White Room Quiz Mon 27 May 2024 - Spring Bank Holiday 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 Spring Bank Holiday edition with 8 "Spring"- 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 @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @Dave-O2 [ @jonsie is away]

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 - The German Spring Offensive [aka Kaiserschlacht], a series of four offensives with the main

                          attack intending to break the Allies lines, took place in 1918 in which country ? 

Q2 PEOPLE - The Springfields 60s folk/pop group included Mary [Dusty] Springfield and her brother.

                        What was the first name of Dusty Springfield`s brother ? [I`ll accept stage or real name]

Q3 PLACES - Alice Springs is in which Australian state/territory ?

Q4 NATURE - What type of creature is a spring peeper ?

Q5 LITERATURE - "Absent In The Spring", first published in 1944, was a novel by Agatha Christie under

                                what pen name ? 

Q6 MUSIC - What the title of Bruce Springsteen`s first UK album which reached No 17 in UK album chart

                       in Nov 1975 ?

Q7 MOVIES - "Springtime For Hitler" is a song featured in which Mel Brooks movie ?

Q8 ART - Which artist painted "Spring by the Seine" in 1875 and "Springtime at Giverny" in 1886 ?

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 27 May 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 29 May 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 28 May 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 27 May

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 29 May 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 29 May 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.

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Dave-O2]

Afternoon @Mi-Amigo 

Answers should now be in your inbox 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY - The German Spring Offensive [aka Kaiserschlacht], a series of four offensives with the main

                          attack intending to break the Allies lines, took place in 1918 in which country ? 

A1  Belgium and France. I`ll accept either as a correct answer

Q2 PEOPLE - The Springfields 60s folk/pop group included Mary [Dusty] Springfield and her brother.

                        What was the first name of Dusty Springfield`s brother ? [I`ll accept stage or real name]

A2   Tom [stage name]; Dion [real name]

Q3 PLACES - Alice Springs is in which Australian state/territory ?

A3   Northern Territory

Q4 NATURE - What type of creature is a spring peeper ?

A4   frog - native to eastern US/Canada

Q5 LITERATURE - "Absent In The Spring", first published in 1944, was a novel by Agatha Christie under

                                what pen name ? 

A5  Mary Westmacott

Q6 MUSIC - What the title of Bruce Springsteen`s first UK album which reached No 17 in UK album chart

                       in Nov 1975 ?

A6  Born To Run

Q7 MOVIES - "Springtime For Hitler" is a song featured in which Mel Brooks movie ?

A7   The Producers

Q8 ART - Which artist painted "Spring by the Seine" in 1875 and "Springtime at Giverny" in 1886 ?

A8    Monet      

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@Oxonian 

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

@pgn 

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

@Cleoriff 

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

@MI5 

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

@BobM 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 pass              Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct -   Q2 pass             Q3 correct -   Q4 bird - incorrect .

Q5 pass              Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 van Gogh - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct -   Q2 John - incorrect  Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 pass             Q6 pass                      Q7 pass             Q8 correct -  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker                                    = 4 correct - @Dave-O2 @TallTrees 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @Oxonian @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 

Well done

@BobM     - Bronze Thinker + star

@Dave-O2 - Red Thinker

@TallTrees - Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz.

Please note - there is no WRQ today [Wed] but there is still time to take part in 

Spring Bank Holiday Brain Teaser [see separate thread in Off Topic]

WRQ will be back on Mon 03 June 2024

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

[pgn]

Well done all, that Silver Thinker statue getting plenty of use this week 👍🏼 Thanks, @Mi-Amigo - good questions, as always!

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - Good scores again.

Well done all 👍

[Cleoriff]

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo. Well done everyone!