Re: White Room Quiz Mon 28 Sept 2020 - Page 4

Mi-Amigo · ‎28-09-2020

Welcome to

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

Each White Room Quiz will have eight questions - with two questions from four categories.

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 @WispaRed7

O2 Community managers @Marjo @LukasB @Martin-O2 and O2 Guru @O2Karl

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.

Over the weekend, I have selected eight questions - with questions from each of these cateories

GEOGRAPHY SPACE MUSIC MOVIES

Please note: there is no QI-style question in which the answer is not what most people think, but there is a mix of easier and not-so-easy questions

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [GEOGRAPHY - 1] Which is the largest of the Isles of Scilly ?

Q2 [SPACE - 1] Which planet was discovered by Percival Lovell ?

Q3 [MUSIC - 1] Declan McManus is better known as which singer/song writer ?

Q4 [MOVIES - 1] What was the name of the computer in the movie "2001 - A Space Odessey" ?

Q5 [GEOGRAPHY - 2] In which country are the Angel Falls ?

Q6 [SPACE - 2] Which planet in our solar system has the shortest "day" [rotates the fastest] ?

Q7 [MUSIC - 2] How many strings does a cello have ?

Q8 [MOVIES - 2] What was the name of the character played by Linda Blair in "The Exorcist" ?

[christian/first name of character is an acceptable answer]

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 September] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 29 September]

- 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 September

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 BRONZE THINKER RED THINKER

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 28 September 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 29 September 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 29 September 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 at least some of 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 · ‎30-09-2020

Thank you @MI5 and congrats on the Silver Thinker this time.

Hope you like the questions in today`s WRQ [on separate thread]

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

LukasB · ‎30-09-2020

You never ask for a Henry anymore @Mi-Amigo I would make it to Silver if you did haha

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Mi-Amigo · ‎30-09-2020

@LukasB wrote:
You never ask for a Henry anymore @Mi-Amigo I would make it to Silver if you did haha

I`ll bear that in mind @LukasB .

I do like a challenge and no doubt can come up with such a question at some point in the future.

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

Cleoriff · ‎30-09-2020

Will this do @LukasB ?

..

Veritas Numquam Perit

LukasB · ‎30-09-2020

OMG @Cleoriff I cant

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Martin-O2 · ‎30-09-2020

Wow my first Red Thinker! great quiz as always @Mi-Amigo.

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Mi-Amigo · ‎30-09-2020

Thank you @Martin-O2

Well done on getting a Red Thinker

I hope you like today`s questions [see separate thread] and will have a go at trying for a Red Thinker again.

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

Martin-O2 · ‎01-10-2020

Thanks @Mi-Amigo, I'll see if I can get 2 in a row. I'll get my answers over later today.

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