White Room Quiz Mon 23 May 2022

[Mi-Amigo]

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

- GEOGRAPHY   LITERATURE   MOVIES   TV

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 @BobM  @Spenny  @J9el  @RafaC  @lewys-gp 

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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the longest river in Belgium ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In which Steven King horror novel does the character Margaret White appear ? 

Q3 MOVIES 1 - What was the first name and surname of the character played by Tom Cruise in the 1986

                         movie "Top Gun" ?

Q4 TV 1 - What is the first and surname of the Chaser known as The Menace in ITV`s quiz show The Chase ? 

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Yellowstone Lake is the largest lake in which US State ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Simon Tappertit is a character in which Charles Dicken`s novel ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - Which 1966 "Western" was directed by Sergio Leone and starred Clint Eastwood ?

Q8 TV 2 - Who replaced Sandi Toksvig as a presenter of Channel 4 "Great Britsh Bake Off" in 2020 ?

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 23 May 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 24 May 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 25 May 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 23 May 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 24 May 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 24 May 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

@Mi-Amigo  

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the longest river in Belgium ?

A1  Meuse River is the longest river to pass through Belgium. Some quizzers gave the answer Scheldt, which

       is the second longest river with approximately 124 miles flowing through Belgium. 

       [source World Atlas website] 

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In which Steven King horror novel does the character Margaret White appear ? 

A2   Carrie - Margaret White is Carrie`s mother.

Q3 MOVIES 1 - What was the first name and surname of the character played by Tom Cruise in the 1986

                         movie "Top Gun" ?

A3  Pete Mitchell. Maverck is his nickname - so will be generous and award hafl star for that answer.

Q4 TV 1 - What is the first and surname of the Chaser known as The Menace in ITV`s quiz show The Chase ?

A4   Darragh Ennis [half star for part answer] 

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Yellowstone Lake is the largest lake in which US State ?

A5  Wyoming

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Simon Tappertit is a character in which Charles Dicken`s novel ?

A6  Barnaby Rudge

Q7 MOVIES 2 - Which 1966 "Western" was directed by Sergio Leone and starred Clint Eastwood ?

A7   The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Q8 TV 2 - Who replaced Sandi Toksvig as a presenter of Channel 4 "Great Britsh Bake Off" in 2020 ?

A8   Matt Lucas

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@RafaC 

Q1 pass   Q2 The Shining - incorrect   Q3 Kerry Roberts - incorrect  Q4 pass

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 Oliver Twist - incorrect  Q7 correct - award  Q8 pass

Total - two stars for two correct

@jonsie 

Q1 Splodge - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 correct - award  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

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

Q5 correct - award  Q6 Oliver Twist - incorrect Q7 correct - award  Q8 correct - award 

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 correct - award  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 correct - award  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct - award  Q2 correct - award  Q3 Maverick - award half 

Q4 Ennis - part correct - awarded half Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 pass   Q7 correct - award  

Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 5 correct answers + 2 part correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 Scheldt - incorrect   Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  

Q4 LukasB Emilie T - incorrect  Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  

Q7 correct - award  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@lewys-gp 

Q1 pass   Q2 IT - incorrect  Q3 correct - award  Q4 pass   Q5 correct - awarded  

Q6 Great Expectations - incorrect   Q7 correct - award  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@TallTrees 

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

Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 correct - award    Q8 Sue Perkins - incorrect 

Total - three stars for three correct

@J9el 

Q1 Rhine - incorrect   Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  

Q4 Dennis Smith - incorrect   Q5 Oregan - incorrect   Q6 Pickwick Papers - incorrect

Q7 correct - award  Q8 Paul Hollywood - incorrect

Total - three stars for three correct

@Spenny 

Q1 pass  Q2 Misery - incorrect  Q3 Maverick - awarded half  

Q4 Darragh Owens - part correct - awarded half   Q5 Washington - incorrect 

Q6 David Copperfield - incorrect Q7 correct - award  Q8 correct - awarded 

Total - two stars for two correct + two half stars for two part-correct

[jonsie]

Will done everyone and thanks for yet another brainteaser @Mi-Amigo 

[pgn]

Oh Belgium! Well that was interesting, and mind-taxing and so many nearly-right answers - good one, @Mi-Amigo and let's see how today's one shakes out 😉👍

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                   = 8 correct - @Cleoriff   @MI5 

Bronze Thinker +     = 7 correct - @jonsie  

Bronze Thinker                = 6 correct -  @gmarkj   @pgn 

Red Thinker +          = 5 correct + 2 half for 2 part-correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker                      = 4 correct - @lewys-gp 

                  = 3 correct - @TallTrees @J9el 

                           = 2 correct + 2 half for 2 part-correct - @Spenny 

                            = 2 correct - @RafaC 

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS -  @Cleoriff  @MI5  

Well done -

@jonsie       = Bronze Thinker + 

@gmarkj     = Bronze Thinker

@pgn          = Bronze Thinker

@BobM       = Red Thinker + + 2 half 

@lewys-gp  = Red Thinker

@TallTrees   = 

@J9el           = 

@Spenny     = + 2 half 

@RafaC       = 

Everyone taking part was awarded at least two stars.

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 

HISTORY    SPACE     WORDS    FOOD & DRINK

and wll be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thank you everyone for making the WRQ fun.

[BobM]

Great quiz as always @Mi-Amigo - thank you.

Well done everyone, good results 👍

[Cleoriff]

Thanks for a great game @Mi-Amigo. Having just watched a whole week of Beat The Chasers, I was aware of Darragh (The Menace) Ennis, so fell lucky with that question.

Well done everyone 👍

[RafaC]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for another great quiz!
Well done everyone 👏

[lewys-gp]

Happy with that. Thanks, @Mi-Amigo, and well done, everyone.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie @pgn @BobM @Cleoriff @RafaC @lewys-gp 

Pleased you enjoyed the quz and well done on your awards - as there were a couple of brain teasers.

I hope each of you, and everyone else, likes today`s WRQ which is now up on a separate thread.

There are a couple of head-scratchers with one question rated as very difficult.

Good luck everyone and  look forward to pm with your answers later.