White Room Quiz Mon 10 April 2023 WRQ A to Z Quiz 4 part 2

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is the second part of the three-part A to Z Quiz 4.

Instead of 8 questions - with two questions on each of four of the usual categories - there are 8 questions,

with one question on each of 8 subjects - each based on a letter of the alphabet

 I - INITIALS; J - JEWELRY; K - KIDS; L - LATIN; M - MOTORWAYS; N - NURSERY RHYMES;

 0 - OCTOBER; P - POSTCODES

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 @Comben @J9el @Breanna @Patricia1066 @Spenny 

@BobM 

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 I - INITIALS - What do the initials RMT of the trade union stand for ?

Q2 J - JEWELRY - In jewelry, what is a torc?

Q3 K - KIDS - What is the first name of Anne, Princess Royal`s, oldest grandchild ? 

Q4 L - LATIN - What does the latin phrase "magnum opus" mean ?

Q5 M - MOTORWAYS - What is the name of the only British motorway services to be named after a battle ?

Q6 N - NURSERY RHYMES - In the magpie nursery rhyme, one is for sorrow. What is seven for ?

Q7 O - OCTOBER - In OCTOBER 1883, which long distance train made its first run ?

Q8 P - POSTCODES - SS1 2EH is the postcode of which famous English landmark ?

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 10 Apr 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 12 April 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 12 April 2023

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 10 Apr

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 12 April 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 12 April 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

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[J9el]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>>>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 I - INITIALS - What do the initials RMT of the trade union stand for ?

A1        Rail, Maritime and Transport

Q2 J - JEWELRY - In jewelry, what is a torc?

A2        necklace

Q3 K - KIDS - What is the first name of Anne, Princess Royal`s, oldest grandchild ? 

A3        Savannah

Q4 L - LATIN - What does the latin phrase "magnum opus" mean ?

A4        great work

Q5 M - MOTORWAYS - What is the name of the only British motorway services to be named after a battle ?

A5          Sedgemoor

Q6 N - NURSERY RHYMES - In the magpie nursery rhyme, one is for sorrow. What is seven for ?

A6          story yet to be told

Q7 O - OCTOBER - In OCTOBER 1883, which long distance train made its first run ?

A7          Orient Express

Q8 P - POSTCODES - SS1 2EH is the postcode of which famous English landmark ?

A8         Southend Pier

[pgn]

An eclectic span of answers this time around, I'd say, @Mi-Amigo - not yours, but offered as solutions 🤣

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@MI5 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Comben 

Q1 correct -   Q2 strong - incorrect  Q3 Elizabeth - incorrect  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Culloden - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 Stonehenge - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@jonsie 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 Sarah - incorrect  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Bosworth - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Patricia1066 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 pass  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Bosworth - incorrect  Q6 pass  Q7 pass  Q8 pass.

Total = 3 stars for 3 correct

@Spenny 

Q1 correct -   Q2 size - incorrect  Q3 pass  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 York - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 Mia - incorrect  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 pass             Q6 pass              Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@J9el 

Q1 correct -   Q2 housing for precious stones - incorrect  Q3 Zara - incorrect  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Stamford Bridge - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                          = 8 correct - @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn 

Bronze Thinker                        = 6 correct - @jonsie 

Red Thinker + star                   = 5 correct - @Spenny  @TallTrees @J9el 

Red Thinker                              = 4 correct - @Comben 

3 stars                                        = 3 correct - @Patricia1066 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn 

Well done

@jonsie          - Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees      - Red Thinker + star

@Spenny        - Red Thinker + star

@J9el              - Red Thinker + star

@Comben       - Red Thinker 

@Patricia1066 - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in today`s WRQ which is part 3 of WRQ A-Z Quiz with one question on each subject Q - Z

  Q - QUOTES;  R - RHYMING SLANG; S - SHAPES; T - THURSDAY; U - UNDERGROUND;

  V - VEHICLES; W - WEATHER; Z - ZONES

which will be posted on a separate thread shortly.   

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

[Cleoriff]

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo Really enjoyed it. Well done everyone.

[Patricia1066]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for your quizzes, really enjoying them 

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all