White Room Quiz Mon 24 Jan 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

- HISTORY     SCIENCE       WORDS       FOOD & DRINK

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 @adelphiaUK @lewys-gp @RafaC @Martin-O2 

former WRQ quizzer @RyanK1992 who has recently rejoined the Community and 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 HISTORY 1 - Which European country did Belgium gain independence from in 1830 ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - What colour flame does lithium have when lit ?

Q3 WORDS 1 - Gardyloo, 16th century Scottish word, was a warning cry for what ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Which cocktail is 2 parts vodka, 6 parts orange juice, crushed ice, 1 part galliano ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which King of England reigned during the time of the American Revolution ? 

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Glossitis is inflammation of which part of the human body ?

Q7 WORDS 2 - Bumbershoot was a 19th American slang word for what item ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Which meat is in the Chinese dish Moo Goo Gai Pan ?

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 24 Jan 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 25 Jan 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 26 Jan 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 24 Jan 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 25 Jan 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 25 Jan 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 HISTORY 1 - Which European country did Belgium gain independence from in 1830 ?

A1   The Netherlands

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - What colour flame does lithium have when lit ?

A2    Red/crimson

Q3 WORDS 1 - Gardyloo, 16th century Scottish word, was a warning cry for what ?

A3    Chamber pot being emptied from upstairs window

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Which cocktail is 2 parts vodka, 6 parts orange juice, crushed ice, 1 part galliano ?

A4    Harvey Wallbanger

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which King of England reigned during the time of the American Revolution ? 

A5    George III 

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Glossitis is inflammation of which part of the human body ?

A6   Tongue

Q7 WORDS 2 - Bumbershoot was a 19th American slang word for what item ?

A7   Umbrella

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Which meat is in the Chinese dish Moo Goo Gai Pan ?

A8    chicken

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@adelphiaUK 

Q1 Germany - incorrect   Q2 green - incorrect  Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 having a poo - incorrect   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@pgn 

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 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@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 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@MI5 

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 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 "mind ya nuts" - 😂 - incorrect  

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

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 France - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 pass

Q5 LukasB - 😂 - incorrect  Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 trousers - incorrect  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@lewys-gp 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 blue - incorrect  Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 pass

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 gun - incorrect   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 France - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded    Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 George - correct; II - incorrect - awarded half  for part correct answer 

Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 6 correct answers + 1 part-correct also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees 

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

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 pass  Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                           = 8 correct - @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 

Bronze Thinker +                 = 7 correct - @jonsie 

Bronze Thinker + half         = 6 correct + 1 part correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker +                      = 5 correct - @adelphiaUK  @lewys-gp 

Red Thinker                             = 4 correct - @gmarkj @TallTrees 

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @pgn  @Cleoriff @MI5

Well done -

@jonsie  - Bronze Thinker + 

@BobM  - Bronze Thinker + half 

@adelphiaUK - Red Thinker + 

@lewys-gp - Red Thinker +

@gmarkj - Red Thinker

@TallTrees - Red Thinker 

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s White Room Quizzes, which will be eight questions - with two questions on each of these categories

- GEOGRAPHY   SPACE    MUSIC    GAMES

with a mix of easier to not-so-easy questions and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thanks everyone for joining in and making WRQ fun.

[pgn]

This one is cool...

https://i.gifer.com/Asf9.gif

Too big for the forum tho.

Great quiz, @Mi-Amigo and super input from everyone - must take @jonsie's nut advice 🤣

[BobM]

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo - thank you.

Good results, well done all 👍

[MI5]

Thanks and well done all

[Cleoriff]

Lovely to see everyone with a thinker. Great game @Mi-Amigo  and well done all. 😊

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @MI5 @Cleoriff @BobM 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards.

It was great to see everyone who entered the quiz to be awarded a Thinker.

I hope everyone likes the categories in today`s WRQ which is now up on a separate thread, with 8 questions - a couple of which might be head scratchers 

[lewys-gp]

Well done, all! 

[TallTrees]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo 

Not too bad for me.

Well done all