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The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:26:03 GMT

WELCOME to the White Room Thursday Quiz...

Each week, there are EIGHT questions, from a range of categories.

THIS WEEK`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [people]: Who was the third longest reigning British monarch?

Q2 [geography]: Raleigh is the capital city of which US State?

Q3 [nature]: What do male mosquitos feed on?

Q4 [words]: What is petrology the study of?

Q5 [literature]: What is the name of the only Irish character to appear in a Shakespeare play?

Q6 [sport]: How many players are there in a water polo team?

Q7 [art - new category]: What is the name of the Belgian surrealist artist who painted The Son Of Man and Man In A Bowler Hat ?

Q8 [events]: In which month is the Henley Regatta held in England?

The White Room Thursday Quiz will be open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part will need to pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 00.01 [one minute after midnight] and 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 30 January 2020.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and the results for each player taking part - will be posted on Friday morning.

Each member will be awarded for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

EIGHT correct answers SIX correct answers

will be awarded will be awarded

SILVER THINKER BRONZE THINKER

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] between 00.01 [one minute after midnight] and 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 30 January 2020.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received before 00.01 on Thursday and/or after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday will be declared void.

No googling, wiki, youtube search for answers.

I hope that those who have taken part in a previous White Room Thursday Quiz, the Christmas Quiz, the New Year Quiz, and/or the Revenge - inc

@Cleoriff ; @pgn ; @gmarkj ; @MI5 ; @jonsie ; @Bob_Mcg ; @WispaRed7 ; @Marjo ; @Martin-O2 ;

@WispaRed7 ; @RyanK1992 ; @Sy ; @TallTrees ; @BOSSGOGG

will take part, and new members, and those who have not previously played, will join in.

Last week, four players each answered all eight questions correctly and each was awarded the Silver Thinker; and two players each answered three questions correctly and each was awarded three s. Can they, and you, do as well or better this week? Please come and have a go...

Please feel free to post any comments on the questions - but not the answers - on this thread.

, and, if you have any questions about the quiz, please ask and I will reply here.

Thank you everyone for your interest and for making the White Room Thursday Quiz so popular...

I hope everyone enjoys this edition of the White Room Thursday Quiz.

@Mi-Amigo

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Cleoriff — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:28:51 GMT

Good set of questions @Mi-Amigo I need my thinking cap on...if only I can find it.

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:38:09 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

Good luck with finding your thinking cap. I look forward to your pm with your answers tomorrow.

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

jonsie — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:11:08 GMT

mmn....interesting

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 17:34:13 GMT

Thanks @jonsie

Hope you`ll be joining in... I`ll look forward to your answers tomorrow

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

gmarkj — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 07:50:12 GMT

PM sent

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 07:54:21 GMT

Hi everyone...

It`s Thursday morning and you may now pm [private message] your answers to me [ @Mi-Amigo ].

You have until 23.59 [11.59pm] tonight to get your answers in...

Please post on this thread to let me and others know you are playing...

Good luck...

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 07:55:17 GMT

@gmarkj

Thank you for playing. pm received.

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Cleoriff — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 08:04:01 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 08:22:56 GMT

Thank you for playing @Cleoriff

pm received

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Cleoriff — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 08:41:53 GMT

@Mi-Amigo

I see you are having problems with PM's according to this thread https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-and-Feedback/Private-Message-problem/m-p/1288537#M112631

As you are saying here that you have received mine and @gmarkj's PM's.... are you unable to open them then?

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

gmarkj — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 08:47:41 GMT

Not sure what's going on, but my answers appear to have not sent - there is no message in my sent folder.
Have sent again just now...

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Cleoriff — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 09:00:09 GMT

@gmarkj wrote:
Not sure what's going on, but my answers appear to have not sent - there is no message in my sent folder.
Have sent again just now...

I think it may be resolved @gmarkj? . The one I sent which was in sent box, has now been read by @Mi-Amigo

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

MI5 — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 09:00:47 GMT

Answers sent ....

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 09:04:11 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff and @gmarkj

Yes I was having problems receiving pms [inc the one from @gmarkj "disappearing"].

I am pleased to say I have now received pms with from both of you.

If others now want to pm me their answers - or during the day - then there shouldn`t be a problem...

Looking forward to hearing from the "regulars" and any new members or those who have not played before...

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 09:17:32 GMT

Thanks @MI5 for taking part.

Pleased to say your pm with answers received OK

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

MI5 — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 09:24:51 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
Thanks @MI5 for taking part.
Pleased to say your pm with answers received OK

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

pgn — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:23:33 GMT

PM sent, @Mi-Amigo 👌

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:23:58 GMT

Thank you for playing @pgn

pm received

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:29:16 GMT

Thank you @Anonymous - pm received

There is still time if any other members want to send me [ @Mi-Amigo ] a pm with their answers for this week`s quiz... you have until 23.59 [11.59pm] tonight...

The answers and results will posted tomorrow...

Good luck, everyone