White Room Quiz Wed 11 May 2022
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on 11-05-2022 09:22
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 on each of these categories
- PEOPLE SCIENCE 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 [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 @Spenny @J9el @lewys-gp @RafaC
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 PEOPLE 1 - Who sailed round the world in the yacht Gipsy Moth IV in 1966/67 ?
Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Who was the first British woman to win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1964 ?
Q3 MOVIES 1 - In which 1971 movie did Gene Hackman play "Popeye" Doyle ?
Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - The name of which herb comes from the Latin for "dew of the sea" ?
Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Which British Prime Minister was born in Broadstairs, Kent in 1916 ?
Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Otoscope is an instrument used for examining which part of the human body ?
Q7 MOVIES 2 - In which animated movie did Edna E Mode appear ?
Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - In which month of the year is Beaujolais Nouveau released for sale ?
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 11 May 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 12 May 2022] - 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 13 May 2022
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 May 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 12 May 2022].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 12 May 2022 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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on 12-05-2022 17:54
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12-05-2022 18:00 - edited 12-05-2022 18:02
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on 12-05-2022 18:01
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on 12-05-2022 18:03
Thank you @TallTrees
Look forward to your pm shortly and hope your guesses pay off
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on 12-05-2022 18:09
Thank you @TallTrees
pm with your answers received
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on 13-05-2022 08:23
THE ANSWERS
Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Who sailed round the world in the yacht Gipsy Moth IV in 1966/67 ?
A1 Francis Chichester
Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Who was the first British woman to win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1964 ?
A2 Dorothy Hodgkin
Q3 MOVIES 1 - In which 1971 movie did Gene Hackman play "Popeye" Doyle ?
A3 The French Connection
Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - The name of which herb comes from the Latin for "dew of the sea" ?
A4 Rosemary
Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Which British Prime Minister was born in Broadstairs, Kent in 1916 ?
A5 Edward Heath
Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Otoscope is an instrument used for examining which part of the human body ?
A6 Ears
Q7 MOVIES 2 - In which animated movie did Edna E Mode appear ?
A7 The Incredibles
Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - In which month of the year is Beaujolais Nouveau released for sale ?
A8 November
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on 13-05-2022 08:45
THE RESULTS
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 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 Francis Chesterfield - correct Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 7 correct answers also awarded
Bronze Thinker
Q1 LukasB - incorrect Q2 TheresaV - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded
Q8 January - incorrect
plus for 5 correct answers also awarded
Red Thinker
Q1 Mr Moth - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 mint - incorrect
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 July - incorrect
plus for 4 correct answers also awarded
Red Thinker
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 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 pass Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 Margaret Thatcher - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded
Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 5 correct answers also awarded
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 Harold Wilson - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded
Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 6 correct answers also awarded
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 oregano - incorrect
Q5 Neville Chamberlin Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 April - incorrect
Total - 3 stars for 3 correct
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 Marie Curie - incorrect Q3 Poseidon - incorrect Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 Happy Feet
Q8 December - incorrect
plus for 4 correct answers also awarded
Red Thinker
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on 13-05-2022 08:56
AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @Cleoriff
Bronze Thinker + = 7 correct - @pgn
Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @BobM
Red Thinker + = 5 correct - @gmarkj @lewys-gp
Red Thinker = 4 correct - @Spenny @TallTrees
= 3 correct - @J9el
CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @Cleoriff
Well done -
@pgn = Bronze Thinker +
@BobM = Bronze Thinker
@gmarkj = Red Thinker +
@lewys-gp = Red Thinker +
@Spenny = Red Thinker
@TallTrees = Red Thinker
@J9el =
Everyone taking part got at least 3 stars
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s White Room Quiz, which will be
8 questions with two questions on each of these categories -
PLACES NATURE MUSIC GAMES
I`ll search out the questions over the weekend and will try and find a nice mix of questions.
Thank you everyone for making the WRQ fun.
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on 13-05-2022 10:00
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