White Room Quiz Wed 06 Dec 2023 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎06-12-2023

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 MUSIC TV FOOD & DRINK

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 [Wed] and

03.00am Friday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Spenny @J9el @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 - Which country lost more than half of its population in war from 1865 to 1870 against

Brazil, Argentina, and Uruaguay ?

Q2 MUSIC 1 - Which song by The Beach Boys reached No 1 in UK singles chart on 17 Nov 1966 ?

Q3 TV 1 - In British TV series "Heartbeat" what was the name of the character played by Nick Berry ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Mafe, a dish of meat in peanut sauce served over rice or couscous, originated in

which country ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the working-class male suffrage movement for political reform

in Britain which existed from 1838 to 1857 ?

Q6 MUSIC 2 - What was the first name of the female drummer of Irish folk group The Corrs ?

Q7 TV 2 - What was the name of the British TV quiz show of 1980s/1990s hosted by Noel Edmunds with

questions on television ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the Russian foodstuff vatrushka ?

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 [Wed 06 Dec 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 08 Dec 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 08 Dec 2023

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 [Wed 06 Dec

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 08 Dec 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 08 Dec 2023 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

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 · ‎08-12-2023

THE RESULTS

@Cleoriff

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

@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

@TallTrees

Q1 correct - Q2 Surfin USA - incorrect Q3 correct - Q4 West Africa - accept - .

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

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@gmarkj

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

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

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn

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

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

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze 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

@BobM

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 Serengal - accepted - .

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

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2

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

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

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

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 · ‎08-12-2023

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @pgn @BobM

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @gmarkj

Red Thinker = 4 correct - @TallTrees

2 stars = 2 correct - @Dave-O2

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

Well done

@pgn - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj - Red Thinker + star

@TallTrees - Red Thinker

@Dave-O2 - 2 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions

with 2 questions on each of these categories

PLACES NATURE WORDS ART

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

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

TallTrees · ‎08-12-2023

Well that was an interesting quiz @Mi-Amigo

Thank you happiness with a Red Thinker 😊

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MI5 · ‎08-12-2023

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

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Cleoriff · ‎08-12-2023

Nice quiz @Mi-Amigo. Well done everyone. xx

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Dave-O2 · ‎08-12-2023

Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo

Well done everyone

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gmarkj · ‎08-12-2023

Happy with that - well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo

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BobM · ‎08-12-2023

Good one @Mi-Amigo thank you.

Well done all 👍

pgn · ‎08-12-2023

Bronze Thinker and a Start - happy with that, @Mi-Amigo - I was not sure about Senegal, Mali or Ghana/Togo/Benin for the Maafe, which I have tasted and found to be very tasty!

Well done all!

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Mi-Amigo · ‎08-12-2023

Thank you @TallTrees @MI5 @Cleoriff @Dave-O2 @gmarkj @BobM @pgn

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards

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