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White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:48:03 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 -

HISTORY GEOGRAPHY LITERATURE MUSIC

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 [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @MI5 @BobM @TallTrees @gmarkj @lewys-gp @RafaC @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 HISTORY 1 Which Roman Emperor banned laughing and bathing for a year after the death of his sister ?

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 Gangkhar Peninsular is on the border of China and which other country ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 Benn Gunn and Jim Hawkins are characters in which high seas adventure novel ?

Q4 MUSIC 1 "Experience" was the debut album, released in 1992, by which band ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 During which war did the Battle of Adwalton take place in 1643 ?

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 Bolivia is one of two landlocked countries in South America. What is the other country ?

Q7 LITERTURE 2 Lamprius the Soothsayer is a character in which Shakespeare play ?

Q8 MUSIC 2 Which rapper headlined Glastonbury in 2019 ?

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 [Mon 22 Nov 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 23 Nov 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 Wed 24 Nov 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 [Mon 22 Nov 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 23 Nov 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 23 Nov 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 Mon 22 Nov 2021

Cleoriff — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:59:08 GMT

So surprised no-one has commented on this yet @Mi-Amigo 😂 There's good and not so good in this quiz 😂

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

lewys-gp — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:36:11 GMT

I can guarantee I'm going to get at least one correct 😂😅

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:21:43 GMT

I was expecting some reaction - given the mix of categories and range of difficulty with the questions @Cleoriff

At least @lewys-gp is confident that he knows the answer to one of the questions 😀

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:53:39 GMT

Thank you @RafaC

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @MI5

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

Cleoriff — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:24:15 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

pgn — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:46:55 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 22:59:17 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

gmarkj — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:01:23 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:28:09 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:50:07 GMT

Thank yu everyone who has sent me a pm with their answers.

Gentle reminder to @jonsie @lewys-gp @BobM @TallTrees @Martin-O2 and anyone who would like to have a go at this quiz.

There is still plenty of time - up to 11.59 pm tonight [Tuesday] to pm me @Mi-Amigo with their answers.

Look forward to hearing from you

Good luck

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

lewys-gp — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:53:26 GMT

Thank you for the reminder. Will get on the case now, @Mi-Amigo 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

BobM — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:02:12 GMT

PM on its way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:04:16 GMT

Thank you @lewys-gp

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @BobM

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

Martin-O2 — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:14:38 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo! 🙂

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

jonsie — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:41:44 GMT

On it's way @Mi-Amigo >>>>>

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:14:04 GMT

Thank you @Martin-O2

pm with your answers received

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 07:53:15 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 Which Roman Emperor banned laughing and bathing for a year after the death of his sister ?

A1 Caligula

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 Gangkhar Peninsular is on the border of China and which other country ?

A2 Bhutan

Q3 LITERATURE 1 Benn Gunn and Jim Hawkins are characters in which high seas adventure novel ?

A3 Treasure Island

Q4 MUSIC 1 "Experience" was the debut album, released in 1992, by which band ?

A4 The Prodigy

Q5 HISTORY 2 During which war did the Battle of Adwalton take place in 1643 ?

A5 English Civil War

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 Bolivia is one of two landlocked countries in South America. What is the other country ?

A6 Paraguay

Q7 LITERTURE 2 Lamprius the Soothsayer is a character in which Shakespeare play ?

A7 Antony And Cleopatra

Q8 MUSIC 2 Which rapper headlined Glastonbury in 2019 ?

A8 Stormzy

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

pgn — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 08:05:17 GMT

Q1 and Q5 - sheer guesses 😎

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Nov 2021

Cleoriff — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 08:22:40 GMT

Q2 A big fail for me. 😂