White Room Quiz "Summer" edition Mon 31 July 2023

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is the"Summer" edition - part of "Summer on the Community - 8 "summer"-related questions - with one question on each of these categories 

    HISTORY; PLACES; MUSIC; MOVIES; TV; SPORT; GAMES; FOOD & DRINK

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 @Patricia1066 @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 - What was the specific name of the war fought between England and Scotland in the

                         summer of 1640, with the battle of Newburn on 28 Aug 1640 ?

Q2 PLACES - What is the name of the stone at Stonehenge, behind which the sun rises during the Summer

                       solstice ?

Q3 MUSIC - Which group released the single "Long Hot Summer", which reached No 3 in UK single chart

                       in 1983 ?

Q4 MOVIES - What was the title of 1998 sequel to1997 movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer" ?

Q5 TV - In British TV sit-come "Last of the Summer Wine", what is the surname of the characters Howard

               and Pearl [note- characters surname not actors surnames] ?

Q6 SPORT - The 1998 Summer Olympics were held in which city ?

Q7 GAMES - The 2nd Earl Granville designed the Broadwalk at Walmer Castle, Kent, in 1865 for tennis

                        and which summer game ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK - Ratatouille, often a dish of summer vegetables, originated in which country ?

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 31 July 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 02 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 02 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 31 July

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 02 Aug 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 02 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.

[TallTrees]

Very happy to join in here, hope not to let you down and need a Thinker of some sort 😀 

@Mi-Amigo 

[Cleoriff]

Hells Teeth @Mi-Amigo!! There are a couple of real stinkers in that lot! 😂

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees and @Cleoriff 

Couple of real head-scratchers this time, with one question rated "very difficult". Good luck.

[Breanna]

Adding this to my "fry the brain later" pile for this afternoon @Mi-Amigo!

[Mi-Amigo]

IMPORTANT - MASS TYPO in one question

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @J9el @Spenny @Patricia1066 @BobM @Breanna 

and all other quizzers

Q6 SPORT - should read...

The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in which city ? NOT 1998 Summer Olympics....

My sincere apologies. Hope it doesn`t spoil the quiz... Noticed too late to edit.

[Cleoriff]

Thank god for that! @Mi-Amigo 😂

[Mi-Amigo]

Thanks @Cleoriff 

... btw despite the typo, this is not the question rated "very difficult"....

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[TallTrees]

PM with dodgy answers in @Mi-Amigo