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White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 05:15:21 GMT

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions - with two questions on each of four of the usual categories

NATURE; SCIENCE; WORDS; SPORT

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 [Mon] and

03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @J9el @Spenny @Patricia1066 @BobM @Breanna

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 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is a currawong ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - If an object weighs 120 lbs on Earth, how much would it weigh on the Moon ?

Q3 WORDS 1 - Palynology is the study of - what ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - In golf, what is the term for 4 strokes under par ?

Q5 NATURE 2 - Which garden tree with yellow flowers is also known as golden chain or golden rain ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Oil of vitriol is a former name for which acid ?

Q7 WORDS 2 - What does the word "tantivy" mean ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - Stoke City football club`s home ground was known as Britannia Stadium to 2016 when it was

changed to - what ?

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

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 24 July 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 26 July 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 26 July 2023

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 24 July

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 26 July 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 26 July 2023 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.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

Spenny — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:04:45 GMT

Sent my answer @Mi-Amigo

A few difficult ones in there for me. A Currawong sounds like something out of Harry Potter

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

gmarkj — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:17:33 GMT

Not sure on some of these, but PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

Cleoriff — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:49:24 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:45:01 GMT

Thank you @Spenny

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

TallTrees — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:59:00 GMT

Hello @Mi-Amigo

PM with answers in your Mailbox.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

pgn — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:09:13 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:24:22 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

Spenny — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:05:43 GMT

@Mi-Amigo I'm sending through a new response to one of the answers. After consulting with my kids I have been schooled in why I am wrong and should have known better....kids can be cruel...

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 04:51:46 GMT

@Spenny

Thank you. pm with your changed answer received.

As you only changed one answer, without breaking the rules, I`ll accept it.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 04:55:45 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is a currawong ?

A1 bird

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - If an object weighs 120 lbs on Earth, how much would it weigh on the Moon ?

A2 20lbs. Weight is dependent on gravity. Gravity on Moon is 1/6th of Earth`s.

Q3 WORDS 1 - Palynology is the study of - what ?

A3 pollen

Q4 SPORT 1 - In golf, what is the term for 4 strokes under par ?

A4 condor

Q5 NATURE 2 - Which garden tree with yellow flowers is also known as golden chain or golden rain ?

A5 laburnum

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Oil of vitriol is a former name for which acid ?

A6 sulfuric [or sulphuric] acid

Q7 WORDS 2 - What does the word "tantivy" mean ?

A7 galloping

Q8 SPORT 2 - Stoke City football club`s home ground was known as Britannia Stadium to 2016 when it was

changed to - what ?

A8 Bet365 Stadium

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 05:11:07 GMT

THE RESULTS

@Spenny

Q1 small mammal - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 games - incorrect Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 pass Q7 polishing shoes - incorrect Q8 correct - .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 willow - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 non-contact - incorrect Q8 correct - .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@MI5

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 correct - Q2 60lbs - incorrect Q3 correct - Q4 pass.

Q5 correct - Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pass .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@pgn

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 double albatros - can`t accept .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 05:17:39 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @Cleoriff @MI5

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @pgn

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @gmarkj

Red Thinker = 4 correct - @Spenny

3 stars = 3 correct - @TallTrees

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @MI5

Well done

@pgn - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker

@Spenny - Red Thinker

@TallTrees - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions, with two questions on each of these categories

- LITERATURE; MUSIC; MOVIES; ART

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

pgn — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 05:43:52 GMT

Ah well - my sentiments on golf echoed here, reasonably politely, by a great comedian:

Great WRQ, @Mi-Amigo - well done all!

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

Cleoriff — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:49:47 GMT

Well done everyone. Thanks @Mi-Amigo x

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

Spenny — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 07:03:12 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Not a bad score and I can tell the kids that they were correct about the weight on the moon question

Had never heard of the word tantivy before.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

MI5 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 07:05:53 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

gmarkj — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 07:51:43 GMT

Happy with that - couple of guesses were right. Couple of others not, so...

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:18:43 GMT

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @Spenny @MI5 @gmarkj

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards; and shows, in some cases, guesses do pay off.

Hope you all like at least some of the questions in today`s WRQ which is now up on separate thread.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 2023

TallTrees — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:40:15 GMT

Hello @Mi-Amigo

Thank you for the quiz and very interesting answers. TallTrees