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White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 07:58:22 GMT

Welcome to

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions with two questions from each of these categories -

GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE [one question on Biology; one on Chemistry] WORDS FOOD & DRINK

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

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

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @MI5 @jonsie @gmarkj @BobM @TallTrees @TheresaV @LukasB @Martin-O2

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.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 Grossglockner is a mountain in which country ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - BIOLOGY What part of the human body is affected by seborrheic dermititis ?

Q3 WORDS 1 What is ailurophobia the fear of ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 Which fruit is also nicknamed "Chinese gooseberry" ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 Lake Como is in which European country ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - CHEMISTRY What is the chemical symbol for radon ?

Q7 WORDS 2 What did the 18th century word famelicose mean ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 What type of fruit is a Blenheim Orange ?

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

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 08 Sept 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 09 Sept 2021]

- 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 Sept 2021

Each member will be awarded for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 08 Sept 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 09 Sept 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thur 09 Sept 2021 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 the questions in today`s White Room Quiz, and finds this WRQ fun.

Good luck, everyone

@Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

pgn — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:14:27 GMT

Some of those take me back, @Mi-Amigo 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

pgn — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 11:21:45 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 11:35:45 GMT

Thank you @pgn

Good to hear that this WRQ has taken you back a bit.

Nothing wrong with a bit of nostalgia in my book

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

MI5 — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 22:01:29 GMT

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 07:09:42 GMT

Thank you @MI5

like the photo

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

Cleoriff — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 07:27:02 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 07:34:57 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:26:00 GMT

Thank you @TheresaV

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

TallTrees — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 05:52:03 GMT

Hi there @Mi-Amigo

Checking in early this morning with you to say sorry couldn't get to the quiz....next week will be a little

better. Looks like great questions this Wednesday.

Bye for now TT.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 06:54:31 GMT

Sorry you couldn`t join in with this quiz @TallTrees

I hope you`ll be able to get the chance to take part in next Monday`s WRQ.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 06:59:00 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 Grossglockner is a mountain in which country ?

A1. Austria

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - BIOLOGY What part of the human body is affected by seborrheic dermititis ?

A2 Skin of the scalp

Q3 WORDS 1 What is ailurophobia the fear of ?

A3. cats

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 Which fruit is also nicknamed "Chinese gooseberry" ?

A4. kiwi fruit

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 Lake Como is in which European country ?

A5. Italy

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - CHEMISTRY What is the chemical symbol for radon ?

A6 Rn

Q7 WORDS 2 What did the 18th century word famelicose mean ?

A7. very hungry

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 What type of fruit is a Blenheim Orange ?

A8 apple

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:20:49 GMT

THE RESULTS

@pgn

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 flying items - incorrect Q4 pass

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 drunk - incorrect Q8 orange - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker

@MI5

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TheresaV

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 pass Q4 lychee - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 fabulous - incorrect Q8 pass

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:31:56 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker - 8 correct @pgn @MI5 @Cleoriff

Red Thinker - 4 correct @gmarkj @TheresaV

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @pgn @MI5 @Cleoriff

Well done

@gmarkj - Red Thinker

@TheresaV - Red Thinker

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s White Room Quiz.

Over the weekend, I will search out 8 questions - with two questions each of these categories

- SPACE ART MOVIES GAMES

and will try to find a mix of easier and not-so-easy questions.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

pgn — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:50:12 GMT

All thinkers this week, well done all! The periodic table of elements is always a good bet, and there are quite a lot of Rs in there - cunning, @Mi-Amigo 🤣

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

MI5 — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:52:09 GMT

Well done all and thanks 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

TheresaV — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:26:28 GMT

Yay a Red Thinker! Thanks so much @Mi-Amigo, really liked the questions on this one! Very interesting!

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

Cleoriff — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:55:02 GMT

Great game @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone x

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:35:39 GMT

Thank you @pgn @MI5 @Cleoriff @TheresaV

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz.

Well done each of you on getting a Thinker this time

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Sept 2021

gmarkj — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:20:48 GMT

Well done to all the Thinkers, and good set of questions from the Quizmaster General @Mi-Amigo!

Best get some brain food in my over the weekend - anchovies on pizza anyone?