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White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 08:17:15 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

and O2 Community managers @Marjo @Martin-O2 @LukasB

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 of eight questions - with two questions on each of these

cateories

HISTORY GEOGRAPHY NATURE SPORT

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] Who was king of England between the reigns of Henry I and Henry II ?

Q2 [GEOGRAPHY - 1] Which is the shortest river in England ?

Q3 [NATURE - 1] What does an aphyllus plant lack ?

Q4 [SPORT - 1] The biathlon is the combination of which two events ?

[half for each correct answer; full for both correct]

Q5 [HISTORY - 2] The Battle of Aboukir Bay, fought by Nelson in 1798, is better known by what name ?

Q6 [GEOGRAPHY - 2] What is the capital of Andorra ?

Q7 [NATURE - 2] What animal was once known as a "foul martin" ?

Q8 [SPORT - 2] Gordon Banks was the England goalkeeper in the 1966 World Cup final.

Which football team was he a player with at that time ?

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 02 November] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 03 November]

- 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 04 November

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 02 November 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 03 November 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 03 November 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 "BONFIRE NIGHT" edition of the White Room Quiz will be this Wednesday - 04 November.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

MI5 — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 08:30:31 GMT

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

Cleoriff — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 08:53:20 GMT

Some nice questions there @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 08:59:55 GMT

Thank you @MI5 and @Cleoriff

Good to know you like the questions in today`s White Room Quiz.

Look forward to your pms later with your eight answers.

Good luck.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

MI5 — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 09:02:46 GMT

Ready and waiting

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

MI5 — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:39:26 GMT

Delivered

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:46:39 GMT

Thank you @MI5

I like the animation

pm with your eight answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

Cleoriff — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:01:52 GMT

PM incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:09:36 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

pm with your eight answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

jonsie — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:13:07 GMT

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:15:06 GMT

Thanks @jonsie

I take it that you like the questions.

Look forward to pm with your eight answers.

Good luck.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

pgn — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:06:52 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo - - - >

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 22:10:46 GMT

Thank you @pgn

I like the animation

pm with your eight answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

jonsie — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 23:11:32 GMT

land ahoy......

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 07:08:53 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

Love the animation

pm with your eight answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

gmarkj — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:24:42 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:47:52 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your eight answers received

Gentle reminder

@Anonymous @Marjo @Martin-O2 @LukasB

there is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Wed] - to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your 8 answers.

Look forward to hearing from you

Good luck

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 12:09:24 GMT

Thank you @Marjo

pm with your eight answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

Martin-O2 — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:24:52 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo! Not sure what to think about question 7. That phrase sounds familiar

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 02 Nov 2020

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:28:12 GMT

Thank you @Martin-O2

pm with your eight answers received