on 30-09-2020 09:42
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 @LukasB @Martin-O2 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
HISTORY WORDS SCIENCE [one Physics; one Biology] ART [one Sculptures; one Paintings]
Please note: there is no QI-style question [where the answer is not what most people think] this time.
TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS
Q1 [HISTORY - 1] Who led the Peasants` Revolt in 1381 ?
Q2 [WORDS - 1] What is saponification ?
Q3 [SCIENCE - 1 Physics] In physics, what is an anode ?
Q4 [ART - 1 Sculptures] What is the name of the Swiss sculpturer who`s "L`Homme qui marche" sold
for £58 million in 2010, making it the most expensive sculpture ?
Q5 [HISTORY - 2] During which war did the Battle of Midway Island take place ?
Q6 [WORDS - 2] What does vaccimulgence involve ?
Q7 [SCIENCE - 2 Biology] What is the common name for the umbilicus in the human body ?
Q8 [ART - 2 Paintings] Who painted "The Boyhood Of Raleigh" in 1870 ?
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 30 Sept] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 01 October]
- 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 02 October.
Each member will be awarded 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 30 September 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 01 October 2020].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 01 October 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 today`s White Room Quiz, and finds it fun.
Good luck, everyone
on 01-10-2020 22:24
on 01-10-2020 22:24
on 02-10-2020 08:01
on 02-10-2020 08:01
on 02-10-2020 08:06
on 02-10-2020 08:06
THE ANSWERS:
Q1 [HISTORY - 1] Who led the Peasants` Revolt in 1381 ?
A1 Wat Tyler
Q2 [WORDS - 1] What is saponification ?
A2 process of making soap
Q3 [SCIENCE - 1 Physics] In physics, what is an anode ?
A3 positive charge of electrode
Q4 [ART - 1 Sculptures] What is the name of the Swiss sculpturer who`s "L`Homme qui marche" sold
for £58 million in 2010, making it the most expensive sculpture ?
A4 Alberto Giacomette [just surname accepted answer]
Q5 [HISTORY - 2] During which war did the Battle of Midway Island take place ?
A5 World War II USA v Japan
Q6 [WORDS - 2] What does vaccimulgence involve ?
A6 milking a cow
Q7 [SCIENCE - 2 Biology] What is the common name for the umbilicus in the human body ?
A8 navel or belly button
Q8 [ART - 2 Paintings] Who painted "The Boyhood Of Raleigh" in 1870 ?
A8 Sir John Everett Millais [just surname accepted answer]
on 02-10-2020 08:17
02-10-2020 08:21 - edited 02-10-2020 08:22
02-10-2020 08:21 - edited 02-10-2020 08:22
Oh.My.God. ...talk about lucky guess....and 'surname accepted'
Veritas Numquam Perit
on 02-10-2020 08:21
on 02-10-2020 08:21
on 02-10-2020 08:29
on 02-10-2020 08:29
THE RESULTS:
Q1 pass Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pass
Q5 pass Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded
Q8 Henry - incorrect plus, for four correct also awarded
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded
Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass plus, for more than six correct also awarded
Bronze Thinker
Q1 cattle herder - incorrect [Wat Tyler was a blacksmith]
Q2 sucking sap from a tree into a cup - incorrect [but did make me laugh ]
Q3 part of an atom - incorrect Q4 pass Q5 World War I - incorrect
Q6 vaccination from a cow - incorrect [but for noting from a cow, I`ll be generous and award half
Q7 umbilical cord - incorrect [but British Medical Association Dictionary notes umblicus is the marking site of the site of the attachment of the umblical cord, so again to be generous I`ll award half ]
Q8 Rembrandt - incorrect
Total two half for two part correct answers
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
Q1 pass Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pass
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded
Q8 pass plus, for more than four correct also awarded
Red Thinker
Q1 John Ball - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded 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
on 02-10-2020 08:37
on 02-10-2020 08:37
To be fair, I've never heard anyone say, 'I'm off to vaccimulge a cow'....
Veritas Numquam Perit
on 02-10-2020 08:41
on 02-10-2020 08:41
AWARDS:
Silver Thinker = for eight correct answers - @Cleoriff
Bronze Thinker + = for seven correct answers - @MI5 @pgn
Red Thinker + = for five correct answers - @gmarkj
Red Thinker = for four correct answers - @LukasB
two half = for two part correct answers - @Marjo
CONGRATULATIONS to the Silver Thinker - @Cleoriff
Well done
@MI5 - Bronze Thinker +
@pgn - Bronze Thinker +
@gmarkj - Red Thinker +
@LukasB - Red Thinker
@Marjo - two half
I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz. I know that some of the questions were much tougher this time.
Over the weekend I will select eight questions for Monday`s White Room Quiz with two questions from each of these categories
PLACES NATURE TV FOOD & DRINK
Thanks everyone for taking part and for making the White Room Quiz fun.
on 02-10-2020 08:44
on 02-10-2020 08:44