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White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:42:26 GMT

Welcome to

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

Each White Room Quiz will have eight questions - with two questions from four categories.

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - with their answers between 12 noon today [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday]

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @MI5 @gmarkj @WispaRed7

O2 Community managers @Marjo @Martin-O2 @LukasB

and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and new members

will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.

I hope everyone likes some, if not all, the questions in this quiz

Today`s WRQ questions are two questions from each of these cateories

WORDS TV GAMES PLACES

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [WORDS - 1] What is an eponym?

Q2 [TV - 1] Which TV comedy featured the characters Terry Collier and Bob Ferris ?

Q3 [GAMES - 1] What is the maximum possible score in ten-pin bowling ?

Q4 [PLACES - 1] Skokholm Island, a bird sanctuary, is off the coast of which British county ?

Q5 [WORDS - 2] The word "idiot" comes from the Greek "idiotes". What did it originally mean ?

Q6 [TV - 2] Which character was played by Emma Caulfield in the TV series "Buffy The Vampire Slayer"?

Q7 [GAMES - 2] What indoor game did Andrew Flintoff play for Lancashire schools ?

Q8 [PLACES - 2] Which cathedral has the second highest spire in England ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 08 July] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 09 July]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Fri 10 July.

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] after 12 noon today [Wed 08 July 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 09 July 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 09 July 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.

Thank you everyone for your interest and for making the quiz so popular.

I hope everyone likes the choice of questions in today`s White Room Quiz, and you find it fun.

Good luck, everyone

@Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

MI5 — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:28:03 GMT

Some tricky ones today methinks

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

Cleoriff — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:31:29 GMT

@Mi-Amigo Q7, Do you mean Andrew Flintoff, Not Flintock?

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

MI5 — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:37:09 GMT

Was going to ask the same?

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:43:56 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
@Mi-Amigo Q7, Do you mean Andrew Flintoff, Not Flintock?

ooops my bad.

Of course, Q7 should read Andrew Flintoff

I have correct and changed this in the original questions above.

Thanks for pointing this out

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

Cleoriff — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:42:49 GMT

Thank god, I hadn't heard of Flintock

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

MI5 — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:47:30 GMT

Flintlock but no tock

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

MI5 — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 11:03:42 GMT

Incoming>>>>>>>>

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

Cleoriff — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 11:07:46 GMT

And me....with 2 guesses...lol >>>>>>>

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 12:04:43 GMT

Thank you @MI5

pm with your eight answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff

pm with your eight answers received

Thank you @LukasB

pm with your eight answers received

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

gmarkj — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 13:19:59 GMT

PM sent...

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 14:54:21 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your eight answers received

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 11:37:10 GMT

Gentle reminder @pgn @jonsie @Anonymous @Martin-O2 @Marjo

and anyone elese who wants to have a go at this WRQ

still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thursday] to take part in this quiz and pm me your answers.

Good luck

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

Marjo — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 14:47:07 GMT

Hey @Mi-Amigo thanks for the reminder! I'll send over my answers shortly!

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

pgn — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 14:57:30 GMT

A prolonged period of introspection likely needed by most today to knock this into the top pocket, @Mi-Amigo...
Incoming >>>

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

jonsie — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:00:31 GMT

Introspection, contemplation, perspection and reflection....still working onnit!

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 16:32:07 GMT

Thank you @Marjo

pm with your eight answers received

Thank you @pgn

pm with your eight answers received

no problem @jonsie

look forward to pm with your eight answers when you are ready.

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

jonsie — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 22:11:01 GMT

On it's way

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 08:00:14 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

pm with your eight answers received before deadline

Re: White Room Quiz - Wed 08 July 2020

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 08:06:30 GMT

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 [WORDS - 1] What is an eponym?

A1: something named after someone

Q2 [TV - 1] Which TV comedy featured the characters Terry Collier and Bob Ferris ?

A2: The Likely Lads or Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads - either acceptable

Q3 [GAMES - 1] What is the maximum possible score in ten-pin bowling ?

A3: 300

Q4 [PLACES - 1] Skokholm Island, a bird sanctuary, is off the coast of which British county ?

A4: Pembrokeshire

Q5 [WORDS - 2] The word "idiot" comes from the Greek "idiotes". What did it originally mean ?

A5: a private person not prepared to take part in Greek democratic process;

also defined as person lacking skills; or recluse - so any of those acceptable

Q6 [TV - 2] Which character was played by Emma Caulfield in the TV series "Buffy The Vampire Slayer"?

A6: Anya

Q7 [GAMES - 2] What indoor game did Andrew Flintoff play for Lancashire schools ?

A7: chess

Q8 [PLACES - 2] Which cathedral has the second highest spire in England ?

A8: Norwich Cathedral