White Room Quiz Mon 28 Mar 2022

[Mi-Amigo]

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   GEOGRAPHY    WORDS    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 @jonsie @MI5 @gmarkj @TallTrees @BobM @Spenny @adelphiaUK @RafaC @lewys-gp 

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 - Which famous oceanographer used the ship Calypso on his exploration voyages ? 

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Itaipu Dam is on the border between Brazil and which other country ?

Q3 WORDS 1 - Brontophobia is the fear of what ?

Q4 GAMES 1 - In darts, what is the lowest score which CANNOT be scored with one dart ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who designed the Austin Mini which first appeared in 1959 ?

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Wookey Hole Caves are in which English county ?

Q7 WORDS 2 - What does a paleontologist study ?

Q8 GAMES 2 - In the card game Bridge, what is the highest ranking suit ?

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 28 Mar 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 29 Mar 2022]

- 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 March 2022

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 28 Mar 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 29 Mar 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 29 Mar 2022 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  

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[gmarkj]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo ...

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @gmarkj @lewys-gp @BobM 

pm with your answers received from each of you yesterday before deadline.

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Which famous oceanographer used the ship Calypso on his exploration voyages ? 

A1. Jacques Cousteau

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Itaipu Dam is on the border between Brazil and which other country ?

A2   Paraguay

Q3 WORDS 1 - Brontophobia is the fear of what ?

A3    Loud natural noises, thunder

Q4 GAMES 1 - In darts, what is the lowest score which CANNOT be scored with one dart ?

A4   23

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who designed the Austin Mini which first appeared in 1959 ?

A5   Alec Issigonis

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Wookey Hole Caves are in which English county ?

A6   Somerset

Q7 WORDS 2 - What does a paleontologist study ?

A7   Fossils

Q8 GAMES 2 - In the card game Bridge, what is the highest ranking suit ?

A8   Spades

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@Spenny 

Q1 pass   Q2 Argentina - incorrect  Q3 Brontosaurus - incorrect  Q4 24 - incorrect

Q5 Mr Mini or Mr Austin - incorrect  Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded  Q8 Hearts - incorrect

Total - 2 stars for two correct

@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

@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

@TallTrees 

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

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

plus for 6  correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded  

Q3 Haworth, Yorks [Bronte Country] - 😂 - clever answer, but incorrect  Q4 correct - awarded  

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

plus for 7  correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 LukasB - 😂 - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

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

plus for 7  correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@lewys-gp 

Q1 pass  Q2 Bolivia - incorrect  Q3 choking - incorrect  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 BMW - incorrect  Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 Hearts - incorrect

Total - 3 stars for three correct

@BobM 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 Uruguay - incorrect  Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 13 - incorrect

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

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone. Great quiz @Mi-Amigo 😚

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker             = 8 correct -  @Cleoriff @MI5 

Bronze Thinker +   = 7 correct - @pgn @gmarkj 

Bronze Thinker          = 6 correct -  @TallTrees 

Red Thinker +         = 5 correct - @BobM  

                         = 3 correct - @lewys-gp  

                            = 2 correct - @Spenny   

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS -  @Cleoriff @MI5 

Well done -

@pgn            = Bronze Thinker + 

@gmarkj       = Bronze Thinker + 

@TallTrees     = Bronze Thinker

@BobM         = Red Thinker + 

@lewys-gp    =      

@Spenny       =  

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars 

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s White Room Quiz, which will be 

8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

- HISTORY   SPACE    SCIENCE   ART

which will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thanks everyone for joining in and making WRQ fun.

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for a good quiz and glad to hear you're feeling a bit better.

Annoyed with myself though.  Why did I put Uruguay when I knew it was Paraguay? And the darts question.... won't mention that one.

Well done everyone else. 👍

[lewys-gp]

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo. Glad you're feeling better! Was a tough set of questions, but realised I knew a few for definite after taking my time. Q6 thanks to years of working away and Q7 thanks to years of secondary watching Friends via my sister 😅.

Well done, all!

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all