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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 four categories -
HISTORY; LITERATURE; MUSIC; 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 HISTORY 1 - What was the first and surname of the first "test-tube" baby, born in 1978 ?
Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Ian Fleming`s James Bond novel "Dr No", what is the name of the MI6 armourer ?
Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of the Bee Gees` single which reached No 1 in UK Singles Charts in 1967 ?
Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is the main ingredient of the Greek dip melitzanosalata ?
Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the Argentinean revolutionary, killed in Bolivia in 1967 ?
Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Name either of two children in Enid Blyton`s book "Adventures of the Wishing Chair"?
Q7 MUSIC 2 - Which band had Paul Jones as lead singer 1962 - 1966; and Mike d`Abo as lead singer from
1966 to 1969 ?
Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Sercial and verdelho are varieties of which wine ?
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 25 Sept 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 27 Sept 2023.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 27 Sept 2023
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 25 Sept
2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 27 Sept 2023.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 27 Sept 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 HISTORY 1 - What was the first and surname of the first "test-tube" baby, born in 1978 ?
A1 Louise Brown
Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Ian Fleming`s James Bond novel "Dr No", what is the name of the MI6 armourer ?
A2 Major Boothroyd. "Q" was not mentioned.
Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of the Bee Gees` single which reached No 1 in UK Singles Charts in 1967 ?
A3 Massachusettes
Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is the main ingredient of the Greek dip melitzanosalata ?
A4 aubergine or eggplant
Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the Argentinean revolutionary, killed in Bolivia in 1967 ?
A6 Che Guervara
Q6 LITERATURE 2 - Name either of two children in Enid Blyton`s book "Adventures of the Wishing Chair"?
A6 Mollie or Peter
Q7 MUSIC 2 - Which band had Paul Jones as lead singer 1962 - 1966; and Mike d`Abo as lead singer from
1966 to 1969 ?
A7 Manfred Mann
Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Sercial and verdelho are varieties of which wine ?
A8 Madiera
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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 pass Q2 Q - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 avocado - incorrect .
Q5 LukasB - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 pass Q8 white - can`t accept, need name .
Total - 1 star for 1 correct
Q1 pass Q2 Q - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 yoghurt - incorrect .
Q5 correct - Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pass .
Total - 1 star for 1 correct
Q1 Tim Allen - incorrect Q2 Q - incorrect Q3 Staying Alive - incorrect Q4 cheese - incorrect .
Q5 Juan Peron - incorrect Q6 Sarah - incorrect Q7 UB40 - incorrect Q8 correct - .
Total - 1 star for 1 correct
Q1 correct - Q2 Ackroyd - incorrect Q3 correct - Q4 fruit - incorrect .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 hite - can`t accept, need name.
plus for 5 correct answers
Red 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
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AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie @pgn
Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @BobM
1 star = 1 correct - @gmarkj @TallTrees @Dave-O2
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie @pgn
Well done
@BobM - Red Thinker + star
@gmarkj - 1 star
@TallTrees - 1 star
@Dave-O2 - 1 star
Everyone taking part was awarded at least 1 star.
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in today`s WRQ which will be
8 questions, 2 questions on each of these categories
GEOGRAPHY NATURE MOVIES SPORT
and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.
Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.
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