White Room Quiz Wed 18 Aug 2021 - Page 4

Mi-Amigo · ‎18-08-2021

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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

@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.

gmarkj · ‎19-08-2021

Well some of these I know, some I have guessed at and others I don't have a clue!

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Mi-Amigo · ‎19-08-2021

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your 8 answers received

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TallTrees · ‎19-08-2021

I saw this whilst recovering from a cold ~ just about the only Disney film I have seen through ~ I enjoyed it

Finding Nemo don't think he swam with the Mermaid though 😄

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jonsie · ‎19-08-2021

Thank you for your PM@Mi-Amigo

Much appreciated 😊

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Mi-Amigo · ‎19-08-2021

Thank you @TallTrees

Like the image

pm with your 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 · ‎19-08-2021

Pleased you received my pm @jonsie

Thank you for your reply

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

pgn · ‎19-08-2021

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

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Mi-Amigo · ‎20-08-2021

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received - well before deadline

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 · ‎20-08-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 HISTORY 1 In which country was the Battle of Pinkie fought in 1547 ?

A1 Scotland

Rated "difficult" - I thought this was the hardest History question so far. I love history but had never

heard of the Battle of Pinkie. Well done all those who got it right.

Q2 MUSIC 1 Where in the UK was the rock/pop festival held in 1969 at which Bob Dylan performed ?

A2 Isle of Wight

Q3 MOVIES 1 Who directed the 2013 movie "The Wolf of Wall Street" ?

A3 Martin Scorsese

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 From which country does Tokaj wine come from ?

A4 Hungary

Q5 HISTORY 2 At the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690, during the War of the Grand Alliance, the French

defeated an alliance of the English and which other country ?

A5 The Dutch [Netherlands]

Q6 MUSIC 2 What was the title of The Boomtown Rats first UK No 1 single ?

A6 Rat Trap

Rated "difficult". Not "Looking After Number One" - first UK single but only reached No 11 in charts;

not "I Don`t Like Mondays" - second UK No 1.

Q7 MOVIES 2 In the 1989 Disney movie "The Little Mermaid" what type of creature was Sebastian ?

A7 crab

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 What foodstuff did James Keiller first produce in the 1700s, which later became popular

at breakfast ?

A8 marmalade

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 · ‎20-08-2021

THE RESULTS:

@MI5

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

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Looking After Number One - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded

Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@LukasB

Q1 pass Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded Q5 pass Q6 pass

Q7 fish - incorrect Q8 pass

Total: for two correct answers

@BobM

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

@jonsie

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

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Looking After Number One - incorrect 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 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TheresaV

Q1 France - incorrect Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pass Q5 pass Q6 pass

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 jam - incorrect

Total: for two correct answers

@gmarkj

Q1 Lukasland - 😂 - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 Spain - incorrect Q6 I Don`t Like Mondays - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded

Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 pass Q2 correct - awarded Q3 Red Riding Hood - incorrect Q4 pass

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass Q7 clown fish - incorrect [in Finding Nemo and Finding Dory]

Q8 correct - awarded

Total for three correct answers

@pgn

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

Q5 Looking After Number One - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded

Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 7 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.