White Room Quiz Wed 20 March 2024

[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 two questions on each of these four categories - 

    SCIENCE    LITERATURE    MUSIC   MOVIES

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 @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @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 SCIENCE 1 - What is the chemical symbol for thallium ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - Doctor Pinch, a conjurer and exorcist, is a character in which Shakespeare play ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of UK single by Blur which reached No 1 in UK singles chart in Aug 1995 ?

Q4 MOVIES 1 - In 1983 movie "Educating Rita" what was the name of character played by Michael Caine ?

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - In the human body, what does the parotid gland produce ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Who wrote the novel "Jurassic Park", first published in 1990 ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - The song "Don`t Bother Me", written and sung by George Harrison, appeared on which 

                         Beatles` UK album released in 1963 ?

Q8 MOVIES 2 - In 2003 animated movie "Finding Nemo" what is the name of Nemo`s father [character`s

                           name not who voiced him] ?

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 20 Mar 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 22 Mar 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 22 Mar 2024.

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 20 Mar

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 22 Mar 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 22 Mar 2024 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.

[jonsie]

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[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

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pm with your answers received before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 SCIENCE 1 - What is the chemical symbol for thallium ?

A1   Tl

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - Doctor Pinch, a conjurer and exorcist, is a character in which Shakespeare play ?

A2   The Comedy of Errors

Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of UK single by Blur which reached No 1 in UK singles chart in Aug 1995 ?

A3   Country House

Q4 MOVIES 1 - In 1983 movie "Educating Rita" what was the name of character played by Michael Caine ?

A4   Frank Bryant

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - In the human body, what does the parotid gland produce ?

A5    saliva

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Who wrote the novel "Jurassic Park", first published in 1990 ?

A6   Michael Crichton

Q7 MUSIC 2 - The song "Don`t Bother Me", written and sung by George Harrison, appeared on which 

                         Beatles` UK album released in 1963 ?

A7    With The Beatles

Q8 MOVIES 2 - In 2003 animated movie "Finding Nemo" what is the name of Nemo`s father [character`s

                           name not who voiced him] ?

A8  Marlin

[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

@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 Meet The Beatles - incorrect [US album]  Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct -               Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -                                                             Q4 correct -  .

Q5 parotid - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 The Beatles - incorrect [aka the White Album]  Q8 correct -  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct -   Q2 Oliver Twist - incorrect  Q3 correct -                                Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -                      Q7 Yellow Submarine - incorrect  Q8 correct -  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze 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

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @pgn 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @Oxonian @gmarkj 

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

Well done

@pgn          - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj     - Bronze Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded - not only a Thinker but also - at least a Bronze Thinker !!

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in next week`s quizzes...

Mon 25 March - White Room Quiz - Easter edition

Tues 26 March - Easter Brain Teaser

Please note - with two quizzes [WRQ on Mon; Brainteaster on Tues] there will not be a WRQ on Wed

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

[pgn]

All bronze thinkers and above - quite the achievement, well done all! Thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

I remember the Beatles gotcha from a previous quiz.

Well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Great quiz and results @Mi-Amigo 

Looking forward to next weeks quiz(s) 😂

[jonsie]

Excellent quiz @Mi-Amigo 

I wasn't going to participate but there was sod all on tv so I jumped on the quiz before bedtime

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

Excellent quiz @Mi-Amigo 

I wasn't going to participate but there was sod all on tv so I jumped on the quiz before bedtime

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Talking about TV @jonsie, did you not watch that excellent COMA on Ch5?. It starred Jason Watkins and ran over 4 nights. It was really good.