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White Room Quiz Mon 22 May 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 four categories 

    GEOGRAPHY;  SPACE;  MUSIC;  SPORT  

 

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 @Comben @J9el @Patricia1066 @Spenny @Breanna 

@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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - The Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands are in which Bay ?

 

Q2 SPACE 1 - How long did it take the Cassini-Huygen spacecraft to reach Saturn`s rings ?

 

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which rock band launched the music careers of Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page ? 

 

Q4 SPORT1 - Vax Verstappen won the Formula 1 World Championship in 2022. Who came second ?

 

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - The area known as Polynesia [not Disney park] is in which ocean ?  

 

Q6 SPACE 2 - Halley`s Comet is visible from Earth every ---- how many years ? 

 

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Which singer released the album "Scary Monsters (& Creepy Creatures) in 1980 ?

 

Q8 SPORT 2 - Skateboarding made its debut as an Olympic sport at which Olympics - need both place + year ?

                                                                                 

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 22 May 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 24 May 2023.

 

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 24 May 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 22 May

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 24 May 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 24 May 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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Thank you @Cleoriff 

Appreciate the gif

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Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

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Thank you @MI5 

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Thank you @Comben 

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Thank you @pgn 

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Not sure how many of these are correct, but taking part anyway!

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

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Thank you @gmarkj 

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THE ANSWERS

 

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - The Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands are in which Bay ?

A1   Bay of Bengal

 

Q2 SPACE 1 - How long did it take the Cassini-Huygen spacecraft to reach Saturn`s rings ?

A2   6.7 years. I`ll accept 6 or 7 years as a correct answer

 

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which rock band launched the music careers of Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page ? 

A3   The Yardbirds

 

Q4 SPORT1 - Max Verstappen won the Formula 1 World Championship in 2022. Who came second ?

A4    Charles Leclerc

 

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - The area known as Polynesia [not Disney park] is in which ocean ?  

A5    Pacific

 

Q6 SPACE 2 - Halley`s Comet is visible from Earth every ---- how many years ? 

A6    75 to 76 years

 

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Which singer released the album "Scary Monsters (& Creepy Creatures)" in 1980 ?

A7    David Bowie

 

Q8 SPORT 2 - Skateboarding made its debut as an Olympic sport at which Olympics - need both place + year ?

A8  Tokyo Olympics 2020 - held in 2021. 

   

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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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