White Room Quiz Wed 12 Oct 2022 - Page 2

Mi-Amigo · ‎12-10-2022

Welcome to

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is 8 questions, with two questions on each of the categories

HISTORY PLACES SPACE MOVIES

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - their answers between 12.00 noon today [Wednesday] and 03.00am Friday.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Spenny @Comben @J9el @adec

@RafaC @Breanna

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 which year was US President Abraham Lincoln assassinated ?

Q2 PLACES 1 - The English town of Leighton Buzzard is in which English county ?

Q3 SPACE 1 - Caster and Pollux are stars in which constellation ?

Q4 MOVIES 1 - In the 1993 movie "Jurassic Park", Jeff Goldblum played which character ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which King of England ordered the execution of Sir Walter Raleigh ?

Q6 PLACES 2 - Leeds Castle is in which English county ?

Q7 SPACE 2 - Titania is a moon of which planet in our solar system ?

Q8 MOVIES 2 - Who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1953 for his role in "From Here

To Eternity" ?

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 12.00 noon today [Wed 12 Oct 2022] and 03.00am Fri 14 Oct 2022] - allowing 39 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 Fri 14 Oct 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 12.00 noon today [Wed 12 Oct 2022] and before 03.00am Fri 14 Oct 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 14 Oct 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

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎13-10-2022

Thank you @pgn

and for the gif

pm with your answers received

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

J9el · ‎13-10-2022

PM sent @Mi-Amigo

Mi-Amigo · ‎13-10-2022

Thank you @J9el

pm with your answers received

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Spenny · ‎13-10-2022

Hi @Mi-Amigo my answers should have landed in your inbox. Have a great evening

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Comben · ‎14-10-2022

Answered PM’d to you Mi-Amigo.

Some great questions as always but these particular ones were a good mixture of, “I know that one” and complete guesses.

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"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious"
Albert Einstein

Mi-Amigo · ‎14-10-2022

Thank you @Spenny

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Comben

and for the gif

pm with your answers received

both pms received before deadline

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎14-10-2022

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - In which year was US President Abraham Lincoln assassinated ?

A1 1865

Q2 PLACES 1 - The English town of Leighton Buzzard is in which English county ?

A2 Bedfordshire

Q3 SPACE 1 - Caster and Pollux are stars in which constellation ?

A3 Gemini

Q4 MOVIES 1 - In the 1993 movie "Jurassic Park", Jeff Goldblum played which character ?

A4 Dr Ian Malcolm

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which King of England ordered the execution of Sir Walter Raleigh ?

A5 James I

Q6 PLACES 2 - Leeds Castle is in which English county ?

A6 Kent

Q7 SPACE 2 - Titania is a moon of which planet in our solar system ?

A7 Uranus

Q8 MOVIES 2 - Who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1953 for his role in "From Here

To Eternity" ?

A8 Frank Sinatra

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎14-10-2022

THE RESULTS

@RafaC

Q1 1850 - incorrect Q2 Cheshire - incorrect Q3 Ursa Major - incorrect Q4 correct -

Q5 Charles I - incorrect Q6 Yorkshire - incorrect Q7 Jupiter - incorrect Q8 pass

Total = 1 star for one correct

@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

@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

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 TheresaV - incorrect Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 Yorkshire - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 LukasB - incorrect.

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@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

@J9el

Q1 1885 - incorrect Q2 Hertfordshire - incorrect Q3 Orion - incorrect Q4 correct -

Q5 Elizabeth I - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 Jupiter - incorrect Q8 Burt Lancaster - incorrect

Total = 2 stars for two correct

@Spenny

Q1 correct - Q2 pass Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 Elizabeth I - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 Jupiter - incorrect Q8 Burt Lancaster - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Comben

Q1 correct - Q2 Buckinghamshire - incorrect Q3 Orion - incorrect Q4 Prof - incorrect

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 Clint Eastwood - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎14-10-2022

AWARDS

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

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @gmarkj

Red Thinker = 4 correct - @Spenny @Comben

2 stars = 2 correct - @J9el

1 star = 1 correct - @RafaC

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

Well done

@gmarkj - Red Thinker + star

@Comben - Red Thinker

@Spenny - Red Thinker

@J9el - 2 stars

@RafaC - 1 star

Everyone taking part was awarded at least one star

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

GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE MUSIC SPORT

I will search out a mix of easier [?] and not-so-easy questions over the weekend.

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

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

pgn · ‎14-10-2022

That one was a stinker, so well done everybody. Total guess on the last one! Thanks, @Mi-Amigo - always good when there's a moon involved 😂

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