White Room Quiz Wed 06 Sept 2023

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ quiz is 8 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  - 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 @J9el @Spenny @BobM 

Community Manager @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 PEOPLE 1 - What was the first name of the the brother of Emily, Charlotte, and Anne Bronte ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - Which species of snake has the longest fangs ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1987 movie "Wall Street" what was the name of the character played by Michael Douglas ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - What sport does the Cincinatti Bengals play ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Natasha Richardson is the daughter of which famous actress ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - What is the name of the species of frog which lives north of the Arctic Circle and buries

                            itself in ice each winter ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1980 movie "Superman II", what was the name of the character played by Terence Stamp ? 

Q8 SPORT 2 - What is the name of British Basketball League team which won the league in 2016 and 2017 ?

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 Sept 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 08 Sept 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 Sept.

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 Sept

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 08 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 08 Sept 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.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[TallTrees]

PM IN @Mi-Amigo 

I have only guesses this time so you'll need to prepare a wooden spoon award🥴

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received - well before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What was the first name of the the brother of Emily, Charlotte, and Anne Bronte ?

A1    Patrick Branwell - I`ll accept either as correct answer

Q2 NATURE 1 - Which species of snake has the longest fangs ?

A2    gaboon viper

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1987 movie "Wall Street" what was the name of the character played by Michael Douglas ?

A3   Gordon Gekko

Q4 SPORT 1 - What sport does the Cincinatti Bengals play ?

A4    American football

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Natasha Richardson is the daughter of which famous actress ?

A5   Vanessa Redgrave

Q6 NATURE 2 - What is the name of the species of frog which lives north of the Arctic Circle and buries

                            itself in ice each winter ?

A6    wood frog

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1980 movie "Superman II", what was name of the character played by Terence Stamp ? 

A7    General Zod

Q8 SPORT 2 - What is the name of British Basketball League team which won the league in 2016 and 2017 ?

A8    Leicester Riders

[Mi-Amigo]

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 viper - part correct = half star  Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

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

plus for 7 correct answers + 1 part correct

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 Arthur - incorrect  Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -              Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -    Q8 Newcastle Eagles - incorrect .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 LukasB - incorrect  Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

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

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 Harry - incorrect           Q2 rattlesnake - incorrect     Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Halle Berry - incorrect  Q6 snow sleeper - incorrect  Q7 Superman - incorrect 

Q8 Manchester Giants - incorrect .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

@BobM 

Q1 correct -   Q2 viper - part correct = half star Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 pass                                           Q7 correct -    Q8 pass

plus for 5 correct answers + 1 part correct

Red Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 John - incorrect  Q2 cobra - incorrect     Q3 pass  Q4 basketball - incorrect .

Q5 pass                     Q6 ice frog - incorrect  Q7 pass  Q8 pass

Total - 0 stars for 0 correct

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                                 = 8 correct - @Cleoriff 

Bronze Thinker + star + half star  = 7 correct + 1 part correct - @MI5 

Bronze Thinker                               = 6 correct - @pgn @gmarkj 

Red Thinker + star + half star        = 5 correct + 1 part correct - @BobM 

2 stars                                              = 2 correct - @Dave-O2 

0 stars                                              = 0 correct - @TallTrees  

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ONLY SILVER THINKER this time - @Cleoriff  

Well done

@MI5        - Bronze Thinker + star + half star

@pgn        - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj   - Bronze Thinker

@BobM     - Red Thinker + star + half star

@Dave-O2 - 2 stars

sorry @TallTrees - no stars this time.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in the forthcoming WRQ quizzes....

Mon 11 Sept - WRQ "numbers" edition - 8 questions, answer to each is a number

and the popular WRQ A - Z quiz is back...

Wed 13 Sept - WRQ A-Z Quiz 6 part 1 - 8 questions, 1 on each of these subjects

                             A- Antiques; B - Bingo; C - Clothes; D - Dance; E - Extinct; F - Flags; G - Gardening;

                             H - Hobbies.

Mon 18 Sept - WRQ A-Z Quiz 6 part 2 - 8 questions, 1 on each of these subjects

                             I - Initials; J - June; K - Killers; L - Latin; M - Motorways; N - Nursery Rhymes;

                            O - Oranges; P - Postcodes

Wed 20 Sept - WRQ A-Z Quiz 6 part 3 - 8 questions, 1 on each of these subjects

                          Q - Quotations; R - Rhyming slang; S - Symbols; T - Time zones; U - Underground;

                          V - Vehicles;   W - Weather; Z - Zip codes.  

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

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - good quiz 👍

Well done everyone... 

[MI5]

2 guesses and one half paid off.

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Enjoyed the quiz @Mi-Amigo 

Look forward to the ever popular A-Z quiz over the next couple of weeks.

Well done everyone xx

[TallTrees]

Hi there @Mi-Amigo 

Thank you for considering my answers to your quiz. 

Well done all.

Can't be a genius all the time so I award myself the grand order of the wooden spoon.....a very exclusive club this 😂

 see you soon bye for now TallTrees