White Room Quiz - "Alice"themed questions

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to this week`s

As mentioned in the Advanced Notice on Monday, the eight questions in this week`s quiz are all, is some way, related to the theme of "Alice" - but don`t worry they are not all about "Alice in Wonderland"; and there is no QI-style question, where the answer is not what everyone thinks it is.

There are a couple of questions which some might find a bit "tricky"... Good luck, everyone 

PLEASE NOTE AMENDED TIMES BELOW FOR SENDING YOUR PM'S WITH ANSWERS

The White Room Quiz is open to all members

I hope our regular quizzers

    @Cleoriff  @pgn  @jonsie  @MI5  @OldFart  @gmarkj  @WispaRed7 @Marjo  @Martin-O2

and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and new members

will join in with this week`s White Room Quiz.

THIS WEEK`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [SPORT] What annual sporting event is held in Alice Springs, Australia ?

Q2 [LITERATURE] In A A Milne`s poem "Buckingham Palace", Alice goes down with Christopher Robin.

      Who is Alice going to marry?

Q3 [FILM] In the film "Alice In Wonderland", who tells Alice "We`re all mad here"?

Q4 [PEOPLE] What is the real name of the singer Alice Cooper ?

Q5 [MUSIC] Which band released the song "Living Next Door To Alice" in 1972?

Q6 [GEOGRAPHY] Where, in England, is the statue of suffragette Alice Hawkins ?

Q7 [HISTORY] Who was the grandmother of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone?

Q8 [WORDS] Where did the name Alice originate from? 

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 [Wednesday 29 April] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 30 April]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and the results for each player taking part - will be posted on Friday morning.

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 29 April 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 30 April 2020.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 30 April 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.

Thank you everyone for your interest and for making the quiz so popular.

I hope everyone enjoys this week`s White Room Thursday Quiz and gives a little light relief.

Have fun.

@Mi-Amigo  

[Mi-Amigo]

As mentioned in the Advanced Notice on Monday, the eight questions in this week`s quiz are all, is some way, related to the theme of "Alice" - but don`t worry they are not all about "Alice in Wonderland"; and there is no QI-style question, where the answer is not what everyone thinks it is.

There are a couple of questions which some might find a bit "tricky"... Good luck, everyone 

PLEASE NOTE AMENDED TIMES BELOW FOR SENDING YOUR PM'S WITH ANSWERS

The White Room Quiz is open to all members

I hope our regular quizzers

    @Cleoriff  @pgn  @jonsie  @MI5  @OldFart  @gmarkj  @WispaRed7 @Marjo  @Martin-O2

and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and new members

will join in with this week`s White Room Quiz.

THIS WEEK`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [SPORT] What annual sporting event is held in Alice Springs, Australia ?

Q2 [LITERATURE] In A A Milne`s poem "Buckingham Palace", Alice goes down with Christopher Robin.

      Who is Alice going to marry?

Q3 [FILM] In the film "Alice In Wonderland", who tells Alice "We`re all mad here"?

Q4 [PEOPLE] What is the real name of the singer Alice Cooper ?

Q5 [MUSIC] Which band released the song "Living Next Door To Alice" in 1972?

Q6 [GEOGRAPHY] Where, in England, is the statue of suffragette Alice Hawkins ?

Q7 [HISTORY] Who was the grandmother of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone?

Q8 [WORDS] Where did the name Alice originate from? 

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 [Wednesday 29 April] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 30 April]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and the results for each player taking part - will be posted on Friday morning.

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 29 April 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 30 April 2020.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 30 April 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.

Thank you everyone for your interest and for making the quiz so popular.

I hope everyone enjoys this week`s White Room Thursday Quiz and gives a little light relief.

Have fun.

@Mi-Amigo  

[Mi-Amigo]

THIS WEEK`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [SPORT] What annual sporting event is held in Alice Springs, Australia ?

Q2 [LITERATURE] In A A Milne`s poem "Buckingham Palace", Alice goes down with Christopher Robin.

      Who is Alice going to marry?

Q3 [FILM] In the film "Alice In Wonderland", who tells Alice "We`re all mad here"?

Q4 [PEOPLE] What is the real name of the singer Alice Cooper ?

Q5 [MUSIC] Which band released the song "Living Next Door To Alice" in 1972?

Q6 [GEOGRAPHY] Where, in England, is the statue of suffragette Alice Hawkins ?

Q7 [HISTORY] Who was the grandmother of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone?

Q8 [WORDS] Where did the name Alice originate from? 

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 [Wednesday 29 April] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 30 April]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and the results for each player taking part - will be posted on Friday morning.

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 29 April 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 30 April 2020.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 30 April 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.

Thank you everyone for your interest and for making the quiz so popular.

I hope everyone enjoys this week`s White Room Thursday Quiz and gives a little light relief.

Have fun.

@Mi-Amigo  

[Cleoriff]

That looks good @Mi-Amigo 

Need brain cells working overtime for a couple..

[jonsie]

waiting for the quieter hours.....

[Mi-Amigo]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

That looks good @Mi-Amigo 

Need brain cells working overtime for a couple..

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Thanks @Cleoriff 

As I said, a couple are a little "tricky" but you have plenty of time to think before pming your answers... 

[Mi-Amigo]

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@jonsie wrote:
waiting for the quieter hours.....

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no problem @jonsie 

I saw how busy it was earlier with customer`s questions and guess it hasn`t eased up..

but, as I posted to @Cleoriff , loads of time to consider the questions and plenty of time to pm me the answers. 

[pgn]

Umm. Definitely "the wrong Alice", methinks. 😎

[Cleoriff]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo . Who the hell knows what will happen tomorrow?

[Mi-Amigo]

Thanks @Cleoriff 

pm with your eight answers received

I hope tomorrow is a good day for you

[Mi-Amigo]

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@pgn wrote:
Umm. Definitely "the wrong Alice", methinks. 😎

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I don`t know which "Alice" you were thinking of @pgn but I`m looking forward to your answers....

[jonsie]

Bombs away >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>