White Room Quiz Wed 15 Sept 2021

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions with two questions from each of these categories -

   HISTORY    NATURE     SPORT     EVENTS

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 [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff   @pgn   @MI5   @jonsie   @gmarkj   @BobM   @TallTrees   @TheresaV  @Martin-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   In which country was the Battle of Manresa fought in 1810 ?

Q2 NATURE 1   What type of animal is a dunnock ?

Q3 SPORT 1     Who did Frank Bruno defeat to become World Heavyweight Champion in 1995 ?

Q4 EVENTS 1   In which English county are the World Stinging Nettle Eating Championship held ?

Q5 HISTORY 2  Who was the ruler of the Huns from 406 to 453 AD ?

Q6 NATURE 2   The lyrebird is native to which country ?

Q7 SPORT 2      Which football team won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1998 ?

Q8 EVENTS 2    On which of the Channel Islands is the Battle of the Flowers held in August ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 15 Sept 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 16 Sept 2021]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Fri 17 Sept 2021

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 Sept 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 16 Sept 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thur 16 Sept 2021 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  

[TallTrees]

These are nice @Mi-Amigo 

Obviously know the Dunnock one 😍

Brought one of these up last year.

Know Q5 great history there.

Couldn't get any free time.  

Good luck today everyone...I will try next week...bye TallTrees 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

Sorry you missed out on this quiz - as you knew some of the answers

Hope you get the chance to join in with next weeks` WRQs.

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1   In which country was the Battle of Manresa fought in 1810 ?

A1  Spain

Q2 NATURE 1   What type of animal is a dunnock ?

A2   bird

Q3 SPORT 1     Who did Frank Bruno defeat to become World Heavyweight Champion in 1995 ?

A3    Oliver McCall

Q4 EVENTS 1   In which English county are the World Stinging Nettle Eating Championship held ?

A4   Dorset - Bottle Inn, Marshwood

Q5 HISTORY 2  Who was the ruler of the Huns from 406 to 453 AD ?

A5   Attila

Q6 NATURE 2   The lyrebird is native to which country ?

A6   Australia

Q7 SPORT 2      Which football team won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1998 ?

A7   Chelsea

Q8 EVENTS 2    On which of the Channel Islands is the Battle of the Flowers held in August ?

A8   Jersey

[Cleoriff]

Damn Chelsea!!

[pgn]

Oliver who? 😲

[Cleoriff]

Sound like both of us missed a Silver Thinker @pgn 😂

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded    Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded    Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct - awarded    Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 Mike Tyson - incorrect   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded    Q7 correct - awarded      Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 Man Utd - incorrect   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - awarded    Q2 correct - awarded    Q3 pass   Q4 Suffolk - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 New Zealand - incorrect  Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@TheresaV 

Q1 correct - awarded    Q2 correct - awarded    Q3 LukasB 😂   Q4 pass

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 Canada - incorrect    Q7 pass   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone. Thinkers for all. Great game @Mi-Amigo 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker             - 8 correct  @MI5 

Bronze Thinker +   - 7 correct  @pgn  @Cleoriff 

Red Thinker +         - 5 correct @gmarkj 

Red Thinker                - 4 correct @TheresaV 

CONGRATULATIONS to the only SILVER THINKER this time - @MI5   

Well done -

@pgn              - Bronze Thinker + 

@Cleoriff        - Bronze Thinker + 

@gmarkj         - Red Thinker + 

@TheresaV     - Red Thinker

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz.

Over the weekend, I`ll be searching out and selecting the questions for Monday`s White Room Quiz which will be 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories 

- GEOGRAPHY    WORDS    MUSIC     FOOD & DRINK

I hope our regular quizzers will take part and maybe some of the members who have not taken part before or who are new to the Community will also come and take part in the White Room Quiz. 

[pgn]

Thinkers all-round today - good game @Mi-Amigo. 👍

I've made a mental note to add Boxing to my list of knowledge gaps, alongside Battles and Britain's odd backwater festivals and events. That said, I did get the Nettle-eating one, so perhaps that last category is back on the menu...🤔🤣