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The White Room Thursday Quiz - 27 February 2020

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Each week, there are EIGHT questions, from a range of categories.

Please note: the categories and questions for this week`s White Room Quiz were chosen before the

People`s Choice Quiz (which will be next week) was announced

 

                                                           THIS WEEK`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

 

Q1 [people]: Who was the first British Prime Minister?

 

Q2 [places]: In which Bay was the island prison of Alcatraz?

 

Q3 [science]: What is measured by the Mohs scale?

 

Q4 [literature]: What was Old Nog in Henry Williamson`s novel "Tarka the Otter" ?

 

Q5 [sport]: In what event did Tessa Sanderson win a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics ?

 

Q6 [TV]: What was the first name of Hyacinth Bucket`s son in the TV sit-com "Keeping Up Appearances"?

 

Q7 [art]: Which animals was George Stubbs most famous for painting?

 

Q8 [food and drink]: Which vegetable has varieties known as calabrese and blue wind ? 

 

The White Room Thursday Quiz will be open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part will need to pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 00.01 [one minute after midnight] and 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 27 February 2020.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and the results for each player taking part - will be posted on Friday morning.

 

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

              EIGHT correct answers               SIX correct answers                     FOUR correct answers

                   will be awarded                       will be awarded                          will be awarded

 

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Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] between 00.01 [one minute after midnight] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow - on Thursday 27 February 2020.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received before 00.01 on Thursday and/or after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday will be declared void.

No googling, wiki, youtube search for answers.

 

As usual, there is one QI-style question, where the answer is not what most people assume.

I have tried to make to be a balance of easier and trickier questions, and  hope those who have taken part in a previous White Room Thursday Quiz will take part, and that new members, and those who have not previously played, will join in.

 

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.

Thank you everyone for your interest.

I hope everyone enjoys this edition of the White Room Thursday Quiz.

 

@Mi-Amigo  

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The White Room is now open for you to pm [private message] your answers to me [ @Mi-Amigo ].

 

Thank you @Cleoriff - pm with your eight answers received

 

Thank you @Anonymous - pm with your eight answers received

 

Everyone has until 23.59 [11.59pm] tonight to pm me their answers.

The answers and results will be announced tomorrow [Friday] morning. 

 

Good luck, everyone

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Submitted my 7 good answers and one wild stab in the dark wink
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@MI5 wrote:
Submitted my 7 good answers and one wild stab in the dark wink

Thanks @MI5 

Your pm - with your eight answers received 

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Thanks @Anonymous 

pm with your eight answers received

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Still got 12 hours to get your pms with answers to me, folks

Looking forward to receiving answers from the other regulars @gmarkj  @jonsie  @Marjo  @Martin-O2  and, of course, any new members or those who haven`t played before or have joined in for a while... all are welcome to take part Thinking Thanks!

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Thanks @jonsie 

your [and Chester`s joy Cat] pm with your eight answers received

- and I love the quote in your signature thumbsup

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Thanks @gmarkj 

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Thanks @pgn 

pm with your eight answers received

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