White Room Quiz Mon 18 July 2022 - Odd Questions A-Z pt 1

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s White Room Quiz is the first of a three-part Odd Questions A-Z quiz

Instead of 8 questions - with two questions on each of four of the usual categories, there will be 8 questions

but one question on each of 8 subjects - with each subject based on a letter of the alphabet

   A Antiques; B Badges; C Currency; D Dimensions; E Extinction; F Flags; G Gold; H Highway Code.

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  @gmarkj  @MI5  @TallTrees  @BobM  @J9el  @Spenny  @adec  @lewys-gp  @RafaC 

and new quizzer @Comben 

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 A - ANTIQUES  In antiques, what is a fire dog ?

Q2 B - BADGES  What were the two colours of the badge of the Royal Automobile Club ?

Q3 C - CURRENCY What is the currency of Brazil ?

Q4 D - DIMENSIONS  The dimensions of 9 feet by 3 feet equals how many square yards ?

Q5 E - EXTINCTION  The Great Auk became extinct in the 1840s. What kind of creature was a Great Auk ?

Q6 F - FLAGS  Which country`s flag features a trident ?

Q7 G - GOLD  How many karats are there in pure gold ?

Q8 H - HIGHWAY CODE  What is the max speed allowed for powered wheelchairs and disability scooters ?

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 18 July 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 19 July 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 20 July 2022

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 18 July 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 19 July 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 19 July 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]

Thank you @lewys-gp 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[J9el]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - Pm’d my answers 😁

[Comben]

Pm’d my answers just in time too. Sorry it’s so late in the day, I’m a night owl so I sleep in the day and stay awake at night. 🌙 

Excited for the answers and appreciate your time and effort in running this.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received before deadline

Thank you @Comben 

pm with your answers received before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 A - ANTIQUES  In antiques, what is a fire dog ?

A1.  One of a pair of stands to hold horizontal bar to support logs for fire.

Q2 B - BADGES  What were the two colours of the badge of the Royal Automobile Club ?

A2    Blue + white/silver = star for both; half star for one

Q3 C - CURRENCY What is the currency of Brazil ?

A3    Real

Q4 D - DIMENSIONS  The dimensions of 9 feet by 3 feet equals how many square yards ?

A4    3 sq yards

Q5 E - EXTINCTION  The Great Auk became extinct in the 1840s. What kind of creature was a Great Auk ?

A5    Flightless bird

Q6 F - FLAGS  Which country`s flag features a trident ?

A6    Barbados. Two quizzers gave Ukraine as answer. As emblem and Presidental standard of Ukraine is a

         trident, I`ll be generous and award half star for Ukraine as answer

Q7 G - GOLD  How many karats are there in pure gold ?

A7    24

Q8 H - HIGHWAY CODE  What is the max speed allowed for powered wheelchairs and disability scooters ?

A8   4 mph [on pavement];  8 mph [on road] = either answers awarded star

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@adec 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 red - incorrect; white - correct - award half   Q3 correct - award  

Q4 correct - awarded  Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 Ukraine - award half  

Q7 correct - award   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 6 correct answers + 2 half stars

Bronze Thinker

@Spenny 

Q1 cost a lot, not worth it - incorrect   Q2 correct - award   Q3 correct - award  

Q4 9 sq yards - incorrect  Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 Ukraine - award half  

Q7 correct - award   Q8 5 mph - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers + 1 half star

Red Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - award   Q3 correct - award   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - award   Q7 correct - award   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@RafaC 

Q1 fireplace bellows - incorrect  Q2 green - incorrect; yellow - incorrect   Q3 correct - award  

Q4 2 sq yards - incorrect  Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 Kenya - incorrect  Q7  17 - incorrect

Q8 correct - awarded 

Total = 3 stars for 3 correct

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - award   Q3 correct - award   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - award   Q7 correct - award   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - award   Q3 Peso - incorrect  Q4 9 sq yards - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 Brazil - incorrect   Q7 correct - award  Q8 10mph - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - award   Q3 correct - award   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - award   Q7 correct - award   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - award   Q3 correct - award   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 pass  Q7 correct - award   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@lewys-gp 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 red - incorrect; blue - correct - award half   Q3 correct - award  

Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - award  Q7 correct - award  

Q8 10 mph - incorrect

plus for 6 correct answers + 1 half star

Bronze Thinker

@Comben 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - award   Q3 dollar - incorrect  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 Andorra - incorrect    Q7 correct - award  Q8 3 mph - incorrect

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@J9el 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 green - incorrect; yellow - incorrect   Q3 correct - award  

Q4 27 - incorrect  Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - award   Q7 correct - award  

Q8 5 mph - incorrect

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker +                      = 7 correct - @gmarkj 

Bronze Thinker + 2 half           = 6 correct + 2 part correct - @adec 

Bronze Thinker + 1 half           = 6 correct + 1 part correct - @lewys-gp 

Red Thinker +                           = 5 correct - @Comben  @J9el 

Red Thinker + 1 half                = 4 correct + 1 part correct - @Spenny 

Red Thinker                                         = 4 correct - @TallTrees 

                              = 3 correct - @RafaC 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff  @MI5  @pgn 

Well done

@gmarkj         = Bronze Thinker + 

@adec             = Bronze Thinker + 2 half 

@lewys-gp      = Bronze Thinker + 1 half 

@Comben       = Red Thinker + 

@J9el               = Red Thinker + 

@Spenny         = Red Thinker + 1 half 

@TallTrees       = Red Thinker

@RafaC            =   

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

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

White Room Quiz Odd Questions A-Z pt 2 of 8 questions with one question on each of these subject

-  I INITIALS; J JACK; K KIDS; L LANGUAGES; M MOTORWAYS; N NUMBERS; O ORANGE; P POSTCODES 

and will be up on a separate thread shortly.

Thank you everyone for making the WRQ fun.

[MI5]

Well done all and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[RafaC]

Almost got a Red Thinker! Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone.

[gmarkj]

Blinking flags caught me out! 

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone.