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The White Room Thursday Quiz - 14 November 2019

Mi-Amigo
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Welcome to

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     This week`s contestant, chosen at random by @EmilieT   is

 

                                                          @Sy 

 

The six questions are:

 

Q1 [history]: Which is the oldest university in Scotland?

 

Q2 [science]: Which two metals are used to make brass?

 

Q3 [nature]: How many wings does a mosquito have? 

 

Q4 [words]: What is dendrology the study of?

 

Q5 [music]: Which song famously kept Vienna by Ultravox off the No 1 in the UK charts in 1981?

 

Q6 [food & drink]: Which French dish has a name which literally means "pot on fire"?

 

Rules:

You can only give one answer to each question.

You can answer the questions in any order - please copy and paste the question and add your answer.

You can post all of the answers together in one posts; or post one, or more, answer in several posts [as @pgn did previously]; at any time between 00.01 [one minute after midnight] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday] 14 November 2019. Please note: a second answer to any question cannot be given in these subsequent posts. 

Any answer posted before 00.01 or after 23.59 will be declared void.

Please - no googling, Wiki, social media, Youtube in search of the answers.

 

The results, with the correct answers, will be posted either late on Thursday 14 November [after answers have been submitted] or on Friday morning 15 November 2019.

Each correct answer will be awarded a star

If you get all six questions correct, you will be awarded the Silver Thinker

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The White Room Thursday Quiz is open to all members.

Previously, contestants - inc @Cleoriff , @pgn , @gmarkj , @jezza1234 , @AnnieM - and other members - inc @EmilieT , @Anonymous , @TallTrees - have played along by  making their own list of questions and seeing how many they can get right.

Everyone is invited to play along with this week`s quiz - but, please do not post your answers on the thread. You will be able to see how well you did when I give the correct answers/

 

Thank you for your interest and good luck @Sy 

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gmarkj
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Good luck with those @Sy - I might get 1 if I am lucky!!

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@Mi-Amigo Now there's one question I definitely know the answer to for once! smiley

 

Good luck @Sy, a very interesting set of questions you got there nerd

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Oh that's 'quite' nice Fear. Best of luck @Sy Bow

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Sy
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I suppose I best get my thinking cap on grin

Cheers all!
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3/6 for definite
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Q1 [history]: Which is the oldest university in Scotland?

I don't know a lot about Scotland history, but as stab in the dark St Andrews? As I've atleast heard of that, and I'd imagine it would be fairly early on that you'd name somthing after a saint.


Q2 [science]: Which two metals are used to make brass?

Zinc and Copper.

Q3 [nature]: How many wings does a mosquito have?

2. I've squashed enough this year to know.


Q4 [words]: What is dendrology the study of?

Something to do with trees I think if I remember rightly from all the nature programmes on TV.

Q5 [music]: Which song famously kept Vienna by Ultravox off the No 1 in the UK charts in 1981?

I don't have a clue about any of this even after I was born let alone before.


Q6 [food & drink]: Which French dish has a name which literally means "pot on fire"?

Pot means pot in French I think, so Pot au Feu I would guess. That's some sort of stew I think.
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Sy
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Oh I forgot about the QI question, well I hope that's the 5th one lol, else I messed up somewhere haha
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As @Sy has submitted his answers early today [thank you], I can reveal the results.

@Sy gave these answers:

Q1 [history]: Which is the oldest university in Scotland?
A1: I don't know a lot about Scotland history, but as stab in the dark St Andrews? As I've atleast heard of that, and I'd imagine it would be fairly early on that you'd name somthing after a saint.

- correct = awarded star

Q2 [science]: Which two metals are used to make brass?
A2: Zinc and Copper.

- correct = awarded star

Q3 [nature]: How many wings does a mosquito have?
Q3: 2. I've squashed enough this year to know.

- correct = awarded star

Q4 [words]: What is dendrology the study of?
A4: Something to do with trees I think if I remember rightly from all the nature programmes on TV.

- correct = awarded star

Q5 [music]: Which song famously kept Vienna by Ultravox off the No 1 in the UK charts in 1981?
A5: I don't have a clue about any of this even after I was born let alone before.

- not the QI-style question. The correct answer is Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce.

Q6 [food & drink]: Which French dish has a name which literally means "pot on fire"?
A6: Pot means pot in French I think, so Pot au Feu I would guess. That's some sort of stew I think.

- correct = awarded star This was the QI-style question - as some assume, because it`s French, that it`s Coq-au-van

 

@Sy got five questions correct and is awarded star star star star star - just missing out on being awarded the Silver Thinker - well done Bow

 

How did those who said they were playing along - @Cleoriff , @EmilieT , @gmarkj , @Anonymous - do? and did those who usually play along - @pgn , @Anonymous , @TallTrees - also play along? How many of the six questions, which you thought you knew the answer to did you get right?

Feedback and comments is welcome.

Thank you everyone for your interest and to @Sy for being this week`s contestant. 

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Sy
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Oh that's mad! I thought I was on for 3 correct, it was only 2&3 I was certain on.

Q5 I'd never get right in a 1000 years, so only one question away but not a chance at the same time lol

Cheers @mi-amigo

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