White Room Quiz Wed 09 July 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   SCIENCE    MOVIES    TV

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 @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 the Battle of Red Ford in 1294, Clan Campbell fought against which Clan ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Biotin is the scientific term for which vitamin ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1953 movie "Roman Holiday" what was name of character played by Gregory Peck ?

Q4 TV 1 - In British TV sit com "One Foot In The Grave" what was the character`s surname of Victor Meldrew`s

                   neighbour - character played by Angus Deayton ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the ferry which capsized in March 1987 shortly after leaving from

                              Zeebrugge, Belgium ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Where in the human body is the pisiform bone ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1969 British comedy movie "Carry On Camping" what was the name of the character

                            played by Kenneth Williams ?

Q8 TV 2 - In British TV sit com "Porridge" what was the surname of the character played by David Jason ?

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 July 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 11 July 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 July 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 July

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

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 11 July 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.

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - In the Battle of Red Ford in 1294, Clan Campbell fought against which Clan ?

A1   Clan MacDoughall

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Biotin is the scientific term for which vitamin ?

A2   Vitamin B7 or H

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1953 movie "Roman Holiday" what was name of character played by Gregory Peck ?

A3    Joe Bradley

Q4 TV 1 - In British TV sit com "One Foot In The Grave" what was the character`s surname of Victor                                     Meldrew`s neighbour - character played by Angus Deayton ?

A4    Trench

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the ferry which capsized in March 1987 shortly after leaving from

                              Zeebrugge, Belgium ?

A5   Herald of Free Enterprise

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Where in the human body is the pisiform bone ?

A6    wrist

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1969 British comedy movie "Carry On Camping" what was the name of the character

                            played by Kenneth Williams ?

A7   Dr Kenneth Soaper

Q8 TV 2 - In British TV sit com "Porridge" what was the surname of the character played by David Jason ?

A8   Webb

[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

@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

@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

@gmarkj 

Q1 Macloud - incorrect   Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct                     Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 pass            Q2 correct             Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 arm - incorrect   Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze 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

@Dave-O2 

Q1 Wallace - incorrect   Q2 correct    Q3 correct            Q4 Douglas - incorrect .

Q5 pass                           Q6 correct    Q7 Bob - incorrect   Q8 correct  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @gmarkj 

Bronze Thinker                             = 6 correct - @Oxonian 

Red Thinker                                   = 4 correct - @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@gmarkj   - Bronze Thinker + star 

@Oxonian - Bronze 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 Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions

on each of these categories

   GEOGRAPHY     WORDS     ART    FOOD & DRINK

[pgn]

Well done all thinkers, and thanks, @Mi-Amigo - a hot quiz, as always! 👌

[MI5]

Good one @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Well done all of us. Thanks @Mi-Amigo xx

[jonsie]

Good results again

Thank you @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie for your comments.

Well done on your awards.

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, happy with that outcome. 

Well done everyone else. 😀