White Room Quiz Mon 03 Jult 2023

[Mi-Amigo]

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 four of the usual categories 

    HISTORY;  SCIENCE;  MUSIC;   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 @J9el @Spenny @Patricia1066 @BobM @Breanna 

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 HISTORY 1 - In Norse mythology, Skadi was the wife of which sea god ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - The name of which element comes from the Latin for Cyprus ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which band had a "one hit wonder" in 1976 with "Play That Funky Music" ?

Q4 GAMES 1 - In a standard UK Monopoly game, how much [in £] was the prize in Community Chest for

                          second prize in a beauty contest - up to 2021 when it was dropped with changes to the

                          Community Chest ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - In World War II, which city was the site of the "900-day seige", but actually lasted 872

                            days from 8 Sept 1941 to 27 Jan 1944 ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Lunulae are small whitish half circles visible on what part of the human body ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - The video of which song [song title not band] was the first music video shown on MTV

                          on 1 Aug 1981 ?

Q8 GAMES 2 - On a standard dart board. which number is directly opposite 1 ?

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 03 July 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 05 July 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 05 July 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 03 July

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 05 July 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 05 July 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

[TallTrees]

Interesting @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

Pleased you find today`s WRQ "interesting".

Look forward to pm with your answers later.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif... probably the reaction some might have to question in today`s WRQ 

pm with your answers received

[gmarkj]

This is a mixed bag. Not sure how well these will do, but answers on the way @Mi-Amigo ...

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

I think I agree there is a "mixed bag" of questions this time

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[BobM]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo ---->