White Room Quiz Wed 15 March 2023

[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 four of categories -

    GEOGRAPHY;  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 [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 @Comben @J9el @Spenny @Breanna 

new quizzer @Patricia1066 

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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the second longest river in South America, which is second in length

                                  to the Amazon ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - In a physics lab, what do the initials CRO stand for ? 

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In the 1999 movie "The Sixth Sense" what is the first and surname of the boy character [not

                          actor`s name] who says "I see dead people" ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Which distilled alcoholic drink in made from the blue agave plant ? 

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the largest lake in Manitoba, Canada ? 

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What, in the human body, is the hallux better known as ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the 1990 rom-com movie "Pretty Woman" what is the name of the character played by

                          Julia Roberts ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - White Icicle; sparkler; and Cherry Belle are varieties of which vegetable ?

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 15 Mar 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 17 Mar 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 17 March 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 15 Mar,

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 17 Mar 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 17 March 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

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

No problem - pm with your answers received OK

[Patricia1066]

Just sent a pm with some wild and wonderful (if I get it right) guesses. 😄

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Patricia1066 

pm with your answers/guesses? received

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[J9el]

Guesses incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>>>>
Thanks again for organising the quiz.

[Comben]

My answers have been submitted @Mi-Amigo.

Tough one for me to say the least, I love film questions generally but even they were difficult this time. Not hoping for a lot but look forward to being educated. 👍🏻 

 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with answers received

Thank you @J9el 

pm with answers received

Thank you @Comben 

like the pic

pm with answers received

all pms received before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the second longest river in South America, which is second in

                                   length to the Amazon ?

A1  Parana River

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - In a physics lab, what do the initials CRO stand for ? 

A2   Cathode Ray Oscilloscope

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In the 1999 movie "The Sixth Sense" what is the first and surname of the boy character [not

                          actor`s name] who says "I see dead people" ?

A3   Cole Sear

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Which distilled alcoholic drink in made from the blue agave plant ? 

A4    tequilla

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the largest lake in Manitoba, Canada ? 

A5   Lake Winnipeg

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What, in the human body, is the hallux better known as ?

A6   big toe

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the 1990 rom-com movie "Pretty Woman" what is the name of the character played by

                          Julia Roberts ?

A7   Vivian Ward

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - White Icicle; sparkler; and Cherry Belle are varieties of which vegetable ?

A8   radish