Re: White Room Quiz Wed 21 Apr 2021 - Page 5

Mi-Amigo · ‎21-04-2021

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

PEOPLE TV GAMES 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 @TallTrees @Cairdeas @TheresaV @LukasB @Martin-O2

and @O2EmmaLouise [who expressed an interest in the WRQ] 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 was the nationality of Sir Edmund Hillary who climbed Mt Everest in 1952 ?

Q2 TV 1 In the US sit-com "The Big Bang Theory" was the name of Raj`s pet dog ?

Q3 GAMES 1 Which board game features a map with six countries divided into 42 territories ?

Q4 EVENTS 1 In which English county is the World Coal-Carrying Championship held annually on

Easter Monday since 1963 ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 David John Moore Cornwell was the real name of which well-known author ?

Q6 TV 2 In the British TV sit-com "Dad`s Army", what was the name of the verger ?

[name of the character, not the actor`s name]

Q7 GAMES 2 On a European roulette wheel, which number is between 23 and 30 ?

Q8 EVENTS 2 What is the traditional birthstone for the month of February ?

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 21 April 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 22 April 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 23 April 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 21 April 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 22 April 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 22 April 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 · ‎22-04-2021

Thank you @TheresaV

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.

Mi-Amigo · ‎22-04-2021

@jonsie wrote:
@Mi-Amigo wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:

Not sure about the Johnny Cash record @Mi-Amigo. Did it ever reach number one?
Loading Coal was B-side of single Going to Memphis by Johnny Cash released in Sept 1960 - never charted anywhere [not in US or in UK]...
This may be more apt

Like that song @jonsie

Brings back memories

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

Martin-O2 · ‎22-04-2021

PM with my answers sent @Mi-Amigo

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Mi-Amigo · ‎22-04-2021

Thank you @Martin-O2

pm with your 8 answers received

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.

Mi-Amigo · ‎23-04-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 PEOPLE 1 What was the nationality of Sir Edmund Hillary who climbed Mt Everest in 1952 ?

A1 New Zealander

Q2 TV 1 In the US sit-com "The Big Bang Theory" was the name of Raj`s pet dog ?

A2 Cinnamon

Q3 GAMES 1 Which board game features a map with six countries divided into 42 territories ?

A3 Risk

Q4 EVENTS 1 In which English county is the World Coal-Carrying Championship held annually on

Easter Monday since 1963 ?

A4 Yorkshire - held in Gawthorpe, village between Desbury and Wakefield

Q5 PEOPLE 2 David John Moore Cornwell was the real name of which well-known author ?

A5 John le Carre

Q6 TV 2 In the British TV sit-com "Dad`s Army", what was the name of the verger ?

[name of the character, not the actor`s name]

A6 Maurice Yateman - I`ll accept first or surname as correct answer and award

Q7 GAMES 2 On a European roulette wheel, which number is between 23 and 30 ?

A7 8

Q8 EVENTS 2 What is the traditional birthstone for the month of February ?

A8 amethyst

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

Cleoriff · ‎23-04-2021

Damn and blast ...Yorkshire!!

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎23-04-2021

THE RESULTS:

@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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@jonsie

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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@LukasB

Q1 British - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 pass Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@Cleoriff

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

Q4 Northumberland - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than six correct answers, also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@pgn

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

Q4 Durham - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 "below 18... not 10 or 5" - I`ll be generous and award half for part-correct answer

Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than six correct answers, also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 pass Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 pass

Q8 correct - awarded

Total: twofor two correct answers

@gmarkj

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

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 pass Q6 Smith - incorrect Q7 5 - incorrect

Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@TheresaV

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

Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

Total: threefor three correct answers

@O2EmmaLouise

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

Q4 Cumbria - incorrect Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@Martin-O2

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 Einstein - incorrect Q3 Struggle of Empires - incorrect

Q4 Somerset - incorrect Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 27 - incorrect Q8 pass

Total: onefor one correct answer

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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LukasB · ‎23-04-2021

I humbly accept this award as a genius - thanks @Mi-Amigo

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Mi-Amigo · ‎23-04-2021

THE AWARDS:

Silver Thinker = 8 correct answers @MI5 @jonsie

Bronze Thinker + = 7 correct answers @Cleoriff

Bronze Thinker + half = 6 correct answers + 1 part-correct @pgn

Red Thinker + = 5 correct answers @gmarkj

Red Thinker = 4 correct answers @LukasB @O2EmmaLouise

= 3 correct answers @TheresaV

= 2 correct answers @TallTrees

= 1 correct answer @Martin-O2

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @jonsie

Well done

@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker +

@pgn - Bronze Thinker + half

@gmarkj - Red Thinker +

@O2EmmaLouise - Red Thinker

@LukasB - Red Thinker

@TheresaV -

@TallTrees -

@Martin-O2 -

Everyone taking part was awarded at least one

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

when there will be 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

GEOGRAPHY SPACE LITERATURE SPORT

I will search out the questions and can`t promise but will try and find some easier questions

Thank you everyone for taking part and a warm to @O2EmmaLouise on her first WRQ.

I appreciate the gifs and comments - especially on the coal-carrying questions - and for 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.

pgn · ‎23-04-2021

Did better than I thought, actually, thank you @Mi-Amigo!

On the roulette one, some regular casino visitors know the number sequence off pat - but as you gave 2 high numbers, the one in between had to be a low one (number position has no discernible pattern, but lows always intersperse highs), and the only two adjacent low numbers are 10 and 5 - but that is as far as I know. Oh, and US double-zero wheels have a different sequence from the European single 0 version.

And coal? I picked a coal-producing region, just the wrong one 🤷‍♂️

Well done everyone, tricksy questions this time, most certainly.

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