White Room Quiz Mon 08 Feb 2021 - Page 5

Mi-Amigo · ‎08-02-2021

Welcome to

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is another "Odd Questions" edition, with eight "odd questions" with one question on each of these subjects

MONEY INITIALS CODES NURSERY RHYMES MATHS JOBS POLITICS SAYINGS

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]

I hope our regular quizzers

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

@TheresaV @Marjo

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 MONEY. Which item of English currency ceased to be legal tender in March 1988 ?

Q2 INITIALS. What do the initials UHF stand for in radio broadcasting?

Q3 CODES. In morse code, what three-letter word is represented by

- . - . .- -

Q4 NURSERY RHYMES. In the nursery rhyme, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier" what occupation follows "soldier"?

Q5 MATHS. What is 80% of 400?

Q6 JOBS. What did a cordwainer make?

Q7 POLITICS. What was the name of the British political party which changed its name in 1985 to

the Green Party?

Q8 SAYINGS. What are the two missing words in this well-known saying

"Early to bed, early to rise; makes a man healthy, ------- , and ---- " ?

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 08 Feb 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 09 Feb 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 10 Feb 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

SILVER THINKER BRONZE THINKER RED THINKER

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 08 Feb 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 09 Feb 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 09 Feb 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

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 · ‎09-02-2021

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

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 · ‎10-02-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 MONEY. Which item of English currency ceased to be legal tender in March 1988 ?

A1 £1 bank note

Q2 INITIALS. What do the initials UHF stand for in radio broadcasting?

A2 Ultra High Frequency

Q3 CODES. In morse code, what three-letter word is represented by

- . - . .- -

A3 C A T

Q4 NURSERY RHYMES. In the nursery rhyme, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier" what occupation follows "soldier"?

A4 sailor

Q5 MATHS. What is 80% of 400?

A5 320

Q6 JOBS. What did a cordwainer make?

A6 shoes

Q7 POLITICS. What was the name of the British political party which changed its name in 1985 to

the Green Party?

A7 Ecology Party

Q8 SAYINGS. What are the two missing words in this well-known saying

"Early to bed, early to rise; makes a man healthy, ------- , and ---- " ?

A8 wealthy... wise

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

MI5 · ‎10-02-2021

I now get the chance to post this.

Thought it might give too much of a clue before

I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

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Cleoriff · ‎10-02-2021

@MI5 wrote:
I now get the chance to post this.
Thought it might give too much of a clue before

Yes, it would @MI5

Veritas Numquam Perit

Anonymous · ‎10-02-2021

@MI5 wrote:
I now get the chance to post this.
Thought it might give too much of a clue before

Love it @MI5

Mi-Amigo · ‎10-02-2021

THE RESULTS:

@MI5

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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@LukasB

Q1 pass Q2 correct - awarded Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 half-penny - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass Q7 pass

Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 YES - incorrect

Q4 spy - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 Monster Raving Loony Party - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@Cleoriff

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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TheresaV

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 pass

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass Q7 pass

Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@pgn

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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Anonymous

Q1 half-penny - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 YOU - incorrect

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 rope - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@jonsie

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 eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

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

Cleoriff · ‎10-02-2021

Well done everyone. All got a Thinker. More competition from the managers (and @LukasB can't boast)....

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎10-02-2021

THE AWARDS:

Silver Thinker = 8 correct answers @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn @jonsie

Red Thinker + = 5 correct answers @LukasB @TallTrees @gmarkj @TheresaV @Anonymous

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn @jonsie

WELL DONE the RED THINKERS [+ ] - @LukasB @TallTrees @gmarkj @TheresaV @Anonymous

Everyone who took part was a Thinker this time.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in today`s quiz, which will be the White Room Valentine Quiz with 10 questions and the chance to be awarded a Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Red Thinker and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the White Room Quiz fun.

@Mi-Amigo

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

MI5 · ‎10-02-2021

Well done everyone

I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

Currently using:
Pixel 7a (O2 & Lyca), One Plus 6 (Sfr), iPhone 12 Pro Max (Vodafone)

LukasB · ‎10-02-2021

@Cleoriff wrote:

Well done everyone. All got a Thinker. More competition from the managers (and @LukasB can't boast)....

Still better than @TheresaV no?

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