on 19-06-2023 08:50
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 5.
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 - INTIALS; J - JUNE; K - KILLERS; 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.
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@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @Comben @J9el @Spenny @Patricia1066 @BobM
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 NASUWT, of the teachers union, stand for ?
Q2 J - JUNE - The month of June is named after Juno, the wife of which Roman God ?
Q3 K - KILLERS - Serial killers Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono were better known by what nickname ?
Q4 L - LATIN - What does the Latin phrase "caveat emptor" mean ?
Q5 M - MOTORWAYS - What is the name of the only motorway service station on M90 motorway which
runs from Edinburgh to Perth, Scotland ?
Q6 N - NURSERY RHYMES - In the nursery rhyme "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly", what did
she swallow to catch the spider ?
Q7 O - ORANGE - How many segments are in a Terry`s Chocolate Orange ?
Q8 P - POSTCODES - HA9 OFA is the postcode for which British football stadium ?
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 19 June 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 21 June 2023.
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The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 21 June 2023
Each member will be awarded for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows
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Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 21 June 2023 will be declared void.
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I hope everyone likes the questions in today`s White Room Quiz, and finds this WRQ fun.
Good luck, everyone
on 19-06-2023 19:57
on 19-06-2023 22:42
on 19-06-2023 22:42
on 20-06-2023 08:27
on 20-06-2023 08:32
There's a couple here that I know, a couple of guesses and some that are far beyond me!
PM on the way @Mi-Amigo
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on 20-06-2023 11:22
on 21-06-2023 00:41
My answers should be in your inbox @Mi-Amigo.
Some good, challenging questions there... For example, I eat at least 2 chocolate oranges a year - one at Christmas and one around Easter - yet couldn't defiantly tell you know many segments it's in. 🍫
I will find out the answer to this any many others very soon but for now I'll leave you with this gif:
on 21-06-2023 08:15
on 21-06-2023 08:19
THE ANSWERS
Q1 I - INITIALS - What do the initials NASUWT, of the teachers union, stand for ?
A1 National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
Q2 J - JUNE - The month of June is named after Juno, the wife of which Roman God ?
A2 Jupiter
Q3 K - KILLERS - Serial killers Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono were better known by what nickname ?
A3 The Hillside Stranglers
Q4 L - LATIN - What does the Latin phrase "caveat emptor" mean ?
A4 Buyer beware
Q5 M - MOTORWAYS - What is the name of the only motorway service station on M90 motorway which
runs from Edinburgh to Perth, Scotland ?
A5 Kinross
Q6 N - NURSERY RHYMES - In the nursery rhyme "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly", what did
she swallow to catch the spider ?
A6 a bird
Q7 O - ORANGE - How many segments are in a Terry`s Chocolate Orange ?
A7 20 segments
Q8 P - POSTCODES - HA9 OFA is the postcode for which British football stadium ?
A8 Wembley
on 21-06-2023 08:33
THE RESULTS
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 TheresaV - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct - .
Q5 LukasB - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 12 - incorrect Q8 correct - .
plus for 4 correct answers
Red Thinker
Q1 Not All Students Use Walkie Talkies - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 Killer Bs - incorrect
Q4 correct - . Q5 empty warning - incorrect Q6 M90 service - sorry can`t allow, need name
Q7 30 - incorrect Q8 correct - .
Total - 3 stars for 3 correct