White Room Quiz Wed 16 Jun 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 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

   GEOGRAPHY   NATURE   LITERATURE   SPORT

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo  - with their answers between 12 noon today [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday]

I hope our regular quizzers

  @Cleoriff  @pgn  @jonsie  @gmarkj  @MI5  @TallTrees  @O2EmmaLouise @BobM @LukasB 

  @Martin-O2  [ @TheresaV is on holiday]

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 highest point in Argentina ?

Q2 NATURE 1           Which tree does European turpentine come from ? 

Q3 LITERATURE 1    Hannibal Chollop is a character in which Dicken`s novel ?

Q4 SPORT 1             Who was manager of the England football team from 1990 to 1993 ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2  Which river flows through the city of Perth in Australia ?

Q6 NATURE 2           Which fish, with speeds of up to 68mph, is the fastest fish in the world ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2    In D H Lawrence`s novel "Lady Chatterley`s Lover", what was Mellor`s job ?

Q8 SPORT 2             Who fought Mohammid Ali in the "Rumble In The Jungle" in Zaire in 1974 ?

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

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 16 June 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 17 June 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 18 June 2021

Each member will be awarded  for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

              EIGHT correct answers               SIX correct answers                     FOUR correct answers

                   will be awarded                       will be awarded                          will be awarded

                                                           

                  SILVER THINKER                     BRONZE THINKER                             RED THINKER

                                                                THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 16 June 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 17 June 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 17 June 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  

[Mi-Amigo]

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1  What is the name of the highest point in Argentina ?

Q2 NATURE 1           Which tree does European turpentine come from ? 

Q3 LITERATURE 1    Hannibal Chollop is a character in which Dicken`s novel ?

Q4 SPORT 1             Who was manager of the England football team from 1990 to 1993 ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2  Which river flows through the city of Perth in Australia ?

Q6 NATURE 2           Which fish, with speeds of up to 68mph, is the fastest fish in the world ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2    In D H Lawrence`s novel "Lady Chatterley`s Lover", what was Mellor`s job ?

Q8 SPORT 2             Who fought Mohammid Ali in the "Rumble In The Jungle" in Zaire in 1974 ?

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

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 16 June 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 17 June 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 18 June 2021

Each member will be awarded  for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

              EIGHT correct answers               SIX correct answers                     FOUR correct answers

                   will be awarded                       will be awarded                          will be awarded

                                                           

                  SILVER THINKER                     BRONZE THINKER                             RED THINKER

                                                                THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 16 June 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 17 June 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 17 June 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  

[pgn]

Well that was a stretch and a half!

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo  --->

A different take on a catbox here 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

Love the gif - reminds me of a cat I had many years ago who looked like that and was small but would take on anything.

pm with your 8 answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1  What is the name of the highest point in Argentina ?

       - question rated "difficult" in quiz book from which question taken

A1  Mt Aconcagua - height of 6960m 23,835ft

Q2 NATURE 1           Which tree does European turpentine come from ? 

A2  pine

Q3 LITERATURE 1    Hannibal Chollop is a character in which Dicken`s novel ?

A3   Martin Chuzzlewick

Q4 SPORT 1             Who was manager of the England football team from 1990 to 1993 ?

A4   Graham Taylor [nicknamed "turnip" after England lost 2-1 to Sweden in Euro 92]

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2  Which river flows through the city of Perth in Australia ?

A5  River Swan

Q6 NATURE 2           Which fish, with speeds of up to 68mph, is the fastest fish in the world ?

       - question rated "difficult" in quiz book from which question taken

A6 Black Marlin - in reliable sources including World Atlas website, BBC Science Focus website

      - two members gave the answer Sailfish. As reputable US National Ocean Services websites states

      "Not all experts agree [on world`s fastest fish]" and gives Sailfish as the answer, I will accept

       either Black Marlin or Sailfish as correct answer and award  for either answer.  

Q7 LITERATURE 2    In D H Lawrence`s novel "Lady Chatterley`s Lover", what was Mellor`s job ?

A7  gamekeeper

Q8 SPORT 2             Who fought Mohammid Ali in the "Rumble In The Jungle" in Zaire in 1974 ?

A8  George Foreman

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS:

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 Great Expectations - incorrect

Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded    

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for more than six correct answers also awarded

       

Bronze Thinker

@Cleoriff 

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

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

Q8 correct - awarded  

plus for more than six correct answers also awarded

       

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 mountain peak [but not specified]  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 pass  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 O2 Community moderator - incorrect 

Q8 correct - awarded 

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

    

Red Thinker

@Martin-O2 

Q1 Patagonia Mountains - incorrect  Q2 pass  Q3 pass  Q4 pass

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 tuna - incorrect Q7 pass 

Q8 correct - awarded   

Total: two for two correct answers

@jonsie 

Q1 the sun - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 diver - incorrect 

Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for six correct answers also awarded

       

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

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

Q4 Terry Venables - incorrect  Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded    

Q7 correct - awarded  Q8 correct - awarded  

plus for more than six correct answers also awarded

       

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

THE AWARDS:

     

Silver Thinker                   = 8 correct answers  no-one got all 8 questions correct; so no Silver Thinker

     

Bronze Thinker +      = 7 correct answers @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn 

     

Bronze Thinker                 = 6 correct answers @jonsie 

    

Red Thinker +           = 5 correct answers @gmarkj   

                           = 2 correct answers @Martin-O2 

Well done

@MI5                  - Bronze Thinker + 

@Cleoriff            - Bronze Thinker + 

@pgn                  - Bronze Thinker + 

@jonsie               - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj             - Red Thinker + 

@Martin-O2        -  

Everyone who took part got at least   -  

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in Monday`s White Room Quiz with

8 questions - two questions on each of these categories

   HISTORY   WORDS   ART    GAMES

As no-one was awarded a Silver Thinker in this quiz, over the weekend I will search out 8 questions for Monday`s WRQ which should be easier, or rated "easier" or "moderate" in quiz books. 

Thank you everyone who took part in this quiz and hopefully found this White Room Quiz was fun.

@Mi-Amigo 

[MI5]

That was a tough one.
Well done all and thanks.

[TallTrees]

Thank you for the quiz @Mi-Amigo
I have seen Marlin Fishing boats a very big fish never brought it to mind though...black Marlin interesting.
Should have known the Chatterley answer could only think of woods-man.
I of all people should know where turps comes from 🙃 ... living with pines every day.
IN memory banks knew this one.😁
DIDN'T try hard enough...
Bye for now TallTrees

[Cleoriff]

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo.

Interesting that the people who got one wrong, it was different one in all 3 cases.

As for the fastest fish, luckily I watched Blue Planet and I think they said Black Marlin could reach speeds up to 10mph faster (80mph) than the Sailfish. Though both are damn fast!

Well done everyone.

[pgn]

Great answer for Q7 from @gmarkj - Mellor was an MP who, like a few of these retired (failed?) public personae, moved to ClassicFM - not sure if he is still there, along with Humphrys, Suchet (the other one!), Stuart... Actually, Dangermouse does quite well, aka Alexander Armstrong, on ClassicFm 😉

Corker quiz, well done everyone who got 4 or more right - I had some guesses in there I can say!

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo!

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn 

Although this was probably one of the toughest WRQ, I hope you all enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards.