White Room Quiz Wed 08 Dec 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 four categories

- GEOGRAPHY   SPACE    MUSIC   GAMES

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

and our new quizzer @MAKAZAGA 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 GEOGRAPHY 1  Stewart Island is the third largest island of which country ?

Q2 SPACE 1  Name either of the two US astronauts who made space flight in Gemini 9 in June 1966

Q3 MUSIC 1  Which band had a UK hit single with "Roll Away The Stone" in 1973 ?

Q4 GAMES 1  What was the name of Sega`s hand-held console, introduced to compete with Nintendo`s

                        Game Boy ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 Which is the longest river in France ?

Q6 SPACE 2  The Caloris Basin, an impact crater, is on which planet in our Solar System ?

Q7 MUSIC 2  What was the title of the band Coldplay`s debut album ?

Q8 GAMES 2  In the game Yahzee, how many die are thrown ?

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 08 Dec 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 09 Dec 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 10 Dec 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 08 Dec 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 09 Dec 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thur 09 Dec 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  

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

[Cleoriff]

Oh it's Sonic. Bless him 😍 The only game I ever played and could never get out of the Chemical Zone (much to the delight of my lads and other half!) 😂

[pgn]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Oh it's Sonic. Bless him 😍 The only game I ever played and could never get out of the Chemical Zone (much to the delight of my lads and other half!) 😂

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Watched a film recently, at the behest of S#2, about Sonic - actually quite good. Took us an argument to guess who was playing the moustachioed baddie... 🎭 🤣

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @RafaC 

pm with your 8 answers received

[BobM]

PM on its way @Mi-Amigo 

[jonsie]

On it's way @Mi-Amigo 

[gmarkj]

Answers on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @lewys-gp 

pm with your 8 answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1  Stewart Island is the third largest island of which country ?

A1   New Zealand

Q2 SPACE 1  Name either of the two US astronauts who made space flight in Gemini 9 in June 1966

A2   Tom Stafford and Eugene Cernan.

        One quizzer gave Charles Bassett, who with Elliot See, were the original chosen crew for Gemini 9 but both were killed prior to the scheduled launch. So I`ll allow Bassett as a correct answer.

Q3 MUSIC 1  Which band had a UK hit single with "Roll Away The Stone" in 1973 ?

A3   Mott The Hoople

Q4 GAMES 1  What was the name of Sega`s hand-held console, introduced to compete with Nintendo`s

                        Game Boy ?

A4   Game Gear

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 Which is the longest river in France ?

A5   Loire

Q6 SPACE 2  The Caloris Basin, an impact crater, is on which planet in our Solar System ?

A6   Mercury

Q7 MUSIC 2  What was the title of the band Coldplay`s debut album ?

A7   Parachutes

Q8 GAMES 2  In the game Yahzee, how many die are thrown ?

A8    five