White Room Quiz Mon 27 Sept 2020 - Page 2

Mi-Amigo · ‎27-09-2021

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 from each of these categories -

PEOPLE ART MOVIES GAMES

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 @MI5 @BobM @gmarkj @jonsie @TallTrees @Martin-O2 @lewys-gp @RafaC

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 PEOPLE 1 In Roman mythology, who was the Roman god of poetry ?

Q2 ART 1 Which artist produced "Los Caprichos", a set of 80 prints, between 1797 and 1798 ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in "To Kill A Mockingbird" ?

Q4 GAMES 1 What are the two colours of the playing pieces in the Connect Four game ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 Who designed Liz Hurley`s famous "safety pin" black dress ?

Q6 ART 2 Which artist painted "View Of The Saint-Martin Canal" in 1870 ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 In which 1994 comedy movie was the hero hired to recover Miami Dolphin`s dolphin mascot ?

Q8 GAMES 2 In the game of chess, which is the only piece which cannot move backwards ?

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 27 Sept 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 28 Sept 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 29 Sept 2021

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 Sept 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 28 Sept 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 28 Sept 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 · ‎28-09-2021

Thank you @Cleoriff

and for the gif

pm with your 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 · ‎28-09-2021

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your 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 · ‎28-09-2021

Gentle reminder

@BobM @gmarkj @lewys-gp @Martin-O2 @jonsie

and anyone else who would like to tackle these questions - and if you`re not sure of the answers you can always make a guess which might pay off

There is plenty of time - up to 11.59 pm tonight [Tues] to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers

Look forward to hearing from you

Good luck

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

gmarkj · ‎28-09-2021

Well, a PM has been sent but not sure how many stars I'll be getting @Mi-Amigo

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Mi-Amigo · ‎28-09-2021

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

I`ll give the answers, the results and the awards tomorrow morning so you can see how well you did with this quiz

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

BobM · ‎28-09-2021

PM sent @Mi-Amigo

Mi-Amigo · ‎28-09-2021

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received

Thank you @lewys-gp

pm with your 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 · ‎29-09-2021

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 In Roman mythology, who was the Roman god of poetry ?

A1. Apollo

Q2 ART 1 Which artist produced "Los Caprichos", a set of 80 prints, between 1797 and 1798 ?

A2. Goya

Q3 MOVIES 1 Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in "To Kill A Mockingbird" ?

A3. Gregory Peck

Q4 GAMES 1 What are the two colours of the playing pieces in the Connect Four game ?

A4. red and yellow - I`ll award half for one colour correct

Q5 PEOPLE 2 Who designed Liz Hurley`s famous "safety pin" black dress ?

A5 Versace

Q6 ART 2 Which artist painted "View Of The Saint-Martin Canal" in 1870 ?

A6. Alfred Sisley

Q7 MOVIES 2 In which 1994 comedy movie was the hero hired to recover Miami Dolphin`s dolphin mascot ?

A7 Ace Venturer - Pet Detective

Q8 GAMES 2 In the game of chess, which is the only piece which cannot move backwards ?

A8 pawn

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 · ‎29-09-2021

THE RESULTS

@RafaC

Q1 pass Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 pass Q5 pass Q6 Monet - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

Total - one for one correct answer

@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

@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

@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

@TallTrees

Q1 Mercury - incorrect Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 pass Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

Total - one for one correct answer

@gmarkj

Q1 Lukas B 😂 - incorrect Q2 TheresaV 😂 - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Martin-O2 😂 - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker

@BobM

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 red - correct; blue - incorrect - awarded half for part correct answer

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

plus for 5 correct + 1 part correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker

@lewys-gp

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

Q4 red - correct; blue - incorrect - awarded half for part correct answer

Q5 Coco Chanel - incorrect Q6 Van Gogh - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 4 correct + 1 part 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.

lewys-gp · ‎29-09-2021

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who mixed up the colours for Connect Four, @BobM 😅. Potential Mandela Effect?

Cheers, @Mi-Amigo.

Community Manager for the O2 Community 🙂