White Room Quiz Wed 11 Dec 2024
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Welcome to
There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Today`s WRQ is 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories
HISTORY WORDS 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 is on leave ]
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 - Who founded the Macedonian Empire in 334 BCE ?
Q2 WORDS 1 - The word "bloss", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what type of criminal ?
Q3 MOVIES 1 - Who was the director of the 1980 movie "The Elephant Man" ?
Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Which sauce, originally from Genoa, is made by adding olive oil to pounded basil,
pine nut kernels, garlic, and Parmesan cheese ?
Q5 HISTORY 2 - Who commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 ?
Q6 WORDS 2 - The word "colquarron", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what part of a man`s body ?
Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1989 movie "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, who played Dr Henry Jones -Indiana
Jones`s father ?
Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Fino is a very dry, and oloroso is a sweeter type, of which fortified wine ?
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 11 Dec 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 13 Dec 2024.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 13 Dec 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 11 Dec
2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 13 Dec 2024.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 13 Dec 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.
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THE RESULTS
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
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
Q1 correct Q2 murderer - incorrect Q3 correct
Q4 pass .
Q5 David Beatty - incorrect Q6 head - incorrect Q7 Harrison Ford - incorrect Q8 pass .
Total - 2 stars for 2 correct
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
Q1 correct Q2 prostitute - incorrect Q3 correct
Q4 correct
.
Q5 correct Q6 correct
Q7 correct
Q8 correct
.
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct Q2 burglar - incorrect Q3 correct
Q4 correct
.
Q5 pass Q6 correct Q7 correct
Q8 correct
.
plus for 6 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
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AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie
Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @pgn
Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @gmarkj
2 stars = 2 correct - @Oxonian
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie
Well done
@pgn - Bronze Thinker + star
@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker
@Oxonian - 2 stars
Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars.
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 SCIENCE LITERATURE MUSIC.
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Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.
Please select the post that helped you best and mark as the solution. This helps other members in resolving their issues faster. Thank you.
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