White Room Quiz Mon 26 Apr 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎26-04-2021

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 SPACE LITERATURE SPORT

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].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @TheresaV @LukasB @Martin-O2

@Cairdeas @O2EmmaLouise

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 highest mountain in Spain ?

Q2 SPACE 1 What was the name of the space craft in which US astronaut Wally Schirra made a

solo [one-manned] space flight on 3 Oct 1962 ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 Who wrote the novel "The Call Of The Wild", published in 1903 ?

Q4 SPORT 1 Which country`s football team was beaten by West Germany in the semi-finals of

the FIFA 1966 World Cup ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 What is the longest river in China ?

Q6 SPACE 2 What was the name of the Lunar Module on the Apollo 14 moon mission ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 In which Shakespeare play does the character Doctor Pinch appear ?

Q8 SPORT 2 How many player are there in a beach volley ball team ?

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 26 April 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 27 April 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 28 April 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 26 April 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 27 April 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 27 April 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.

jonsie · ‎27-04-2021

Incoming...a cheeky one

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Mi-Amigo · ‎27-04-2021

Thank you @jonsie

like the cheeky gif

pm with your 8 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.

pgn · ‎27-04-2021

Static picture this time, @Mi-Amigo --->

Links to O2 Social Media Team here

Mi-Amigo · ‎27-04-2021

Thank you @pgn

like the static image this time

pm with your 8 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 · ‎28-04-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 What is the highest mountain in Spain ?

A1 Teide

Q2 SPACE 1 What was the name of the space craft in which US astronaut Wally Schirra made a

solo [one-manned] space flight on 3 Oct 1962 ?

A2 Sigma 7 on Mercury Atlas space mission. So I will allow Sigma 7 or Mercury Atlas as correct answer

and award a [but no bonus for giving both]

Q3 LITERATURE 1 Who wrote the novel "The Call Of The Wild", published in 1903 ?

A3 Jack London

Q4 SPORT 1 Which country`s football team was beaten by West Germany in the semi-finals of

the FIFA 1966 World Cup ?

A4 USSR [or Russia]

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 What is the longest river in China ?

A5 Yangtse

Q6 SPACE 2 What was the name of the Lunar Module on the Apollo 14 moon mission ?

A6 Antares

Q7 LITERATURE 2 In which Shakespeare play does the character Doctor Pinch appear ?

A7 Comedy Of Errors

Q8 SPORT 2 How many player are there in a beach volley ball team ?

A8 2

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 · ‎28-04-2021

THE RESULTS:

@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 eight 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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 pass Q2 Endeavour - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 Argentina - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded

Q6 correct - awarded Q7 Othello - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

Total: three for three correct answers

@LukasB

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

Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

Total: two for two correct answers

@O2EmmaLouise

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

Q4 England - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

plus for six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@TheresaV

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

Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

Total: two for two correct answers

@TallTrees

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

Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 4 - incorrect

Total: one for one correct answer

@Martin-O2

Q1 Veleta - incorrect Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 pass Q5 Yellow - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

Total: two for two correct answers

@jonsie

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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver 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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver 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 · ‎28-04-2021

THE AWARDS:

Silver Thinker = 8 correct answers @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie @pgn

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct answers @O2EmmaLouise

= 3 correct answers @gmarkj

= 2 correct answers @LukasB @TheresaV @Martin-O2

= 1 correct answer @TallTrees

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

Well done

@O2EmmaLouise - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj -

@LukasB -

@TheresaV -

@Martin-O2 -

@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 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 · ‎28-04-2021

Okay that was a tricky one but so good to see so many people taking part (and being better than me ). Thanks for another great quiz @Mi-Amigo

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Cleoriff · ‎28-04-2021

Well done everyone. Thanks @Mi-Amigo another great quiz.

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TallTrees · ‎28-04-2021

Ah knew team was 2 but thought of both teams. 4 playing game Brian malfunction

Thank you for the game @Mi-Amigo

Well done everyone ~

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