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White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 05:58:20 GMT

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ quiz is a "Numbers" edition of 8 questions - with one question on each of these categories

SCIENCE NATURE LITERATURE MUSIC MOVIES TV SPORT GAMES

The answer to each question is a number.

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 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 - What is the atomic number of oxygen ?

Q2 NATURE - How many days is the gestation period of a gerbil ?

Q3 LITERATURE - How many books in total [Old Testament and New Testament] in King James Bible ?

Q4 MUSIC - How many quavers in a semibreve ?

Q5 MOVIES - How many characters did Peter Sellers play in movie "Dr Strangelove" ?

[you don`t have to name them]

Q6 TV - How many episodes of 1960s British TV drama series "The Prisoner" were made and screened ?

Q7 SPORT - What number shirt did Lioness Alessia Russo wear in Women`s World Cup Final in 2023 ?

Q8 GAMES - How high, in inches, is the net in table tennis ?

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 11 Sept

2023] and before 03.00am Wed 13 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 11 Sept

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 13 Sept 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 13 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 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Cleoriff — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 06:55:28 GMT

@Mi-Amigo

Re Q6. The prisoner always said 'I am NOT a Number. 😂🤣

A favourite TV show of ours from that era. 😎

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:44:06 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

I loved The Prisoner, and this quote...

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Cleoriff — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:10:20 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

gmarkj — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:00:32 GMT

Well, here we go!

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:10:38 GMT

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

BobM — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 18:25:16 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 18:30:37 GMT

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:22:38 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

jonsie — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:29:21 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 06:53:54 GMT

Thanks @jonsie

like the gif

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Dave-O2 — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:56:56 GMT

Answers are in @Mi-Amigo 📬

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:21:59 GMT

Thank you @Dave-O2

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Spenny — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 20:30:03 GMT

Hey, hey @Mi-Amigo answers have been pinged over the net to you

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 20:40:14 GMT

Thank you @Spenny

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

pgn — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 20:44:10 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

J9el — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 20:45:47 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>>> Reckon I only got one or two right! Must be out of practice, as I’ve just got back from my holibobs!

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 05:06:38 GMT

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @J9el

pm with your answers received

all answers received before deadline

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 05:11:17 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 SCIENCE - What is the atomic number of oxygen ?

A1 8

Q2 NATURE - How many days is the gestation period of a gerbil ?

A2 24 - 28

Q3 LITERATURE - How many books in total [Old Testament and New Testament] in King James Bible ?

A3 80 [Old Testament, New Testament, Apocrypha]; 66 [without Apocrypha].

I`ll accept either as correct answer

Q4 MUSIC - How many quavers in a semibreve ?

A4 8

Q5 MOVIES - How many characters did Peter Sellers play in movie "Dr Strangelove" ?

[you don`t have to name them]

A5 3

Q6 TV - How many episodes of 1960s British TV drama series "The Prisoner" were made and screened ?

A6 17

Q7 SPORT - What number shirt did Lioness Alessia Russo wear in Women`s World Cup Final in 2023 ?

A7 23

Q8 GAMES - How high, in inches, is the net in table tennis ?

A8 6

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Sept 2023 "Numbers" edition

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 05:34:28 GMT

THE RESULTS

@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

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 45 - incorrect Q4 correct - .

Q5 4 - incorrect Q6 14 - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@BobM

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 70 - incorrect Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 15 - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@jonsie

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 75 - incorrect Q4 4 - incorrect .

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

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2

Q1 correct - Q2 14 - incorrect Q3 5 - incorrect Q4 6 - incorrect .

Q5 correct - Q6 30 - incorrect Q7 10 - incorrect Q8 5 - incorrect .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

@Spenny

Q1 correct - Q2 42 - incorrect Q3 correct - Q4 2 - incorrect .

Q5 correct - Q6 30 - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 4 - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@J9el

Q1 9 - incorrect Q2 90 - incorrect Q3 correct - Q4 0 - incorrect .

Q5 5 - incorrect Q6 10 - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@pgn

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

Q5 correct - Q6 16 - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker