06-09-2021 08:26 - edited 06-09-2021 08:30
06-09-2021 08:26 - edited 06-09-2021 08:30
Welcome to
There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Today`s White Room Quiz is one of the popular "Odd Questions" editions.
Instead of eight questions with two questions from each of one of four categories, today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions with one question on each of these subjects -
INITIALS MAPS CARS POSTCODES ALPHABET MOTORWAYS AIRPORT CODES CLOTHES
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 [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday].
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
I hope our regular quizzers
@Cleoriff @pgn @MI5 @jonsie @gmarkj @BobM @TallTrees @TheresaV @LukasB @Martin-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 INITIALS In relation to fuel, what do the initials LPG stand for ?
Q2 MAPS On Ordnance Survey map, what do the letters CG indicate ?
Q3 CARS Which car company manufactured the Pulsar from 1978 to 2000 ?
Q4 POSTCODES TR is the postcode for which English city ?
Q5 ALPHABET What is the 11th [eleventh] letter of the Greek alphabet ?
Q6 MOTORWAYS How many miles long [approx] is the M25 motorway in England ?
Q7 AIRPORT CODE What is the three-letter code for Frankfurt airport ?
Q8 CLOTHES What type of clothing is a cheongsam ?
The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.
Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 06 Sept 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 07 Sept 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 08 Sept 2021
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 06 Sept 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 07 Sept 2021].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 07 Sept 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
on 07-09-2021 08:24
on 07-09-2021 08:24
on 07-09-2021 11:28
on 07-09-2021 11:28
on 07-09-2021 13:39
on 07-09-2021 13:39
PM sent @Mi-Amigo! 🙂
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on 07-09-2021 13:56
on 07-09-2021 13:56
Thank you @Martin-O2
pm with your 8 answers received
Thank you @LukasB
Ppm with your 8 answers received
on 08-09-2021 07:54
on 08-09-2021 07:54
THE ANSWERS:
Q1 INITIALS In relation to fuel, what do the initials LPG stand for ?
A1 Liquid Petroleum Gas
Q2 MAPS On Ordnance Survey map, what do the letters CG indicate ?
A2 Cattle Grid - or Coast Guard where insufficient space for CG-sta - so I`ll accept either as correct answer
Q3 CARS Which car company manufactured the Pulsar from 1978 to 2000 ?
A3 Nissan
Q4 POSTCODES TR is the postcode for which English city ?
A4 Truro
Q5 ALPHABET What is the 11th [eleventh] letter of the Greek alphabet ?
A5 lambda - not Nu which is the 13th letter of Greek alphabet
Q6 MOTORWAYS How many miles long [approx] is the M25 motorway in England ?
A6 117 miles - I`ll accept between 115 and 120 miles as correct answer
Q7 AIRPORT CODE What is the three-letter code for Frankfurt airport ?
A7 FRA
Q8 CLOTHES What type of clothing is a cheongsam ?
A8 Oriental dress
on 08-09-2021 08:19
on 08-09-2021 08:19
THE RESULTS
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 pass Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 trousers - incorrect
plus for 6 correct answers also awarded
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 Nu - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 7 correct answers also awarded
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 pass Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pass Q5 correct - awarded
Q6 pass Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 4 correct answers also awarded
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pass
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 2.085.985.854 - 😂 - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded
Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 5 correct answers also awarded
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 pass Q4 pass
Q5 pass Q6 250 - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 scarf - incorrect
Total - two for two correct answers
on 08-09-2021 08:21
Back, back in the day when I was very slim, I had a cheongsam. My cousin, a sailor, bought it for his girlfriend and it didn't fit...so I inherited it. Gorgeous green patterned silk. Probably wouldn't go over my head nowadays...🙄😂
Veritas Numquam Perit
08-09-2021 08:32 - edited 08-09-2021 08:37
08-09-2021 08:32 - edited 08-09-2021 08:37
AWARDS
Silver Thinker - 8 correct @MI5 @Cleoriff
Bronze Thinker + - 7 correct @pgn
Bronze Thinker - 6 correct @gmarkj
Red Thinker + - 5 correct @LukasB
Red Thinker - 4 correct @TheresaV
- 2 correct @Martin-O2
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 and @Cleoriff
Well done
@pgn - Bronze Thinker +
@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker
@LukasB - Red Thinker +
@TheresaV - Red Thinker
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s White Room Quiz which will be
8 questions with two on each of these categories
- GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE [one question on Biology; one on Chemistry] WORDS FOOD & DRINK
which will be posted on a separate thread shortly.
on 08-09-2021 09:07
on 08-09-2021 09:07
Well done all and thanks
on 08-09-2021 09:08
on 08-09-2021 09:08