23-10-2023 07:11
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 questions on each of these four categories -
PLACES NATURE LITERATURE 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 [Mon] and
03.00am Wednesday morning.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
I hope our regular quizzers
@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Spenny @J9el @Dave-O2
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 - Which English city, at the western end of South Downs National Park, was known to the
Roman as Venta Belgarum ?
Q2 NATURE 1 - What is the UK`s fastest land mammal ?
Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle`s Sherlock Holmes books what was the first name of Sherlock`s
elder brother ?
Q4 TV 1 - "Z-Cars" was a British TV police drama series screened from 1962 to 1978. What was the name of
the spin-off TV series, featuring Barlow and Watt, which was screened from 1965 to 1969 ?
Q5 PLACES 2 - Crowland Abbey is in which English county ?
Q6 NATURE 2 - What type of creature is the venomous Brown Recluse ?
Q7 LITERATURE 2 - In E B White`s "Charlotte`s Web" what is the name of the rat ?
Q8 TV 2 - What was the title of the British TV comedy series, screened from 1977 to 1980, which starred
Robert Lindsey as the character "Wolfie" ?
The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.
Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 23 Oct 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 25 Oct 2023.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 23 Oct 2023
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 Oct
2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 25 Oct 2023.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 25 Oct 2023 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
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Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo
Answers now submitted
24-10-2023 10:38
25-10-2023 07:11
THE ANSWERS
Q1 PLACES 1 - Which English city, at the western end of South Downs National Park, was known to the
Roman as Venta Belgarum ?
A1 Winchester
Q2 NATURE 1 - What is the UK`s fastest land mammal ?
A2 brown hare
Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle`s Sherlock Holmes books what was the first name of Sherlock`s
elder brother ?
A3 Mycroft
Q4 TV 1 - "Z-Cars" was a British TV police drama series screened from 1962 to 1978. What was the name of
the spin-off TV series, featuring Barlow and Watt, which was screened from 1965 to 1969 ?
A4 Softly Softly
Q5 PLACES 2 - Crowland Abbey is in which English county ?
A5 Lincolnshire
Q6 NATURE 2 - What type of creature is the venomous Brown Recluse ?
A6 spider
Q7 LITERATURE 2 - In E B White`s "Charlotte`s Web" what is the name of the rat ?
A7 Templeton
Q8 TV 2 - What was the title of the British TV comedy series, screened from 1977 to 1980, which starred
Robert Lindsey as the character "Wolfie" ?
A8 Citizen Smith
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THE RESULTS
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 snake - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 pass Q4 pass
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 Roland - incorrect Q8 pass.
Total - 3 stars for 3 correct
Q1 Westminster - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 Wycliff - incorrect Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 Old Ratty - incorrect Q8 correct - .
plus for 6 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 Bristol - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 Shaun - incorrect Q4 pass.
Q5 Devon - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 Roland - incorrect Q8 correct - .
Total - 3 stars for 3 correct
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AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @pgn
Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @Cleoriff @jonsie
Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @BobM
3 stars = 3 correct - @TallTrees @Dave-O2
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @pgn
Well done
@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker + star
@jonsie - Bronze Thinker + star
@BobM - Bronze Thinker
@TallTrees - 3 stars
@Dave-O2 - 3 stars
Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories
PEOPLE SCIENCE MUSIC SPORT
and will be posted on a separate thread in about one hour`s time.
Over the weekend, I`ll search out the questions with a mix of easier and not-so-easy questions.
Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.
25-10-2023 07:59
Thanks @Mi-Amigo
Well done all.