White Room Quiz Wed 19 March 2025

[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 2 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 @Dave-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 PEOPLE 1 - Who was the only US President to be born on Independence Day ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Which vitamin group has 8 fat soluble compounds, inc tocopherols ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 2004 movie "The Aviator", which English actress played Ava Gardner ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Serbian pule, an expensive cheese, is made from 40% milk from goat and 60% milk

                                        from which animal ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In Greek mythology, what was the name of Apollo`s twin sister ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Hypodontia is the medical term for what ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1994 movie "Natural Born Killers", Juliette Lewis played which character ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - In Sicilian dish caponata di melanzane, what is the main vegetable ingredient ?

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 19 Mar 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 21 Mar 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 21 2025.

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 Mar

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 21 Mar 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 21 Mar 2025 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.

[Oxonian]

Relief @Mi-Amigo ! 😀

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Who was the only US President to be born on Independence Day ?

A1   Calvin Coolidge

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Which vitamin group has 8 fat soluble compounds, inc tocopherols ?

A2   vitamin E

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 2004 movie "The Aviator", which English actress played Ava Gardner ?

A3    Kate Beckinsale

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Serbian pule, an expensive cheese, is made from 40% milk from goat and 60% milk

                                        from which animal ?

A4   donkey

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In Greek mythology, what was the name of Apollo`s twin sister ?

A5    Artemis

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Hypodontia is the medical term for what ?

A6   missing teeth [at birth]

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1994 movie "Natural Born Killers", Juliette Lewis played which character ?

A7     Mallory Knox

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - In Sicilian dish caponata di melanzane, what is the main vegetable ingredient ?

A8    aubergine/eggplant

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@jonsie 

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

@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

@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 pass                      Q3 correct    Q4 cow - incorrect .

Q5 correct    Q6 head - incorrect   Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @Oxonian 

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

Well done

@Oxonian - Red Thinker + star

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in with Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with two questions on these categories

  PLACES    NATURE    LITERATURE    SPORT

[pgn]

A smaller turnout but good performance - well done all, and thank you for the way you run these, @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

[Cleoriff]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone. x

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[jonsie]

Well done guys and thanks again @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards.

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, good quiz and well done to everyone who got full marks. 👍