White Room Quiz Wed 11 May 2022

[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 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

@Mi-Amigo  

[J9el]

Hi @Mi-Amigo, I have PM’d my answers/guesses.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received

[TallTrees]

A Set of Wild guess with you soon @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

Look forward to your pm shortly and hope your guesses pay off

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

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

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@MI5 

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

@pgn 

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

@gmarkj 

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

@Spenny 

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

@Cleoriff 

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

@lewys-gp 

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

@BobM 

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

@J9el 

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

@TallTrees 

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

[Mi-Amigo]

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.

[BobM]

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo thank you. 👍

Happy with a bronze and well done all who took part.

[Cleoriff]

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo. Really enjoyed it.

Q8 so reminded me of my lovely brother in law, he had his own wine cellar and I used to make fun of him every November. R.I.P Ken xx