cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

White Room Quiz Wed 25 Nov 2020

Mi-Amigo
Level 47: Going Places
  • 25016 Posts
  • 802 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

Welcome to

white-room-quiz2.png

 

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s White Room Quiz has eight questions - with two questions from each of four categories

 

   PEOPLE  NATURE  LITERATURE  MUSIC [inc one "lyrics" question]

 

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   @MI5   @gmarkj   @Anonymous 

and O2 Community managers  @Marjo   @Martin-O2   @LukasB 

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.

 

Please note: there is no QI-style question in which the answer is not what most people think.

Some of the questions are rated as "easier", others as "not-so-easy".

 

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

 

Q1 PEOPLE -1    Who preceeded Margaret Thatcher as British Prime Minister ? 

      

Q2 NATURE - 1  What colour are the flowers of a jacaranda tree ?

 

Q3 LITERATURE - 1 In which Roald Dohl book do the characters Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker appear ?

 

Q4 MUSIC - 1     Who composed the Brandenburg Concertos ?

 

Q5 PEOPLE - 2    Who was the US First Lady when Jimmy Carter was US President ? 

 

Q6 NATURE - 2   What type of bird is a lorikeet?

 

Q7 LITERATURE - 2 What was the name of Captn Ahab`s whaling ship in the novel "Moby D-i-c-k" ? 

 

Q8 MUSIC - 2 [as a recent "lyrics" question was popular, here`s another]

                          Which well-known UK No 1 single begins with the lyrics

                           "We skipped the light fandango; turned cartwheels `cross the floor"?

 

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 25 November] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 26 November]

- 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 27 November

 

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.jpg                 bronze-thinker-crop.jpg                        red-thinker.jpg

                  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 25 November 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 26 November 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 26 November 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  

animated-elephant-image-0327



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.

Message 1 of 62
3,495 Views
61 REPLIES 61

pgn
Level 74: Whizz kid
  • 35208 Posts
  • 223 Topics
  • 1558 Solutions
Registered:

@Mi-Amigo wrote:

@Martin-O2 wrote:

Stop trying to break the swear filter you lot! sweat_smile


Ooops... looks like some of us [ @Mi-Amigo @Cleoriff  @pgn  @MI5 ] might be sent off to TNS by Mr Martin.

Thank you @Martin-O2  

pm with your eight answers received


Take the Hoover with you on your way there, peeps! tongue_closed

Message 31 of 62
697 Views

Mi-Amigo
Level 47: Going Places
  • 25016 Posts
  • 802 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

deleted by me

animated-elephant-image-0327



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.

Message 32 of 62
686 Views

jonsie
Level 94: Supreme
  • 92905 Posts
  • 608 Topics
  • 6913 Solutions
Registered:

Mi-Amigo
Level 47: Going Places
  • 25016 Posts
  • 802 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

Thank you @jonsie 

love the gif 

pm with your eight answers received 

animated-elephant-image-0327



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.

Message 34 of 62
683 Views

Mi-Amigo
Level 47: Going Places
  • 25016 Posts
  • 802 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

THE ANSWERS:

 

Q1 PEOPLE -1    Who preceeded Margaret Thatcher as British Prime Minister ? 

A1   James Callaghan - PM 1976-1979; Margaret Thatcher PM 1979-1990.

      

Q2 NATURE - 1  What colour are the flowers of a jacaranda tree ?

A2   purple [indigo is also an acceptable answer]

 

 

Q3 LITERATURE - 1 In which Roald Dohl book do the characters Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker appear ?

A3   James and the Giant Peach

 

Q4 MUSIC - 1     Who composed the Brandenburg Concertos ?

A4   Johann Sebastian Bach

 

Q5 PEOPLE - 2    Who was the US First Lady when Jimmy Carter was US President ? 

A5   Eleanor Rosalyn Carter - as she was known as Rosalyn, I`ll award half star for that as an answer.

 

Q6 NATURE - 2   What type of bird is a lorikeet?

A6    a parrot

 

Q7 LITERATURE - 2 What was the name of Captn Ahab`s whaling ship in the novel "Moby D-i-c-k" ? 

A7   Pequod

 

Q8 MUSIC - 2 [as a recent "lyrics" question was popular, here`s another]

                          Which well-known UK No 1 single begins with the lyrics

                           "We skipped the light fandango; turned cartwheels `cross the floor"?

A8   A Whiter Shade Of Pale by Procul Harem

 

animated-elephant-image-0327



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.

Message 35 of 62
667 Views

Mi-Amigo
Level 47: Going Places
  • 25016 Posts
  • 802 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

THE RESULTS:

 

@LukasB 

Q1 Edward Heath - incorrect  Q2 pink - incorrect  Q3 Spongebob Squarepants - incorrect

Q4 correct - awarded star Q5 Mrs Carter - for cheeky [technically correct] answer, I`ll award half star 

Q6 pass  July - incorrect     Q7 correct - awarded star Q8 pass

Total:  star star+ half starfor two correct answers + one part-correct

 

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded  starQ2 correct - awarded star  Q3 correct - awarded star 

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

Q7 Essex - incorrect   Q8 correct - awarded starplus, for more than six correct answers also awarded

     bronze-thinker-crop.jpg

Bronze Thinker

 

@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

    silver-thinker.jpg

Silver Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - awarded star Q2 yellow - incorrect   Q3 correct - awarded star 

Q4 correct - awarded star Q5 Rosalyn - awarded half star Q6 correct - awarded star

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 pass   plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

    red-thinker.jpg

Red 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

    silver-thinker.jpg

Silver Thinker

 

@Anonymous 

Q1 correct - awarded star Q2 yellow - incorrect   Q3 correct - awarded star 

Q4 correct - awarded star Q5 Rosalyn - awarded half star Q6 correct - awarded star

Q7 pass    Q8 correct - awarded star  plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

    red-thinker.jpg

Red Thinker

 

@Martin-O2 

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

Q5 Rosalyn - awarded half star Q6 correct - awarded star  Q7 pass   Q8 pass

Total:  star star star+ half star for three correct answers + one part-correct answer

 

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - awarded  starQ2 correct - awarded star  Q3 correct - awarded star 

Q4 correct - awarded star Q5 Mrs Carter - for cheeky [technically correct] answer, I`ll award half star

Q6 correct - awarded star  Q7 Dickwit - incorrect joy

Q8 correct - awarded starplus, for more than six correct answers also awarded

     bronze-thinker-crop.jpg

Bronze Thinker

animated-elephant-image-0327



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.

Message 36 of 62
661 Views

Cleoriff
Level 94: Supreme
  • 122353 Posts
  • 824 Topics
  • 7457 Solutions
Registered:

A Whiter Shade Of Pale was number 1 in the charts on the day I got married...Whistle

Veritas Numquam Perit

Girl in a jacket
Message 37 of 62
657 Views

Mi-Amigo
Level 47: Going Places
  • 25016 Posts
  • 802 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

AWARDS:

 

     silver-thinker.jpg

Silver Thinker = for eight correct answers - @Cleoriff  @pgn 

 

     bronze-thinker-crop.jpg

Bronze Thinker + star = for seven correct answers - @MI5 

 

     bronze-thinker-crop.jpg

Bronze Thinker + half star= for six correct answers + one part-correct - @jonsie 

 

    red-thinker.jpg

Red Thinker +  star + half star= for five correct + one part-correct - @gmarkj   @Anonymous 

 

star star star + half star           = for three correct + one part-correct - @Martin-O2 

 

star star + half star                  = for two correct + one part-correct - @LukasB  

 

CONGRATULATIONS to the Silver Thinkers - @Cleoriff   @pgn 

 

Well done

 

@MI5              -  Bronze Thinker + star

 

@jonsie           -  Bronze Thinker + half star

 

@gmarkj         - Red Thinker + star+ half star

 

@Anonymous  - Red Thinker + star+ half star

 

@Martin-O2   -  star starstar+ half star

 

@LukasB         -  star star+ half star

 

Well done everyone. All those taking part got at least two + half stars.

 

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will take part in Monday`s White Room Quiz, which will be another ODD QUESTIONS edition, where the questions don`t fall into the usual categories.

Over the weekend I will select eight questions with one question on each of these subjects

 

  CURRENCY  PIRATES  INITIALS  CODES  FLAGS  SAYINGS  SIGNS  MEASURES

 

I will try and find a balance in the level of the questions, with some easier questions.  

 

Thanks everyone for taking part and for making the White Room Quiz fun.

 

@Mi-Amigo 

animated-elephant-image-0327



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.

Message 38 of 62
656 Views

MI5
Level 94: Supreme
  • 143403 Posts
  • 632 Topics
  • 27489 Solutions
Registered:

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

I see where I went wrong with the Moby D question.....

Well done all thumbsup

I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

Currently using:
Pixel 7a (O2 & Lyca), One Plus 6 (Sfr), iPhone 12 Pro Max (Vodafone)
Message 39 of 62
645 Views

Cleoriff
Level 94: Supreme
  • 122353 Posts
  • 824 Topics
  • 7457 Solutions
Registered:

Well done one and all. Great quiz @Mi-Amigo . Really enjoyed it yahoo

Veritas Numquam Perit

Girl in a jacket
Message 40 of 62
642 Views