White Room Quiz Mon 29 Jan 2024

[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 questions on each of these four categories - 

    HISTORY   LITERATURE    MOVIES    SPORT

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 [Mon] and

03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @Dave-O2 

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 HISTORY 1 - At which fortress did Elizabeth I make her speech, which included the line "I know I have

                            the body of a weak, feeble woman but I have the heart and stomach of a king" to troops

                            preparing to face the Spanish Armada ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In which Shakespeare play is Warkworth Castle, Northumberland  described as a

                                   "worm-eaten hold of ragged stone" ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1969 movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" what was the name of the character

                            played by Katharine Ross ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - Which football team was the first to win F A Cup at Cardiff Millenium Stadium in 2001 final ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the "kingdom" ruled by King Offa, who, according to legend, built

                             the earthworks between England and Wales in 8th century ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Stephen Blackpool. a worker in Boundberry`s mill, is a character in which Charles Dickens

                                  novel ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the "Pink Panther" movies, what is the name of Chief Inspector [character`s name not 

                            actor`s name] who is Clouseau`s boss ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - In which year was the first Rugby League Challenge Cup contested ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 29 Jan 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 31 Jan 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 31 Jan 2024.

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 29 Jan

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 31 Jan 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 31 Jan 2024 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]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - At which fortress did Elizabeth I make her speech, which included the line "I know I have

                            the body of a weak, feeble woman but I have the heart and stomach of a king" to troops

                            preparing to face the Spanish Armada ?

A1   Tilbury

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In which Shakespeare play is Warkworth Castle, Northumberland  described as a

                                   "worm-eaten hold of ragged stone" ?

A2   Henry IV

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1969 movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" what was the name of the character

                            played by Katharine Ross ?

A3   Etta Place

Q4 SPORT 1 - Which football team was the first to win F A Cup at Cardiff Millenium Stadium in 2001 final ?

A4    Liverpool

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the "kingdom" ruled by King Offa, who, according to legend, built

                             the earthworks between England and Wales in 8th century ?

A5   Mercia

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Stephen Blackpool. a worker in Boundberry`s mill, is a character in which Charles Dickens

                                  novel ?

A6   Hard Times

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the "Pink Panther" movies, what is the name of Chief Inspector [character`s name not 

                            actor`s name] who is Clouseau`s boss ?

A7   Dreyfus

Q8 SPORT 2 - In which year was the first Rugby League Challenge Cup contested ?

A8    1896/97 season

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@Cleoriff 

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

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 1888 - incorrect .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@MI5 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Oxonian 

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

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

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 Windsor - incorrect Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -                      Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -                Q6 correct -   Q7 Andrew - incorrect -   Q8 1981 - incorrect .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@jonsie 

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

Q5 correct -   Q6 Oliver Twist - incorrect  Q7 correct -   Q8 pass.

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@J9el 

Q1 correct -   Q2 Macbeth - incorrect                  Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 Great Expectations - incorrect Q7 pass              Q8 1974 - incorrect.

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct  - @Cleoriff 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @Oxonian 

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @gmarkj @Dave-O2 

Red Thinker                                   = 4 correct - @J9el 

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

Well done

@Cleoriff   - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker + star

@Dave-O2  - Red Thinker + star

@J9el          - Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

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

of 8 questions with two questions on each of these four categories

  GEOGRAPHY;   SCIENCE;    TV;   ART

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone.

Sadly, not being a lover of Rugby, Q8 was out of my reach. (Though I gave it a good TRY. 😂)

[gmarkj]

Can't complain about that when there were several guesses in my answers!

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[Dave-O2]

Happy with my score this time 😁

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done everyone 👏

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 @Cleoriff @gmarkj @Dave-O2 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards as I thought there were a couple of tricky questions.

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo ; good range of questions. 

[pgn]

That went better than expected, especially the Shakespeare one 👍🏼

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo and well done all!