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White Room Quiz Mon 16 May 2022

Mi-Amigo
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Welcome to

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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

- PLACES    NATURE     MUSIC    GAMES

 

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 [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

 

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff  @pgn   @jonsie  @MI5  @gmarkj   @TallTrees   @BobM  @Spenny  @J9el  @RafaC 

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 PLACES 1 - The Bodleian Library is in which English city ? 

 

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of mammal is a margay ?

 

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which 1967 Rolling Stones single featured John Lennon and Paul McCartney on backing vocals ?

 

Q4 GAMES 1 - In the board game Cluedo, what is the only non-metal weapon ?

 

Q5 PLACES 2 - What is the state capital of Arkansas, USA ? 

 

Q6 NATURE 2 - A shiver is the collective term for which group of animals ?

 

Q7 MUSIC 2 - "I`ve paid my dues time after time" are the opening lyrics of which Queen song ?

 

Q8 GAMES 2 - In darts, what is a Shanghai ? 

 

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 16 May 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 17 May 2022] - 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 18 May 2022

Each member will be awarded star.pngfor each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 16 May 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 17 May 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 17 May 2022 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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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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Thank you @pgn 

Like the gif

pm with your answers received

 

Thank you @Spenny 

Like the explanations for your answers

pm with your answers received

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

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Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

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Veritas Numquam Perit

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Mi-Amigo
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Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

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Girl in a jacket


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

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@Spenny 😅

@Cleoriff great gif!

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Great questions @Mi-Amigo! I’ve PM’d my answers / guesses over.

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Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received 

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Girl in a jacket


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

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THE ANSWERS

 

Q1 PLACES 1 - The Bodleian Library is in which English city ? 

A1   Oxford

 

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of mammal is a margay ?

A2  a wild cat

 

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which 1967 Rolling Stones single featured John Lennon and Paul McCartney on backing vocals ?

A3  We Love You. One quizzer @pgn gave the answer Dandelion, which is the B-side of We Love You and

       does feature John and Paul on backing vocals so accepted as correct answer 

 

Q4 GAMES 1 - In the board game Cluedo, what is the only non-metal weapon ?

A4   rope

 

Q5 PLACES 2 - What is the state capital of Arkansas, USA ? 

A5   Little Rock

 

Q6 NATURE 2 - A shiver is the collective term for which group of animals ?

A6   Sharks

 

Q7 MUSIC 2 - "I`ve paid my dues time after time" are the opening lyrics of which Queen song ?

A7   We Are The Champions

 

Q8 GAMES 2 - In darts, what is a Shanghai ? 

A8   one dart in single, double and treble of same number in same round.

 

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

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THE RESULTS

 

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 Ballad of TheresaV - incorrect 

Q4 correct - awarded star.pngQ5 correct - awarded star.pngQ6 skunks - incorrect   Q7 correct - awarded star.png 

Q8 miss with all three darts - incorrect

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

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Red Thinker

 

@RafaC 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 seal - incorrect  Q3 correct - awarded star.png  Q4 correct - awarded star.png

Q5 pass   Q6 bats - incorrect  Q7 correct - awarded star.png Q8 pass

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

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Red Thinker

 

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 correct - awarded star.png 

Q4 correct - awarded star.pngQ5 correct - awarded star.pngQ6 correct - awarded star.png 

Q7 correct - awarded star.png Q8 correct - awarded star.png

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 correct - awarded star.png 

Q4 correct - awarded star.pngQ5 correct - awarded star.pngQ6 correct - awarded star.png 

Q7 correct - awarded star.png Q8 correct - awarded star.png

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 pass         Q4 correct - awarded star.png

Q5 correct - awarded star.pngQ6 correct - awarded star.png Q7 Boheman Rhapsody - incorrect

Q8 three darts in bull - incorrect

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

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Red Thinker

 

@BobM 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 pass  Q4 correct - awarded star.png

Q5 correct - awarded star.pngQ6 pass Q7 correct - awarded star.png Q8 correct - awarded star.png

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded 

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Bronze Thinker

 

@Spenny 

Q1 Manchester - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 I Wanna Be Your Man - incorrect

Q4 correct - awarded star.pngQ5 pass    Q6 correct - awarded star.png Q7 correct - awarded star.png 

Q8 three doubles in same number - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

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Red Thinker

 

@pgn 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 correct - awarded star.png 

Q4 correct - awarded star.pngQ5 correct - awarded star.pngQ6 correct - awarded star.png 

Q7 correct - awarded star.png Q8 correct - awarded star.png

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded star.png Q2 correct - awarded star.png Q3 correct - awarded star.png 

Q4 correct - awarded star.pngQ5 correct - awarded star.pngQ6 correct - awarded star.png 

Q7 correct - awarded star.png Q8 correct - awarded star.png

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@J9el 

Q1 Cambridge - incorrect  Q2 dolphin - incorrect   Q3 correct - awarded star.png 

Q4 correct - awarded star.pngQ5 correct - awarded star.pngQ6 seals - incorrect   Q7 correct - awarded star.png 

Q8 three bullseyes - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

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Red Thinker

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

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

Bronze Thinker                = 6 correct - @BobM    

Red Thinker +  star.png       = 5 correct - @gmarkj  @TallTrees  

Red Thinker                      = 4 correct - @Spenny  @J9el  @RafaC 

 

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

Well done -

@BobM      = Bronze Thinker 

@gmarkj    = Red Thinker + star.png

@TallTrees  = Red Thinker + star.png

@Spenny    = Red Thinker

 @J9el         = Red Thinker

@RafaC       = Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

 

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s White Room Quiz, which will be

one of the popular "Odd Questions" editions of 8 questions with one questions on each of these subjects 

POSTCODES    CARS    MAPS    SLANG    MOTORWAYS    MEASUREMENTS    CURRENCY     CLOTHES   

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

 

Thank you everyone for making the WRQ fun.

 

 

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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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Thank you for taking my Stones answer - this is why "we love you", all answers considered,@Mi-Amigo 👍

Well done everyone, I hope the 2nd WRQ this week is as kind 🤞

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