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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.
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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 👋 👋
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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.
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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
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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!
Thanks @Mi-Amigo
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