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White Room Quiz - Summer Edition - Mon 30 Aug 2021

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

 

Today`s White Room Quiz is the Summer Edition - part of Summer On The O2 Community - with 8 questions

- one question on each of these categories

HISTORY   PEOPLE   SPACE   LITERATURE   MUSIC   ART   MOVIES   EVENTS 

Each question is, in some way, connected with 30 August.

 

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   @gmarkj  @MI5   @BobM   @TallTrees   @TheresaV   @LukasB   @Martin-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 - 30 Aug 1862. Battle of Altamont.

      In which US State was the Battle of Altamont fought in which the Confederates beat the Union forces?

 

Q2 PEOPLE - 30 Aug 1682. William Penn, English explorer, left England for the New World.

      Which US State was later found by William Penn ? 

 

Q3 SPACE - 30 Aug 1931. John Leonard Swigert Jnr born; became US astronaut.

      On which Apollo space mission was John Swigert the Command Module pilot in April 1970 ?  

                        

Q4 LITERATURE - 30 Aug 1797. Mary Godwin born; married Shelley; became author.

      What was the subtitle of Mary Shelley`s novel "Frankenstein", first published in 1818 ?

 

Q5 MUSIC - 30 Aug 1968. The first Beatles` single on their Apple Records label was released.

       What was the title of the first Beatles` single on their Apple Records label ?

 

Q6 ART - 30 Aug 1950. Antony Gormley born; became British sculpture.

      What is the title of Gormley`s work of 100 iron figures facing the sea, first exhibited in England at Crosby

       Beach, Merseyside in July 2005 ? 

 

Q7 MOVIES - 30 Aug 1972. Cameron Diaz born; became actor.

      Which character did Cameron Diaz voice in the 2001 movie "Shrek" ?

 

Q8 EVENTS - 30 Aug annually. Last day of Shaldon Regatta which includes Great Duck Race and boating.

       In which English county is Shaldon Regatta held ?

                            

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 30 Aug 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 31 Aug 2021]

- 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 01 Sept 2021

 

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 30 Aug 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 31 Aug 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 31 Aug 2021 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

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Thank you @MI5 

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pm with your 8 answers received

 

Thank you @Cleoriff 

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Thank you @jonsie 

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Thank you @TheresaV 

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Thank you @LukasB 

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Not too sure on these - a few guesses in the mix.

PM sent @Mi-Amigo 

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Thank you @gmarkj 

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Thank you @pgn 

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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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THE ANSWERS:

 

Q1 HISTORY - 30 Aug 1862. Battle of Altamont.

      In which US State was the Battle of Altamont fought in which the Confederates beat the Union forces?

A1   Tennessee

 

Q2 PEOPLE - 30 Aug 1682. William Penn, English explorer, left England for the New World.

      Which US State was later found by William Penn ? 

A2    Pennsylvania

 

Q3 SPACE - 30 Aug 1931. John Leonard Swigert Jnr born; became US astronaut.

      On which Apollo space mission was John Swigert the Command Module pilot in April 1970 ?  

A3    Apollo 13

                        

Q4 LITERATURE - 30 Aug 1797. Mary Godwin born; married Shelley; became author.

      What was the subtitle of Mary Shelley`s novel "Frankenstein", first published in 1818 ?

A4    The Modern Promethius

 

Q5 MUSIC - 30 Aug 1968. The first Beatles` single on their Apple Records label was released.

       What was the title of the first Beatles` single on their Apple Records label ?

A5    Hey Jude

 

Q6 ART - 30 Aug 1950. Antony Gormley born; became British sculpture.

      What is the title of Gormley`s work of 100 iron figures facing the sea, first exhibited in England at Crosby

       Beach, Merseyside in July 2005 ? 

A6     Another Place

 

Q7 MOVIES - 30 Aug 1972. Cameron Diaz born; became actor.

      Which character did Cameron Diaz voice in the 2001 movie "Shrek" ?

A7    Princess Fiona

 

Q8 EVENTS - 30 Aug annually. Last day of Shaldon Regatta which includes Great Duck Race and boating.

       In which English county is Shaldon Regatta held ?

A8     Devon

                

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THE RESULTS:

 

@TallTrees 

Q1 California - incorrect   Q2 correct - awarded star   Q3 Apollo 8 - incorrect   Q4 Unleashed - incorrect

Q5 She Loves You - incorrect   Q6 Idling - incorrect  Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

Total - 3 star for three correct answers

 

@MI5 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@Cleoriff 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - awarded star  Q2 correct - awarded star  Q3 correct - awarded star

Q4 Diary Of LukasB aged 13 3/4 - 😂 one of the funniest answers we`ve had - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded star  Q6 correct - awarded star  Q7 Princess Theresa - 😂 - incorrect

Q8 correct - awarded star 

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded

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Bronze Thinker

 

@TheresaV 

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

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

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

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Red Thinker

 

@LukasB 

Q1 pass  Q2 pass  Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded star

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

Total - 3 star for three correct answers

 

@gmarkj 

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

Q5 Songs of LukasB - 😂 - incorrect  Q6 Let`s Go Swimming - incorrect  Q7 correct - awarded star

Q7 correct - awarded star

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

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Red Thinker

 

@pgn 

Q1 Montana - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded star  Q3 correct - awarded star  Q4 correct - awarded star

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

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

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Bronze Thinker

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

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Silver Thinker             - 8 correct  @MI5  @Cleoriff 

Bronze Thinker + star  - 7 correct  @pgn 

Bronze Thinker          - 6 correct  @jonsie 

Red Thinker + star       - 5 correct  @gmarkj 

Red Thinker               - 4 correct  @TheresaV 

star  star   star                    - 3 correct  @TallTrees  @LukasB 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO SILVER THINKERS - @MI5  @Cleoriff 

Well done -

@pgn         - Bronze Thinker + star

@jonsie      - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj    - Red Thinker + star

@TheresaV - Red Thinker

@TallTrees   - star  star  star

@LukasB      - star  star  star

 

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in today`s WRQ which is a NUMBERS QUIZ

with 8 questions - the answer to each is a number, which will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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