White Room Quiz Wed 13 Nov 2024

[Mi-Amigo]

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     LITERATURE      TV      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 @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @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 HISTORY 1 - Which country gained independence from Denmark in 1944 ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Louis May Alcott`s novel "Little Women", what does Jo sell to help her sick father ?

Q3 TV 1 - In British TV drama "Foyle`s War", 8 series 2002-2015, who played the character Foyle ? 

Q4 SPORT 1 - Which country`s rugby union team joined the Rugby Union Five Nations Championship in 2000

                         to form the Six Nations ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - The city of Herculaneum was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in which year ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Charlotte Bronte`s novel "Jane Eyre", what was the first name of Mr Rochester`s first

                                  wife ?

Q7 TV 2 - In the TV drama "Call The Midwife", first aired in 2012, what is the name of the convent ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - In which city did Torvill and Dean win the gold medal in ice skating in Olympics in 1984 ?

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 Nov 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 15 Nov 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 15 Nov 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 13 Nov

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 15 Nov 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 15 Nov 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.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

Great to have you back with us

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[J9el]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>>>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

I was offline when pm sent before deadline but on checking this morning the image with your answers in pm has not come thru so cannot check if your answers are correct. Sorry.

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - Which country gained independence from Denmark in 1944 ?

A1  Iceland.

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Louis May Alcott`s novel "Little Women", what does Jo sell to help her sick father ?

A2   her hair

Q3 TV 1 - In British TV drama "Foyle`s War", 8 series 2002-2015, who played the character Foyle ? 

A3   Michael Kitchen

Q4 SPORT 1 - Which country`s rugby union team joined the Rugby Union Five Nations Championship in 2000

                         to form the Six Nations ?

A4   Italy

Q5 HISTORY 2 - The city of Herculaneum was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in which year ?

A5   79 AD/CE

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Charlotte Bronte`s novel "Jane Eyre", what was the first name of Mr Rochester`s first

                                  wife ?

A6   Bertha

Q7 TV 2 - In the TV drama "Call The Midwife", first aired in 2012, what is the name of the convent ?

A7   Nonnatus House

Q8 SPORT 2 - In which city did Torvill and Dean win the gold medal in ice skating in Olympics in 1984 ?

A8   Sarajevo

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct             Q2 correct            Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 1779 - incorrect  Q6 Jane - incorrect  Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze 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

@Dave-O2 

Q1 Norway - incorrect  Q2 ring - incorrect      Q3 pass   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct                  Q6 Jenny - incorrect   Q7 pass   Q8 correct  .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@BobM 

Q1 correct              Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 65AD - incorrect  Q6 pass            Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct   Q2 lace - incorrect          Q3 LukasB - incorrect   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 TheresaV - incorrect  Q7 correct                 Q8 correct  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @Oxonian @BobM 

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @gmarkj 

3 stars                                             = 3 correct - @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@Oxonian   - Bronze Thinker

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker + star

@Dave-O2  - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

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

I hope everyone will join in Monday`s WRQ of 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories - 

   PLACES    NATURE     MUSIC    FOOD & DRINK

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[BobM]

Good quiz, - thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all 👍

[gmarkj]

Happy with that.

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[jonsie]

Very good @Mi-Amigo and well done peeps