18-09-2023 06:27
Welcome to
There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Today`s WRQ is the second part of the three-part A to Z Quiz 6.
Instead of 8 questions - with two questions on each of four of the usual categories - there are 8 questions,
with one question on each of 8 subjects - each based on a letter of the alphabet
I - Initials; J - June; K - Killers; L - Latin; M- Motorways; N - Nursery Rhymes; O - Orange; P - Postcodes
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 @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Spenny @J9el @Dave-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 I - INITIALS - What do the initials ESPN, in the name of the TV channel, stand for ?
Q2 J - JUNE - Most people believe the name of the month of June is derived from the Roman god Juno, but
a minority think the name of the month comes from the Latin "juniores".
What did the word "juniores" actually mean ?
Q3 K - KILLERS - What was the nickname of German serial killer Peter Kurten, who drank the blood of at
least one of his victims ?
Q4 L - LATIN - What does the Latin phrase "e pluribus unum", the motto of the US, mean ?
Q5 M - MOTORWAYS - Bothwell motorways service station is on which UK motorway ?
Q6 N - NURSERY RHYMES - In the nursery rhyme "Who killed c-o-c-k robin", who was the parson with his
little book ?
Q7 O - ORANGE - Padparadscha is the name of the orange variety of which gemstone ?
Q8 P - POSTCODES - PH33 6ST is the postcode of the Visitor Centre of which Scottish tourist attraction ?
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 18 Sept 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 20 Sept 2023.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 20 Sept 2023
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 Sept
2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 20 Sept 2023.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 20 Sept 2023 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
18-09-2023 06:56
18-09-2023 06:56
18-09-2023 11:11
Thank you @TallTrees
Pleased you like this quiz.
Look forward to pm with your answers later. Good luck.
18-09-2023 12:43
18-09-2023 12:43
18-09-2023 13:18
PM on the way @Mi-Amigo
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18-09-2023 13:51
Ehhh, @Mi-Amigo flicked the answers over to you. Be well.
18-09-2023 14:25
18-09-2023 15:37
18-09-2023 15:38
18-09-2023 15:38
Thank you @TallTrees
pm with your answers received