White Room Quiz Wed 16 Jun 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎16-06-2021

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 star 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

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

pgn · ‎17-06-2021

Well that was a stretch and a half!

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo --->

A different take on a catbox here

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Mi-Amigo · ‎17-06-2021

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

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎18-06-2021

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

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎18-06-2021

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

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎18-06-2021

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

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

MI5 · ‎18-06-2021

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

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TallTrees · ‎18-06-2021

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

HAPPINESS IS BEE SHAPED

Cleoriff · ‎18-06-2021

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.

Veritas Numquam Perit

pgn · ‎18-06-2021

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!

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Mi-Amigo · ‎18-06-2021

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.

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.