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White Room Quiz Mon 03 May 2021 May Bank Holiday edition

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

 

Today`s White Room Quiz is May Bank Holiday edition with eight questions -

                       two questions related to MAY [both PEOPLE];

                       two questions related to BANK [both PLACES];

                       two questions related to HOLIDAY [both MUSIC];

                       two questions related to 03 May [one SPORT; one EVENTS]   

 

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - with their answers between 12 noon today [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

 

I hope our regular quizzers

  @Cleoriff   @pgn   @jonsie   @gmarkj   @MI5   @TallTrees   @TheresaV   @LukasB   @Martin-O2 

  @O2EmmaLouise  @Cairdeas 

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 MAY [PEOPLE]   Theresa MAY was a former British Prime Minister.

                                 What is her husband`s first name ?

 

Q2 BANK [PLACES]  The headquarters of the BANK of England is on which street in City of London ?

 

Q3 HOLIDAY [MUSIC]  HOLIDAY was the first UK Top 10 single for which female singer in 1984 ?

 

Q4 03 MAY [SPORT]  On 3 MAY 2015 which English football team became Premier League Champions ?

 

Q5 MAY [PEOPLE]    Brian MAY is guitarist with rock band Queen.

                                  In what subject was he awarded a PhD in 2007 from Imperial College, London for

                                  his work started in 1971 and completed in 2007 ?

 

Q6 BANK [PLACES]  Jodrell BANK Observatory is in which English county ?

 

Q7 HOLIDAY [MUSIC]  HOLIDAY In The Sun was the fourth UK single by which punk band, reaching

                                      No 8 in the UK singles chart in 1977 ?

 

Q8 03 MAY [EVENTS]   In the 1880s, 03 MAY was Sting Nettle Day, when children were provided with

                                      stinging nettles to flog each other.

                                      In which English county did Sting Nettle Day take place ?

 

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

 

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 03 May 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 04 May 2021]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

 

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

 

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Wed 05 May 2021

 

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

 

              EIGHT correct answers               SIX correct answers                     FOUR correct answers

                   will be awarded                       will be awarded                          will be awarded

 

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Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 03 May 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 04 May 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 04 May 2021 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

 

@Mi-Amigo  

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Too cold for starkers @pgn


HAPPINESS IS BEE SHAPED

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@TallTrees wrote:
Too cold for starkers @pgn

Mind you, nettles'd soon get the blood moving - urtication does that to a fella Astounded

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Mi-Amigo
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Thank you @pgn 

like the gifs - relevant to questons

pm with your 8 answers received

 

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your 8 answers received

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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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On it's way @Mi-Amigo 

 

Brian May GIF by Queen

Veritas Numquam Perit

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Thank you @Cleoriff 

love the gif - very appropriate to one of the questions

pm with your 8 answers received

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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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Thank you @O2EmmaLouise 

pm with your 8 answers received

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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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Thank you @TheresaV 

pm with your 8 answers received

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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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Thank you everyone who has sent me their pm with their 8 answers to this quiz.

 

A gentle reminder to @jonsie @gmarkj @LukasB @Martin-O2 and anyone else who would like to have a go at the questions in this quiz, you still have plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Tues] to pm me - @Mi-Amigo with your 8 answers.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Good luck

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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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coming - just put the thinking cap on joy

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Thank you @LukasB 

pm with your 8 answers received

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