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WHITE ROOM QUIZ: APRIL FOOL EDITION

Cleoriff
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Welcome to the APRIL FOOL edition of

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PLEASE NOTE AMENDED TIMES BELOW FOR SENDING YOUR PM'S WITH ANSWERS

 

As mentioned in the Advanced Notice on Monday HERE  I will be quizmaster this week and our resident quizmaster (  @Mi-Amigo ) will also be attempting to answer the 12 questions in this White Room April Fool Quiz  

 

                                                                 THE  QUESTIONS

 

 

Q1: APRIL FOOL PRANKS: One of the greatest April Fool pranks of all time was the Spaghetti Tree Prank. In which country were Spaghetti trees said to be growing?

 

Q2: SCIENCE : In coal mining, what is known as firedamp?

 

Q3: TRIVIA: Who were the last two people to be imprisoned in the Tower Of London?

 

Q4:TELEVISION: Which famous film director, directed the first episode of Columbo in 1971?

 

Q5:GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Olympus Mons Mountain located?

 

Q6: SPORT. What football Club once had Field Marshal Montgomery as its Chairman and Arthur Conan Doyle as a goalkeeper?

 

Q7: ART: Which famous artist had himself tied to the mast of a ship so he could paint a storm?


Q8: MUSIC: Which Nobel Prize winner wrote 'Make You Feel My Love' for Adele?

 

Q9: WORDS: What is the connection between the following words: Leapfrog, Import, Shipwrecked, Zany?

 

Q10: MEDICINE: Where was the world's first human heart transplant performed in 1967

 

Q11: NATURE: What is the fastest two legged creature in the world?

 

Q12: HISTORY: Which British Prime Minister was Knighted a total of 26 times?

 

 

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 ( @Cleoriff ) anytime after the questions are posted and up to 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 2 April 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 3rd April 2020.

 

                                                                   THE AWARDS:

Each correct answer will be awarded a star . In addition, the following trophies will be awarded for

 

                          12 correct      10 correct     8 correct     6 correct     4 correct

                            answers          answers       answers      answers      answers

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                            Diamond         Golden         Silver         Bronze              Red

                             Thinker           Thinker       Thinker      Thinker           Thinker

 

DUE TO THE UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF POSTING ON THE FORUM, I HAVE CHANGED THE TIMES FOR ANSWERS VIA PM'S TO ME

                                                       

                                                                THE RULES

Each member are able to pm (private message) their answers to me ( @Cleoriff from as soon as the questions are posted... and up to 23.59 (11.59pm) tomorrow -  Thursday 2 April 2020.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday will be declared void.

No googling, wiki, youtube search for answers.

 

I hope that our "regulars" quizzers

@gmarkj  @jonsie   @MI5  @pgn  @WispaRed7 @OldFart @Martin-O2 @Marjo and new members who said they would play... @O2Adnan @O2Sean 

all members who have played previously, those who have never played before, and new members will take part and 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 on here.

 

Thank you everyone for your interest and I hope everyone enjoys this April Fool edition of the White Room Thursday Quiz. (Particularly in this mad world we now find ourselves in) tongue_winking

 

@Cleoriff 

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Just a gentle reminder folks. So far I have only had emails from @MI5 and @Mi-Amigo 

 

This evening, before the madness starts over again, may be a good time to PM me your answers?

@gmarkj @jonsie @pgn  @Anonymous (Who hasn't been on today at all?) and @O2Sean along with @O2Adnan

I will mention @Anonymous  here as I haven't seen here for ages. She may wish to play. Not forgetting @Martin-O2 and @Marjo 

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Hello Cleoriff kissing_heart

 

I have just sent my answers to you via pm

Sorry not been on the forum much lately - just very tired

Thank you for reminding me about the quiz

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Thanks @Anonymous  PM received. xx

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Thank you @Cleoriff xx

Very varied questions

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@Anonymous wrote:

Thank you @Cleoriff xx

Very varied questions


Hiya @Anonymous 

"Very varied" is one way of describing the questions LOL

- set by our very own "REGAL" @Cleoriff 

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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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Oh yeah ...gone up a level now. Regal. Does that mean I'm a Queen? If so I may start issuing some decrees. joyrolling_eyes

 

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Oh yeah ...gone up a level now. Regal. Does that mean I'm a Queen? If so I may start issuing some decrees. joyrolling_eyes

 


Yep... a Killer Queen with dynamite and a laser beam Smiley LOL

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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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@jonsie wrote:

I want be a queen Whistle


Off with his head 👑🤣

(with due respects to Glory1!) 

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

@Cleoriff wrote:

Oh yeah ...gone up a level now. Regal. Does that mean I'm a Queen? If so I may start issuing some decrees. joyrolling_eyes

 


Yep... a Killer Queen with dynamite and a laser beam Smiley LOL


I'll take that one @Mi-Amigo My favourite band and just how I feel right now. yahoo

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