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White Room Quiz Mon 23 Aug 2021

Mi-Amigo
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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 

 

   PEOPLE   SCIENCE [1 question on Biology; 1 question on Physics]   LITERATURE    TV 

 

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 [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  @BobM  @TallTrees  @TheresaV  @LukasB [@Martin-O2 on hol]

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 PEOPLE 1    Thelma was the original first name of the wife of which US President ?

 

Q2 SCIENCE 1 BIOLOGY  Where is the human body is the supinator muscle ?

 

Q3 LITERATURE 1  Who wrote the 1994 novel "Disclosure" ?

                        

Q4 TV 1  What was the title of the sequal to TV drama "Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy" first screened in 1982 ?

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2   What is the first name of Simon Cowell`s son, born in 2014 ?

 

Q6 SCIENCE 2 PHYSICS  Who designed and patented the first alternating current electrical system ?

 

Q7 LITERATURE 2  What is the name of Claudio`s beloved in Shakespeare`s "Much Ado About Nothing" ?

 

Q8 TV 2 in which fictional town was the TV comedy "Dad`s Army" set ?

                            

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

 

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 23 Aug 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 24 Aug 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 25 Aug 2021

 

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 23 Aug 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 24 Aug 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 24 Aug 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

 

@Mi-Amigo  

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TallTrees
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Hi there @Mi-Amigo 

I think I only know 1 answer ~ I do know more and they are in my mind but I cannot bring them out.

Busy most of day ~ will put my one (I know correct) answer in later when I get back....Gorgeous weather

for the week here no rain for this week.  Bye for now, will get brain thinking when doing other things 🙄

PS I watched an animated "Bee" movie and enjoyed it  "Barry" the bee  ~ fantastic😮



HAPPINESS IS BEE SHAPED

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Thank you @TallTrees 

I look forward to pm with your answers - you might come up with more than one during the day.

 

Thank you @TheresaV 

pm with your 8 answers received

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Thank you @LukasB 

pm with your answers received

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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?"
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Well, here goes nothing...

PM sent @Mi-Amigo 

Please note, this is not customer services and we cannot access your account. Do not publish personal details (email, phone number, bank account).


Link to our guide on how to contact them can be found here

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Brain has had lots of work to do to-day including answers to this quiz @Mi-Amigo 

I have produced 1 answer def. 3 answers near 😎

PM sent before I get something to eat.   Bye for now TT



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Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

 

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

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Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received - before the deadline

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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?"
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THE ANSWERS:

 

Q1 PEOPLE 1    Thelma was the original first name of the wife of which US President ?

A1   Richard Nixon

 

Q2 SCIENCE 1 BIOLOGY  Where is the human body is the supinator muscle ?

A2    forearm

 

Q3 LITERATURE 1  Who wrote the 1994 novel "Disclosure" ?

A3    Michael Crichton

                        

Q4 TV 1  What was the title of the sequal to TV drama "Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy" first screened in 1982 ?

A4    Smiley`s People

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2   What is the first name of Simon Cowell`s son, born in 2014 ?

A5   Eric

 

Q6 SCIENCE 2 PHYSICS  Who designed and patented the first alternating current electrical system ?

A6   Tesla

 

Q7 LITERATURE 2  What is the name of Claudio`s beloved in Shakespeare`s "Much Ado About Nothing" ?

A7    Hero

 

Q8 TV 2 in which fictional town was the TV comedy "Dad`s Army" set ?

A8   Walmington on Sea

 

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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?"
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Yes - an inspired guess worked, I thought Westinghouse may have been the answer to the AC question 6.

Whooopdedoo 👍🤣

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