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White Room Quiz Mon 20 Nov 2023

Mi-Amigo
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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 four categories - 

    GEOGRAPHY    WORDS    SPORT     FOOD & DRINK

 

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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Which country has borders with Poland, Germany, Austria, and Slovakia ?

                                 

Q2 WORDS 1 - What does the word "impignorate", dating from 17th century, mean ?

 

Q3 SPORT 1 - Halliwell Jones stadium is the home ground of which Rugby League team ?

 

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What type of meat is used in the Bavarian dish schweinshake ?

 

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - The Gulf Stream is in which ocean ?

 

Q6 WORDS 2 - What did the 17th century term "addle pate" mean ?

 

Q7 SPORT 2 - Name either of the two German football teams managed by Jurgen Klopp before he became

                        manager of Liverpool F C ?

 

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What does the word "trocken" mean on a German wine label ?

                                                                                 

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 Nov 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 22 Nov 2023.

 

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 22 Nov 2023

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me Mi-Amigo after 12 noon today [Mon 20 Nov

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 22 Nov 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 22 Nov 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

 

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THE ANSWERS

 

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Which country has borders with Poland, Germany, Austria, and Slovakia ?

A1   Czech Republic

                                 

Q2 WORDS 1 - What does the word "impignorate", dating from 17th century, mean ?

A2   to pawn or mortgage

 

Q3 SPORT 1 - Halliwell Jones stadium is the home ground of which Rugby League team ?

A3    Warrington [Wolves]

 

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What type of meat is used in the Bavarian dish schweinshake ?

A4    pork or ham

 

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - The Gulf Stream is in which ocean ?

A5   Atlantic Ocean

 

Q6 WORDS 2 - What did the 17th century term "addle pate" mean ?

A6    confused or foolish

 

Q7 SPORT 2 - Name either of the two German football teams managed by Jurgen Klopp before he became

                        manager of Liverpool F C ?

A7    Mainz and Borussia Dortmund

 

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What does the word "trocken" mean on a German wine label ?

A8     dry  

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THE RESULTS

 

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 hesitate - incorrect   Q3 correct - star   Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star                Q7 correct - star   Q8 correct - star .

plus for 7 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@pgn 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star   Q3 correct - star   Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star   Q7 correct - star   Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@MI5 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star   Q3 correct - star   Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star   Q7 correct - star   Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star   Q3 correct - star   Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star   Q7 correct - star   Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 burn - incorrect      Q3 Saracens - incorrect  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 alright - incorrect   Q7 correct - star                Q8 red - incorrect.

plus for 4 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 pass               Q3 pass   Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star   Q7 pass    Q8 correct - star .

plus for 5 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

@BobM 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star   Q3 Wakefield Trinity - incorrect   Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star   Q7 correct - star                               Q8 correct - star .

plus for 7 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star   Q3 correct - star   Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star   Q7 correct - star   Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

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AWARDS

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Silver Thinker                                 = 8 correct - @pgn @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie 

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @gmarkj @BobM 

Red Thinker + star                          = 5 correct @TallTrees 

Red Thinker                                    = 4 correct - @Dave-O2 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @pgn @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie 

Well done

@gmarkj      - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM        - Bronze Thinker + star

@TallTrees    - Red Thinker + star

@Dave-O2    - Red Thinker 

 

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

 

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions

with 2 questions on each of these categories

   PLACES    SCIENCE    MUSIC    GAMES

which will be posted on a separate thread shortly

 

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

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Better than I thought with a few passes @Mi-Amigo 

Thank you for the quiz ☺ 

Well done everyone 



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Happy with that, well done everyone 👍

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for another good quiz.

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Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

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Great first-half quiz this week, @Mi-Amigo - well done all.

Not holding out as much hope for the second half of the week... 😳

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Oh so close!

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

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Well done everybody.

 

Very happy with the Thinker Award @Mi-Amigo  😁

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Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone. xx

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