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White Room Quiz Mon 17 Oct 2022

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 8 questions, with two questions on each of the categories

  GEOGRAPHY    SCIENCE     MUSIC      SPORT

 

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo  - their answers between 12.00 noon today [Monday] and 03.00am Wednesday.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

 

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff   @pgn   @jonsie   @gmarkj   @MI5   @TallTrees   @BobM   @Spenny   @Comben   @J9el   @adec 

@RafaC   @Breanna 

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 - Which is the second largest lake in British Lake District ?

 

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Madarosis is the medical term for the lack of what in humans ?

 

Q3 MUSIC 1 - The Attractions were the backing band of which British singer from 1977 to 1986, and from

                        1994 to 1996 ?

 

Q4 SPORT 1 - There are four major tennis championships in the tennis Grand Slam - US Open; French Open;

                        Wimbledon; and which other ?

 

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Brimham Rocks, a natural rock formation, is in which English county ? 

 

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Ac is the chemical symbol of which element in the periodic table ?

 

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Who composed the "William Tell Overture", premiered in 1829 ?

 

Q8 SPORT 2 - Which is the last event in a decathlon ?

                                                                                 

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 12.00 noon today [Mon 17 Oct 2022] and 03.00am Wed 19 Oct 2022] - allowing 39 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 Wed 19 Oct 2022

Each member will be awarded star  for 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 12.00 noon today [Mon 17 Oct 2022] and before 03.00am Wed 19 Oct 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 19 Oct 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

 

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Comben
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Thanks Mi-Amigo, my answers have been submitted... I wanted to get in early while I remembered. Although my performance is likely to be akin to the below gif...

 

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@Comben mine as well, albeit I think I'm right about the tennis one 😂

PM is on its way @Mi-Amigo 

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Comben
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Glad you agree Rafa, ironically I also think I've got the tennis one right but the other questions were tough today in my opinion! I guessed at most of them. 😬

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Me too @Comben and I've only managed to come up with guesses for half of them 😅

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Mi-Amigo
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Thank you @Comben 

Like the gif

pm with your answers received

 

Thank you @RafaC 

pm with your answers received

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Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>>>

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Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

 

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

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