White Room Quiz Mon 25 March 2024 "Easter" edition

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is the "Easter" edition with 8 "Easter"- related questions.

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 @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny [@Dave-O2 is on hols] 

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 - Who was the first US President to hold the Easter Egg Roll at the White House in 1878 ?

Q2 PEOPLE - What was the name of Dutch explorer who reached an island in the Pacific on Easter Sunday

                        1722 and named it Paasch-Eyland [Dutch for Easter Island] ?

Q3 NATURE - The Easter Lily originated in which country ?

Q4 LITERATURE - According to Luke 23: 50-53 in King James Bible, who placed the body of Jesus in a tomb

                              in a cave after the crucifixion ?

Q5 MUSIC - Which band released album "Easter" on 1 April 1978 which reached No 16 in UK album charts ?

Q6 MOVIES - In 1948 movie "Easter Parade" what was the name of the character played by Fred Astaire ?

Q7 SPORT - On Easter Sunday [4 April] 2021, which Premier League football team did Manchester Utd beat

                      by  2 - 1 ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK - Pysanka is painting Easter Eggs in which country ?

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 25 Mar 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 27 Mar 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 27 Mar 2024.

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 25 Mar

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 27 Mar 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 27 Mar 2024 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.

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

PM just sent @Mi-Amigo ; an eclectic range of questions. 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo - good things come in small packages! 🥚😁

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

and thanks for the vid

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[TallTrees]

GOOD MORNING @Mi-Amigo 

Thank you for the Easter Quiz

Answers later today 

 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

Happy Easter

Look forward to pm with your answers later