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White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 05:42:56 GMT

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ quiz is 8 questions - with two questions on each of these categories

SCIENCE WORDS MUSIC GAMES

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 @BobM

our new Community Manager @Dave-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 SCIENCE 1 - Where in the human body is the glabella ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - What did the 1820s word "lunting" mean ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - "Kiss Me Kate" is a musical version of which Shakespeare play ?

Q4 GAMES 1 - The game "Snakes and Ladders" dates from ancient times. In which country did it originate ?

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - How many electrons does a sodium atom have ?

Q6 WORDS 2 - What did the 1600s word "slubberdegullion" mean ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Which female singer collaborated with Pet Shop Boys on the song "What Have I Done to

Deserve This", which reached No 2 in UK singles chart in 1987 ?

Q8 GAMES 2 - Which game was invented by John Spilsbury of London and first produced in 1767 ?

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 04 Sept

2023] and before 03.00am Wed 06 Sept 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 06 Sept 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 04 Sept

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 06 Sept 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 06 Sept 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 04 Sept 2023

Cleoriff — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 06:59:25 GMT

Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo. Really hope you are much better now xx

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 07:48:48 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

I`m feeling a lot better, and good to be back as Quizmaster.

Hope you, and everyone else, likes today`s questions.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

TallTrees — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 08:08:55 GMT

Hello @Mi-Amigo

Great you are back in the hot seat!

I am making sure I have a few minutes on my mobile during lunch today to answer these questions: presently I know ONE 🙄

Bye for now TALLTREES

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 08:10:25 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees

Look forward to your pm with your answers, and you never know guesses might pay off. Good luck.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

Dave-O2 — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 10:59:17 GMT

Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo and I'm happy to hear you're feeling better 😄

I'll be sure to get involved, but can't promise high scores though 🤣

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

TallTrees — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 11:10:00 GMT

PM IN @Mi-Amigo

And no laughing 😒

Well OK then have a laugh🤣🤣

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:03:23 GMT

Thank you @Dave-O2

Pleased to see you taking part in quiz

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:04:10 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees

Promise I won`t laugh

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:04:45 GMT

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

Cleoriff — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:18:01 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:41:11 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

love the gif

pm with answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:11:32 GMT

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

Gentle reminder to @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @Spenny @J9el @BobM and anyone else who would like to take part in this quiz.

There is plenty of time - up to 0300 [3 am] tomorrow [Wed] morning to send me your pm with answers.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

pgn — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 17:05:43 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 17:17:48 GMT

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:23:24 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 SCIENCE 1 - Where in the human body is the glabella ?

A1 skin between eyebrows and above nose

Q2 WORDS 1 - What did the 1820s word "lunting" mean ?

A2 walking while smoking a pipe

Q3 MUSIC 1 - "Kiss Me Kate" is a musical version of which Shakespeare play ?

A3 Taming of the Shrew

Q4 GAMES 1 - The game "Snakes and Ladders" dates from ancient times. In which country did it originate ?

A4 India

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - How many electrons does a sodium atom have ?

A5 11

Q6 WORDS 2 - What did the 1600s word "slubberdegullion" mean ?

A6 scoundrel, slovenly

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Which female singer collaborated with Pet Shop Boys on the song "What Have I Done to

Deserve This", which reached No 2 in UK singles chart in 1987 ?

A7 Dusty Springfield

Q8 GAMES 2 - Which game was invented by John Spilsbury of London and first produced in 1767 ?

A8 jigsaw

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:35:34 GMT

THE RESULTS

@Dave-O2

Q1 throat - incorrect Q2 throw - incorrect Q3 Macbeth - incorrect Q4 Egypt - incorrect .

Q5 4 - incorrect Q6 bed - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 chess - incorrect .

Total - one star for one correct

@TallTrees

Q1 correct - Q2 awkward - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct - .

Q5 6 - incorrect Q6 nonsense - incorrect Q7 Cher - incorrect Q8 Monopoly - incorrect .

Total - two stars for two correct

@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

@pgn

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 Mon 04 Sept 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:41:14 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn

2 stars = 2 correct - @TallTrees

1 star = 1 correct - @Dave-O2

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

Well done

@TallTrees - 2 stars for 2 correct

@Dave-O2 - 1 star for 1 correct

Everyone taking part was awarded at least one star.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in today`s WRQ quiz, which will be

8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

PEOPLE NATURE MOVIES SPORT

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 04 Sept 2023

TallTrees — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:49:35 GMT

Well that's good 2 🌟

Thought 1 star 🙄

Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo

Dusty Springfield was interesting

Bye

And well done all TallTrees

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

pgn — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:55:20 GMT

How I lunted 😂

Good one, @Mi-Amigo and well done all who gave it their best