White Room Quiz Mon 20 Jan 2025

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions  with two questions on each of these categories

   GEOGRAPHY    SCIENCE      TV      GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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 @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Mount Elbert is in which US State ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Which glands in the human body are affected by Addison`s disease ?

Q3 TV 1 - Which actor narrated/voiced British children`s TV series The Wombles, first screened 1973-76 ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - How many sides are there in an icosahedron ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the longest river in Cambodia, measuring 4350km in length ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - 1 kilocalorie is equal to how many joules ?

Q7 TV 2 - In US TV drama series Knight Rider, first screened 1982 - 86, what was the name of the car ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - In old English coinage, how many old pennies was a groat worth ?

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 20 Jan 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 22 Jan 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 22 Jan 2025.

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 20 Jan

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 22 Jan 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 22 Jan 2025 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.

[Cleoriff]

Icoming @Mi-Amigo 

[pgn]

The late Andrew Sachs as Senior Postman Groat in the Sky film adaptation of Terry Pratchett's "Going Postal"

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn 

like the image and thanks for footnote

pm with your answers received

[gmarkj]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

My answers should be awaiting your perusal @Mi-Amigo ; a few hard questions therein. 

Thank you as usual for your efforts ! 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo  ---> 👍