Re: White Room Quiz Wed 19 May 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎19-05-2021

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s White Room Quiz is 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

HISTORY NATURE LITERATURE MUSIC

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - with their answers between 12 noon today [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday]

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @TheresaV @LukasB @Martin-O2

@O2EmmaLouise @BobM @Cairdeas

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 Roman mythology, who co-founded the City of Rome with his brother Romulus ?

Q2 NATURE 1 What type of animal is a pollack ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 Who wrote "A Bear Called Paddington", the first Paddington Bear book, first

published in 1958 ?

Q4 MUSIC 1 In The Who`s rock opera "Tommy", what was Tommy`s surname ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 Who was the mother of Edward VI who became King of England in 1547 ?

Q6 NATURE 2 Osier and sallow are species of which tree ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 In Stephen King`s horror novel "Cujo", what species of dog is Cujo?

Q8 MUSIC 2 Which British Indie band had a UK No1 single with "Caravan Of Love" in Dec 1986 ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 19 May 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 20 May 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 21 May 2021

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

EIGHT correct answers SIX correct answers FOUR correct answers

will be awarded will be awarded will be awarded

SILVER THINKER BRONZE THINKER RED THINKER

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 19 May 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 20 May 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 20 May 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.

Mi-Amigo · ‎20-05-2021

Thank you @LukasB

pm with your 8 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.

O2EmmaLouise · ‎20-05-2021

Answers in your inbox @Mi-Amigo

Mi-Amigo · ‎20-05-2021

Thank you @O2EmmaLouise

pm with your 8 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.

jonsie · ‎20-05-2021

In she comes --------------------->>

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Mi-Amigo · ‎20-05-2021

Thank you @jonsie

love the gif - relevant to one of the questions

pm with your 8 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.

pgn · ‎20-05-2021

Stumbling across the line, @Mi-Amigo -->

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Mi-Amigo · ‎21-05-2021

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received well before the deadline - sorry I was offline when 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 · ‎21-05-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 HISTORY 1 In Roman mythology, who co-founded the City of Rome with his brother Romulus ?

A1 Remus

Q2 NATURE 1 What type of animal is a pollack ?

A2 fish

Q3 LITERATURE 1 Who wrote "A Bear Called Paddington", the first Paddington Bear book, first

published in 1958 ?

A3 Michael Bond

Q4 MUSIC 1 In The Who`s rock opera "Tommy", what was Tommy`s surname ?

A4 Walker

Q5 HISTORY 2 Who was the mother of Edward VI who became King of England in 1547 ?

A5 Jane Seymour

Q6 NATURE 2 Osier and sallow are species of which tree ?

A6 Willow

Q7 LITERATURE 2 In Stephen King`s horror novel "Cujo", what species of dog is Cujo?

A7 St Bernard

Q8 MUSIC 2 Which British Indie band had a UK No1 single with "Caravan Of Love" in Dec 1986 ?

A8 The Housemartins

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

pgn · ‎21-05-2021

@jonsie wrote:
In she comes --------------------->>

Great gif, @jonsie - love the Paddington films, Mrs Bird the housekeeper has some of the best lines 🤣

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Cleoriff · ‎21-05-2021

'It's a boy Mrs Walker, it's a boy'

(Lyrics from It's a Boy by The Who)

Veritas Numquam Perit