White Room Quiz Wed 24 April 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 categories

   HISTORY    SCIENCE    MOVIES     SPORT

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 @gmarkj @jonsie @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 HISTORY 1 - The battles of Corith, Cold Harbor, and Wilderness were all fought during which war ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Co is the chemical symbol for which element ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - What was the title of the movie sequal to the 1971 movie "Dirty Harry" ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - Liverpool FC footballer Diogo Jota plays for which country`s national football team ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - "Barbarossa" was the German codename for the invasion of which country during WW 2 ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is the chemical symbol for thulium ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In Disney`s movie "Cinderlella", from which foot does Cinderella lose her slipper ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - In which year did England`s Women`s Rugby team last win the Women`s Rugby World Cup ?

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 24 April 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 26 April 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 26 April 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 24 Apr

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 26 Apr 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 26 Apr 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.

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @jonsie @BobM 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @gmarkj 

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @Oxonian 

3 stars                                             = 3 correct - @TallTrees @Oxonian 

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

Well done

@jonsie      - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM      - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj    - Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian - Red Thinker + star

@TallTrees  - 3 stars

@Dave-O2  - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be a regular WRQ

of 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories

  GEOGRAPHY   PLACES    NATURE    WORDS

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

[pgn]

Awkward enough this one, @Mi-Amigo - despite the Cinderella Slip-up 🤣

Well done all, and thanks for running these quizzes, they keep the little grey cells somewhat exercised, or completely stuck at times 😁

[TallTrees]

3 🌟 👍 

@Mi-Amigo 

PS fab to have an answer that can't be wrong😂

More of those please 😁

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[jonsie]

Well done guys and thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo despite your internet issues

[Cleoriff]

@Mi-Amigo 

A shame for anyone who put PASS for Cinderella slipper question! 😂

As you know,  when I sent my answers in, I asked if no 7 was a trick question. 🤣

Well done everyone and thanks to @Mi-Amigo xx

[pgn]

You know me, @jonsie - always ready to jump in with both feet, to @Cleoriff's point above 🤣

[BobM]

Good one, thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all 👍

[gmarkj]

Happy with that, and second @TallTrees suggestion of questions where you can't be wrong!

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[Oxonian]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

A shame for anyone who put PASS for Cinderella slipper question! 😂

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Yes @Cleoriff, I put PASS for that question !