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White Room Quiz Wed 22 June 2022

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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 on each of these categories

- PLACES   SPACE   TV   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 [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

 

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff  @pgn  @jonsie  @MI5 @gmarkj  @BobM  @TallTrees @Spenny @J9el  @RafaC @lewys-gp 

and our new quizzer @adec 

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 PLACES 1 - The Ritz Hotel in London overlooks which park ? 

 

Q2 SPACE 1 - Which planet in our solar system takes almost 30 Earth years to orbit the sun ?

 

Q3 TV 1 - In "Peaky Blinders", what is the name of the main pub where the Shelbys meet ?

 

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Castelo Branco cheese orginates from which country ?

 

Q5 PLACES 2 - Parliament Street - the world`s second narrowest "street" [only 122cm wide] is in which

                        English city ?

 

Q6 SPACE 2 - Which is the coldest planet in our solar system ?

 

Q7 TV 2 - In "Lines Of Duty", Kelly Macdonald played which character ?

 

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Tomalley is obtained from which sea creature ?

 

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

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 22 June 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 23 June 2022] - 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 24 June 2022

Each member will be awarded star.pngfor each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 22 June 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 23 June 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 23 June 2022 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

 

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Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received - before deadline

 

Thank you @jonsie 

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pm with your answers received - before deadline

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THE ANSWERS

 

Q1 PLACES 1 - The Ritz Hotel in London overlooks which park ? 

A1  Green Park

 

Q2 SPACE 1 - Which planet in our solar system takes almost 30 Earth years to orbit the sun ?

A2   Saturn

 

Q3 TV 1 - In "Peaky Blinders", what is the name of the main pub where the Shelbys meet ?

A3   The Garrison.

 

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Castelo Branco cheese orginates from which country ?

A4   Portugal

 

Q5 PLACES 2 - Parliament Street - the world`s second narrowest "street" [only 122cm wide] is in which

                        English city ?

A5   Exeter

 

Q6 SPACE 2 - Which is the coldest planet in our solar system ?

A6   Uranus - minus 224 degrees C  [Neptune is incorrect - minus 214 degrees C]

 

Q7 TV 2 - In "Lines Of Duty", Kelly Macdonald played which character ?

A7   DCI Joanne Davidson

 

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Tomalley is obtained from which sea creature ?

A8   lobster

 

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THE RESULTS

 

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 correct - award star.png  Q4 correct - awarded star.png

Q5 correct - awarded star.png Q6 correct - awarded star.png Q7 correct - award star.png  Q8 correct - awarded star.png

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 correct - award star.png  Q4 correct - awarded star.png

Q5 correct - awarded star.png Q6 correct - awarded star.png Q7 correct - award star.png  Q8 correct - awarded star.png

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@pgn 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 Gas & Garter - incorrect  

Q4 correct - awarded star.png Q5 correct - awarded star.png Q6 correct - awarded star.png Q7 correct - award star.png  Q8 correct - awarded star.png

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded 

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Bronze Thinker

 

@Spenny 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 Neptune - incorrect        Q3 pass  Q4 Italy - incorrect

Q5 London - incorrect   Q6 Pluto - incorrect  Q7 pass     Q8 correct - awarded star.png

Total = two stars for two correct

 

@gmarkj 

Q1 Hyde Park - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 correct - award star.png  Q4 Spain - incorrect

Q5 London - incorrect      Q6 correct - awarded star.png Q7 correct - award star.png  Q8 correct - awarded star.png

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

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Red Thinker

 

@adec 

Q1 St James - incorrect   Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 correct - award star.png  Q4 Italy - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded star.png Q6 Pluto - incorrect  Q7 Jo ? - awarded half star.png for part correct

Q8 correct - awarded star.png

plus for 4 correct answers + 1 part correct also awarded    

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Red Thinker

 

@RafaC 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 Neptune - incorrect  Q3 World`s End - incorrect  Q4 correct - awarded star.png

Q5 Birmingham - incorrect  Q6 correct - awarded star.png Q7 pass  Q8 crab - incorrect

Total = three stars for three correct

 

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 correct - award star.png  Q4 correct - awarded star.png

Q5 correct - awarded star.png Q6 Neptune - incorrect        Q7 correct - award star.png  Q8 correct - awarded star.png

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded 

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Bronze Thinker

 

@J9el 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 pass    Q4 correct - awarded star.png

Q5 York - incorrect   Q6 correct - award star.png  Q7 pass  Q8 sea cucumber - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

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Red Thinker

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Which just goes to show it's colder around Uranus than you might think 🤣😇

 

Well done all, and thanks, @Mi-Amigo - looking forward to Monday's 2000th WRQ 👍

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AWARDS

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Silver Thinker                                  = 8 correct - @Cleoriff  @MI5 

Bronze Thinker + star.png                 = 7 correct - @pgn  @jonsie   

Red Thinker + star.png                      = 5 correct - @gmarkj 

Red Thinker + half star.png               = 4 correct + 1 part correct - @adec 

Red Thinker                                     = 4 correct  @J9el 

star.pngstar.pngstar.png                          = 3 correct @RafaC 

star.pngstar.png                                     = 2 correct @Spenny 

 

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff  @MI5  

Well done -

@pgn     = Bronze Thinker + star.png

@jonsie  = Bronze Thinker + star.png

@gmarkj = Red Thinker + star.png 

@adec     = Red Thinker + half star.png

@J9el      = Red Thinker

@RafaC   = star.pngstar.pngstar.png

@Spenny = star.pngstar.png 

 

Everyone taking part was awarded at least two stars.

 

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s White Room Quiz, when we will be celebrating the WRQ`s 2000th question - see WRQ ADVANCED NOTICE thread. 

 

Thank you everyone for making the WRQ fun.

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@pgn wrote:

Which just goes to show it's colder around Uranus than you might think 🤣😇

 

 

 

 


😂😂 

Of course it is joy

 

Well done everyone and thanks for a brilliant quiz @Mi-Amigo x

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Thanks @Mi-Amigo 👍

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Thanks @Mi-Amigo for another run of the WRQ. Thought that there were a few more 'possible to answer' questions this time around. Happy with my three stars. Well done everyone!

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Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @RafaC 

Pleased you enjoyed the quz and well done on your awards

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