Re: White Room Quiz Wed 03 Feb 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎03-02-2021

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 NATURE MOVIES SPORT

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 [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday]

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @Anonymous @Martin-O2 @LukasB @TheresaV

@TallTrees @Marjo

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 Who was US President Bill Clinton`s first Vice President ?

Q2 NATURE 1 What colour is the blossom of the blackthorn ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 What was the title of the first movie Elvis Presley appeared in in 1956?

Q4 SPORT 1 Which Rugby League team play their home games at Headingley ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 In the legend, who was the father of King Arthur?

Q6 NATURE 2 What type of bird is a capercaillie ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 Who played the title role in the 2007 movie "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" ?

Q8 SPORT 2 What is the name of the sword with a three-sided blade used in fencing?

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 [Wed 03 February 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 04 Feb 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 Fri 05 Feb 2021

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 [Wed 03 Feb 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 04 Feb 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 04 Feb 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

@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.

pgn · ‎05-02-2021

Hah, this is the Gif you want, @jonsie 🤣

Now the best part - Silver, Bronze, Red or Star 👍🌟

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Mi-Amigo · ‎05-02-2021

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received - before the deadline

like the additional gif too @pgn

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

Cleoriff · ‎05-02-2021

@jonsie wrote:
Touchez --------------------->

I saw this gif on my phone after I went to bed @jonsie. I couldn't stop laughing at it. Brilliant

Veritas Numquam Perit

Cleoriff · ‎05-02-2021

Ps @pgn

Another great one. Start the day laughing...

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎05-02-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 PEOPLE 1 Who was US President Bill Clinton`s first Vice President ?

A1 Al Gore

Q2 NATURE 1 What colour is the blossom of the blackthorn ?

A2 white

Q3 MOVIES 1 What was the title of the first movie Elvis Presley appeared in in 1956?

A3 Love Me Tender

Q4 SPORT 1 Which Rugby League team play their home games at Headingley ?

A4 Leeds Rhinos

Q5 PEOPLE 2 In the legend, who was the father of King Arthur?

A5 Uther Pendragon

Q6 NATURE 2 What type of bird is a capercaillie ?

A6 grouse

Q7 MOVIES 2 Who played the title role in the 2007 movie "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" ?

A7 Cate Blanchett

Q8 SPORT 2 What is the name of the sword with a three-sided blade used in fencing?

A8 epee

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 · ‎05-02-2021

THE RESULTS:

@TallTrees

Q1 Lyndon Johnson - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 Jailhouse Rock - incorrect

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 Alfred - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver 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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Anonymous

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

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 Judy Dench - incorrect Q8 lance - incorrect plus for six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 Jailhouse Rock - incorrect

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pheasant - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 sabre - incorrect

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@TheresaV

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 pass Q4 pass Q5 pass Q6 pass

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass

Total: threefor three correct answers

@LukasB

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 pass Q4 pass Q5 pass

Q6 edibles - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded Q8 butter knife - incorrect

Total: threefor three correct answers

@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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

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 · ‎05-02-2021

THE AWARDS:

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

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct answers @Anonymous

Red Thinker + = 5 correct answers @TallTrees @gmarkj

= 3 correct answers @TheresaV @LukasB

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

Well done

@WispaRed7 - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj - Red Thinker +

@TallTrees - Red Thinker +

@TheresaV -

@LukasB -

Everyone who took part got at least -

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in Monday`s White Room Quiz, which will be an "Odd Questions" editions with eight questions - one on each of these subjects, which are not the normal categories in the WRQ

CURRENCY INITIALS CODES NURSERY RHYMES MATHS JOBS POLITICS SAYINGS

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the White Room Quiz fun.

DON`T FORGET

Wednesday`s White Room Quiz will be the Valentines/Love Week edition with 10 questions and the chance of being awarded the Gold Thinker to each person who gives 10 correct answers.

@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.

Cleoriff · ‎05-02-2021

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone. Lots of thinkers this week.

Took a look at next Mondays ODD quiz topics.. Huh!? Maths and Codes????

Veritas Numquam Perit

Anonymous · ‎05-02-2021

Delighted with my Bronze Thinker @Mi-Amigo

Thank you, as always, for compiling the quizzes

Well done everyone

pgn · ‎05-02-2021

Woohoo - I did better than I thought, and apart from the Arthur and Elvis ones, no awkward monarchs to contend with 👍🤣
Thanks, @Mi-Amigo, excellent quiz, and well done to all - nice to see people moving up in the rankings 👌
Next Monday's looks like it'll be a laugh - will it be ASCII, Morse, Baudot or Semaphore...? 🤔

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