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White Room Quiz Mon 04 Sept 2023

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

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

    SCIENCE   WORDS    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 @BobM 

our new Community Manager @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 - Where in the human body is the glabella ?

                                 

Q2 WORDS 1 - What did the 1820s word "lunting" mean ?

 

Q3 MUSIC 1 - "Kiss Me Kate" is a musical version of which Shakespeare play ?

 

Q4 GAMES 1 - The game "Snakes and Ladders" dates from ancient times. In which country did it originate ?

 

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - How many electrons does a sodium atom have ?

 

Q6 WORDS 2 - What did the 1600s word "slubberdegullion" mean ? 

 

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Which female singer collaborated with Pet Shop Boys on the song "What Have I Done to

                          Deserve This", which reached No 2 in UK singles chart in 1987 ?

 

Q8 GAMES 2 - Which game was invented by John Spilsbury of London and first produced in 1767 ?

                                                                                 

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 04 Sept

2023] and before 03.00am Wed 06 Sept 2023.

 

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 06 Sept 2023

Each member will be awarded star  for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me Mi-Amigo after 12 noon today [Mon 04 Sept

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 06 Sept 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 06 Sept 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.

 

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Cleoriff
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Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo. Really hope you are much better now xx

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Mi-Amigo
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Thank you @Cleoriff 

I`m feeling a lot better, and good to be back as Quizmaster.

Hope you, and everyone else, likes today`s questions.

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Hello @Mi-Amigo 

Great you are back in the hot seat!

I am making sure I have a few minutes on my mobile during lunch today to answer these questions: presently I know ONE 🙄

Bye for now TALLTREES 



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Mi-Amigo
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Thank you @TallTrees 

Look forward to your pm with your answers, and you never know guesses might pay off. Good luck.

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Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo and I'm happy to hear you're feeling better 😄

 

I'll be sure to get involved, but can't promise high scores though 🤣

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PM IN @Mi-Amigo 

And no laughing 😒 

Well OK then have a laugh🤣🤣



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Mi-Amigo
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Thank you @Dave-O2 

Pleased to see you taking part in quiz

pm with your answers received

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Thank you @TallTrees 

Promise I won`t laugh

pm with your answers received

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Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

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