White Room Quiz Mon 02 oCT 2023 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎02-10-2023

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions - with two questions on each of these four categories -

SCIENCE WORDS TV GAMES

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 [Mon] and

03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Spenny @J9el @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 EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 SCIENCE 1 - Which element was first discovered on the Sun in 1868 before found on Earth in 1882 ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - What did the 19th century word "curglaff" mean ?

Q3 TV 1 - In the British TV comedy series "Last Of The Summer Wine", what was Compo`s first name ?

[character`s name, not actor`s name]

Q4 GAMES 1 - What did the 1850s game/toy Quockerwodger consist of ?

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - Where in the human body is the trapezium bone ?

Q6 WORDS 2 - What did the word "famelicose" mean ?

Q7 TV 2 - In the new series of US TV comedy "Young Sheldon", what is the name of Georgie [Sheldon`s

brother] and Mandy`s daughter ? [character name, not actor`s name].

Q8 GAMES 2 - How many square were on the playing board of Halma, game invented in 1880s in which

players tried to move a number of pieces from one corner to another ?

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 [Mon 02 Oct 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 04 Ocr 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 04 Oct 2023

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 [Mon 02 Oct

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 04 Oct 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 04 Oct 2023 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

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎04-10-2023

THE RESULTS

@MI5

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@jonsie

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - Q2 rude - incorrect Q3 correct - Q4 ball + pins - incorrect .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 64 - incorrect .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 correct - Q2 hairdresser - incorrect Q3 David - incorrect Q4 skittles - incorrect .

Q5 correct - Q6 tired - incorrect Q7 Laura - incorrect Q8 100 - incorrect .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@BobM

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 pass Q8 144 - incorrect .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 TheresaV - incorrect Q8 correct - .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2

Q1 mercury - incorrect Q2 house - incorrect Q3 David - incorrect Q4 cards - incorrect .

Q5 correct - Q6 fridge - incorrect Q7 Charlotte - incorrect Q8 10 - incorrect .

Total - 1 star for 1 correct

@Spenny

Q1 hydrogen - in correct Q2 thief - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 infamous - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 64 - incorrect .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎04-10-2023

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @jonsie @Cleoriff

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @pgn

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @BobM

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @gmarkj

2 stars = 2 correct - @TallTrees @Spenny

1 star = 1 correct - @Dave-O2

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @jonsie @Cleoriff

Well done

@pgn - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj - Red Thinker + star

@TallTrees - 2 stars

@Spenny - 2 stars

@Dave-O2 - 1 star

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 1 star.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with

2 questions on each of these categories

PEOPLE PLACES SPACE ART

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

TallTrees · ‎04-10-2023

Hi good morning @Mi-Amigo

Two 🌟

That's great many thanks 😊

Well done everyone

HAPPINESS IS BEE SHAPED

BobM · ‎04-10-2023

Quite happy with a Bronze - did better than I though I would.

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

MI5 · ‎04-10-2023

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

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Cleoriff · ‎04-10-2023

A good quiz. Well done all and thanks @Mi-Amigo

Veritas Numquam Perit

gmarkj · ‎04-10-2023

Quite a spread of results. Happy with mine - guessing the words and the squares, so 1 out of 3 is ok.

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo

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Mi-Amigo · ‎04-10-2023

Thank you @TallTrees @MI5 @Cleoriff @gmarkj @BobM

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards.

Good to see that, in some cases, guesses paid off.

Hope everyone likes some of the questions in today`s WRQ which is up on separate thread.

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

pgn · ‎04-10-2023

Late back to this - good one, @Mi-Amigo - even if Constancy was my undoing for a place at the top table 🤣

Well done all 🎉

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Dave-O2 · ‎05-10-2023

1 Star is better than a wooden spoon 😂

Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo

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