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]

THE RESULTS

@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 pass  Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 pass.

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

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct -   Q3 pass  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Manitoba - incorrect  Q6 pass  Q7 Sheila - incorrect  Q8 correct -  .

Total = 3 stars for 3 correct

@Patricia1066 

Q1 pass  Q2 clean room only - incorrect   Q3 correct -   Q4 Curacao - incorrect.

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

Total = 3 stars for 3 correct

@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 Orinoco - incorrect  Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

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

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@J9el 

Q1 Plate - incorrect  Q2 pass  Q3 Kevin McAllister - incorrect  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Erie - incorrect    Q6 hip - incorrect Q7 Roxanne - incorrect  Q8 tomato - incorrect.

Total = 1 star for 1 correct

@Comben 

Q1 Panama - incorrect   Q2 Chrono Relative Obscurer - incorrect  Q3 Ben Trains - incorrect Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Bear Lak - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 turnip - incorrect.

Total = 3 stars for 3 correct

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star             = 7 correct - @pgn  

Red Thinker + star                   = 5 correct - @gmarkj 

3 stars                                       = 3 correct - @TallTrees @Patricia1066 @Comben 

1 star                                         = 1 correct - @J9el 

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

Well done

@pgn              - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj         - Red Thinker

@TallTrees       - 3 stars

@Patricia1066 - 3 stars

@Comben       - 3 stars

@J9el               - 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 four categories

   PEOPLE; LITERATURE; TV; GAMES

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

[pgn]

Parana, d'oh!

Good quiz, @Mi-Amigo - well done all!

[TallTrees]

Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo 

I should have known Lake Winnipeg.  Big toe interesting leave all that knowledge to @Cleoriff 

Bye for now 

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[gmarkj]

Happy with that - wasn't convinced with a couple of answers.

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[Cleoriff]

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo. Well done everyone.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @TallTrees @MI5 @gmarkj @Cleoriff 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards

[Patricia1066]

Hallux - my poor toe knows it well

Thanks @Mi-Amigo  for another fun quiz 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Patricia1066 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on getting 3 stars.