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White Room Quiz Mon 10 May 2021

Mi-Amigo
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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 eight questions - with two questions on each of these categories 

 

   GEOGRAPHY   WORDS    ART    TV

 

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].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

 

I hope our regular quizzers

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

  @O2EmmaLouise 

and @BobM [who took part in the last WRQ] 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 GEOGRAPHY 1  What is the longest river in Portugal ?

 

Q2 WORDS 1           What does the word pronking mean ?

 

Q3 ART 1                  Which English painter painted "The Blue Boy" in 1779 ?

 

Q4 TV 1                     In the US sit-com "The Big Bang Theory", what was the nickname which the other

                                   astronauts gave Howard went he went into space ? 

 

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2    What is the name of the canal which runs from Birmingham to London ?

 

Q6 WORDS 2             What type of person does the word quisling refer to ?

 

Q7 ART 2                    What colour is the paint cobalt ?

 

Q8 TV2                        In the British puppet TV series "Thunderbirds" in the 1960s, who was the pilot

                                     [first and surname] of Thunderbird 4, submersible for underwater rescues ?

 

                            

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 [Mon10 May 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 11 May 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 12 May 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 10 May 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 11 May 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 11 May 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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I was lucky with the pronking question. I watched a National Geographic programme, (mainly about big cats hunting) of course we saw a load of antelope PRONKING when the lions gave chase.

Daft move really. They should just run, instead of jumping and PRONKING to make themselves look bigger. joy

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Springbok Pronking GIF | Gfycat

 

Anyone gonna go pronking this afternoon joy ??

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Well I learned something today. Who knew that pronking was a thing. Maybe the next twerking?
Well done to everyone, especially the Silver Thinkers, and will check out today's quiz!

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Thank you @gmarkj 

I don`t know if pronking is gonna be the next twerking but maybe @TheresaV and @LukasB are practising joy

Hope you like the questions in today`s WRQ

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

Springbok Pronking GIF | Gfycat

 

Anyone gonna go pronking this afternoon joy ??


What a brilliant gif @Mi-Amigo Explains it perfectly. rofl

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Bambi pronked a bit up there too - stotted also describes it, I think. Great gid, @Mi-Amigo 👍
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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

Thank you @gmarkj 

I don`t know if pronking is gonna be the next twerking but maybe @TheresaV and @LukasB are practising joy

Hope you like the questions in today`s WRQ


You sound like you wouldn't mind a trip to TNS @Mi-Amigo joy

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@TheresaV wrote:

@Mi-Amigo wrote:

Thank you @gmarkj 

I don`t know if pronking is gonna be the next twerking but maybe @TheresaV and @LukasB are practising joy

Hope you like the questions in today`s WRQ


You sound like you wouldn't mind a trip to TNS @Mi-Amigo joy


Err please Miss Theresa can I be excused pray as I`ve got @LukasB `s emoji game later today yahoo

 

 

 

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Ah well in that case you are forgiven @Mi-Amigo yahoo wink

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