White Room Quiz Wed 06 Oct 2021

[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 from each of these categories -

   HISTORY   NATURE   MUSIC   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 [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

  @Cleoriff   @pgn   @MI5   @gmarkj   @BobM   @TallTrees   @RafaC   @lewys-gp   @Martin-O2   @jonsie 

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  What was the English name for the Polish trade union founded by shipyard works in 1980 ?

Q2 NATURE 1  What type of mammal is an addax ? 

Q3 MUSIC 1    Which song by The Clash was their only UK No 1 single ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1  Tom Thumb, Tennis Ball, and Winter Density are varieties of which foodstuff ?

Q5 HISTORY 2  The Battle of Tewksbury, fought in May 1471, took place during which war ?

Q6 NATURE 2  Orang-utang is native to two islands. One is Borneo, what is the other ?

Q7 MUSIC 2    Which musical instrument was Larry Adler famous for playing ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 Mexata, a brandy based liqueur, comes from which country ?

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 [Wed 06 Oct 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 07 Oct 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 08 Oct 2021

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 Oct 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 07 Oct 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thur 07 Oct 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  

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received - before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1  What was the English name for the Polish trade union founded by shipyard works in 1980 ?

A1  Solidarity

Q2 NATURE 1  What type of mammal is an addax ? 

A2   antelope

Q3 MUSIC 1    Which song by The Clash was their only UK No 1 single ?

A3  Should I Stay Or Should I Go

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1  Tom Thumb, Tennis Ball, and Winter Density are varieties of which foodstuff ?

A4  Lettuce

Q5 HISTORY 2  The Battle of Tewksbury, fought in May 1471, took place during which war ?

A5   War of the Roses

Q6 NATURE 2  Orang-utang is native to two islands. One is Borneo, what is the other ?

A6  Sumatra. Two quizzers gave the answer Indonesia, which consists of numerous islands inc Sumatra.

       To be generous, I`ll award a half  as a part-correct answer.

Q7 MUSIC 2    Which musical instrument was Larry Adler famous for playing ?

A7  harmonica/mouth organ

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 Metaxa, a brandy based liqueur, comes from which country ?

A8  Greece

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@RafaC 

Q1 Sailor`s Union - incorrect   Q2 rodent - incorrect   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 ice cream - incorrect

Q5 pass   Q6 Papua New Guinea - incorrect  Q7 piano - incorrect  Q8 Mexico - incorrect

Total- one  for one correct answer

@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

@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

@lewys-gp 

Q1 Unity - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded    Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 pears - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 Indonesia - awarded half   Q7 saxophone - incorrect  Q8 Mexico - incorrect

Total - three + half   for three correct + part correct

@BobM 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 London`s Calling - incorrect  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 Indonesia - awarded half   Q7 correct - awarded  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 6 correct answers + 1 part correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 pass   Q2 duck - incorrect  Q3 pass  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 trumpet - incorrect  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@TallTrees 

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

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

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

Red 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

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + half   = 6 correct + 1 part correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker +                = 5 correct - @TallTrees  

Red Thinker                       = 4 correct - @gmarkj 

   + half                = 3 correct + 1 part correct - @lewys-gp 

                                        = 1 correct - @RafaC 

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

Well done

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker + half 

@TallTrees   - Red Thinker +  

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker 

@lewys-gp  -       + half 

@RafaC       - 

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s White Room Quiz.

Over the weekend I will search out the 8 questions - with two questions on each of these categories 

-  PLACES   LITERATURE   TV   EVENTS

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for another good quiz.  👍

I've been singing 'London Calling' by the Clash in my head for the past 2 days and it's wrong.  Ah well. 😢

Well done everyone....

[TallTrees]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo ~ good to have a Red Thinker.

I should have known war of the roses.

The Clash never heard of them but I have heard the song.

Brandy Liqueur sounds good but not heard of this one.

True there are many Islands in Indonesia, very fair.  

Well done everyone ~ 😁

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

"London`s Calling" by The Clash is so well known I`m not surprised you have been singing it. Sorry it wasn`t the answer to the question.

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your award.

Thank you @TallTrees 

A few tricky questions this time - so glad you thought the scoring was fair.

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your award. 

[MI5]

Well done all and thanks 👍

[RafaC]

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo for another cool round.

And @BobM regarding London Calling playing in your head for the past two days despite it being the wrong answer, at least is a cracking tune!

[pgn]

Well done all, and thanks for another headscratcher - for a while, it was "the winter of our discontent, now made glorious summer" by the real results 😆