White Room Quiz Wed 30 Oct 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 2 questions on each of these categories

   GEOGRAPHY    TV     SPORT      FOOD & DRINK

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 

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 - Sierra Madre Oriental is a mountain range in which country ?

Q2 TV 1 - In Ch4 TV sit-com "Father Ted", what was the name of the island where the priests lived ?

Q3 SPORT 1 - What was the name of the stadium where the FIFA 1970 World Cup Final was played ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What type of foodstuff is canestrelli ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Which river flows through Memphis, Tennessee, USA ?

Q6 TV 2 - In the TV drama "Downton Abbey", what was the name of the character who jilted Lady Edith

                  on her wedding day ? 

Q7 SPORT 2 - At which Olympic Games did Kelly Holmes win two gold medals ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the French foodstuff boudin noir ?

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 30 Oct 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 01 Nov 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 01 Nov 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 30 Oct

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 01 Nov 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 01 Nov 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.

[jonsie]

Heading in @Mi-Amigo ------>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thanks for the gif @jonsie 

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Sierra Madre Oriental is a mountain range in which country ?

A1   Mexico

Q2 TV 1 - In Ch4 TV sit-com "Father Ted", what was the name of the island where the priests lived ?

A2   Craggy Island

Q3 SPORT 1 - What was the name of the stadium where the FIFA 1970 World Cup Final was played ?

A3   Estadia Aztec

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What type of foodstuff is canestrelli ?

A4   biscuit

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Which river flows through Memphis, Tennessee, USA ?

A5   Mississippi

Q6 TV 2 - In the TV drama "Downton Abbey", what was the name of the character who jilted Lady Edith

                  on her wedding day ? 

A6  Sir Anthony Strallon

Q7 SPORT 2 - At which Olympic Games did Kelly Holmes win two gold medals ?

A7   Athens [2004]

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the French foodstuff boudin noir ?

A8   black pudding [blood sausage]

[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

@BobM 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 correct   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 pass            Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 correct   Q4 spaghetti - in correct .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct   Q7 correct   Q8 frog`s legs - incorrect .

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

@jonsie 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct                                                                            Q3 correct   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 "butler done it" 😂 -  incorrect [butler was Mr Carson]  Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                                 = 8 correct - @Cleoriff @pgn 

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @BobM @jonsie 

Bronze Thinker                               = 6 correct - @Oxonian 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @pgn 

Well done

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker + star

@jonsie       - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian   - Bronze Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded at least a Bronze Thinker

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

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in next week`s quizzes....

Please note - there will NOT be a WRQ on MONDAY, instead the BRAIN TEASER is back !!

Mon 04 Nov - Bonfire Night Brain Teaser - with 10 brain teaser questions

                           Can anyone get 100% ?

WRQ will be back on Wed

Wed 06 Nov - WRQ "Pink" edition with 8 "pink"-related questions

[pgn]

A small but select group of thinkers there - well done all, and thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

Looks like we're in for a brain-fryer on Monday 🙃

[BobM]

Happy with that, thanks @Mi-Amigo  👍

Well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Good quiz @Mi-Amigo Well done all.

[jonsie]

nice one @Mi-Amigo 😁

well done all

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @BobM @Cleoriff @jonsie 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards