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White Room Quiz Wed 23 Jun 2021

Mi-Amigo
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Welcome to

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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 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

 

   PEOPLE   PLACES   TV   FOOD & DRINK

 

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  @O2EmmaLouise  @TheresaV  @LukasB 

  @BobM  @Martin-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 PEOPLE 1  Who was the first US President to resign from office ?

 

Q2 PLACES 1   Bratislava is the capital of which country ?

 

Q3 TV 1           Emma Peel and Steed were characters in which 1960s TV series ?

                          

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1  What type of food is bouillabaisse ?

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2  What is the first name of Gwyneth Paltrow`s son ?

 

Q6 PLACES 2  Heriot-Watt University is in which UK city ?

 

Q7 TV 2          Which group won "Pop Stars: The Rivals" screened on ITV in 2002 ?

 

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 From which country does Sukhindol wine come from ?

 

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 23 June 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 24 June 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 25 June 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

 

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Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 23 June 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 24 June 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 24 June 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  

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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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Thank you @BobM 

Good to have you back with us with the WRQ

pm with your 8 answers received

 

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your 8 answers received

 

Thank you @TheresaV 

pm with your 8 answers received

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On it's way @Mi-Amigo 

PS The gif means nothing,...other than I 'guessed' the correct answer when it was on TV...:rofl:

 

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Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif - I remember that when it was on the telly

pm with your 8 answers received

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Robert Kennedy.

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Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

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

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@pgn wrote:

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo --->

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Very clever @pgn :rofl:

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Answers to the Wednesday 23rd June Quiz

have zoomed into your PM Box @Mi-Amigo 

Mostly unknowns ~ one guess and might be rights.

So no podiums this time for me :nerd:

Just wonderful :star: 



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Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

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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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THE ANSWERS:

 

Q1 PEOPLE 1  Who was the first US President to resign from office ?

A1  Richard Nixon

 

Q2 PLACES 1   Bratislava is the capital of which country ?

A2  Slovakia

 

Q3 TV 1           Emma Peel and Steed were characters in which 1960s TV series ?

A3   The Avengers

                          

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1  What type of food is bouillabaisse ?

A4   fish soup or stew

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2  What is the first name of Gwyneth Paltrow`s son ?

A5   Moses

 

Q6 PLACES 2  Heriot-Watt University is in which UK city ?

A6   Edinburgh

 

Q7 TV 2          Which group won "Pop Stars: The Rivals" screened on ITV in 2002 ?

A7   Girls Aloud

 

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 From which country does Sukhindol wine come from ?

A8   Bulgaria

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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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THE RESULTS:

 

@jonsie 

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@MI5 

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@LukasB 

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

Q5 pass  Q6 pass  Q7 pass  Q8 pass 

Total: three starfor three correct answers

 

@BobM 

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

Q4 correct - awarded star  Q5 pass   Q6 correct - awarded star   

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star 

plus for more than six correct answers also awarded

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Bronze Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 pass

plus for more than six correct answers also awarded

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Bronze Thinker

 

@TheresaV 

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

Q5 pass  Q6 pass  Q7 Lukas and O2 Five - incorrect :joy: Q8 pass 

Total: three starfor three correct answers

 

@Cleoriff 

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@pgn 

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

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

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@TallTrees 

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

Q5 pass  Q6 Liverpool - incorrect Q7 pass  Q8 pass 

Total: three starfor three correct answers

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Girl in a jacket


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

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