White Room Quiz Mon 28 Nov 2022

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions, with two question on each of these categories

  SPACE   TV    ART    SPORT

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo  - their answers from 12 noon today [Mon] to 03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff   @pgn   @jonsie   @gmarkj    @MI5   @Comben   @BobM   @TallTrees   @J9el   @Spenny   @adec 

@RafaC   @Breanna 

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 SPACE 1 - Which planet in our solar system [not counting the Moon] is nearest to Earth ? 

Q2 TV 1 - In the US TV sit-coms "The Big Bang Theory" and "Young Sheldon", what song is sung to Sheldon

                 when he is sick ? 

Q3 ART 1 - Which sculptor produced "Stringed Figure (Curlew) Version II" in 1956 ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - Who was appointed as manager of the men`s England football team in 2007 ?

Q5 SPACE 2 - What was the name of the spacecraft in which the USSR launched Laika, a dog, into orbit of

                       the Earth in 1957 ?

Q6 TV 2 - Which children`s TV character lives at 124 Conch Street, Bikini Bottom, Pacific Ocean ?

Q7 ART 2 - Which artist painted "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" in 1880 ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - "Points in the paint" and "pump fake" are terms in which sport ?

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 Nov] and up to 03.00am Wed 30 Nov 2022] .

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 30 Nov 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 between 12 noon today [Mon 28 Nov] and before 03.00am Wed 30 Nov 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 30 Nov 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

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo  ---> 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Spenny]

Thank @Mi-Amigo answers are on the way over to you

Think I should have at least a couple on that quiz.

Some are still on the tip of my tongue and there they will now have to stay

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[J9el]

Hi @Mi-Amigo - I have sent you my answers.

[Comben]

Answers have been PM'd to you Mi-Amigo (Hopefully not Bre like I did last week! 😬)

Loved the collection of questions this week, some tough ones, some medium and then a couple of easier ones. (For me anyway) I still struggle with the art ones but thanks for putting the WRQ together.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Spenny 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Comben 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

all pms received Tuesday evening

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 SPACE 1 - Which planet in our solar system [not counting the Moon] is nearest to Earth ? 

A1   Mercury. Physics Today of 12 March 2019 read here reported their scientists had studied the orbit of the

        planets in our solar system over decades and had found Mercury was the closest to Earth most often.

        Some gave the answer as Venus. As NASA website read here gives Venus as planet closest to Earth,

        I will be generous and also accept Venus as a correct answer.  

Q2 TV 1 - In the US TV sit-coms "The Big Bang Theory" and "Young Sheldon", what song is sung to Sheldon

                 when he is sick ? 

A2   "Soft Kitty"

Q3 ART 1 - Which sculptor produced "Stringed Figure (Curlew) Version II" in 1956 ?

A3    Barbara Hepworth

Q4 SPORT 1 - Who was appointed as manager of the men`s England football team in 2007 ?

A4    Fabio Capello

Q5 SPACE 2 - What was the name of the spacecraft in which the USSR launched Laika, a dog, into orbit of

                       the Earth in 1957 ?

A5   Sputnik 2. Sorry,  I can`t accept just Sputnik as correct answer as there was more than one Sputnik.

Q6 TV 2 - Which children`s TV character lives at 124 Conch Street, Bikini Bottom, Pacific Ocean ?

A6    SpongeBob SquarePants

Q7 ART 2 - Which artist painted "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" in 1880 ?

A7   Degas

Q8 SPORT 2 - "Points in the paint" and "pump fake" are terms in which sport ?

A8    basketball  

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@Cleoriff 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@RafaC 

Q1 Mars - incorrect  Q2 Twinkle Twinkle - incorrect  Q3 Duchamp - incorrect  Q4 Southgate - incorrect

Q5 Eriksson - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 badmington - incorrect

Total = 2 stars for two correct

@TallTrees 

Q1 Venus -   Q2 Bye Bye Blackbird - incorrect  Q3 di Caprio - incorrect  Q4 Boris Johnson - incorrect

Q5 Sputnik 1 - incorrect  Q6 sea slug - incorrect  Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

Total = 3 stars for three correct

@MI5 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 Venus -   Q2 correct -   Q3 TheresaV - incorrect Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Sputnik - can`t allow  Q6 correct -   Q7 LukasB - incorrect  Q8 correct -  .

 plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 Mercury -   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 Mercury -   Q2 pass Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Sputnik - can`t allow  Q6 correct -   Q7 Renoir - incorrect  Q8 correct -  .

 plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Spenny 

Q1 Mercury -   Q2 pass   Q3 pass  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Sputnik - can`t allow  Q6 correct -   Q7 Matisse - incorrect  Q8 correct -  .

 plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@jonsie 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Comben 

Q1 Mars - incorrect Q2 correct -   Q3 Vincenzi - incorrect  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Spellunik - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 Zebedee Dylan - incorrect  Q8 American Football - incorrect

Total - 3 stars for three correct

@J9el 

Q1 Mars - incorrect  Q2 pass  Q3 Dali - incorrect  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Sputnik - can`t allow  Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

 plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Red Thinker + star                   = 5 correct - @gmarkj   @BobM  

Red Thinker                              = 4 correct - @Spenny   @J9el 

3 stars                                        = 3 correct - @TallTrees   @Comben 

2 stars                                        = 2 correct - @RafaC 

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

Well done

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker + star

@BobM       - Red Thinker + star

@Spenny     - Red Thinker

@J9el           - Red Thinker

@TallTrees   - 3 stars

@Comben    - 3 stars

@RafaC        - 2 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least two 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 - 

 - PLACES   SCIENCE   MUSIC    FOOD & DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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