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White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:20:12 GMT

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is a Gold Thinker edition of 10 questions, with 2 questions on each of these categories:

HISTORY PLACES SCIENCE MOVIES 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 [Wed] and

03.00am Friday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @Oxonian @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 TEN QUESTIONS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - What was the name of Horatio Nelson`s flagship at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 ?

Q2 PLACES 1 - Clun Bridge, dating from 1450, crosses the River Clun in which English county ?

Q3 SCIENCE 1 - What does a konimeter measure ?

Q4 MOVIES 1 - In 1964 movie "Dr Strangelove" what is the first and surname of the US President character

played by Peter Sellers ?

Q5 SPORT 1 - Who did Jack Dempsey knock out in July 1919 to become World Heavyweight Boxing

Champion ?

Q6 HISTORY 2 - Who succeeded Winston Churchill as British Prime Minister following General Election

in July 1945 ?

Q7 PLACES 2 - What is the capital city of Central African Republic ?

Q8 SCIENCE 2 - Pantothenic acid is the scientific term for which vitamin ?

Q9 MOVIES 2 - In 1963 movie "The Great Escape" who played the character Flight Lieut Danny Welinski,

Polish RAF officer ?

Q10 SPORT 2 - Which English County Cricket team won the first English County Cricket Championship

in 1890 ?

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 27 Aug 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 29 Aug 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 29 Aug 2025.

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 27 Aug

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 29 Aug 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 29 Aug 2025 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 Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

TallTrees — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:40:06 GMT

Hello @Mi-Amigo

Thank you for the invitation to WRQ Gold quiz.

I will have a go but not hopeful for a good result!

Bye 👋 👋

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

TallTrees — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:43:27 GMT

Question @Mi-Amigo

I'm having a teatime get together today.

Is it allowed to discuss this quiz and churn around answers 🤔 ?? for the quiz.

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:05:57 GMT

Thank you for your posts @TallTrees

Good to know you`ll be taking part.

As regards discussing the questions with friends...

- this does not break the rules, as long as no-one looks up the answers or searches for answers online

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

TallTrees — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:57:07 GMT

Thank you for your reply and clarification @Mi-Amigo

Nice to have a few other brains on this one as movies not my thing🙄 and can clear brain fog!

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

Dave-O2 — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:46:11 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Answers in your inbox 😁

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:20:56 GMT

Thank you @Dave-O2

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

pgn — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:53:03 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

jonsie — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:22:30 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

ps @Mi-Amigo .....Whatever happened to our adopted elephant?

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:30:41 GMT

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

TallTrees — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:59:57 GMT

Teatime quizzing over 🍜 🍰 🥂

Arguing and laughing 😃 at suggested Answers over 😂

Now all in your PM BOX @Mi-Amigo

🤔

Hoping for golden 🏆

🤣

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:23:50 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees

I hope everyone enjoyed your tea-time quiz session 😄

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

TallTrees — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:25:55 GMT

Yes very different and enjoyed

Thank you @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

Oxonian — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:41:59 GMT

My entry should be in your inbox @Mi-Amigo ; good quiz, thank you for organising. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

Cleoriff — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 20:15:30 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 06:17:14 GMT

Thank you @Oxonian

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 Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

gmarkj — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:20:33 GMT

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:27:43 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:39:57 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - What was the name of Horatio Nelson`s flagship at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 ?

A1 HMS Elephant

Q2 PLACES 1 - Clun Bridge, dating from 1450, crosses the River Clun in which English county ?

A2 Shropshire

Q3 SCIENCE 1 - What does a konimeter measure ?

A3 dust in the air

Q4 MOVIES 1 - In 1964 movie "Dr Strangelove" what is the first and surname of the US President character

played by Peter Sellers ?

A4 Merkin Muffley

Q5 SPORT 1 - Who did Jack Dempsey knock out in July 1919 to become World Heavyweight Boxing

Champion ?

A5 Jess Willard

Q6 HISTORY 2 - Who succeeded Winston Churchill as British Prime Minister following General Election

in July 1945 ?

A6 Clement Attlee

Q7 PLACES 2 - What is the capital city of Central African Republic ?

A7 Bangui

Q8 SCIENCE 2 - Pantothenic acid is the scientific term for which vitamin ?

A8 B5

Q9 MOVIES 2 - In 1963 movie "The Great Escape" who played the character Flight Lieut Danny Welinski,

Polish RAF officer ?

A9 Charles Bronson

Q10 SPORT 2 - Which English County Cricket team won the first English County Cricket Championship

in 1890 ?

A10 Surrey

Re: White Room Quiz Gold Thinker ed Wed 27 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 05:00:59 GMT

THE RESULTS

@Dave-O2

Q1 pass Q2 correct Q3 atoms - incorrect Q4 Richard Nixon - incorrect Q5 correct .

Q6 correct Q7 pass Q8 correct Q9 pass Q10 Surrey - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct .

Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .

plus for 10 correct answers also awarded

Gold Thinker

@jonsie

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct .

Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .

plus for 10 correct answers also awarded

Gold Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 pass Q5 pass .

Q6 correct Q7 Kinshasa - incorrect Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian

Q1 pass Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 pass Q5 correct .

Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 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 Q9 correct Q10 correct .

plus for 10 correct answers also awarded

Gold Thinker

@MI5

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct .

Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .

plus for 10 correct answers also awarded

Gold Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 pass Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 pass .

Q6 Anthony Eden - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker