White Room Quiz Wed 27 Dec 2023 - End of the Year Quiz 2023

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is THE END OF THE YEAR QUIZ.

Instead of the usual 8 questions, there are 12 questions, with one question related to an event in each 

month of 2023.

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 [Wednesday] and 03.00am Friday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @J9el @Spenny @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 TWELVE QUESTIONS

Q1 JAN - 01. Which country adopted the Euro ?

Q2 FEB - 14. New Zealand declared a national state of emergency when a cyclone caused widespread

                       flooding and devastation across North Island. What was the name of the cyclone ?

Q3 MAR - 28. TV presenter Paul O`Grady died. What was the name of his black Cairn terrier cross dog,

                         which appeared with him on his TV shows, but sadly died in 2018 ?

Q4 APR - 14. European Space Agency launched Juice satellite on Arciane 5 rocket on mission to moons

                        of which planet ?

Q5 MAY - 24. Rock star Tina Turner died. What the name of the character she played in The Who`s rock

                        opera movie "Tommy" ?

Q6 JUN - 15. Actress Glenda Jackson died. What was the title of the 1969 movie in which she won the first

                        Academy Award for Best Actress ?

Q7 JUL - 09. The movie "Barbie" premiered. Who plays the charcter Ken ?

Q8 AUG - 20. FIFA Women`s World Cup final. Spain beat England [The Lionesses] 1 - 0. Who was captain of

                         the Spanish team who was the only player to score ?

Q9 SEP - 11. Stolen painting "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring", painted in 1884, was returned.

                        Which artist painted it ?

Q10 OCT - 20. Rock band The Rolling Stones released their 24th studio album. What is its title ?

Q11 NOV - 07. NASA astronaut Frank Borman died. On which Apollo space mission was he a crew member ? 

Q12 DEC - 19. Women`s footballer Mary Earps was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Which WSL

                          [Women`s Super League] does she play for ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 27 Dec 2022] and 03.00am Fri 29 Dec 2023.

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 29 Dec 2023.

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 27 Dec 2022] and before 03.00am on 29 Dec 2023].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on 29 Dec 2023 will be declared void.

No googling, wiki, youtube, ChatGPT 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  

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 JAN - 01. Which country adopted the Euro ?

A1   Croatia

Q2 FEB - 14. New Zealand declared a national state of emergency when a cyclone caused widespread

                       flooding and devastation across North Island. What was the name of the cyclone ?

A2   Gabrielle

Q3 MAR - 28. TV presenter Paul O`Grady died. What was the name of his black Cairn terrier cross dog,

                         which appeared with him on his TV shows, but sadly died in 2018 ?

A3   Olga

Q4 APR - 14. European Space Agency launched Juice satellite on Arciane 5 rocket on mission to moons

                        of which planet ?

A4   Jupiter

Q5 MAY - 24. Rock star Tina Turner died. What the name of the character she played in The Who`s rock

                        opera movie "Tommy" ?

A5   The Acid Queen

Q6 JUN - 15. Actress Glenda Jackson died. What was the title of the 1969 movie in which she won the first

                        Academy Award for Best Actress ?

A6  "Women In Love"

Q7 JUL - 09. The movie "Barbie" premiered. Who plays the charcter Ken ?

A7   Ryan Gosling

Q8 AUG - 20. FIFA Women`s World Cup final. Spain beat England [The Lionesses] 1 - 0. Who was captain of

                         the Spanish team who was the only player to score ?

A8    Olga Carmona

Q9 SEP - 11. Stolen painting "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring", painted in 1884, was returned.

                        Which artist painted it ?

A9   Van Gogh

Q10 OCT - 20. Rock band The Rolling Stones released their 24th studio album. What is its title ?

A10    "Hackney Diamonds"

Q11 NOV - 07. NASA astronaut Frank Borman died. On which Apollo space mission was he a crew member ?

A11     Apollo 8 

Q12 DEC - 19. Women`s footballer Mary Earps was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Which WSL

                          [Women`s Super League] does she play for ?

A12   Manchester United

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 correct   Q4 correct  Q5 pass   Q6 Elizabeth I - incorrect .

Q7 pass       Q8 pass        Q9 pass        Q10 pass    Q11 pass  Q12 pass .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 correct   Q4 correct     Q5 correct   Q6 correct .

Q7 correct   Q8 correct   Q9 correct   Q10 correct   Q11 correct  Q12 correct .

plus for 12 correct answers also awarded   

Diamond Thinker

@MI5 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 correct   Q4 correct     Q5 correct   Q6 correct .

Q7 correct   Q8 correct   Q9 correct   Q10 correct   Q11 correct  Q12 correct .

plus for 12 correct answers also awarded   

Diamond Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct   Q2 pass  Q3 correct                      Q4 correct     Q5 correct   Q6 Wonderful Life - incorrect .

Q7 correct   Q8 pass  Q9 da Vinci - incorrect   Q10 correct   Q11 Apollo 13 - incorrect       Q12 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   Q9 correct   Q10 correct   Q11 correct  Q12 correct .

plus for 12 correct answers also awarded   

Diamond Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 Buster - incorrect   Q4 correct     Q5 correct   Q6 correct .

Q7 correct   Q8 Hermoso - incorrect   Q9 pass   Q10 correct   Q11 correct  Q12 correct .

plus for 9 correct answers

Silver Thinker

@J9el 

Q1 correct   Q2 Tony - incorrect   Q3 Buster - incorrect   Q4 correct     Q5 correct   Q6 Alfie - incorrect .

Q7 correct   Q8 correct    Q9 Monet - incorrect   Q10 correct   Q11 Apollo 11 - incorrect   Q12 correct .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@jonsie 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 correct   Q4 correct     Q5 correct   Q6 correct .

Q7 correct   Q8 correct   Q9 correct   Q10 correct   Q11 correct  Q12 correct .

plus for 12 correct answers also awarded   

Diamond Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Diamond Thinker       = 12 correct - @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn @jonsie 

Gold Thinker               = 10 correct - none

Silver Thinker + star    =   9 correct - @BobM 

Bronze Thinker + star =   7 correct - @Dave-O2 @J9el 

Red Thinker                 =  4 correct - @TallTrees 

CONGRATULATIONS TO  THE DIAMOND THINKERS - @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn @jonsie 

Well done

@BobM        = Silver Thinker + star

@Dave-O2   = Bronze Thinker + star

@J9el            = Bronze Thinker + star

@TallTrees    = Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

I hope everyone enjoyed this WRQ.

There will be no White Room Quiz on Monday - as it is New Years Day.

White Room Quiz will return on Wed 03 Jan 2024 - with the first of three-part WRQ A - Z.

   Wed 03 Jan 2024 - WRQ A - Z Quiz 7 - part 1 A - H

   Mon 08 Jan 2024 - WRQ A - Z Quiz 7 - part 2  I -  P

   Wed 10 Jan 2024 - WRQ A - Z Quiz 7 - part 3 Q - Z

 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR WRQ QUIZZERS 

Thanks to everyone who has taken part in WRQ over the past year and has made the quiz fun.

[TallTrees]

HAPPY NEW YEAR @Mi-Amigo 

Thank you for the Quiz ~ Magic a Red Thinker this time 🤣

[Cleoriff]

Good results @Mi-Amigo and Thinkers for all.

A Happy New Year to you.

Also massive thanks to you for all the work you put into these quizzes every week of every year.

Keeping us entertained and our brain cells working overtime is no mean feat.

Well done and thanks again xxx😊

[pgn]

Woohoo, a full hand of Thinkers for the last WRQ of 2023, well done all and thanks for all the organisation that goes into these every week @Mi-Amigo - here's to a great run in 2024 when the series kicks off again on 03/02/2024 👍🏼

[BobM]

Thanks as always @Mi-Amigo for running this quiz, every other quiz and for keeping us amused all year.  A Happy New Year to you too plus sending my best wishes to all for 2024 🎉 🥂

[Dave-O2]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done everyone, what a great way to end the year 😁

Here's to a great 2024 🎉

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Happy new year to all.