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The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 08:20:15 GMT

WELCOME to

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

THIS WEEK`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [history]: Which King won the Battle of Spurs in 1513?

Q2 [geography]: Which is the longest motorway in the UK?

Q3 [science]: Which disease is varicella the medical name for?

Q4 [space]: What was the name of the spacecraft in which John Glenn made three orbits of the Earth in February 1962?

Q5 [words]: What is the frigophobia the fear of?

Q6 [games]: What number is between 6 and 15 on a standard dartboard?

Q7 [music]: Which instrument has dampers, hammers and strings?

Q8 [events]: In which country is the annual World Wife-Carrying Championship held ?

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 20 February 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 FOUR correct answers

will be awarded will be awarded will be awarded

SILVER THINKER BRONZE THINKER RED 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] tomorrow - on Thursday 20 February 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.

With, what I have tried to make to be a fair balance of easier and trickier questions, I hope those who have taken part in a previous White Room Thursday Quiz will take part, and that new members, and those who have not previously played, will join in.

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.

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

@Mi-Amigo

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

MI5 — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 08:33:00 GMT

3 stinkers in there this week but I'll have a bash at them

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 08:57:58 GMT

Thank you @MI5 .

Good to hear that you`ll be taking part. Looking forward to pm with your answers tomorrow

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

Cleoriff — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 09:19:03 GMT

Looks good @Mi-Amigo . Certainly not as difficult as the love week one.

Oh and thank god PM's work.... (though I will have to look online for them as anything from you certainly wont be appearing in my email inbox!!)

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 09:24:16 GMT

Thanks @Cleoriff

Good to know that you don`t think this week`s is as tough as the Love Week Quiz. Hopefully that might encourage "regulars" and others to have a go this time...

PMs are working OK, so shouldn`t be a problem for anyone posting their answers to me tomorrow.

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

jonsie — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:13:44 GMT

a couple of head scratchers methinks

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:21:28 GMT

Hi @jonsie

I hope you`ll be able to find the answers and will be pming me with them tomorrow

if Chester let`s you

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

MI5 — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:25:20 GMT

Chester would probably get more than me on those questions

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

jonsie — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:41:31 GMT

One fingered typing is a little difficult with him pawing the keyboard!

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:43:58 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
One fingered typing is a little difficult with him pawing the keyboard!

He`s trying to fix the notification bug @jonsie

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

Cleoriff — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:49:10 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
@jonsie wrote:
One fingered typing is a little difficult with him pawing the keyboard!
He`s trying to fix the notification bug @jonsie

Chester would probably be better than Khoros at fixing the forum...

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

jonsie — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:51:01 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
@Mi-Amigo wrote:
@jonsie wrote:
One fingered typing is a little difficult with him pawing the keyboard!
He`s trying to fix the notification bug @jonsie
Chester would probably be better than Khoros at fixing the forum...

Probably accurate

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:53:45 GMT

Chester for "most helpful poster" award

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

jonsie — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:57:19 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
Chester for "most helpful poster" award

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:47:42 GMT

Do we have a ' show us your pet thread?'

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

jonsie — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:29:46 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Do we have a ' show us your pet thread?'

Sort of.....

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:08:29 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
Do we have a ' show us your pet thread?'
Sort of.....

Hmm.. so we can see everyones?

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

Cleoriff — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:19:18 GMT

Cats and dogs in Off Topic usually covers them all (or it did)

https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Cats-amp-Dogs/td-p/1061669

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

Cleoriff — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:23:45 GMT

As the forum was playing up tonight, requiring me to sign in twice (?maintenance -who knows!!) and also I'm out in the morning... I have sent my PM with the answers @Mi-Amigo

Re: The White Room Thursday Quiz - 20 February 2020

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:53:35 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff for info regarding the forum.

Thanks also for your pm with your answers to this week`s quiz.

Although there appears to still be problems with regards notifications, I have received a pm with your answers to the quiz and showed as number pending in private message box on forum.

I have also received a pm from @gmarkj with his answers.

If others which to join in , please send your answers in a pm. I will acknowledge receipt here on thread, even if tag does not appear in notifications.

Thanks everyone, looking forward to hearing from the "regulars" and any new members or those who have not played before.