Re: White Room Quiz Wed 07 Feb 2024 - "Tiger" them... - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎07-02-2024

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is the "Tiger" themed edition of 8 questions - with one "tiger"- related question on each of these categories - HISTORY; PEOPLE; NATURE; LITERATURE; MUSIC; MOVIES; TV; 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 @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @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 - The Battle of Tiger Hill was fought between Indian and Pakistan in 1999 during which war ?

Q2 PEOPLE - What is golfer Tiger Woods real first name ?

Q3 NATURE - What is the gestation period, in days, of a tiger ?

Q4 LITERATURE - Who wrote the children`s book "The Tiger Who Came To Tea", first published in 1968 ?

Q5 MUSIC - Which group released "Tiger Feet" which reached No 1 in UK singles chart in Jan 1974 ?

Q6 MOVIES - In the 1967 movie "The Jungle Book", what is the name of the tiger ?

Q7 TV - Tango was Britain`s oldest tiger when he died in 2016. He was the last tiger to appear in ads for

which company, which featured the catchphrase "Put a tiger in your tank" ?

Q8 SPORT - What is the home ground of Hull City FC, nicknamed The Tigers ?

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 07 Feb 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 09 Feb 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 09 Feb 2024

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 07 Feb

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 09 Feb 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 09 Feb 2024 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 · ‎09-02-2024

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received - well before deadline

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 · ‎09-02-2024

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY - The Battle of Tiger Hill was fought between Indian and Pakistan in 1999 during which war ?

A1 Kargil War

Q2 PEOPLE - What is golfer Tiger Woods real first name ?

A2 Eldrick

Q3 NATURE - What is the gestation period, in days, of a tiger ?

A3 93 - 103 days

Q4 LITERATURE - Who wrote the children`s book "The Tiger Who Came To Tea", first published in 1968 ?

A4 Judith Kerr

Q5 MUSIC - Which group released "Tiger Feet" which reached No 1 in UK singles chart in Jan 1974 ?

A5 Mud

Q6 MOVIES - In the 1967 movie "The Jungle Book", what is the name of the tiger ?

A6 Shere Khan

Q7 TV - Tango was Britain`s oldest tiger when he died in 2016. He was the last tiger to appear in ads for

which company, which featured the catchphrase "Put a tiger in your tank" ?

A7 Esso

Q8 SPORT - What is the home ground of Hull City FC, nicknamed The Tigers ?

A8 MKM Stadium

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 · ‎09-02-2024

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@Oxonian

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

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

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 Roses - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 86 - incorrect Q4 correct - .

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

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@BobM

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

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

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 20 - incorrect Q4 pass.

Q5 The Clash - in correct Q6 correct - Q7 Warner Bros - incorrect Q8 correct - .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red 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

@TallTrees

Q1 pass Q2 pass Q3 correct - Q4 pass .

Q5 pass Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 pass .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@pgn

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

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 Hull City Stadium - incorrect .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze 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 · ‎09-02-2024

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @pgn

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @Oxonian @BobM

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @gmarkj

Red Thinker = 4 correct - @Dave-O2

3 stars = 3 correct - @TallTrees

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

Well done

@pgn - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker

@BobM - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj - Red Thinker + star

@Dave-O2 - Red Thinker

@TallTrees - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in next week`s quizzes...

Mon 12 Feb - WRQ "Regulars Choice" - see if your favourites made the 8 questions

Wed 14 Feb - WRQ "Love Week" edition - 8 "love/Valentines Day" questions

and don`t forget

Tue 13 Feb - Love Week Brain Teaser Quiz - 10 questions to test the "little grey cells"

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.

MI5 · ‎09-02-2024

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

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