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White Room Quiz Mon 08 Feb 2021

Mi-Amigo
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Welcome to

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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 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

 

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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  

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pgn
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Oh. I see. Well, can't roll back the clock 😉🤣

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@pgn wrote:

Oh. I see. Well, can't roll back the clock 😉🤣


Nope, although one can always learn from their mistakes. LOL

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@Cleoriff wrote:

@pgn wrote:

Oh. I see. Well, can't roll back the clock 😉🤣


Nope, although one can always learn from their mistakes. LOL


Where's the fun in that? 🤣

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@pgn wrote:

@Cleoriff wrote:

@pgn wrote:

Oh. I see. Well, can't roll back the clock 😉🤣


Nope, although one can always learn from their mistakes. LOL


Where's the fun in that? 🤣


You've just had some fun...wondering what the hell you had started.tongue_winking

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@Cleoriff wrote:


You've just had some fun...wondering what the hell you had started.tongue_winking


WW3, it seemed like! Fear

 

I'll stick to Sylvester GIFs I think. Or Indiana Jones Whistle

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@pgn wrote:

@Cleoriff wrote:


You've just had some fun...wondering what the hell you had started.tongue_winking


WW3, it seemed like! Fear

 

I'll stick to Sylvester GIFs I think. Or Indiana Jones Whistle


Like this one ....?

 

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Moving on LOL

 

PM sent @Mi-Amigo 

 

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Best to move on @Anonymous ...

 

 

 

 

Even though with all the stats in the world.... 7 world championships beats 5 world championships any day of the week. rofl

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Thank you @Anonymous

like the piccy

pm with our 8 answers to quiz received

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