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Welcome to
There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Today`s WRQ is 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories
GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE LITERATURE MUSIC
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 @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian [ @Dave-O2 is on leave ]
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 name of the longest river in Northern Ireland ?
Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Hypermetropia is the medical term for what condition ?
Q3 LITERATURE 1 - What was the title of the short story by JRR Tolkien, published in 1949, which tells of the
title character`s encounters with a giant and Chrysophylax Divers, a dragon ?
Q4 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of the first single by Pink Floyd, which reached No 20 in UK singles chart
in 1967 ?
Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Fingal`s Cave is on which island in The Hebrides ?
Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What number on the pH scale indicates a solution is neutral - neither acid nor alkaline ?
Q7 LITERATURE 2 - Who wrote "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", first published
in 6 volumes between 1776 and 1788 ?
Q8 MUSIC 2 - Which band released the album "OK Computer", which reached No 1 in UK album chart
in June 1997 ?
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 16 Dec 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 18 Dec 2024.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 18 Dec 2024.
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 16 Dec
2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 18 Dec 2024.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 18 Dec 2024 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.
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THE ANSWERS
Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the longest river in Northern Ireland ?
A1 River Bann
Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Hypermetropia is the medical term for what condition ?
A2 long sightedness
Q3 LITERATURE 1 - What was the title of the short story by JRR Tolkien, published in 1949, which tells of the
title character`s encounters with a giant and Chrysophylax Divers, a dragon ?
A3 Farmer Giles of Ham
Q4 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of the first single by Pink Floyd, which reached No 20 in UK singles chart
in 1967 ?
A4 Arnold Layne
Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Fingal`s Cave is on which island in The Hebrides ?
A5 Staffa
Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What number on the pH scale indicates a solution is neutral - neither acid nor alkaline ?
A6 7 - seven
Q7 LITERATURE 2 - Who wrote "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", first published
in 6 volumes between 1776 and 1788 ?
A7 Edward Gibbon
Q8 MUSIC 2 - Which band released the album "OK Computer", which reached No 1 in UK album chart
in June 1997 ?
A8 Radiohead
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THE RESULTS
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
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
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .
Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 Thomas Paine - incorrect Q8 correct .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct Q2 blindness - incorrect Q3 correct Q4 correct .
Q5 correct Q6 zero - incorrect Q7 correct Q8 correct .
plus for 6 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
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
Q1 pass Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 pass .
Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 pass Q8 correct .
plus for 5 correct answers
Red Thinker
Q1 Erne - incorrect Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .
Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 pass Q8 correct .
plus for 6 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
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AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @jonsie @Cleoriff
Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @pgn
Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @Oxonian @BobM
Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @gmarkj
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @jonsie @Cleoriff
Well done
@pgn - Bronze Thinker + star
@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker
@BobM - Bronze Thinker
@gmarkj - Red Thinker + star
Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.
Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.
I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions
on each of these categories
PEOPLE PLACES TV ART
and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.
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A good turnout of Thinkers this time, well done! Thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼
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