on 18-08-2021 10:07
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 on each of these categories
HISTORY MUSIC 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 [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday].
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
I hope our regular quizzer
@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @TheresaV @LukasB
[@Martin-O2 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 HISTORY 1 In which country was the Battle of Pinkie fought in 1547 ?
Q2 MUSIC 1 Where in the UK was the rock/pop festival held in 1969 at which Bob Dylan performed ?
Q3 MOVIES 1 Who directed the 2013 movie "The Wolf of Wall Street" ?
Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 From which country does Tokaj wine come from ?
Q5 HISTORY 2 At the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690, during the War of the Grand Alliance, the French were
defeated by an alliance of the English and which other country ?
Q6 MUSIC 2 What was the title of The Boomtown Rats first UK No 1 single ?
Q7 MOVIES 2 In the 1989 Disney movie "The Little Mermaid" what type of creature was Sebastian ?
Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 What foodstuff did James Keiller first produce in the 1700s, which later became popular
at breakfast ?
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 18 Aug 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 19 Aug 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 20 Aug 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 18 Aug 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 19 Aug 2021].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 19 Aug 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
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on 20-08-2021 07:12
on 20-08-2021 07:12
AWARDS
Silver Thinker - 8 correct - @Cleoriff @BobM
Bronze Thinker + - 7 correct - @MI5 @jonsie @pgn
Red Thinker + - 5 correct - @gmarkj
- 3 correct - @TallTrees
- 2 correct - @TheresaV @LukasB
CONGRATULATIONS TO SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @BobM
Well done -
@MI5 - Bronze Thinker +
@jonsie - Bronze Thinker +
@pgn - Bronze Thinker +
@gmarkj - Red Thinker +
@LukasB -
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in Monday`s White Room Quiz, which will be 8 questions - with two questions on each of these categories
PEOPLE SCIENCE [1 question on biology; 1 on physics] LITERATURE TV
I will search out the questions over the weekend with a mix of easier and not-so-easy questions.
Thank you everyone for taking part and making the White Room Quiz fun.
on 20-08-2021 07:39
on 20-08-2021 08:05
on 20-08-2021 08:05
Same here, I didn't expect answers so quickly Well done everyone.
The two I initially struggled with were the same two I'd answered back in the day when other half wrote quizzes for clubs and bars in Spain i.e the Battle of Pinkie and the wine question.
Thanks for a great quiz @Mi-Amigo
Errmmm...I notice my worst subject is in the next quiz! PHYSICS meh!
Veritas Numquam Perit
on 20-08-2021 08:15
on 20-08-2021 08:15
Good one and well done all
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20-08-2021 08:22 - edited 20-08-2021 08:26
Thank you @pgn @BobM @Cleoriff and @MI5
I was up early so thought I`d get on with the results which take longer now.
Pleased you all enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards.
The Boomtown Rats question caught a few people out - and was rated "difficult" in the quiz book I took it from.
As I said, the Battle of Pinkie question was also rated "difficult" and one of the battles I`d never heard of.
I hope all of you like some of the categories for Monday`s WRQ, although I know that Physics is not one of @Cleoriff `s favourite subjects.
on 20-08-2021 08:33
on 20-08-2021 08:33
Not too bad 3 stars *** when subjects include movies, tv and or singers
guessed Bob Dylan ~ thought Glastonbury and then put in IOW as only other large festival venue I know! Marmalade nearly didn't remember that one.
Well done all ...... especially @BobM reaching for the stars BobM 😀
I wondered about the blue fish was when I was selecting my Nemo picture!
Thank you for the information ~ Dory it is ~ @Mi-Amigo
on 20-08-2021 08:41
on 20-08-2021 08:41
Thank you @TallTrees
Well done on your three stars - just missing out on a Red Thinker.
I hope you like some of the categories in Monday`s WRQ and might like some of the questions, which I`ll be searching out over the weekend.
on 20-08-2021 08:50
on 20-08-2021 08:50
on 20-08-2021 08:57
on 20-08-2021 08:57
@TallTreesRe Bob Dylan, he actually gave up playing at Woodstock in the US to come to the IOW. Needless to say that concert could have sold out 3 times over when people knew we had bagged Dylan. 150,000 people went.
We wanted to go but had just given birth, so didn't think we could make it
Veritas Numquam Perit