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White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:13:16 GMT

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is the Halloween edition of 8 Halloween-related questions with on each of these four categories -

HISTORY PEOPLE PLACES SPACE LITERATURE MUSIC MOVIES FOOD & DRINK

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 @BobM @Spenny @J9el @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 HISTORY - All Saints Day is now 1 November - the day after Halloween. Which Pope moved the date from

May 13 to Nov 1 in 8th century when he broadened the festival to include all saints ?

Q2 PEOPLE - Which famous explorer was born on Halloween [31 Oct] 1451 ?

Q3 PLACES - Halloween is celebrated as Kalan Goanv [Night of Spirits] in which region of France ?

Q4 SPACE - On Halloween [31 Oct] 2015, asteroid 2015 TB 145 was observed by NASA`s IRTF [Infra-Red

Telescope Facility] which was on which volcano in USA ?

Q5 LITERATURE - Who wrote the poem "Halloween", with lines "Customs vary wi` the times. At Halloween"

first published in 1780 ?

Q6 MUSIC - "This Is Halloween", written by Danny Elfman, is a song from which 1993 movie ?

Q7 MOVIES - What is the subtitle of the 1982 movie "Halloween III " ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK - Halloween is celebrated in Spain with the eating of castanyes. What are castanyes ?

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 30 Oct 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 01 Nov 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 01 Nov 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 30 Oct

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 01 Nov 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 01 Nov 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 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

TallTrees — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 07:24:16 GMT

Well done with the Halloween 🎃

Quiz the questions are a nightmare 😱

@Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Cleoriff — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 08:13:45 GMT

Good Halloween questions @Mi-Amigo ...it's just the damn answers!! 😂

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:40:51 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees and @Cleoriff for your comments

Some of the questions are a bit difficult but maybe guesses will pay off.

Look forward to pm from each of you with your answers later.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:29:34 GMT

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Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Dave-O2 — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:32:56 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

My answers have now been submitted 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Cleoriff — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:46:30 GMT

@Mi-AmigoAnswers on their way...

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:27:09 GMT

Thank you @Dave-O2

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:27:52 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 07:30:19 GMT

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

gmarkj — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 11:20:25 GMT

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:13:59 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

BobM — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 13:38:28 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:12:03 GMT

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

jonsie — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:50:38 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo >>>>

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

TallTrees — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:27:09 GMT

PM IN @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 21:40:40 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 21:41:26 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

pgn — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 22:59:20 GMT

Psst! @Mi-Amigo! Check your PMs!🎃

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Oct 2023 - Halloween Edition

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 05:38:21 GMT

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received