Re: White Room Quiz Mon 11 Jan 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎11-01-2021

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. Whilst compiling last Wednesday`s

White Room Quiz, I came across further odd questions, which didn`t make it into last Wednesday`s quiz

So, today`s quiz will be eight "odd questions" with one question on each of these subjects

ANTIQUES SLANG COLOURS ANAGRAMS LANGUAGE DANCE TIME FASHION

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 @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

note: there is one QI-style question, where the answer is not what most people think.

Q1 ANTIQUES What two colours are the "Willow Pattern" on antique plates ?

Q2 SLANG "Mince pies" is Cockney rhyming slang for what ?

Q3 COLOURS What colour is quartz citrine ?

Q4 ANAGRAMS What English word is the anagram of WRONG ?

Q5 LANGUAGE "Vingt-et-un" is French for which number in English ?

Q6 DANCE In which country did the Paso Doble dance originate in the 16th century ?

Q7 TIME How many hours are there in an English fortnight ?

Q8 FASHION What item of clothing were Oxford Bags ?

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 11 Jan 20121] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 12 Jan 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 13 Jan 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 11 Jan 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 12 Jan 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 12 Jan 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 · ‎12-01-2021

Thank you everyone who has pm`d me with their eight answers.

Gentle reminder @jonsie @Martin-O2 @Marjo and anyone who would like to take part and tackle this quiz, there is plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Tues] to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.

Look forward to hearing from you. Good luck.

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

jonsie · ‎12-01-2021

Late but made it.....

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Mi-Amigo · ‎12-01-2021

Thank you @jonsie

love the very appropriate gif

pm with your eight answers received - and no problem received within the timeframe.

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

pgn · ‎13-01-2021

@jonsie wrote:
Late but made it.....

Love the gif, @jonsie - thought about using it, but figured it might be a bit too revealing so early on!

Answers soon 👍

Links to O2 Social Media Team here

Mi-Amigo · ‎13-01-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 ANTIQUES What two colours are the "Willow Pattern" on antique plates ?

A1 blue and white

Q2 SLANG "Mince pies" is Cockney rhyming slang for what ?

A2 eyes

Q3 COLOURS What colour is quartz citrine ?

A3 yellow

Q4 ANAGRAMS What English word is the anagram of WRONG ?

A4 GROWN

Q5 LANGUAGE "Vingt-et-un" is French for which number in English ?

A5 21

Q6 DANCE In which country did the Paso Doble dance originate in the 16th century ?

A6 This is the QI-style question, where the answer is not what most people think.

Spain is incorrect. The correct answer is France.

Q7 TIME How many hours are there in an English fortnight ?

A7 336 [24 hours in one day x 14 days in a fortnight]

Q8 FASHION What item of clothing were Oxford Bags ?

A8 trousers [baggy]

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 · ‎13-01-2021

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

@TheresaV

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

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

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

@LukasB

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@Anonymous

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 81 - incorrect Q6 Spain - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Spain - incorrect

Q7 312 - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 Spain - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze 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.

Mi-Amigo · ‎13-01-2021

THE AWARDS:

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

Bronze Thinker + = 7 correct answers @pgn @LukasB

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct answers @gmarkj @Anonymous

Red Thinker + = 5 correct answers @TheresaV

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

Well done

@pgn - Bronze Thinker +

@LukasB - Bronze Thinker +

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker

@Anonymous - Bronze Thinker

@TheresaV - Red Thinker +

Everyone who took part this time was awarded a Thinker.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in today`s White Room Quiz, which is the White Room Regulars` Choice Quiz, and will be posted on separate thread shortly.

Thank you everyone for taking part in the WRQ.

@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.

Cleoriff · ‎13-01-2021

How great @Mi-Amigo .

Everyone got a thinker!. No doubt @LukasB will be celebrating his best result.

Veritas Numquam Perit

MI5 · ‎13-01-2021

Good one, thanks @Mi-Amigo and congrats to all.

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Mi-Amigo · ‎13-01-2021

Thank you @Cleoriff and @MI5

Good to see everyone getting a Thinker.

No doubt we will be hearing @LukasB celebrating his achievement for some time to come unless @TheresaV [who got a Red Thinker + ] overtakes him in today`s WRQ [as we how competitve these Community Managers are ]

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