White Room Quiz Wed 28 Aug 2024

[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 two questions on each of these categories

   GEOGRAPHY    SCIENCE    LITERATURE     MUSIC

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 @J9el @Spenny [ @Dave-O2 is on leave]

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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the strait which separates the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Lateral epicondylitis, the medical term for a sporting injury caused by excessive movement

                            of the hand, is better known by what term ? 

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In Charles Dickens novel "The Pickwick Papers", a by-election in Eatanswell is fought

                                  between the Blue Party and which other fictional Party ?

Q4 MUSIC 1 - What was the name of the band which reached No 7 in the UK Singles Chart in 1991 with 

                         "Smells Like Teen Spirit" ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Pen-y-fan and Corn Ddu are the highest points in which range of Welsh hills/mountains ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is the scientific name for vitamin B2, with its name derived from word for a type of

                            sugar and Latin for "yellow" ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - In J R R Tolkein`s "The Hobbit", what was the maiden name of Bilbo Baggins` mother ?

Q8 MUSIC 2 - What was the name of the band formed by Paul Wellar in late 1982 after the break up of

                           The Jam ?

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 28 Aug 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 30 Aug 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 30 Aug 2024.

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 28 Aug

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 30 Aug 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 30 Aug 2024 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 @J9el 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the strait which separates the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea ?

A1   Kerch Strait

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Lateral epicondylitis, the medical term for a sporting injury caused by excessive movement

                            of the hand, is better known by what term ? 

A2   tennis elbow

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In Charles Dickens novel "The Pickwick Papers", a by-election in Eatanswell is fought

                                  between the Blue Party and which other fictional Party ?

A3   Buffs

Q4 MUSIC 1 - What was the name of the band which reached No 7 in the UK Singles Chart in 1991 with 

                         "Smells Like Teen Spirit" ?

A4  Nirvana

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Pen-y-fan and Corn Ddu are the highest points in which range of Welsh hills/mountains ?

A5   Brecon Beacons

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is the scientific name for vitamin B2, with its name derived from word for a type of

                            sugar and Latin for "yellow" ?

A6   riboflavin

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - In J R R Tolkein`s "The Hobbit", what was the maiden name of Bilbo Baggins` mother ?

A7    Took

Q8 MUSIC 2 - What was the name of the band formed by Paul Wellar in late 1982 after the break up of

                           The Jam ?

A8  The Style Council

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@BobM 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 pass            Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 pass            Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@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

@gmarkj 

Q1 pass            Q2 correct    Q3 pass            Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 repetitive strain injury [RSI] - sorry can`t accept.  tennis elbow usually results in RSI

                                 but RSI of the wrist or shoulders is not lateral epicondylitis

Q3 Bull Party - incorrect          Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 pass   Q8 correct  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 Blue Party - incorrect   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 correct                       Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@J9el 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 pass            Q7 pass            Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                                 = 8 correct - @Cleoriff @MI5 

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @pgn 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @BobM @gmarkj @J9el 

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @Oxonian 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @MI5 

Well done

@pgn          - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker 

@gmarkj     - Bronze Thinker

@J9el          - Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian   - Red Thinker + star

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker .

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions

with 2 questions on each of these categories

   PEOPLE    TV     SPORT      GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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

[pgn]

Hence the term, "In the buff"? 🤔

All thinkers again, good going all!

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - even if I am not a Pickwick Papers buff 🤣

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone. Thanks @Mi-Amigo xx

[BobM]

Well done all, good scores.

Thanks @Mi-Amigo  👍

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[gmarkj]

Happy with that outcome.

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @BobM @MI5 @gmarkj 

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

Great to see everyone getting a Thinker - again 😀 

Seems the WRQ quizzers are among the best quizzers -

or are the questions getting easier 😉 😂 ??