White Room Quiz Wed 15 May 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

   SCIENCE MUSIC  MOVIES  TV

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 @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @Dave-O2 

new quizzer @gatrell 

[ @jonsie is away]

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 SCIENCE 1 - Pa is the chemical symbol of which element ?

Q2 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of the UK single by Cat Stevens which reached No 2 in UK singles chart in

                          January 1967 ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In the 1981 movie "Gregory`s Girl" what was the first name of the character ["Gregory`s girl"]

                           played by Dee Hepburn ?

Q4 TV 1 - In the 1981 British TV drama "Brideshead Revisted" what was the name of Sebastian`s teddy bear ?

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - What is the chemical symbol for samarium ?

Q6 MUSIC 2 - "If I Were A Rich Man" is a song from which 1964 musical ? 

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the Austin Powers movies series what was the name of Dr Evi`s cat ?

Q8 TV 2 - In the British TV police drama series "Vera" what is Vera`s surname [character`s surname not

                   actress`s surname] ?

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 May 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 17 May 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

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

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 17 May 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 17 May 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 @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo 👍 --->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 SCIENCE 1 - Pa is the chemical symbol of which element ?

A1  Protactinium

Q2 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of the UK single by Cat Stevens which reached No 2 in UK singles chart in

                          January 1967 ?

A2  Mathew and Son

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In the 1981 movie "Gregory`s Girl" what was the first name of the character ["Gregory`s girl"]

                           played by Dee Hepburn ?

A3   Dorothy

Q4 TV 1 - In the 1981 British TV drama "Brideshead Revisted" what was the name of Sebastian`s teddy bear ?

A4  Aloysius

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - What is the chemical symbol for samarium ?

Q5  Sm

Q6 MUSIC 2 - "If I Were A Rich Man" is a song from which 1964 musical ? 

A6  Fiddler on the Roof

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the Austin Powers movies series what was the name of Dr Evi`s cat ?

A7   Mr Bigglesworth

Q8 TV 2 - In the British TV police drama series "Vera" what is Vera`s surname [character`s surname not

                   actress`s surname] ?

A8  Stanhope

[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

@gmarkj 

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

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

plus for 5 correct answers

Red 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

@Oxonian 

Q1 pass                 Q2 I Love My Dog - incorrect  Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Sa - incorrect  Q6 correct -                           Q7 pass             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

@TallTrees 

Q1 pass             Q2 pass              Q3 pass             Q4 pass .

Q5 pass             Q6 correct -   Q7 pass              Q8 pass .

Total - 1 star for 1 correct

@BobM 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -              Q4 Big Ted - incorrect .

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

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @gmarkj 

Red Thinker                                    = 4 correct - @Oxonian 

1 star                                                = 1 correct - @TallTrees 

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

Well done

@BobM     - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj    - Red Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Red Thinker

@TallTrees  - 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 WRQ which will be a regular WRQ

of 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories

  HISTORY    GEOGRAPHY     WORDS     SPORT

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

[pgn]

Well done all, the element of surprise showed up again this time, it seems 🤣

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

[BobM]

Well done everyone 👍

Good quiz @Mi-Amigo - thank you.

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[TallTrees]

Fantastic a 🌟

Let's hope the stars 🌟 are better aligned for me next time @Mi-Amigo 

Well done everybody 👏 

Bye for now 😊