White Room Quiz Mon 25 Jan 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎25-01-2021

Welcome to

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

Over the weekend, I researched and found eight questions - with two questions on each of these categories

SCIENCE [one question on BIOLOGY; one on CHEMISTRY] LITERATURE GAMES FOOD & DRINK

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 @gmarkj @MI5 @Anonymous @Martin-O2 @LukasB @TheresaV

@TallTrees @Marjo

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 SCIENCE 1 - BIOLOGY. What is the common name for the human body part which is described in

the BMA medical dictionary as "formed by a prominence on the thyroid

cartilage, which is part of the larynx" ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 What was the title of the follow-up to Frederick Forsyth`s "The Day Of The Jackel"?

Q3 GAMES 1 How many points is the letter B worth in the game of Scrabble ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 What type of fruit is a Laxton`s Supreme ?

Q5 SCIENCE 2 CHEMISTRY What is the chemical symbol for Rutherfordium ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 Who wrote the children`s novel "Swallows and Amazons" ?

Q7 GAMES 2 What is a "Grand Slam" in the card game Bridge ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 Which Mexican drink is distilled from the agave plant ?

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 25 Jan 20121] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 26 Jan 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 27 Jan 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 25 Jan 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 26 Jan 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 26 Jan 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 · ‎26-01-2021

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your eight answers received

Thank you @Martin-O2

pm with your eight 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 · ‎27-01-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 SCIENCE 1 - BIOLOGY. What is the common name for the human body part which is described in

the BMA medical dictionary as "formed by a prominence on the thyroid

cartilage, which is part of the larynx" ?

A1 Adam`s apple

Q2 LITERATURE 1 What was the title of the follow-up to Frederick Forsyth`s "The Day Of The Jackel"?

A2 The Odessa File

Q3 GAMES 1 How many points is the letter B worth in the game of Scrabble ?

A3 3

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 What type of fruit is a Laxton`s Supreme ?

A4 This was the difficult question. Not apple, which is a Laxton`s Superb. Correct answer - plum.

Q5 SCIENCE 2 CHEMISTRY What is the chemical symbol for Rutherfordium ?

A5 Rf

Q6 LITERATURE 2 Who wrote the children`s novel "Swallows and Amazons" ?

A6 Arthur Ransome

Q7 GAMES 2 What is a "Grand Slam" in the card game Bridge ?

A7 winning all 13 tricks

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 Which Mexican drink is distilled from the agave plant ?

A8 Tequilla

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

MI5 · ‎27-01-2021

Wahoo, my wild guess was correct

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Cleoriff · ‎27-01-2021

The most difficult one for me was about the card game Bridge. Mum and dad used to play it. Ray's family play every card game going except that one.

I knew there was a small slam and a grand slam...and really just had to guess.

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎27-01-2021

THE RESULTS:

@MI5

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 both correct - awarded

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj

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

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pass

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@Cleoriff

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 both correct - awarded

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 Biafra Story - incorrect [pub 2 years before The Day of the Jackel]

Q3 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 both correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded

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

Bronze Thinker

@jonsie

Q1 cricoid - as this is defined as "ring-shaped cartilage of the larynx, I `ll award half

Q2 Carlos the Jackel - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded Q4 apple - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded

Q8 correct - awarded plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@LukasB

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

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

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@TheresaV

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

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pass

Total: three for three correct answers

@TallTrees

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 Night Of The Owl - incorrect Q3 4 - incorrect Q4 apple - incorrect

Q5 Rd - incorrect Q6 C S Lewis - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

Total: three for three correct answers

@Martin-O2

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

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass Q7 "winning move" - 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.

Mi-Amigo · ‎27-01-2021

THE AWARDS:

Silver Thinker = 8 correct answers @Cleoriff @MI5

Bronze Thinker + = 7 correct answers @pgn

Red Thinker + + half = 5 correct answers + 1 part correct answer @jonsie

Red Thinker = 4 correct answers @gmarkj @LukasB @Martin-O2

= 3 correct answers @TheresaV @TallTrees

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff and @MI5

Well done

@pgn - Bronze Thinker +

@jonsie - Bronze Thinker + + half

@gmarkj - Red Thinker

@LukasB - Red Thinker

@Martin-O2 - Red Thinker

@TheresaV -

@TallTrees -

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 the 100th White Room Quiz 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.

TheresaV · ‎27-01-2021

Great one! I thought the answer to question 8 would be a lot more difficult than Tequila

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Cleoriff · ‎27-01-2021

@TheresaV wrote:
Great one! I thought the answer to question 8 would be a lot more difficult than Tequila

So did I @TheresaV .....but this is the joy of this quiz. Sometimes the obvious answer IS the answer....on the other hand, it's not the answer...

Veritas Numquam Perit

LukasB · ‎27-01-2021

I AM A GENIUUUUUUUSUUSUSUSUSUSUUSUSUSUUS

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TheresaV · ‎27-01-2021

You're right @Cleoriff, maybe I should guess more I mean, that's all @LukasB has been doing and now he thinks he is a genius

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