White Room Quiz Wed 19 Jan 2022

[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 eight questions - with two questions on each of these categories

- PLACES   LITERATURE   TV   SPORT

The answer to each question is a number.

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 quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @MI5 @gmarkj @TallTrees @BobM @adelphiaUK @lewys-gp @RafaC @Martin-O2 

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 PLACES 1 - Petrified Forest National Park is in which US State ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - Who wrote the "Just William" books, the first of which was published in 1922 ?

Q3 TV 1 - In the British TV sit-com "Are You Being Served?", what was the first name of the character played

                by Wendy Richards ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - Which sport do Surrey Storm and Manchester Thunder play ?

Q5 PLACES 2 - The Vasco de Gama bridge, the longest bridge in Europe, is in which European city ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Horatio Hornblower was a character created by which author and appeared in eleven

                                books about the British Navy during the Napolean times ?

Q7 TV 2 - Which British TV medical drama, which ran from 1957 to 1967, was set in the fictional Oxbridge

                General Hospital ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - The Oxford Cambridge University Boat Race begins at which bridge on River Thames ?

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 19 Jan 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 20 Jan 2022]

- 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 Wed 19 Jan 2022

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 19 Jan 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 20 Jan 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 20 Jan 2022 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]

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 PLACES 1 - Petrified Forest National Park is in which US State ?

A1   Arizona

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - Who wrote the "Just William" books, the first of which was published in 1922 ?

A2   Richmal Crompton

Q3 TV 1 - In the British TV sit-com "Are You Being Served?", what was the first name of the character played

                by Wendy Richards ?

A3   Shirley. Two quizzers gave the answer Miss Brahms. Although I wanted her first name, I`ll be generous

        and give half  for Miss Brahms

Q4 SPORT 1 - Which sport do Surrey Storm and Manchester Thunder play ?

A4    netball

Q5 PLACES 2 - The Vasco de Gama bridge, the longest bridge in Europe, is in which European city ?

A5    Lisbon, Spain

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Horatio Hornblower was a character created by which author and appeared in eleven

                                books about the British Navy during the Napolean times ?

A6   C S Forester

Q7 TV 2 - Which British TV medical drama, which ran from 1957 to 1967, was set in the fictional Oxbridge

                General Hospital ?

A7   Emergency Ward 10

Q8 SPORT 2 - The Oxford Cambridge University Boat Race begins at which bridge on River Thames ?

A8   Putney Bridge

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@lewys-gp 

Q1 Wyoming - incorrect  Q2 F Scott Fitzgerald - incorrect  Q3 Lizzie - incorrect   Q4 basketball - incorrect

Q5 Geneva - incorrect  Q6 pass  Q7 ER - incorrect  Q8 Chelsea - incorrect

sorry 0 star; none correct

@RafaC 

Q1 Utah - incorrect   Q2 pass  Q3 pass  Q4 cricket - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 pass  Q7 pass  Q8 Oxford Bridge - incorrect

Total - one  for one correct answer

@MI5 

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

@BobM 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 Miss Brahms - half  for part correct

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

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 7 correct answers + 1 part correct also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 LukasB - 😂 - incorrect  Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 roller derby - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 TheresaV - 😂 - incorrect  Q7 pass   Q8 Prickwillow - incorrect

Total - three  for three correct answers

@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

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 Miss Brahms - half  for part correct

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

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 7 correct answers + 1 part-correct also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

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

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker +  + half  = 7 correct + 1 part correct - @BobM @jonsie 

                                       = 3 correct - @gmarkj 

                                               = 1 correct - @RafaC 

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

Well done

@BobM    -  Bronze Thinker +  + half 

@jonsie    -  Bronze Thinker +  + half 

@gmarkj  -    

@RafaC    - 

Sorry @lewys-gp - no award this time.

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

- HISTORY    SCIENCE    WORDS    FOOD & DRINK

I search out the questions over the weekend, with a mix of questions ranging from easier to not-so-easy.

Thanks everyone for joining in and making WRQ fun.

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for a great quiz and for being very generous.

Re Q3  .. In future I must try to pay a bit more attention to the question. 😴   Well done all  👍

[Cleoriff]

Great game @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone..

Looking forward to the game on Monday x

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[lewys-gp]

My first duck 🦆🏏! Well done, everyone.

[pgn]

And the 2nd WRQ of the week brings another week to a close... Well done all!

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍

[RafaC]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo  and well done everyone!

@Mi-Amigo regarding my lonely star,  as I'm half-Portuguese, I'll have to correct you about the answer posted above (Q5). Lisbon is in Portugal, not Spain. 🇵🇹😁

[pgn]

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@RafaC wrote:

Thanks @Mi-Amigo  and well done everyone!

@Mi-Amigo regarding my lonely star,  as I'm half-Portuguese, I'll have to correct you about the answer posted above (Q5). Lisbon is in Portugal, not Spain. 🇵🇹😁

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Good catch - the bridge links Portugal's 2 "halves" too. And I won't ask you about the importance of the Red Carnation, @RafaC