White Room Quiz - Wed 26 Aug 2020 - Page 4

Mi-Amigo · ‎26-08-2020

Welcome to

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

Each White Room Quiz will have eight questions - with two questions from four categories.

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 @WispaRed7

O2 Community managers @Marjo @Martin-O2 @LukasB and O2 Guru @O2Karl

and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and new members

will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.

I hope everyone likes some, if not all, the questions in this quiz

Today`s WRQ questions are two questions from each of these cateories

PEOPLE GEOGRAPHY TV GAMES

Please note: there is no QI-style question [where the answer is not what most people think] this time.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [PEOPLE - 1] Who was Queen of England for only nine days ?

Q2 [GEOGRAPHY - 1] In which sea is the island of Samos ?

Q3 [TV- 1] What is the character`s name of Sheldon`s older brother in US TV comedy "Young Sheldon" ?

Q4 [GAMES - 1] In snooker, how many points are awarded for potting the blue ball ?

Q5 [PEOPLE - 2] Lesley Hornby was better known by what name in the 1960s ?

Q6 [GEOGRAPHY - 2] In which country is Lake Como ?

Q7 [TV] In US TV series "Game of Thrones" [screened on Sky and Now TV], what is the name of the

character played by John Bradley ?

Q8 [GAMES - 2] How many dominoes are there in a standard double-six set ?

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 26 Aug] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 27 Aug]

- 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 28 August.

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 26 August 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 27 August 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 27 August 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 enjoys today`s White Room Quiz, and find it 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.

MI5 · ‎27-08-2020

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Cleoriff · ‎27-08-2020

Whilst I have nothing

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎28-08-2020

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 [PEOPLE - 1] Who was Queen of England for only nine days ?

A1 Lady Jane Grey

Q2 [GEOGRAPHY - 1] In which sea is the island of Samos ?

A2 Aegean Sea

Q3 [TV- 1] What is the character`s name of Sheldon`s older brother in US TV comedy "Young Sheldon" ?

A3 Georgie Cooper

Q4 [GAMES - 1] In snooker, how many points are awarded for potting the blue ball ?

A4 5

Q5 [PEOPLE - 2] Lesley Hornby was better known by what name in the 1960s ?

A5 Twiggy

Q6 [GEOGRAPHY - 2] In which country is Lake Como ?

A6 Italy

Q7 [TV] In US TV series "Game of Thrones" [screened on Sky and Now TV], what is the name of the

character played by John Bradley ?

A7 Samwell Tarley

Q8 [GAMES - 2] How many dominoes are there in a standard double-six set ?

A8 28

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 · ‎28-08-2020

THE RESULTS:

@Cleoriff

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

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

Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@Marjo

Q1 Mary - incorrect Q2 Pacific - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 6 - incorrect Q5 Lesley Stevenson - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 Tom - incorrect Q8 36 - incorrect

Total: two for two correct answers

@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

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 Mediterranean - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded

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

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@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

@LukasB

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 8 - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass

Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than four correct also awarded

Red Thinker

@Martin-O2

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

Q5 pass Q6 Canada - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded Q8 25 - incorrect

Total: three for three correct answers

@pgn

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

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

Q7 Desai Giva - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@O2Karl

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

Q5 pass Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded

Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than four correct also awarded

Red Thinker

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 · ‎28-08-2020

AWARDS:

Silver Thinker = for eight correct answers - @MI5 @jonsie

Bronze Thinker + = for seven correct answers - @Cleoriff @gmarkj @pgn

Red Thinker + = for five correct answers - @LukasB @O2Karl

= for three correct answers - @Martin-O2

= for two correct answers - @Marjo

CONGRATULATIONS to the Silver Thinkers - @MI5 @jonsie

Well done

@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker +

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker +

@pgn - Bronze Thinker +

@LukasB - Red Thinker +

@O2Karl - Red Thinker +

@Martin-O2 -

@Marjo -

Everyone who took part in this quiz was awarded at least

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will take part in Monday`s White Room Quiz, which will be part of the Summer In The Community, with 12 questions [rather than the usual eight] with one question from each of these categories

HISTORY PLACES NATURE SPACE LITERATURE MUSIC ART MOVIES TV SPORT EVENTS

and one ODD - SAYINGS

Don`t worry if you are away on Bank Holiday Monday, you will have all day Tuesday [up to 11.59pm] to pm me your answers.

I hope you all enjoyed this quiz and will take part in Monday`s.

@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.

Cleoriff · ‎28-08-2020

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo No more questions on Game of Thrones though.

Well done everyone

Looking forward to the 'Big' Quiz on Monday.

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎28-08-2020

Thank you @Cleoriff

Well done on Bronze Thinker and I`m pleased you enjoyed the quiz.

"no more Game of Thrones question" noted.

Summer Edition WRQ on Monday should be fun. I`ve already sorted out the questions, with a mix of easier and a couple of "trickier" questions.

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

LukasB · ‎28-08-2020

OMG yes, red thinker I am back on track!!!!! Thanks @Mi-Amigo

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Cleoriff · ‎28-08-2020

@LukasB wrote:
OMG yes, red thinker I am back on track!!!!! Thanks @Mi-Amigo

You'll be ok with Monday's quiz @LukasB . Every question is Oasis related.

Just joking, Well done.

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎28-08-2020

Thank you @LukasB

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on the Red Thinker.

Nope - Monday`s WRQ is not 12 questions on Oasis... I mean, not even me could come up with a dozen questions on Oasis

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