White Room Quiz Wed 09 April 2025

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions, with 2 questions on each of these categories:

   HISTORY    LITERATURE    MOVIES    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 [Wed] and

03.00am Friday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @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 1 - In World War II, what was the surname of German general in charge of the Afrikan Korps ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - What was the surname of the detective in Raymond Chandler`s novel "The Big Sleep"

                                   first published in 1939 ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1989 Disney movie "The Little Mermaid" whaqt type of creatures are Flotsam and Jetsom ? 

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What type of cake is the German pfefferkuchenhaus ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the Argentine cruiser sunk by the British navy in 1982 during the

                               Falklands War ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Roald Dahl`s story "The Enormous Crocodile", first publsihed in 1978, what is a

                                   muggle wump ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 2007 Disney movie "Enchanted" what is the name of the wicked queen ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What type of nuts are is King Pao Chicken dish ?

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 09 April 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 11 April 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 11 April 2025.

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 09 Apr

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 11 Apr 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 11 Apr 2025 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.

[gmarkj]

pm on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Dave-O2]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Answers in your inbox 😁

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

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[pgn]

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[Mi-Amigo]

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[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - In World War II, what was the surname of German general in charge of the Afrikan Korps ?

A1  Rommel

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - What was the surname of the detective in Raymond Chandler`s novel "The Big Sleep"

                                   first published in 1939 ?

A2   Marlowe

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1989 Disney movie "The Little Mermaid" whaqt type of creatures are Flotsam and Jetsom ?

A3   eels 

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What type of cake is the German pfefferkuchenhaus ?

A4   gingerbread [house]

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the Argentine cruiser sunk by the British navy in 1982 during the

                               Falklands War ?

A5   Belgrano

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Roald Dahl`s story "The Enormous Crocodile", first publsihed in 1978, what is a

                                   muggle wump ?

A6  monkey

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 2007 Disney movie "Enchanted" what is the name of the wicked queen ?

A7   Narissa

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What type of nuts are is King Pao Chicken dish ?

A8    peanuts or cashews

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@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 correct    Q3 correct   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct    Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct    Q3 correct                 Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct    Q7 Melissa - incorrect  Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct   Q2 pass   Q3 correct   Q4 spicy - incorrect .

Q5 correct   Q6 pass   Q7 pass           Q8 correct  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct                   Q3 fish - can`t accept, need type   Q4 tart - incorrect .

Q5 correct   Q6 sinkhole - incorrect   Q7 correct                                   Q8 salted - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct   Q2 Smith - incorrect   Q3 correct   Q4 sponge - incorrect .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct               Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 pass   Q2 Tony - incorrect    Q3 correct   Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass   Q6 worm - incorrect  Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn 

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

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @BobM 

Bronze Thinker                             = 6 correct - @gmarkj 

Red Thinker                                  = 4 correct - @TallTrees  @Oxonian @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@BobM      - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj     - Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees   - Red Thinker

@Oxonian   - Red Thinker

@Dave-O2   - Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in with next week`s WRQ

Mon 14 Apr - 8 questions with two questions on these categories

                       PEOPLE   GEOGRAPHY    MUSIC    SPORT

Wed 16 Apr - Easter Edition - 8 Easter-related questions.

[pgn]

Stunning array of thinkers this time, @Mi-Amigo - well done all!