cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

White Room Quiz Mon 28 Dec 2020

Mi-Amigo
Level 47: Going Places
  • 25827 Posts
  • 881 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

Welcome to

white-room-quiz2.png

 

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 four categories 

 

   PEOPLE   PLACES   NATURE   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   @MI5   @gmarkj   @Anonymous 

and O2 Community managers  @Marjo   @Martin-O2   @LukasB  

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.

 

Please note: there is no QI-style question in which the answer is not what most people think.

 

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

 

Q1 PEOPLE 1   Which serial killer lived at, and committed murder in, 10 Rillington Place?

      

Q2 PLACES 1   In which US city is the University of Minnesota?

 

Q3 NATURE 1  What type of creature is a steelhead?

 

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1  What type of foodstuff is a radicchio?

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2  King Richard II of England is said to have starved to death around 14 Feb 1400 whilst in

                        captivity in which castle?

 

Q6 PLACES 2   In which city in Italy is the Doge`s Palace ? 

 

Q7 NATURE 2  What type of insect is a devil`s coach-horse?

 

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2  Which cocktail was devised by Henry MacElhorne in 1919 using creme de menthe,

                                     which was replaced by gin in 1929, and in Savoy Cocktail Book in 1930 was made

                                     with gin, Cointreau and fresh lemon juice?

 

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 28 December] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 29 December]

- 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 30 December

 

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.jpg                 bronze-thinker-crop.jpg                        red-thinker.jpg

                  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 28 December 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 29 December 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 29 December 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  

animated-elephant-image-0327



Girl in a jacket


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

Message 1 of 39
3,332 Views
38 REPLIES 38

Cleoriff
Level 94: Supreme
  • 127569 Posts
  • 834 Topics
  • 7586 Solutions
Registered:

I will say it now @Mi-Amigo, that's a nice quiz at first look.

I hope thats not pre-empting anything awful. rofl

Veritas Numquam Perit

Girl in a jacket
Message 2 of 39
1,567 Views

pgn
Level 77: Grand Master
  • 39762 Posts
  • 244 Topics
  • 1797 Solutions
Registered:
I was pretty sure I recognised at least a couple on first pass, @Mi-Amigo, so yes - looks good 👌👍
Message 3 of 39
1,563 Views

Mi-Amigo
Level 47: Going Places
  • 25827 Posts
  • 881 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

Thank you @Cleoriff and @pgn 

Pleased you think this is a nice quiz and looks good.

Look forward to pm from each of you with your eight answers any time after 12 noon today.

Good luck.

animated-elephant-image-0327



Girl in a jacket


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

Message 4 of 39
1,561 Views

Mi-Amigo
Level 47: Going Places
  • 25827 Posts
  • 881 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

btw ADVANCED NOTICE

Wednesday`s White Room Quiz will be "The End Of The Year Quiz" with 15 questions, and, for the first time, there will be the chance to be awarded

                                                     PLATINUM THINKER

                                                           blue-thinker3.jpg

                                                    for 15 correct answers 

animated-elephant-image-0327



Girl in a jacket


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

Message 5 of 39
1,556 Views

Cleoriff
Level 94: Supreme
  • 127569 Posts
  • 834 Topics
  • 7586 Solutions
Registered:

FIFTEEN QUESTIONS?? Jaw-dropping

Good grief!!

Veritas Numquam Perit

Girl in a jacket
Message 6 of 39
1,554 Views

Mi-Amigo
Level 47: Going Places
  • 25827 Posts
  • 881 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

@Cleoriff wrote:

FIFTEEN QUESTIONS?? Jaw-dropping

Good grief!!


Yep!! But won`t be as daunting as might first seem but might need a bit of recall or Thinking

All will be revealed on Wednesday morning...yahoo 

animated-elephant-image-0327



Girl in a jacket


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

Message 7 of 39
1,548 Views

Cleoriff
Level 94: Supreme
  • 127569 Posts
  • 834 Topics
  • 7586 Solutions
Registered:

Only joking @Mi-Amigo  Look forward to it. yahoo

Veritas Numquam Perit

Girl in a jacket
Message 8 of 39
1,544 Views

Anonymous
Not applicable
My my 15 questions.. google will be busy!
Message 9 of 39
1,541 Views

Mi-Amigo
Level 47: Going Places
  • 25827 Posts
  • 881 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

@Anonymous wrote:
My my 15 questions.. google will be busy!

@Anonymous 

No Grumpy Google won`t be busy. Googling answers is not allowed Yellow Card emoticon | Emoticons and Smileys for Facebook/MSN/Skype/Yahoo

animated-elephant-image-0327



Girl in a jacket


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

Message 10 of 39
1,537 Views