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White Room Quiz Wed 03 Feb 2021

Mi-Amigo
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Welcome to

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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 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

 

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                  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  

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

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

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Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received - before the deadline

 

like the additional gif too @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?"
Robert Kennedy.

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@jonsie wrote:

Touchez --------------------->

 

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

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Ps @pgn 

Another great one. Start the day laughing...rofl

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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

 

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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?"
Robert Kennedy.

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THE RESULTS:

 

@TallTrees 

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded star Q8 correct - awarded star

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

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Red Thinker

 

@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 eight 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 eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@Anonymous 

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

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Bronze Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 sabre - incorrect

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

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Red Thinker

 

@TheresaV 

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

Q7 correct - awarded star Q8 pass

Total: threestarfor three correct answers

 

@LukasB 

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

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

Total: threestarfor three correct answers

 

@pgn 

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 eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@jonsie 

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 eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver 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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THE AWARDS:

 

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

 

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Bronze Thinker               = 6 correct answers   @Anonymous   

 

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Red Thinker + star         = 5 correct answers  @TallTrees   @gmarkj     

 

star star  star                 = 3 correct answers  @TheresaV  @LukasB 

 

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

 

Well done

@WispaRed7   -  Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj          -  Red Thinker + star 

@TallTrees       -  Red Thinker + star

@TheresaV      - star star  star

@LukasB          - star star  star

Everyone who took part got at least   - star star  star  

 

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 

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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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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????poop nauseated_face

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Delighted with my Bronze Thinker @Mi-Amigo 

Thank you, as always, for compiling the quizzes

 

Well done everyone smiling

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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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