White Room Quiz Wed 17 July 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

   PEOPLE    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 @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny [ @Dave-O2 is on leave]

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 PEOPLE 1 - What is the first name of the wife of British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Where in the human body is the scapha ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - The 1984 movie "Children of the Corn, based on the Stephen King novel, is set in which

                            fictional town ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - The Turkish dish tavukgogsu is made with which meat ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Shawn Carter is the real name of which US rapper ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Pd is the chemical symbol for which element ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - The 1973 British comedy movie "Carry On Girls" is set in which fictional seaside town ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - The Swiss dish malakoffs is what foodstuff ?

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 17 July 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 19 July 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 19 July 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 17 July

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 19 July 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 19 July 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]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What is the first name of the wife of British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ?

A1   Victoria

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Where in the human body is the scapha ?

A2   [outer] ear

Q3 MOVIES 1 - The 1984 movie "Children of the Corn, based on the Stephen King novel, is set in which

                            fictional town ?

A3   Gatlin

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - The Turkish dish tavukgogsu is made with which meat ?

A4   chicken

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Shawn Carter is the real name of which US rapper ?

A5   Jay Z

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Pd is the chemical symbol for which element ?

A6   palladium

Q7 MOVIES 2 - The 1973 British comedy movie "Carry On Girls" is set in which fictional seaside town ?

A7   Fircombe

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - The Swiss dish malakoffs is what foodstuff ?

A8    cheese [balls]

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@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

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct-   Q2 arm - incorrect  Q3 correct -                  Q4 pass .

Q5 correct-   Q6 pass                    Q7 Brighton - incorrect  Q8 chocolate - incorrect  .

Totail - 3 stars for 3 correct

@BobM 

Q1 correct-   Q2 correct -   Q3 pass             Q4 correct -  .

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

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct-   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 venison - incorrect .

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

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @BobM 

Bronze Thinker                               = 6 correct - @gmarkj 

3 stars                                              = 3 correct - @Oxonian 

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

Well done

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker + star 

@gmarkj     - Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian   - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars .

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

  GEOGRAPHY     WORDS     TV    ART

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

[pgn]

Lowish uptake, but good fun - the periodic table of elements is always welcome, in my book 👍🏼

Well done all, and thanks, @Mi-Amigo!

[BobM]

Good one, well done everyone.

Thanks @Mi-Amigo  👍

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done everyone x

[Oxonian]

Ouch @Mi-Amigo, I found that difficult and one of the three that I got correct was a lucky guess ! 

Nevertheless, thank you for organising and well done to everyone else. 👍  

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @BobM @MI5 @Cleoriff @Oxonian 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards