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White Room Quiz Mon 19 July 2021

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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 

 

   HISTORY   SCIENCE [one question on BIOLOGY; one on CHEMISTRY]    GAMES   EVENTS

 

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo  - with 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  @TheresaV  @LukasB  @Martin-O2 

  @O2EmmaLouise 

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 HISTORY  In which country did the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, which began in Sept 1759

                        during the Seven Years War, take place ? 

 

Q2 SCIENCE 1 BIOLOGY  Where in the human body is the pituitary gland ?

 

Q3 GAMES 1  What is the name of the green dinosaur which debuted in Nintendo`s video game

                         "Super Mario World" in 1990 ?

                        

Q4 EVENTS 1  Under what zodiac star sign is a person born on 19 July ?

 

Q5 HISTORY 2  Where was the World War I armistice signed in 1918 ?

 

Q6 SCIENCE 2 CHEMISTRY  Carbohydrates consist of 3 elements - carbon, hydrogen and which other ?

 

Q7 GAMES 2  How many cards are dealt to each player at the start of the card game Gin Rummy ?

 

Q8 EVENTS 2  Diamond is the birthstone for which month ?

                            

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

 

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 19 July 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 20 July 2021]

- 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 21 July 2021

 

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

 

              EIGHT correct answers               SIX correct answers                     FOUR correct answers

                   will be awarded                       will be awarded                          will be awarded

 

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                  SILVER THINKER                     BRONZE THINKER                             RED THINKER

                                                       

                                                                THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 19 July 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 20 July 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 20 July 2021 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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Thank you @Martin-O2 

pm with your 8 answers received

 

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif - relevant to one of the questions

pm with your 8 answers received

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Pedalling your way now @Mi-Amigo 

 

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Thank you @BobM 

like the gif - sort of related to one of the questions

pm with your 8 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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Thank you @pgn 

like the gif - related to one of the questions

pm with your 8 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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Thank you @LukasB 

pm with your 8 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?"
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THE ANSWERS:

 

Q1 HISTORY  In which country did the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, which began in Sept 1759

                        during the Seven Years War, take place ? 

A1   Canada

 

Q2 SCIENCE 1 BIOLOGY  Where in the human body is the pituitary gland ?

A2    In the head at the base of the skull, underneath the brain and behind bridge of the nose.

 

Q3 GAMES 1  What is the name of the green dinosaur which debuted in Nintendo`s video game

                         "Super Mario World" in 1990 ?

A3    Yoshi

                        

Q4 EVENTS 1  Under what zodiac star sign is a person born on 19 July ?

A4    Cancer

 

Q5 HISTORY 2  Where was the World War I armistice signed in 1918 ?

A5    France - Compiegne

 

Q6 SCIENCE 2 CHEMISTRY  Carbohydrates consist of 3 elements - carbon, hydrogen and which other ?

A6    Oxygen

 

Q7 GAMES 2  How many cards are dealt to each player at the start of the card game Gin Rummy ?

A7     ten

 

Q8 EVENTS 2  Diamond is the birthstone for which month ?

A8    April

  

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THE RESULTS:

 

@MI5

Q1 correct - awarded star  Q2 correct - awarded star   Q3  correct - awarded star 

Q4 correct - awarded star  Q5 correct - awarded star   Q6  correct - awarded star

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - awarded  star Q2 correct - awarded star  Q3 correct - awarded star 

Q4 correct - awarded star  Q5 Lukas`s flat - :joy: - incorrect  Q6 correct - awarded star 

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

plus for more than six correct answers also awarded

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Bronze Thinker

 

@TheresaV 

Q1 America - incorrect  Q2 pass  Q3 correct - awarded  star Q4 correct - awarded star 

Q5 correct - awarded star Q6 correct - awarded star  Q7 pass  Q8 December - incorrect

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

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Red Thinker

 

@Martin-O2 

Q1 Spain - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded  star Q3 correct - awarded star 

Q4 Pisces - incorrect  Q5 correct - awarded star  Q6 correct - awarded star

Q7 pass  Q8 July - incorrect

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

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Red Thinker

 

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded star  Q2 correct - awarded star   Q3  correct - awarded star 

Q4 correct - awarded star  Q5 correct - awarded star   Q6  correct - awarded star

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@BobM 

Q1 correct - awarded star  Q2 correct - awarded star   Q3  correct - awarded star 

Q4 correct - awarded star  Q5 correct - awarded star   Q6  correct - awarded star

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@pgn 

Q1 correct - awarded star  Q2 correct - awarded star   Q3  correct - awarded star 

Q4 correct - awarded star  Q5 correct - awarded star   Q6  correct - awarded star

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@LukasB 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct - awarded  star Q3 correct - awarded star 

Q4 correct - awarded star  Q5 pass  Q6 correct - awarded star

Q7 pass  Q8 pass

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

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Red Thinker

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THE AWARDS:

 

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Silver Thinker                   = 8 correct answers @Cleoriff @MI5 @BobM @pgn 

 

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Bronze Thinker + star    = 7 correct answers @gmarkj 

 

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Red Thinker                    = 4 correct answers @TheresaV @Martin-O2 @LukasB 

 

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

 

Well done

@gmarkj             - Bronze Thinker star 

@TheresaV         - Red Thinker 

@Martin-O2       - Red Thinker

@LukasB             - Red Thinker

 

Everyone who took part got a Thinker this time

 

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in today`s White Room Quiz, which is the 150th White Room Quiz with 10 questions - one on each of the categories

    

PEOPLE  GEOGRAPHY  PLACES  NATURE  WORDS  LITERATURE  MUSIC  MOVIES  SPORT  FOOD & DRINK   

which will be posted shortly on a separate thread.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the White Room Quiz fun.

                                                                   

@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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Great results everyone.
Well done all and thanks :slight_smile:
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