White Room Quiz - "Pink" edition - Wed 06 Nov 2024

[Mi-Amigo]

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

Today`s WRQ is the "Pink" edition with 8 "pink"-related questions

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 [Wed] and

03.00am Friday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @Dave-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 PEOPLE - What is the real first name of singer/songwriter Pink ?

Q2 PLACES - The Presidential palace known as "The Pink House" is in which South American country ?

Q3 NATURE - What type of fruit is a "pink lady" ?

Q4 SCIENCE - What is the medical term for the condition known as "pink eye" ?

Q5 LITERATURE - In Harry Potter books, what is the name of Hogwarts professor who has a pink room ?

Q6 MUSIC - Which country music singer had a 1957 hit with "A White Sports Coat and a Pink Carnation" ?

Q7 MOVIES - In 1986 movie "Pretty In Pink", who played the character Andie Walsh ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK - What "bitters" is added to gin to make a "pink gin" ?

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 [Wed 06 Nov 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 08 Nov 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 08 Nov 2024.

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 [Wed 06 Nov

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 08 Nov 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 08 Nov 2024 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.

[pgn]

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[Cleoriff]

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[Oxonian]

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[jonsie]

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THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE - What is the real first name of singer/songwriter Pink ?

A1   Alecia

Q2 PLACES - The Presidential palace known as "The Pink House" is in which South American country ?

A2   Argentina

Q3 NATURE - What type of fruit is a "pink lady" ?

A3  apple

Q4 SCIENCE - What is the medical term for the condition known as "pink eye" ?

A4   conjunctivitis

Q5 LITERATURE - In Harry Potter books, what is the name of Hogwarts professor who has a pink room ?

A5   Prof Delores Umbridge

Q6 MUSIC - Which country music singer had a 1957 hit with "A White Sports Coat and a Pink Carnation" ?

A6  Marty Robbins

Q7 MOVIES - In 1986 movie "Pretty In Pink", who played the character Andie Walsh ?

A7   Molly Ringwald

Q8 FOOD & DRINK - What "bitters" is added to gin to make a "pink gin" ?

A8   angostura