White Room Quiz - "Dream" quiz - Mon 07 Aug 2023

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is a "Dreams" quiz - of 8 "dream"- related questions - with one question on each of these categories 

    HISTORY;  PEOPLE;  LITERATURE;  WORDS;  MUSIC;  MOVIES;  TV;  ART       

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 [Mon] and

03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @J9el @Spenny @BobM @Breanna 

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 - According to Greek mythology, who was the Greek god of dreams ?

Q2 PEOPLE - Where, in the USA, did Dr Martin Luther King Jnr deliver his famous "I have a dream" speech

                           on 28 Aug 1963 ?

Q3 LITERATURE - "To sleep, perchance to dream" is a line from which Shakespeare play ?

Q4 WORDS - Which word [-ology] is the term for the scientific study of dreams ?

Q5 MUSIC - Who released the single "All I Have To Do Is Dream", which reached No 1 in Uk singles charts

                      in June 1958 ?

Q6 MOVIES - In the 2006 movie "Dreamgirls", what was the name of the character played by Beyonce ?

Q7 TV - In the 1960s TV comedy "I Dream of Jenie", what was the name of the character played by Larry

                Hagman ?

Q8 ART - The 2009 sculpture "Dream" by Jaume Plensa is on display - where in the UK ?

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 [Mon 07 Aug 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 09 Aug 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 09 Aug 2023

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 [Mon 07 Aug

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 09 Aug 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 09 Aug 2023 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]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY - According to Greek mythology, who was the Greek god of dreams ?

A1    Morpheus

Q2 PEOPLE - Where, in the USA, did Dr Martin Luther King Jnr deliver his famous "I have a dream" speech

                           on 28 Aug 1963 ?

A2   Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC

Q3 LITERATURE - "To sleep, perchance to dream" is a line from which Shakespeare play ?

A3    Hamlet

Q4 WORDS - Which word [-ology] is the term for the scientific study of dreams ?

A4    Oneirology

Q5 MUSIC - Who released the single "All I Have To Do Is Dream", which reached No 1 in Uk singles charts

                      in June 1958 ?

A5  Everley Brothers

Q6 MOVIES - In the 2006 movie "Dreamgirls", what was the name of the character played by Beyonce ?

A6    Deena Jones

Q7 TV - In the 1960s TV comedy "I Dream of Jenie", what was the name of the character played by Larry

                Hagman ?

A7     Captn/Major Tony Nelson

Q8 ART - The 2009 sculpture "Dream" by Jaume Plensa is on display - where in the UK ?

A8    Sutton Manor, St Helens, Merseyside

[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

@pgn 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 TheresaV - incorrect  Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 sofaology - incorrect .

Q5 LukasB - incorrect  Q6 TheresaV - incorrect   Q7 correct -   Q8 Tate London - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@jonsie 

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 Cronos - incorrect  Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 pass.

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                          = 8 correct - @Cleoriff @jonsie 

Bronze Thinker + star             = 7 correct  - @pgn 

Bronze Thinker                        = 6 correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker                              = 4 correct - @gmarkj 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @jonsie 

Well done

@pgn        - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM     - Bronze Thinker 

@gmarkj  - Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in today`s "Record Breakers" edition with one question on each of these subjects

  YOUNGEST; LONGEST; DEEPEST; LARGEST; SHORTEST; SMALLEST; FASTEST; HOTTEST

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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

[pgn]

All thinkers this time, a select group. Have you ever seen Beyonce and @TheresaV in the same room...? 🤣

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍

[Cleoriff]

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@pgn wrote:

All thinkers this time, a select group. Have you ever seen Beyonce and @TheresaV in the same room...? 🤣

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍

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Perhaps @TheresaV IS Beyonce @pgn 

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo (The next quiz looks very interesting) 🤔

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - did better than I thought I would.

Well done all 👍

[gmarkj]

Happy with that, and pleased to provide some entertainment.

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @BobM @gmarkj 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards.