White Room Quiz Wed 24 July 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     NATURE     LITERATURE     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 is on leave]

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 Battle of Ramillies, Oudenarde, and Malplaquet took place during which war ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - What is the gestation period, in days, of a hamster ?

                             [I`ll accept 5 days either way from answer I have ]

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - "Cry `Havok!` and let loose the dogs of war" is a line from which Shakespeare play ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - The US Masters golf tournament is held during the first week of April at which golf course ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - In Greek mythology, what was the name of the creature which terrorised the Thebans by

                             asking them a riddle and then devouring them when they couldn`t answer ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - Chinstrap and macaroni are types of which bird ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - "Ask no questions and you`ll be told no lies" is a line from which Charles Dickens novel ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - Which country hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics but failed yo win a single gold medal ?

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 July 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 26 July 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 July 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 July

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

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 26 July 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.

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - The Battle of Ramillies, Oudenarde, and Malplaquet took place during which war ?

A1   War of Spanish Succession

Q2 NATURE 1 - What is the gestation period, in days, of a hamster ?

                             [I`ll accept 5 days either way from answer I have ]

A2   20 days - I`ll accept 15 - 25 days

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - "Cry `Havok!` and let loose the dogs of war" is a line from which Shakespeare play ?

A3    Julius Caesar

Q4 SPORT 1 - The US Masters golf tournament is held during the first week of April at which golf course ?

A4    Augusta

Q5 HISTORY 2 - In Greek mythology, what was the name of the creature which terrorised the Thebans by

                             asking them a riddle and then devouring them when they couldn`t answer ?

A5   Sphinx

Q6 NATURE 2 - Chinstrap and macaroni are types of which bird ?

A6   penguin

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - "Ask no questions and you`ll be told no lies" is a line from which Charles Dickens novel ?

A7    Great Expectations

Q8 SPORT 2 - Which country hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics but failed yo win a single gold medal ?

A8    Canada [ Montreal ]

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@Cleoriff 

Q1 Blenheim - incorrect. Blenheim was one of the four battles of War of Spanish Succession.  

Q2 correct -    Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -    Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@MI5 

Q1 correct -    Q2 correct -    Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -    Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct -    Q2 30 days - incorrect   Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -                Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct -    Q2 correct -    Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -    Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@jonsie 

Q1 correct -                 Q2 correct -    Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Phoenix - incorrect   Q6 correct -    Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 pass              Q2 60 - incorrect   Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -       Q7 correct -    Q8 pass .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct -    Q2 correct -    Q3 correct -                      Q4 correct -  .

Q5 pass              Q6 correct -    Q7 Bleak House - incorrect  Q8 correct -  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                                 = 8 correct - @MI5 @pgn 

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @Cleoriff @Oxonian @jonsie 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @gmarkj 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @pgn 

Well done

@Cleoriff    - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker + star

@jonsie       - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker 

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker + star

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker .

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

  PEOPLE    PLACES     MUSIC   MOVIES

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

[pgn]

Another house full of thinkers, well done all! And thanks @Mi-Amigo for running the WRQ, a good mix of questions and a head-scratcher or two!

[BobM]

Good one, thanks @Mi-Amigo as always.

Well done all. 👍

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all

[gmarkj]

15 days! I knew it was short, but not that short!

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[Cleoriff]

Pffft to Blenheim 😂 Idiot I am.

Never mind @Mi-Amigo. Thanks for a great quiz and well done everyone xx