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White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 07:49:51 GMT

Welcome to

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

Instead of the usual eight questions with two questions on each of four categories, today`s Quiz is an ever-popular ODD questions White Room Quiz with one question on each of the following subjects:

CURRENCY PIRATES NUMBERS SIGNS ACRONYMS FLAGS LOGOS SAYINGS.

There is no QI-style question [where the answer is not what most people think] but some questions are easier and a couple are "head-scratchers"

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 @LukasB [@Martin-O2 is on hols] and O2 Guru @O2Karl

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.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [CURRENCY] What was the currency of The Netherlands before the Euro ?

Q2 [PIRATES] Name either of the two female pirates who were members of pirate Callico Jack`s crew in 1720 ?

Q3 [NUMBERS] What is the square root of 169 ?

Q4 [SIGNS] What is the symbol on a UK motorway sign denoting a restaurant at a motorway service ?

Q5 [ACRONYM] What does the acronym DEFRA stand for ?

Q6 [FLAGS] How many red stripes are on the flag of the United States of America ?

Q7 [LOGOS] What is the logo on the PaperMate pen ?

Q8 [SAYINGS] What was the missing words from this well-known saying

"Procrastination is the ------- of ----- " ?

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 16 Sept] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 17 Sep]

- 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 18 September.

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 16 September 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 17 September 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 17 September 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 enjoys today`s White Room Quiz, and find it fun.

Good luck, everyone

@Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

LukasB — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:23:41 GMT

Ok I might actually be onto something successful in this one

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Cleoriff — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:14:13 GMT

Oh whoops, I haven't got a Papermate pen...

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Cleoriff — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:14:31 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
Oh whoops, I haven't got a Papermate pen...

It's ok. Ray has one.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:20:14 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:
Oh whoops, I haven't got a Papermate pen...
It's ok. Ray has one.

Looking forward to pm with your eight answers @Cleoriff

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

MI5 — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:56:59 GMT

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Cleoriff — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:59:36 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:00:45 GMT

Thank you @MI5

pm with your eight answers received

Thank you @LukasB

pm with your eight answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Cleoriff — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:04:39 GMT

By the way, talking about Pirates, no more Cap'n Jack.

There will be an all female remake of Pirates of the Caribbean. Pfffttttt!!

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:11:13 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

pm with your eight answers received.

As to POTC, maybe they`ll make a future one with Captn Jack Sparrow AND female pirates...

Captn Jack Sparrow = Johnny Depp; female pirate = @Cleoriff

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

LukasB — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:29:38 GMT

@Mi-Amigo I am all up for @Cleoriff as the main pirat

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Cleoriff — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:53:43 GMT

@LukasB wrote:
@Mi-Amigo I am all up for @Cleoriff as the main pirat

Not sure I could swing from the main topsail holding a cutlass between my teeth nowadays. @Mi-Amigo and @LukasB

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:00:28 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
Not sure I could swing from the main topsail holding a cutlass between my teeth nowadays. @Mi-Amigo and @LukasB

You could hold onto JD @Cleoriff

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Cleoriff — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:15:56 GMT

Good idea @Mi-Amigo *Drools* lol

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Marjo — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 15:53:54 GMT

I will drop you a PM shortly @Mi-Amigo ! Happy I was able to participate today!

Ooh I might know one of these at least (I'm 25% sure haha)

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:56:58 GMT

Thank you @Marjo

Good were able to take part this time

pm with your eight answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:44:55 GMT

pm >>>> >>>> >>>> @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:08:56 GMT

Thank you @Anonymous

pm with your eight answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

gmarkj — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:58:47 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo...

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:02:44 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your eight answers received