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Mi-Amigo · ‎13-12-2023

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 four categories -

PEOPLE LITERATURE MOVIES SPORT

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 @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Spenny @J9el @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 PEOPLE 1 - Georg de Mestral, a Swiss engineer, invented what in 1948 after seeing burrs stuck to his

dog while out on a walk ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - Charity and Mercy Pecksniff are characters in which Charles Dickens` novel ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In which 1960 movie did John Wayne play Davy Crockett ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - How many players are there is a baseball team ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who was British Prime Minister immediately after Harold Macmillan ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Emilio Largo is a villain in which Ian Fleming James Bond novel ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 2008 movie "Twilight" what type of creature is Edward ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - In golf, "fried egg" is a slang expression for what ?

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 13 Dec 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 15 Dec 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 15 Dec 2023

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 13 Dec

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 15 Dec 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 15 Dec 2023 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 · ‎14-12-2023

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.

Mi-Amigo · ‎15-12-2023

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Georg de Mestral, a Swiss engineer, invented what in 1948 after seeing burrs stuck to his

dog while out on a walk ?

A1 Velcro

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - Charity and Mercy Pecksniff are characters in which Charles Dickens` novel ?

A2 Martin Chuzzlewick

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In which 1960 movie did John Wayne play Davy Crockett ?

A3 The Alamo

Q4 SPORT 1 - How many players are there is a baseball team ?

A4 9

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who was British Prime Minister immediately after Harold Macmillan ?

A5 Alec Douglas-Home

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Emilio Largo is a villain in which Ian Fleming James Bond novel ?

A6 Thunderball

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 2008 movie "Twilight" what type of creature is Edward ?

A7 vampire

Q8 SPORT 2 - In golf, "fried egg" is a slang expression for what ?

A8 ball buried in sand in bunker

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 · ‎15-12-2023

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@TallTrees

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 pass Q4 20 - incorrect .

Q5 correct - Q6 pass Q7 snake - incorrect Q8 correct - .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red 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

@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

@BobM

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

Q5 correct - Q6 Goldfinger - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2

Q1 correct - Q2 pass Q3 correct - Q4 8 - incorrect .

Q5 pass Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - Q2 Great Expectations - in correct Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@J9el

Q1 dog coat - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 Hang Em High - incorrect Q4 correct - .

Q5 Churchill - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 5 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 · ‎15-12-2023

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @gmarkj

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @BobM

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @Dave-O2 @J9el

Red Thinker = 4 correct - @TallTrees

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

Well done

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM - Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 - Red Thinker + star

@J9el - Red Thinker + star

@TallTrees - Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in next week`s WRQ quizzes -

Mon 18 Dec - WRQ "Cats & Dogs" edition of 8 questions - 4 "cat"-related; 4 "dog"-related questions

Wed 20 Dec - WRQ Xmas Edition - 8 "Xmas"- related questions.

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.

gmarkj · ‎15-12-2023

So close!

More than happy with that. Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo

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pgn · ‎15-12-2023

Thinkers each and every one, yes, well done all. Good one, @Mi-Amigo - what's in store next week?

Not one to let the cat out of the bag, woof woof! 😂

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Cleoriff · ‎15-12-2023

Great result with the Thinkers. Well done one and all

Thanks @Mi-Amigo xx

Veritas Numquam Perit

MI5 · ‎15-12-2023

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

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BobM · ‎15-12-2023

Good results all round, well done everyone 👍

Thanks @Mi-Amigo -:Good one.

Mi-Amigo · ‎15-12-2023

Thank you @gmarkj @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @BobM

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards

Great to see everyone got a Thinker

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

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