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White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:14:27 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 @Marjo @LukasB 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

SCIENCE [one question on biology; one on chemistry] TV GAMES FOOD & DRINK

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 [SCIENCE - 1 BIOLOGY] Astigmatism is a condition which affects which part of the human body ?

Q2 [TV - 1] In which city was the British TV comedy series "The Royale Family" set ?

Q3 [GAMES - 1] In the game of Bingo, what number does the call "two little ducks" refer to ?

Q4 [FOOD & DRINK - 1] What type of food is nori ?

Q5 [SCIENCE - 2 CHEMISTRY] What is the chemical symbol for iodine ?

Q6 [TV - 2] In which British TV series did Ant and Dec play the characters PJ and Duncan ?

Q7 [GAMES - 2] How many playing cards are usually used in the card game Canasta ?

Q8 [FOOD & DRINK - 2] Romano and desiree are varieties of which vegetable?

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 26 October] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 27 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 28 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 26 October 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 27 October 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 27 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

p.s. The HALLOWEEN edition of the White Room Quiz will be this Wednesday - 28 October.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

pgn — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:32:50 GMT

Science, yay! I shall look favourably on this, but busy today, so later for my answers... 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:34:19 GMT

PM >>>> >>>> >>>> @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:46:08 GMT

Thank you @pgn

pleased you like at least one of the categories in today`s WRQ.

look forward to pm with your answers, but no rush.

Thank you @Anonymous

pm with your eight answers received

[a bit earlier than pms are normally received, but it`s OK on this ocassion].

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:01:22 GMT

Sorry @Mi-Amigo

Is it supposed to be after noon?

If so I forgot 😞

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

Cleoriff — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:04:50 GMT

Looks a lovely quiz @Mi-Amigo

I can also say ...Science yay @pgn

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:05:48 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Sorry @Mi-Amigo
Is it supposed to be after noon?
If so I forgot 😞

Yeh @Anonymous should be after 12 noon...

but don`t worry. I`ll accept the answers in your early pm this time

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:09:56 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

Pleased you like the quiz this time and I was a bit surprised that you wrote

@Cleoriff wrote:

I can also say ...Science yay @pgn

does this mean you actually like a chemistry question?

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

MI5 — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:18:03 GMT

Might be later today but I’ll send my answers within the rules of the game.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

Cleoriff — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:42:21 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
Thank you @Cleoriff
Pleased you like the quiz this time and I was a bit surprised that you wrote
@Cleoriff wrote:

I can also say ...Science yay @pgn
does this mean you actually like a chemistry question?

Well, in nursing we use iodine all the time and it was in one of my State final exam papers.

So in this instance, I like the chemistry question.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

MI5 — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:24:27 GMT

Just popped in to send answers........

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

MI5 — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:25:35 GMT

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

gmarkj — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:28:29 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo.
Quite a few here that I knew the answer to without turning to the bookcase of learning!

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

gmarkj — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:34:53 GMT

What film is that from @MI5?

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

MI5 — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:44:07 GMT

MacGruber I think @gmarkj

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:46:48 GMT

Thank you @MI5

pm with your eight answers received

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your eight answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

Cleoriff — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:21:29 GMT

PM incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>>>>>>

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:36:57 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

pm with your eight answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

pgn — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 16:07:21 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo - - - >

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:46:36 GMT

Thank you @pgn

pm with your eight answers received

Thank you @Marjo

pm with your eight answers received