White Room Quiz Mon 31 Jan 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 on each of these categories

- PEOPLE    LITERATURE    MOVIES    EVENTS

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 @adelphiaUK @lewys-gp @RafaC @Martin-O2 

and newbie @Spenny and 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 - What was the famous nickname of the WWI pilot Manfred von Richthofen ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Louisa May Alcott`s novel "Little Women", which sister dies ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - What was the title of the highest grossing movie in US in 1960 in which Kirk Douglas played

                         the lead and title character ?

Q4 EVENTS 1 - A person born on 31 January, is said to have been born under which astrological star sign ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Which US President gave the Gettysburg Address in 1863 ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Who wrote the children`s book "Just So Stories" ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the 1965 British movie "Dr Who And The Daleks" who played the character "Dr Who" ?

Q8 EVENTS 2 - What is the date [day and month] of St David`s Day ?

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 31 Jan 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 01 Feb 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 02 Feb 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 31 Jan 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 01 Feb 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 01 Feb 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  

[lewys-gp]

Thank you for the gentle reminder, @Mi-Amigo! Answers will be with you soon 🚀.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @lewys-gp 

pm with your 8 answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What was the famous nickname of the WWI pilot Manfred von Richthofen ?

A1   The Red Baron

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Louisa May Alcott`s novel "Little Women", which sister dies ?

A2   Beth

Q3 MOVIES 1 - What was the title of the highest grossing movie in US in 1960 in which Kirk Douglas played

                         the lead and title character ?

A3   Spartacus

Q4 EVENTS 1 - A person born on 31 January, is said to have been born under which astrological star sign ?

A4   Aquarius

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Which US President gave the Gettysburg Address in 1863 ?

A5  Abraham Lincoln

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Who wrote the children`s book "Just So Stories" ?

A6   Rudyard Kipling

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the 1965 British movie "Dr Who And The Daleks" who played the character "Dr Who" ?

A7   Peter Cushing

Q8 EVENTS 2 - What is the date [day and month] of St David`s Day ?

A8    1st March

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@RafaC 

Q1 Flying Dutchman - incorrect  Q2 youngest - sorry need name  Q3 pass  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 pass   Q pass  Q7 pass  Q8 3rd Feb - incorrect

Total - one  for one correct answer

@TallTrees 

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

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

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@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

@Spenny 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 Lottie - incorrect  Q3 correct - awarded    Q4 Capricorn - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 pass   Q7 The Doctor - incorrect   Q8 pass

Total - three  for three correct answers

@jonsie 

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

@pgn 

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

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 youngest - sorry need name  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 Hot Shot - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 David Walliams - incorrect  Q7 Gene Wilder - incorrect

Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker +                  = 7 correct - @gmarkj @TallTrees 

Red Thinker +                       = 5 correct - @lewys-gp 

                                       = 3 correct - @Spenny 

                                              = 1 correct - @RafaC 

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie @pgn 

Well done -

@gmarkj           = Bronze Thinker +  - just missing out on Silver Thinker

@TallTrees         = Bronze Thinker +  - just missing out on Silver Thinker

@lewys-gp        = Red Thinker +        - just missing out on Bronze Thinker

@Spenny           =                         - just missing out on Red Thinker

@RafaC             = 

Everyone taking part was awarded at least one 

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s White Room Quizzes, which will be eight questions - with two questions on each of these categories

- PLACES   NATURE   ART   SPORT

which will be posted on a separate thread shortly

Thanks everyone for joining in and making WRQ fun.

[RafaC]

Thanks for the game @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[jonsie]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo , great quiz once again

Well done to everyone

[lewys-gp]

Well done, all! Thanks as always, @Mi-Amigo.

[Cleoriff]

Well done one and all. Thanks for a great game @Mi-Amigo x

[MI5]

Well done all and thanks 👍