White Room Quiz Mon 30 Sept 2024 - "Blue" edition

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is the "Blue" edition with 8 "blue"-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 [Mon] and

03.00am Wednesday 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 is on leave]

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 - Operation Blue, also known as Case Blue, was the codename for an attack ordered by Hitler

                          during World War II on the oilfields of which region of the Soviet Union ?

Q2 PLACES - Phaea Blue Palace is situated on which island in the Mediterranean ?

Q3 NATURE - What is the gestation period, in months, of the Blue Whale ?

Q4 LITERATURE - In Agatha Christie`s novel "The Mystery of the Blue Train", what was the name of the

                               American heiress who was murdered on Le Train Bleu ?

Q5 MUSIC - What was the title of the first single by the band Blue, which reached No 4 in UK singles chart

                        in June 2001 ?

Q6 MOVIES - In 1980 movie "The Blue Lagoon", what was the first name of the character played by Brooke

                          Shields ?

Q7 TV - What was the name of the first Blue Peter cat, which appeared in the children`s TV programme

                 from 1964 to 1976 ?

Q8 SPORT - The Blue Jays is the Major League Baseball team in which Canadian city ?

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 30 Sept 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 02 Oct 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 02 Oct 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 [Mon 30 Sept

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 02 Oct 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 02 Oct 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.

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

love the gif of a beautiful creature

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

My submission should be in you inbox @Mi-Amigo ; many thanks. 

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo  ---> 👍

[gmarkj]

Not sure how well I'll do with this, but PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY - Operation Blue, also known as Case Blue, was the codename for an attack ordered by Hitler

                          during World War II on the oilfields of which region of the Soviet Union ?

A1  Caucasus

Q2 PLACES - Phaea Blue Palace is situated on which island in the Mediterranean ?

A2   Crete

Q3 NATURE - What is the gestation period, in months, of the Blue Whale ?

A3  10 - 12 months

Q4 LITERATURE - In Agatha Christie`s novel "The Mystery of the Blue Train", what was the name of the

                               American heiress who was murdered on Le Train Bleu ?

A4  Ruth [Kettering]

Q5 MUSIC - What was the title of the first single by the band Blue, which reached No 4 in UK singles chart

                        in June 2001 ?

A5  All Rise

Q6 MOVIES - In 1980 movie "The Blue Lagoon", what was the first name of the character played by Brooke

                          Shields ?

A6   Emmeline

Q7 TV - What was the name of the first Blue Peter cat, which appeared in the children`s TV programme

                 from 1964 to 1976 ?

A7   Jason

Q8 SPORT - The Blue Jays is the Major League Baseball team in which Canadian city ?

A8    Toronto