White Room Quiz Wed 07 Oct 2020 - Page 2

Mi-Amigo · ‎07-10-2020

Welcome to

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

Each White Room Quiz will have eight questions - with two questions from four categories.

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 @MI5 @gmarkj @WispaRed7

O2 Community managers @Marjo @LukasB @Martin-O2 and O2 Guru @O2Karl

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.

Over the weekend, I have selected eight questions - with questions from each of these cateories

PEOPLE SPACE LITERATURE GAMES

Please note: there is no QI-style question in which the answer is not what most people think.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [PEOPLE - 1] What was the name of the prisoner known as "The Birdman of Alcatraz" ?

Q2 [SPACE - 1] Which planet in our solar system was discovered by Johann Galle in 1846 ?

Q3 [LITERATURE - 1] Who wrote "East is east and West is west; and never the twain shall meet" ?

Q4 [GAMES - 1] Which number on a standard dartboard is between 2 and 3 ?

Q5 [PEOPLE - 2] What was the first name of the English landscape gardener known as "Capability" Brown ?

Q6 [SPACE - 2] What is the name of Jupiter`s second largest moon ?

Q7 [LITERATURE - 2] Who created the character Dr Doolittle ?

Q8 [GAMES - 2] Which game is played on a playing surface measuring 9ft by 5ft ?

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 07 October] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 08 October]

- 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 09 October

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

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 07 October 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 08 October 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 08 October 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 some of the questions in today`s White Room Quiz, and finds this WRQ fun.

Good luck, everyone

@Mi-Amigo

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

pgn · ‎07-10-2020

Two in a bed and a long, narrow or short wide one. S'a mystery 😏

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pgn · ‎08-10-2020

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo 😉

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Mi-Amigo · ‎08-10-2020

Thank you @jonsie - great to have you joining in with the quiz

pm with your eight answers received

Thank you @pgn - like the animation

pm with your eight answers received

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 · ‎08-10-2020

Gentle reminder -

@gmarkj @Anonymous @Marjo @Martin-O2 @LukasB @O2Karl

and anyone who wants to take part in this quiz -

there is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thursday] to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.

Look forward to hearing from you

Good luck

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

LukasB · ‎08-10-2020

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Anonymous · ‎08-10-2020

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Mi-Amigo · ‎08-10-2020

Thank you @Anonymous

pm with your eight answers received

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 · ‎08-10-2020

Thank you @LukasB

pm with your eight answers received

Thank you @Marjo

pm with your eight answers received

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 · ‎09-10-2020

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 [PEOPLE - 1] What was the name of the prisoner known as "The Birdman of Alcatraz" ?

A1 Robert Stroud

Q2 [SPACE - 1] Which planet in our solar system was discovered by Johann Galle in 1846 ?

A2 Neptune

Q3 [LITERATURE - 1] Who wrote "East is east and West is west; and never the twain shall meet" ?

A3 Rudyard Kipling

Q4 [GAMES - 1] Which number on a standard dartboard is between 2 and 3 ?

A4 17

Q5 [PEOPLE - 2] What was the first name of the English landscape gardener known as "Capability" Brown ?

A5 Lancelot

Q6 [SPACE - 2] What is the name of Jupiter`s second largest moon ?

A6 Callisto. Ganymede is Jupiter`s largest moon. Europa is Jupiter`s fourth largest moon.

Q7 [LITERATURE - 2] Who created the character Dr Doolittle ?

A7 Hugh Lofting

Q8 [GAMES - 2] Which game is played on a playing surface measuring 9ft by 5ft ?

A8 table tennis

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 · ‎09-10-2020

THE RESULTS:

@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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@jonsie

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Ganymede - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze 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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Anonymous

Q1 Burt Lancaster - incorrect altho did appear as Robert Stroud in the movie]

Q2 correct - awarded Q3 Mark Twain - incorrect Q4 19 - incorrect Q5 Thomas - incorrect

Q6 Europa - incorrect Q7 C S Lewis - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

Total: two for two correct answers

@LukasB

Q1 pass Q2 Q2 correct - awarded Q3 J K Rowling - incorrect Q4 10 - incorrect

Q5 Hnery - incorrect Q6 Europa - inncorrect Q7 pass Q8 pass

Total: one for one correct answer

@Marjo

Q1 Robert - part correct - awarded half Q2 Venus - incorrect Q3 Shakespeare - incorrect

Q4 8 - incorrect Q5 William Q6 Ganymede - incorrect Q7 Tarantino - incorrect

Q8 "I forgot the name of that game where you place your hands and feet on the board (more like a plastic mat) and get literally tangled with other players. " - incorrect but gave me a laugh

Total: half for part of one correct answer

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