White Room Quiz Wed 23 Jun 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎23-06-2021

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 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

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 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

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 · ‎23-06-2021

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

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

Cleoriff · ‎23-06-2021

On it's way @Mi-Amigo

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

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎23-06-2021

Thank you @Cleoriff

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

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.

pgn · ‎23-06-2021

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo --->

Links to O2 Social Media Team here

Mi-Amigo · ‎24-06-2021

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

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.

Cleoriff · ‎24-06-2021

@pgn wrote:
Incoming, @Mi-Amigo --->

Very clever @pgn

Veritas Numquam Perit

TallTrees · ‎24-06-2021

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

Just wonderful

HAPPINESS IS BEE SHAPED

Mi-Amigo · ‎24-06-2021

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your 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 · ‎25-06-2021

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

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 · ‎25-06-2021

THE RESULTS:

@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

@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

@LukasB

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

Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pass

Total: three for three correct answers

@BobM

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

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 pass Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for more than six correct answers also awarded

Bronze 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 answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@TheresaV

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

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

Total: three for three correct answers

@Cleoriff

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

@pgn

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

@TallTrees

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

Q5 pass Q6 Liverpool - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 pass

Total: three for three correct answers

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