White Room Quiz Weds June 30th

[Cleoriff]

Welcome to

In case it looks odd that (@Cleoriff) is posting this and for those of you who are unaware, @Mi-Amigo has a hospital appointment this morning. To make sure there was no delay in Weds quiz questions being posted, this PM was sent to @Cleoriff before I left for the hospital this morning.

All she had to do was post the questions.

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

   HISTORY  PLACES   LITERATURE   GAMES

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm @Mi-Amigo [not @Cleoriff ] - with their answers between 12 noon today [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday]

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @MI5 @jonsie @gmarkj @TallTrees @O2EmmaLouise @TheresaV @LukasB 

@BobM @Martin-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 HISTORY 1 To which island was Napoleon first exiled ?

Q2 PLACES 1    Clifford`s Tower is in which English city ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1  What is the title of John Masefield`s poem which features the line "I must go down to the sea again" ?

Q4 GAMES 1  In the game of chess, which two pieces are involved in "castling" ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 In which year did the aircraft Concorde make its final commerical flight ?

Q6 PLACES 2  What is the capital of Kenya ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 Who wrote the political novel "First Among Equals" in 1984 ?

Q8 GAMES 2  What is the name of the game which involves a spinner and a plastic mat with red, yellow, green and blue circles ?

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

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] Mi-Amigo with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 30 June 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 01 July 2021]

- 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 July 2021

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 June 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 01 July 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 01 July 2021 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  

Just a message from me (@Cleoriff) ....I was a bit concerned about posting this. I thought I'd be fiddling around with stars and thinkers Not at all. When I opened the PM it was laid out like this...All I had to do was copy and paste it. (so thanks for that Steve.

[Cleoriff]

Welcome to

In case it looks odd that (@Cleoriff) is posting this and for those of you who are unaware, @Mi-Amigo has a hospital appointment this morning. To make sure there was no delay in Weds quiz questions being posted, this PM was sent to @Cleoriff before I left for the hospital this morning.

All she had to do was post the questions.

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

   HISTORY  PLACES   LITERATURE   GAMES

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm @Mi-Amigo [not @Cleoriff ] - with their answers between 12 noon today [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday]

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @MI5 @jonsie @gmarkj @TallTrees @O2EmmaLouise @TheresaV @LukasB 

@BobM @Martin-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 HISTORY 1 To which island was Napoleon first exiled ?

Q2 PLACES 1    Clifford`s Tower is in which English city ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1  What is the title of John Masefield`s poem which features the line "I must go down to the sea again" ?

Q4 GAMES 1  In the game of chess, which two pieces are involved in "castling" ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 In which year did the aircraft Concorde make its final commerical flight ?

Q6 PLACES 2  What is the capital of Kenya ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 Who wrote the political novel "First Among Equals" in 1984 ?

Q8 GAMES 2  What is the name of the game which involves a spinner and a plastic mat with red, yellow, green and blue circles ?

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

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] Mi-Amigo with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 30 June 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 01 July 2021]

- 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 July 2021

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 June 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 01 July 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 01 July 2021 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  

Just a message from me (@Cleoriff) ....I was a bit concerned about posting this. I thought I'd be fiddling around with stars and thinkers Not at all. When I opened the PM it was laid out like this...All I had to do was copy and paste it. (so thanks for that Steve.

[Cleoriff]

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 HISTORY 1 To which island was Napoleon first exiled ?

Q2 PLACES 1    Clifford`s Tower is in which English city ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1  What is the title of John Masefield`s poem which features the line "I must go down to the sea again" ?

Q4 GAMES 1  In the game of chess, which two pieces are involved in "castling" ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 In which year did the aircraft Concorde make its final commerical flight ?

Q6 PLACES 2  What is the capital of Kenya ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 Who wrote the political novel "First Among Equals" in 1984 ?

Q8 GAMES 2  What is the name of the game which involves a spinner and a plastic mat with red, yellow, green and blue circles ?

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

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] Mi-Amigo with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 30 June 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 01 July 2021]

- 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 July 2021

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 June 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 01 July 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 01 July 2021 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  

Just a message from me (@Cleoriff) ....I was a bit concerned about posting this. I thought I'd be fiddling around with stars and thinkers Not at all. When I opened the PM it was laid out like this...All I had to do was copy and paste it. (so thanks for that Steve.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your 8 answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thanks everyone who has sent me their pm with their answers to this WRQ kindly posted for me by @Cleoriff 

Gentle reminder to @jonsie @gmarkj @Martin-O2 @O2EmmaLouise and anyone else who would like to have a go at this quiz. There is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thurs] - to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Good luck

[gmarkj]

Thanks for the reminder @Mi-Amigo.
PM sent!

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your 8 answers received

[Martin-O2]

PM sent @Cleoriff, @Mi-Amigo!

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Martin-O2 

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif - relevant to one of the questions

pm with your 8 answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 HISTORY 1 To which island was Napoleon first exiled ?

A1   Elbe

Q2 PLACES 1    Clifford`s Tower is in which English city ?

A2   York

Q3 LITERATURE 1  What is the title of John Masefield`s poem which features the line "I must go down to the sea again" ?

A3   Sea Fever

Q4 GAMES 1  In the game of chess, which two pieces are involved in "castling" ?

A4   Rook [also known as Castle] and King

Q5 HISTORY 2 In which year did the aircraft Concorde make its final commerical flight ?

A5   2003

Q6 PLACES 2  What is the capital of Kenya ?

A6   Nairobi

Q7 LITERATURE 2 Who wrote the political novel "First Among Equals" in 1984 ?

A7   Jeffrey Archer

Q8 GAMES 2  What is the name of the game which involves a spinner and a plastic mat with red, yellow, green and blue circles ?

A8   Twister

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS:

@MI5 

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

@Cleoriff 

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

@BobM 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   

Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 2004 - incorrect   

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded  

plus for more than six correct answers also awarded

       

Bronze Thinker

@LukasB 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 pass  Q3 pass  Q4 pass

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 pass  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

    

Red Thinker

@TheresaV 

Q1 pass  Q2 pass  Q3 Boatie McBoatface In Boating - incorrect 

Q4 correct - awarded  Q5 2008 - incorrect  Q6 correct - awarded  

Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded   

Total: three for three correct answers

@pgn 

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

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 pass

Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded      

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded  

plus for more than six correct answers also awarded

       

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 Isle of LukasB - incorrect   Q2 correct - awarded   

Q3 TheresaV`s Sea Shanties - incorrect   Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded   

Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded  

plus for six correct answers also awarded

       

Bronze Thinker

@Martin-O2 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 pass  Q4 correct - awarded  

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 pass  Q7 pass  Q8 pass 

Total: three for three correct answers

@jonsie 

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

[Mi-Amigo]

THE AWARDS:

     

Silver Thinker                   = 8 correct answers @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie 

     

Bronze Thinker +      = 7 correct answers @BobM  @TallTrees 

     

Bronze Thinker                 = 6 correct answers @gmarkj 

    

Red Thinker                     = 4 correct answers  @LukasB 

                     = 3 correct answers  @TheresaV  @Martin-O2 

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS -  @MI5  @Cleoriff  @pgn @jonsie 

Well done

@BobM          - Bronze Thinker + 

@TallTrees      - Bronze Thinker + 

@gmarkj         - Bronze Thinker

@LukasB         - Red Thinker 

@Martin-O2    -  

@TheresaV      -  

Everyone who took part got at least   -  

Again, my grateful thanks to @Cleoriff for posting this WRQ for me on Wednesday morning.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in Monday`s White Room Quiz, when the WRQ will be 8 questions with two question from each of these categories

   PEOPLE  NATURE  TV   EVENTS

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the White Room Quiz fun.

@Mi-Amigo