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Welcome to
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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Teatime quizzing over 🍜 🍰 🥂
Arguing and laughing 😃 at suggested Answers over 😂
Now all in your PM BOX @Mi-Amigo
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Hoping for golden 🏆
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Thank you @TallTrees
I hope everyone enjoyed your tea-time quiz session 😄
pm with your answers received
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THE ANSWERS
Q1 HISTORY 1 - What was the name of Horatio Nelson`s flagship at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 ?
A1 HMS Elephant
Q2 PLACES 1 - Clun Bridge, dating from 1450, crosses the River Clun in which English county ?
A2 Shropshire
Q3 SCIENCE 1 - What does a konimeter measure ?
A3 dust in the air
Q4 MOVIES 1 - In 1964 movie "Dr Strangelove" what is the first and surname of the US President character
played by Peter Sellers ?
A4 Merkin Muffley
Q5 SPORT 1 - Who did Jack Dempsey knock out in July 1919 to become World Heavyweight Boxing
Champion ?
A5 Jess Willard
Q6 HISTORY 2 - Who succeeded Winston Churchill as British Prime Minister following General Election
in July 1945 ?
A6 Clement Attlee
Q7 PLACES 2 - What is the capital city of Central African Republic ?
A7 Bangui
Q8 SCIENCE 2 - Pantothenic acid is the scientific term for which vitamin ?
A8 B5
Q9 MOVIES 2 - In 1963 movie "The Great Escape" who played the character Flight Lieut Danny Welinski,
Polish RAF officer ?
A9 Charles Bronson
Q10 SPORT 2 - Which English County Cricket team won the first English County Cricket Championship
in 1890 ?
A10 Surrey
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THE RESULTS
Q1 pass Q2 correct Q3 atoms - incorrect Q4 Richard Nixon - incorrect Q5 correct .
Q6 correct Q7 pass Q8 correct Q9 pass Q10 Surrey - incorrect .
plus for 4 correct answers
Red Thinker
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct .
Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
plus for 10 correct answers also awarded
Gold Thinker
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct .
Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
plus for 10 correct answers also awarded
Gold Thinker
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 pass Q5 pass .
Q6 correct Q7 Kinshasa - incorrect Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 pass Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 pass Q5 correct .
Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct .
Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
plus for 10 correct answers also awarded
Gold Thinker
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct .
Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
plus for 10 correct answers also awarded
Gold Thinker
Q1 pass Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 pass .
Q6 Anthony Eden - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
plus for 6 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
