White Pages Trivia Quiz

Answer: Albumen

Constituting approximately two-thirds of the overall weight of a chicken egg, the albumen is made up of about 90% water and 10% proteins. When making mousse or meringue, one needs to separate the albumen from the yolk, as these dishes require whipped egg whites in their preparation.

Answer: Kent

Known as 'The Garden of England', the county of Kent is located in the far south east of the country, and is the tenth largest county of England by area. The famous cliffs, which face out across the English Channel towards France, are composed primarily of chalk, which gives them their unmistakable appearance.

Answer: Grumpy

The seven dwarfs in alphabetical order are - Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy. Although they appeared in the original nineteenth-century Brothers Grimm fairy tale, the seven dwarfs did not actually have names. The 1912 Broadway play "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" gave the dwarfs the names Blick, Flick, Glick, Snick, Plick, Whick, and Quee, with the names we are more familiar with today being given to the dwarfs in the 1937 Walt Disney Productions' animated film version of the tale.

Answer: Something owned that is more trouble than it is worth

The western use of the phrase stems from the fact that keeping a rare albino (white) elephant in Asian countries was expensive due to the requirement of the owner to provide special food and provide access to those who wished to worship the unusual animal. A modern day example would be owning a good-looking car that was off the road more than on it because it needed so many repairs.

Answer: White Wedding

Born William Michael Albert Broad on 30th November 1955, his stage name 'Billy Idol' was apparently prompted by him being described as "idle" by one of his schoolteachers. Perhaps one of his best known songs, "White Wedding" was released as a single from his self-titled debut album.

Answer: Whitechapel

The "Whitechapel Murders" were eleven separate murders carried out between 3rd April 1888 and 13th February 1891 and investigated by the Metropolitan Police Service, however only five of these (often referred to as the "canonical five") are widely considered to be, in all likelihood, linked.

The serial killer, given the nickname "Jack the Ripper" was never found, and the list of possible suspects is over one hundred people.

Answer: knuckle

Roller coasters are often referred to as "white-knuckle rides" because an adrenaline-filled rider will often grip the retaining bar so tightly that his knuckles will appear to be white. Six Flags New Orleans amusement park was closed in August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina devastated the state of Louisiana.

Answer: White Russian

Neither the White Russian, nor its counterpart, the Black Russian (which is basically a White Russian without milk/cream) originated from Russia, however were so named because of the primary ingredient in both - Vodka - being strongly associated with Russia.

Answer: John Adams

It wasn't until the last few months of his presidency that John Adams, the second President of the USA, moved into the at-the-time unfinished President's Mansion on 1st November 1800. It was around 1811 that the building first started being referred to as the White House, a moniker that has stuck to the present day.

Answer: The Whirlwind

James Warren White was born on 2nd May 1962, and turned professional in 1980. White has won the Masters, the UK Championship, and the World Open, but, despite being a finalist on six occasions (including five in a row in the early 1990s), he has never won the World Championship.

His popularity with the fans and rapid, positive style of play led to him being given the nickname of "The Whirlwind".