White Room Quiz - inc 1500th question - Mon 15 Nov 2021

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

         THE 1500th WHITE ROOM QUIZ QUESTION

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

Today`s White Room Quiz includes the 1500th White Room Quiz question since WRQ began on 1 Aug 2019.

This White Room Quiz is eight questions with one question from each of these categories -

  PEOPLE   PLACES   NATURE   SPORT   ART   MOVIES  TV   FOOD & DRINK 

with one question being the 1500th White Room Quiz question.

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 [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff   @pgn  @jonsie  @MI5  @TallTrees  @BobM  @gmarkj  @lewys-gp  @RafaC  @Martin-O2 

anyone who has taken part in a White Room Quiz in the past - including

@Cairdeas1  @AK04  @Marjo  @TheresaV  @LukasB 

and any member, who has never taken part, and any new members will join in today`s White Room Quiz.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1. PEOPLE - Who named his daughter Olympia Lightning ?

Q2. PLACES - Which historic monument in England was purchased at auction by Cecil Chubb in 1915 ? 

Q3. NATURE - How many hearts does a hagfish have ?  

Q4. SPORT 1500th WHITE ROOM QUIZ Question

                   Who won the gold medal for GB in the male 1500 metres race at the 1980 Olympic Games ? 

Q5. ART -   Mole`s breath; Downpipe; and Plummet are all Farrow and Bell versions of which colour ? 

Q6. MOVIES - Who played the character Solitaire in the James Bond movie "Live And Let Die" ?

Q7. TV -    How many episodes in total were made of British TV sit-com "Faulty Towers" ? 

                       [you don`t have to name the episodes, I just want the total number]

Q8. FOOD & DRINK.  Which vegetable is the key ingredient of Greek dish spanakopita ?

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 [Mon 15 Nov 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 16 Nov 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 Wed 17 Nov 2021

Each member will be awarded  for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

PLUS -

everyone who correctly answers the 1500th WHITE ROOM QUIZ Question [Q4] will be awarded a trophy 

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 15 Nov 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 16 Nov 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 16 Nov 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  

[Cleoriff]

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif [unrelated to quiz -

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif [unrelated to quiz - maybe I should`ve found a LH question 😂]

pm with your 8 answers received 

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Maybe not @Mi-Amigo ....I don't want you being accused of bias 😂

[Bambino]

Congratulations on your 1500th question @Mi-Amigo Definitely a milestone that should be noted.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Bambino 

Your comment is much appreciated.

You are most welcome to have a go at the quiz and hope you might have the chance to take part and pm me your answers. 

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[jonsie]

Incoming  @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received 

[pgn]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

I'm SO pleased you don't want us to NAME the episodes of Fawlty Towers @Mi-Amigo 😂

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Or the mangled signpost spellings 😇

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @lewys-gp 

pm with your 8 answers received - sorry I didn`t post this earlier.

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1. PEOPLE - Who named his daughter Olympia Lightning ?

A1.   Usain Bolt

Q2. PLACES - Which historic monument in England was purchased at auction by Cecil Chubb in 1915 ?

A2.   Stonehenge.

         Fun fact - Chubb`s wife had sent Cecil to auction to buy some dining chairs.

         Imagine what happened when he got home...

         Mrs Chubb - Hello Cecil, did you get my chairs ?

         Cecil Chubb - Err no but you`ll never guess what I did get       

Q3. NATURE - How many hearts does a hagfish have ?

A3.   four  

Q4. SPORT 1500th WHITE ROOM QUIZ Question

                   Who won the gold medal for GB in the male 1500 metres race at the 1980 Olympic Games ? 

A4.   Seb Coe

Q5. ART -   Mole`s breath; Downpipe; and Plummet are all Farrow and Bell versions of which colour ? 

A5.  grey

Q6. MOVIES - Who played the character Solitaire in the James Bond movie "Live And Let Die" ?

A6.   Jane Seymour

Q7. TV -    How many episodes in total were made of British TV sit-com "Faulty Towers" ? 

                       [you don`t have to name the episodes, I just want the total number]

A7.  12 [two series of 6 episodes] 

Q8. FOOD & DRINK.  Which vegetable is the key ingredient of Greek dish spanakopita ?

A8.   spinach

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS:

@RafaC 

Q1 Benjamin Franklin - incorrect  Q2 pass  Q3 three - incorrect  Q4 pass  Q5 purple - incorrect

Q6 correct - awarded    Q7 40 - incorrect   Q8 carrot - incorrect

Total - 1  for one correct answer

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 Big Ben - incorrect   Q3 three - incorrect   Q4 Daley Thompson - incorrect

Q5 green - incorrect   Q6 correct - awarded    Q7 correct - awarded    Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@Cleoriff 

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

Q4 correct - awarded  +  for 1500th question correct   Q5 correct - awarded 

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TallTrees 

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

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 15 - incorrect  Q8 olive - incorrect

Total - 3   for three correct answers

@MI5 

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

Q4 correct - awarded  +  for 1500th question correct   Q5 correct - awarded 

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@jonsie 

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

Q4 correct - awarded  +  for 1500th question correct   Q5 correct - awarded 

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@pgn 

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

Q4 correct - awarded  +  for 1500th question correct   Q5 correct - awarded 

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@lewys-gp 

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

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

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker