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White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 05:38:52 GMT

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is a "Record Breakers" quiz - of 8 questions, with one question on each of these subjects

YOUNGEST; LONGEST; DEEPEST; LARGEST; SHORTEST; SMALLEST; FASTEST; HOTTEST

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 [Wed] and

03.00am Friday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @J9el @Spenny @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 YOUNGEST [HISTORY] - Who was the youngest person to ascend to throne and become King of England ?

Q2 LONGEST [PEOPLE] - Who was the longest serving British Prime Minister ?

Q3 DEEPEST [GEOGRAPHY] - What is the name of the deepest loch in Scotland ?

Q4 LARGEST [PLACES] - The largest cathedral in Britain is in which city ?

Q5 SHORTEST [SCIENCE] - What is the name of the shortest bone in the human body ?

Q6 SMALLEST [NATURE] - What is the smallest reptile in the word - discovered in Madagascar in 2021 ?

Q7 FASTEST [SPORT] - Usain Bolt is listed as No 1 after running 100m in 9.58 secs in Aug 2009 in which city ?

Q8 HOTTEST [FOOD & DRINK] - What is the name of the hottest chilly in the world, with an official Scoville

Heat Unit of 2.2 million in 2023 ?

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 [Wed 09 Aug 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 11 Aug 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 11 Aug 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 [Wed 09 Aug

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 11 Aug 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 11 Aug 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 - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

pgn — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 06:06:08 GMT

Hmm. This one will be...

🤔

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 06:12:00 GMT

Thanks @pgn

Love the gif...

might be the reaction from some of our quizzers ???

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Cleoriff — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 07:06:44 GMT

Ooohhh Errr..don't like it! 😂

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 07:39:03 GMT

Sorry you don`t like it @Cleoriff

but look forward to pm with your answers. Good luck.

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Cleoriff — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 09:09:42 GMT

@Mi-Amigo

I like about 4-5 questions and am pleased I enjoy History, Nature and Biology 😂

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Spenny — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:03:10 GMT

@Mi-Amigo answers sent over.

There are a few there I am sure I should know, have definitely heard about but the answer is just out of reach, so hopefully some very good guesses

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

gmarkj — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 07:13:57 GMT

Couple of guesses in here, plus one I have no clue about.

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 07:17:50 GMT

Thank you @Spenny

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Cleoriff — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 07:18:37 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 07:40:34 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Cleoriff — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 08:18:04 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
Thank you @Cleoriff
like the gif
pm with your answers received

Yes @Mi-Amigo , now my answers are in, I have checked the chili...as I thought...WRONG!! 😂

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

BobM — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:22:48 GMT

PM on its way @Mi-Amigo --->

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

pgn — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 17:21:23 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 19:02:58 GMT

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

jonsie — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 19:34:47 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:06:02 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 05:18:01 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 YOUNGEST [HISTORY] - Who was youngest person to ascend to throne and become King of England ?

A1 Henry VI, ascended to throne 1 Sept 1422, aged 8 months 25 days

Q2 LONGEST [PEOPLE] - Who was the longest serving British Prime Minister ?

A2 Sir Robert Walpole, PM 20 years 314 days 1721-1742

Q3 DEEPEST [GEOGRAPHY] - What is the name of the deepest loch in Scotland ?

A3 Loch Morar, max depth 310m/1017ft

Q4 LARGEST [PLACES] - The largest cathedral in Britain is in which city ?

A4 Liverpool Cathedral

Q5 SHORTEST [SCIENCE] - What is the name of the shortest bone in the human body ?

A5 stapes in middle ear

Q6 SMALLEST [NATURE] - What is the smallest reptile in the word - discovered in Madagascar in 2021 ?

A6 Brookesia Nana, aka Nano Chameleon, 13.5mm body length

Q7 FASTEST [SPORT] - Usain Bolt is listed as No 1 after running 100m in 9.58 secs in Aug 2009 in which city ?

A7 Berlin, at Olympiastadio

Q8 HOTTEST [FOOD & DRINK] - What is the name of the hottest chilli in the world, with an official Scoville

Heat Unit of 2.2 million in 2023 ?

A8 Carolina Reaper

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 05:28:32 GMT

THE RESULTS

@Spenny

Q1 correct - Q2 Margaret Thatcher - incorrect Q3 Loch Lomond - incorrect Q4 Ely - incorrect .

Q5 correct - Q6 Micro-Gecko - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 red hot chilli - incorrect.

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@gmarkj

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

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

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Cleoriff

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

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 Pot Primo - incorrect .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@BobM

Q1 George VI - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 Armageddon - incorrect .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@pgn

Q1 Henry III - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 Dragon`s Breath - incorrect .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@jonsie

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

Re: White Room Quiz - "Record Breakers" - Wed 09 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 05:27:00 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @jonsie

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @Cleoriff @gmarkj

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @BobM @pgn

3 stars = 3 correct - @Spenny

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ONLY SILVER THINKER this time - @jonsie

Well done

@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM - Bronze Thinker

@pgn - Bronze Thinker

@Spenny - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will a normal WRQ

of eight questions, with two questions on each of these categories

NATURE; WORDS; TV; ART

I will search out the questions over the weekend and try and find at least some "easier" questions.

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