White Room Quiz Wed 20 Jan 2021 - Page 4

Mi-Amigo · ‎20-01-2021

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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 from each of these categories

PEOPLE WORDS MOVIES EVENTS

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 @Anonymous @Martin-O2 @LukasB @TheresaV @Marjo

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 What is the first name of Earl Spencer, brother of Princess Diana ?

Q2 WORDS 1 What does the word "fluviatile" mean ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 Which Bond villan was played by Terry Savalis and by Donald Pleasance in James Bond movies ?

Q4 EVENTS 1 The Lantern Festival in Japan celebrates the harvest of which crop ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 Which US President was the first to make a televised address from the White House in 1947 ?

Q6 WORDS 2 From the language of which country did the word "yacht" originate ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 What was the name of the character played by Tom Cruise in the movie "Born on the 4th of July" ?

Q8 EVENTS 2 Fierljeppen is an event held in the Dutch province of Friesland. What does the event involve ?

[please no gifs of the event, so as not to give away the answer ]

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 20 Jan 20121] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 21 Jan 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 22 Jan 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 20 Jan 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 21 Jan 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 21 Jan 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.

Cleoriff · ‎22-01-2021

@TallTrees wrote:
@pgn wrote:
As we await the scores... Take a leap of faith - reminded by one of the questions in this quiz, I thought of Las Canarias' "salto de pastor" 😉
Despicable, I know!
Me too...often
do this regularly ..to keep fit @pgn

Not sure I'm up to leaping anywhere @TallTrees @pgn

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎22-01-2021

Thank you @pgn for the explanation of your gif...

and now, here are

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 PEOPLE 1 What is the first name of Earl Spencer, brother of Princess Diana ?

A1 Charles

Q2 WORDS 1 What does the word "fluviatile" mean ?

A2 belonging to, or formed by, rivers

Q3 MOVIES 1 Which Bond villan was played by Terry Savalis and by Donald Pleasance in James Bond movies ?

A3 Blofeld

Q4 EVENTS 1 The Lantern Festival in Japan celebrates the harvest of which crop ?

A4 rice

Q5 PEOPLE 2 Which US President was the first to make a televised address from the White House in 1947 ?

A5 Harry Truman

Q6 WORDS 2 From the language of which country did the word "yacht" originate ?

A6 Dutch - Holland or Netherlands

Q7 MOVIES 2 What was the name of the character played by Tom Cruise in the movie "Born on the 4th of July" ?

A7 Ron Kovic

Q8 EVENTS 2 Fierljeppen is an event held in the Dutch province of Friesland. What does the event involve ?

A8 using pole to vault waterway, such as canal

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

Cleoriff · ‎22-01-2021

I thought the lantern question was one of the hardest in this quiz @Mi-Amigo as Japan has so many damn lantern festivals!!

Veritas Numquam Perit

MI5 · ‎22-01-2021

@Cleoriff wrote:
I thought the lantern question was one of the hardest in this quiz @Mi-Amigo as Japan has so many damn lantern festivals!!

Have to admit that was a guess for me.....

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pgn · ‎22-01-2021

@Cleoriff wrote:
I thought the lantern question was one of the hardest in this quiz @Mi-Amigo as Japan has so many damn lantern festivals!!

A guess here too - as many Asian countries do this to honour the rice crop. I tasted Moon Cake for the first time at a Malaysian event celebrating same. An illuminated guess all-round 🤣

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Mi-Amigo · ‎22-01-2021

THE RESULTS:

@LukasB

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

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 pass

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@TallTrees

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

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 Roosevelt - incorrect Q6 Egypt - incorrect

Q7 pass Q8 cheese - incorrect plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@MI5

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 both correct - awarded

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass plus for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@Cleoriff

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 both correct - awarded

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@pgn

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 both correct - awarded

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TheresaV

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

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 pass

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@Anonymous

Q1 Edward - incorrect Q2 waterproof - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 Roosevelt - incorrect Q6 pass

Q7 pass Q8 cheese - incorrect

Total: twofor two correct answers

@Martin-O2

Q1 Richard - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 Roosevelt - incorrect Q6 Spanish - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@jonsie

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

Q4 tea - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus for more than six correct 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.

TheresaV · ‎22-01-2021

So many Red Thinkers this time! Very happy with mine, thank you @Mi-Amigo

I literally thought Fierljeppen had something to with fire-eaters but I guess I was far off there

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Mi-Amigo · ‎22-01-2021

THE AWARDS:

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

Bronze Thinker + = 7 correct answers @gmarkj @jonsie

Red Thinker = 4 correct answers @LukasB @TallTrees @TheresaV @Martin-O2

= 2 correct answers @Anonymous

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn

Well done

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker +

@jonsie - Bronze Thinker +

@LukasB - Red Thinker

@TallTrees - Red Thinker

@TheresaV - Red Thinker

@Martin-O2 - Red Thinker

@Anonymous -

Everyone who took part got at least

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in Monday`s White Room Quiz.

Over the weekend, I will research and find two questions on each of the categories

SCIENCE [one question on Biology; one on Chemistry] LITERATURE GAMES FOOD & DRINK

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the White Room Quiz fun.

@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.

Cleoriff · ‎22-01-2021

Wow well done everyone.

Noted that all our managers are tying today with red thinkers (so @LukasB can't brag.)

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo . A bit of a head scratcher this time.

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎22-01-2021

Thank you @TheresaV

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on getting a Red Thinker - giving you "braggin rights" along with the other admin @LukasB and @Martin-O2

Thank you @Cleoriff

Pleased you enjoyed this quiz and congrats on getting a Silver Thinker.

As mentioned, the Lantern question was one of the hardest, so well done on getting that one right.

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