15-03-2021 08:39 - edited 15-03-2021 08:41
15-03-2021 08:39 - edited 15-03-2021 08:41
Welcome to
There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Today`s White Room Quiz is an "Odd Questions" edition with eight questions which do not fit into the usual categories. Instead of the usual two questions on each of four categories, there is one question on each of the following subjects
CURRENCY INITIALS SIGNS FLAGS JOBS CARS NURSERY RHYMES ADVERTS
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 @Cairdeas @Anonymous @Martin-O2
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 CURRENCY Which famous person appeared on the back of the last English £1 bank note issued
between Feb 1978 and Dec 1984 ?
Q2 INITIALS In the name of the bank, what do the initials HSBC stand for ?
Q3 SIGNS On UK road signs, what does three black cars on a white background in a red triangle
indicate ?
Q4 FLAGS How many blue stripes are there on the flag of Greece ?
Q5 JOBS What job did a pleacher do in Victorian times ?
Q6 CARS Which car manufacturer produced the Panda and the Strada in the 1980s ?
Q7 NURSERY RHYMES In the nursery rhyme, Lucy Locket lost her pocket. Who found it ?
Q8 ADVERTS What was the name of the fictional female character who appeared with her "Papa" in
the TV adverts for the Renault Clio motor car ?
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 15 March 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 16 March 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 17 Mar 2021
Each member will be awarded
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 15 Mar 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 16 Mar 2021].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 16 Mar 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
on 17-03-2021 10:07
on 17-03-2021 10:07
Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done each of you on getting a Silver Thinker
Thank you @TheresaV
I think this is the first time we`ve had a gif in the results. Well done on getting a Red Thinker
Sorry you missed out on this WRQ @TallTrees
Over 5 correct and you could have got a Bronze Thinker for six correct
Hope everyone likes some of the questions in today`s WRQ which is now up on a separate thread
on 17-03-2021 10:16
on 17-03-2021 10:16
on 17-03-2021 10:21
on 17-03-2021 10:21
on 17-03-2021 10:21
on 17-03-2021 10:21
@Cleoriff wrote:
Good for you. Physics are the bane of my life.
I am not good at aiming though just saying
So don't expect much 
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on 17-03-2021 10:22
on 17-03-2021 10:22
@Mi-Amigo wrote:
Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done each of you on getting a Silver Thinker
Thank you @TheresaV
I think this is the first time we`ve had a gif in the results. Well done on getting a Red Thinker
Sorry you missed out on this WRQ @TallTrees
Over 5 correct and you could have got a Bronze Thinker for six correct
Hope everyone likes some of the questions in today`s WRQ which is now up on a separate thread
Oh I got so into the gifs now @Mi-Amigo, it's hard to not use them in all of my messages 
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on 17-03-2021 11:10
on 17-03-2021 11:10
Well done everyone! I clearly have some more swatting up to do before the next quiz
Had fun as always though.
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on 17-03-2021 11:14
on 17-03-2021 11:14
@Martin-O2 wrote:Well done everyone! I clearly have some more swatting up to do before the next quiz
Had fun as always though.
Thank you @Martin-O2
Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and you did get two
so it`s onward and upward.
Good luck with your swotting and you might overtake your admin rivals @TheresaV and @LukasB who are no doubt off celebrating each of them getting a Red Thinker this time 
on 17-03-2021 11:21
on 17-03-2021 11:21
@Mi-Amigo wrote:
@Martin-O2 wrote:
Well done everyone! I clearly have some more swatting up to do before the next quiz
Had fun as always though.
Thank you @Martin-O2
Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and you did get two
so it`s onward and upward.
Good luck with your swotting and you might overtake your admin rivals @TheresaV and @LukasB who are no doubt off celebrating each of them getting a Red Thinker this time
I sure am @Mi-Amigo @Martin-O2
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on 17-03-2021 11:26
on 17-03-2021 11:26
@TheresaV wrote:
@Mi-Amigo wrote:
@Martin-O2 wrote:Well done everyone! I clearly have some more swatting up to do before the next quiz
Had fun as always though.
Thank you @Martin-O2
Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and you did get two
so it`s onward and upward.
Good luck with your swotting and you might overtake your admin rivals @TheresaV and @LukasB who are no doubt off celebrating each of them getting a Red Thinker this time
I sure am @Mi-Amigo @Martin-O2
I only hope you`re not cracking open a Methselah of champagne
to celebrate @TheresaV or God knows what answers you`ll be giving to today`s Quiz and don`t @LukasB indulge in any alcoholic intake
either 
on 17-03-2021 11:28
on 17-03-2021 11:28
Don't worry @Mi-Amigo I think today's WRQ will put me right back down to earth. But I will enjoy my little success a bit more before I tend to answering those questions 
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