White Room Quiz Wed 26 Feb 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:

   PLACES    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 @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 PLACES 1 - Old Line State is the nickname of which US State ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Thoron is a radio isotope of which gas ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - Which comedian starred in, and played the lead character Johnny Gray., in 1926 silent movie

                             "The General" ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - The Men`s World Squash Championship final in 2024, held in Cairo, was won by player from

                         which country ?

Q5 PLACES 2 - Wasdale Head is in which British National Park ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Which part of the human body is affected by Menieres disease ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - Who played the title character in 2004 movie "Shaun of the Dead" ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - Which driver was the F1 World Champion in 1975, 1977, and 1984 ?

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 26 Feb 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 28 Feb 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 28 Feb 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 26 Feb

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 28 Feb 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 28 Feb 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 @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PLACES 1 - Old Line State is the nickname of which US State ?

A1   Maryland

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Thoron is a radio isotope of which gas ?

A2   radon

Q3 MOVIES 1 - Which comedian starred in, and played the lead character Johnny Gray., in 1926 silent movie

                             "The General" ?

A3   Buster Keaton

Q4 SPORT 1 - The Men`s World Squash Championship final in 2024, held in Cairo, was won by player from

                         which country ?

A4   Peru

Q5 PLACES 2 - Wasdale Head is in which British National Park ?

A5    Lake District

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Which part of the human body is affected by Menieres disease ?

A6    ear

Q7 MOVIES 2 - Who played the title character in 2004 movie "Shaun of the Dead" ?

A7    Simon Pegg

Q8 SPORT 2 - Which driver was the F1 World Champion in 1975, 1977, and 1984 ?

A8    Niki Lada

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@Cleoriff 

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 correct   Q6 correct   Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@MI5 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 correct   Q4 China - incorrect .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct   Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct   Q2 hydrogen - incorrect  Q3 correct   Q4 Egypt - incorrect .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct                     Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 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

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct                        Q2 correct             Q3 Charlie Chaplin - incorrect  Q4 England - incorrect .

Q5 Tatton Park - incorrect  Q6 brain - incorrect  Q7 correct                              Q8 Nigel Mansell - incorrect .

Total = 3 stars for 3 correct

@gmarkj 

Q1 Hawaii - incorrect           Q2 correct   Q3 Charlie Chaplin - incorrect  Q4 America - incorrect .

Q5 Peak District - incorrect  Q6 correct   Q7 correct                              Q8 correct  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @MI5 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @Oxonian 

Red Thinker                                   = 4 correct - @gmarkj 

3 stars                                             = 3 correct - @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@MI5         - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj    - Red Thinker

@Dave-O2  - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in with Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with two questions on these categories

  HISTORY    LITERATURE     TV    ART

[pgn]

Nice spread of scores, well done all - thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo x

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[jonsie]

Excellent set of questions @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie 

Pleased you liked the quiz and well done on your awards.

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, well pleased with that outcome. 😀

Well done all. 👍