The White Room Thursday Quiz - 5 Sept 2019

[Mi-Amigo]

   

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

                                                         @pgn 

The six questions are:

Q1 [people]: What was the name of William Shakespeare`s only son?

Q2 [history]: What was the name of George Stevenson`s first steam locomotive?

Q3 [geography]: What was the original name of the memorial to four US Presidents carved in the rock

     in the Black Hills in South Dakota?

Q4 [words]: What is a thurible?

Q5 [nature]: What sound does the world`s largest frog make?

Q6 [currency]: How many sixpences were there in one guinea in pre-decimal British currency? 

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 answer.

You can post one, or more, answer at any time between 00.01 [one minute after midnight] and 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 5 September 2019.

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 on Friday 6 September 2019.

Each correct answer will be awarded a 

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

All members, including those who have already been a contestant or have put their names forward as contestants and those who are considering being a future contestant, are welcome to join in and play along - by making their own list of questions and seeing how many they can get right - but, please do not post your answers on the thread.

Thank you for your interest and good luck @pgn 

[Mi-Amigo]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

CHEMISTRY??? FGS, I resign

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Resign? With the contestants and those playing along being so close?

Next week could be the week the Silver Thinker is won.

More info

Chemistry will not be the QI-style question

Should be fun...

[Mi-Amigo]

btw @EmilieT 

How many did you know the answer to? Just wondering as some questions were tough.

[Cleoriff]

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

CHEMISTRY??? FGS, I resign

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Resign? With the contestants and those playing along being so close?

Next week could be the week the Silver Thinker is won.

More info

Chemistry will not be the QI-style question

Should be fun...

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Joking anyway. I didn't do Chemistry at school (all those years ago) BIO Chemistry was an integral part of my nursing though....Lol

[Mi-Amigo]

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@Cleoriff wrote:
Joking anyway. I didn't do Chemistry at school (all those years ago) BIO Chemistry was an integral part of my nursing though....Lol

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I did chemistry at grammar school. The teacher looked like the mad picture of Einstein and today would have a "Don`t try this at home" sign on his bench as all I remember are clouds of smoke and "bangs" in his lessons  

[EmilieT]

@Mi-Amigo Unfortunately I had none right this time ...  Hopefully I do better next week!