White Room Quiz Wed 25 June 2025

[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 2 questions on each of these categories:

   HISTORY    GEOGRAPHY     MOVIES    TV

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 @Oxonian @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 - In the First Baron`s War, in 13th century, Robert Fitzwalter led a force against which

                             English monarch ? 

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the largest lake entirely in Portugal ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1953 movie "From Here To Eternity" what is the surname of the character played by

                            Montgomery Clift ?

Q4 TV 1 - In British TV sit-com "Hi De Hi" what was the surname of the dance instructors Yvonne and Barry

                   [characters` surname not actors`] ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Who led the English victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797 ?

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the highest peak in Bulgaria ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1955 movie "Rebel Without A Cause" who played the character Judy ?

Q8 TV 2 - In British TV sit-com "Are You Being Served?" what is the first name of the character Mr Humphries

                    played by John Inman ?

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 25 June 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 27 June 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 27 June 2025.

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 25 June

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 27 June 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 27 June 2025 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]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - In the First Baron`s War, in 13th century, Robert Fitzwalter led a force against which

                             English monarch ? 

A1   King John

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the largest lake entirely in Portugal ?

A2   Alqueva - aka Granda Lago

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1953 movie "From Here To Eternity" what is the surname of the character played by

                            Montgomery Clift ?

A3   Prewitt

Q4 TV 1 - In British TV sit-com "Hi De Hi" what was the surname of the dance instructors Yvonne and Barry

                   [characters` surname not actors`] ?

A4   Stuart-Hargreaves

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Who led the English victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797 ?

A5   Admiral Sir John Jervis

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the highest peak in Bulgaria ?

A6   Musala - 2925m. 

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1955 movie "Rebel Without A Cause" who played the character Judy ?

A7    Natalie Wood

Q8 TV 2 - In British TV sit-com "Are You Being Served?" what is the first name of the character Mr Humphries

                    played by John Inman ?

 A8    Wilberforce     

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@jonsie 

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

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct    Q2 pass            Q3 Smith - incorrect   Q4 correct     Q5 correct    

Q6 Rila - incorrect [mountain range, not highest peak]   Q7 Marilyn Monroe - incorrect   Q8 correct  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 correct    Q5 correct    

Q6 Vihren - incorrect [2914m, less than Musala 2925m]   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

@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

@Dave-O2 

Q1 James - incorrect   Q2 correct    Q3 pass                                        Q4 pass .

Q5 pass                        Q6 correct    Q7 Aubrey Hepburn - incorrect  Q8 David - incorrect .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct 

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 pass            Q3 correct    Q4 correct    Q5 correct    

Q6 Belasita - incorrect [mountain range, not highest peak]   Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @Cleoriff 

Bronze Thinker                             = 6 correct - @Oxonian 

Red Thinker                                  = 4 correct - @gmarkj 

2 stars                                            = 2 correct - @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@Cleoriff   - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker 

@gmarkj    - Red Thinker

@Dave-O2  - 2 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars.

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions

on each of these categories

   SCIENCE    WORDS    ART     GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

[pgn]

A pretty good turnout, well done, a couple of sneaky ones in there this time 🤨

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo!

[Cleoriff]

The Peak one was very difficult! (Sez me who got it wrong 😂)

Well done everyone. x

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[jonsie]

Well done everyone and thank you @Mi-Amigo for another brain teaser

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie 

Well done on your awards - especially as Q6 is rated "very difficult".

[pgn]

Nice to see you extracting peak performance from those attempting the WRQ, @Mi-Amigo 🤣