was Hampshire has a lot different types of yews

I've actually never heard of it!

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎24-03-2021

THE RESULTS

@MI5

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 marijuana - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded

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

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@LukasB

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

Q6 cat - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

Total: three for three correct answers

@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

@jonsie

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

@TheresaV

Q1 pass Q2 pine tree - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded Q5 Portland - incorrect

Q6 cat - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 - correct - awarded

Total: two for two correct answers

@TallTrees

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

Q6 - correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

Total: three for three correct answers

@pgn

Q1 Buxton - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

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

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 Lincolnshire - incorrect Q2 willow - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 - correct - awarded

Q7 David Copperfield - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

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

Cleoriff · ‎24-03-2021

Well done everyone. Needed a lot of thinking about @Mi-Amigo

Just to add, Cuckooland has a selection of old cars and motor bikes as well as clocks. Well worth a visit.

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎24-03-2021

THE AWARDS:

Silver Thinker = 8 correct answers @Cleoriff @jonsie

Bronze Thinker + = 7 correct answers @MI5 @pgn

Red Thinker = 4 correct answers @gmarkj

= 3 correct answers @TallTrees @LukasB

= 2 correct answers @TheresaV

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @jonsie

Well done

@MI5 - Bronze Thinker +

@pgn - Bronze Thinker +

@gmarkj - Red Thinker

@TallTrees -

@LukasB -

@TheresaV -

Everyone who took part got at least -

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in today`s White Room Quiz, which will be eight questions with two questions on each of the categories

PEOPLE SPACE ART FOOD & DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thank you everyone for taking part and 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.

Mi-Amigo · ‎24-03-2021

Thank you @Cleoriff

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on getting a Silver Thinker

As you said, there were a couple of questions which needed thinking about

and thank you for the additional info on Cuckooland.

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

MI5 · ‎24-03-2021

Never heard of a Hampshire Weed.......
Thanks and well done all.

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