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White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:35:09 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 [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday]

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @MI5 @gmarkj @Anonymous

O2 Community managers @Martin-O2 @LukasB [@Marjo is away] and O2 Guru @O2Karl

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

will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.

Over the weekend, I have selected eight questions - with questions from each of these cateories

HISTORY LITERATURE MUSIC EVENTS

Please note: there is no QI-style question in which the answer is not what most people think.

Some of the questions are rated as "easier", others as "not-so-easy".

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [HISTORY - 1] Which king was grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II ?

Q2 [LITERATURE - 1] Who wrote the novel "She", published in 1887 ?

Q3 [MUSIC - 1] What the name of the first album released on the Virgin record label ?

Q4 [EVENTS - 1] What does "The Trooping Of The Colour", held annually, celebrate ?

Q5 [HISTORY - 2] James IV of Scotland was the last King of Scotland to die in battle.

In which battle did he die ?

Q6 [LITERATURE - 2] In Shakespeare`s "A Midsummer Night`s Dream", by what other name in Puck known ?

Q7 [MUSIC - 2] What was the name of rock band Queen`s third studio album ?

Q8 [EVENTS - 2] In which English county is the annual Hare Pie Scramble and Bottle Kicking held on

Easter Monday?

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 [Mon 19 October] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 20 October]

- 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 Wed 21 October

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 [Mon 19 October 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 20 October 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 20 October 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 likes at least some of the questions in today`s White Room Quiz, and finds this WRQ fun.

Good luck, everyone

@Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

LukasB — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:36:19 GMT

OMG @Mi-Amigo is no1 a HENRY??????

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

pgn — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:38:38 GMT

Well this one, at first glance, holds the aces - not sure I recognise any, @Mi-Amigo!
I shall wait for the coffee to kick in, maybe later. Ppfffttt.... ☕🤔😅

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

MI5 — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:48:18 GMT

Good grief !!

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

Cleoriff — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:57:33 GMT

@LukasB wrote:
OMG @Mi-Amigo is no1 a HENRY??????

@LukasB

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

Cleoriff — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:58:51 GMT

AT LAST @Mi-Amigo A QUEEN QUESTION!!!

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:01:49 GMT

Thanks @LukasB @pgn and @MI5

Looks like I`ve come up with a few head-scratchers this time

Thanks @Cleoriff

Good to hear someone is pleased with one of the questions.

Look forward to the pms with the answers any time after 12 noon... but there`s no rush and you all have plenty of time to have a think.

Good luck, everyone

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:09:49 GMT

I know one question @Mi-Amigo

The rest need some time to ponder .....

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:14:13 GMT

@Anonymous

to know one answer straight off is a good start. Good luck with your "ponder"

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

LukasB — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:26:17 GMT

hahah @Cleoriff one day he will ask for a Henry and I will have a gold thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

Cleoriff — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:30:19 GMT

@LukasB wrote:
hahah @Cleoriff one day he will ask for a Henry and I will have a gold thinker

@LukasB

Gold thinkers only appear in the 12 question WRQ

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

MI5 — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:34:22 GMT

1 - Henry

2 - Henry

3 - Henry

4 - Henry

5 - Henry

6 - Henry

7 - Henry

8 - Henry

9 - Henry

10 - Henry

11 - Henry

12 - Henry

BOOM !!

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:36:05 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
1 - Henry
2 - Henry
3 - Henry
4 - Henry
5 - Henry
6 - Henry
7 - Henry
8 - Henry
9 - Henry
10 - Henry
11 - Henry
12 - Henry

BOOM !!

@MI5

I don`t think @LukasB needs any encouragement

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

Cleoriff — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:37:06 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
@MI5 wrote:
1 - Henry
2 - Henry
3 - Henry
4 - Henry
5 - Henry
6 - Henry
7 - Henry
8 - Henry
9 - Henry
10 - Henry
11 - Henry
12 - Henry

BOOM !!
@MI5
I don`t think @LukasB needs any encouragement

One day, one of those will be correct....

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

Martin-O2 — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:43:34 GMT

Answers sent @Mi-Amigo! Got mine early for once

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

MI5 — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:05:15 GMT

Sent.......

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

Cleoriff — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:11:29 GMT

PM incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:28:31 GMT

Thank you @Martin-O2

pm with your eight answers received

Thank you @MI5 - like the Gordon vid

pm with your eight answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff

pm with your eight answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

jonsie — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:41:38 GMT

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 19 Oct 2020

pgn — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:47:54 GMT

Beep beep, @jonsie- love it!