19-07-2021 08:08
Welcome to
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
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 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
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
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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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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:
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded
Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus, for eight correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 correct - awarded Q5 Lukas`s flat - - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded
Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus for more than six correct answers also awarded
Bronze Thinker
Q1 America - incorrect Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 December - incorrect
plus, for four correct answers, also awarded
Red Thinker
Q1 Spain - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 Pisces - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded
Q7 pass Q8 July - incorrect
plus, for four correct answers, also awarded
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded
Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus, for eight correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded
Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus, for eight correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded
Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus, for eight correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 pass Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 correct - awarded Q5 pass Q6 correct - awarded
Q7 pass Q8 pass
plus, for four correct answers, also awarded
Red Thinker
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THE AWARDS:
Silver Thinker = 8 correct answers @Cleoriff @MI5 @BobM @pgn
Bronze Thinker + = 7 correct answers @gmarkj
Red Thinker = 4 correct answers @TheresaV @Martin-O2 @LukasB
CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @MI5 @BobM @pgn
Well done
@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker +
@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.
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