White Room Quiz Mon 26 Oct 2020 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎26-10-2020

Welcome to

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

Each White Room Quiz will have eight questions - with two questions from four categories.

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - with their answers between 12 noon today [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday]

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @MI5 @gmarkj @Anonymous

O2 Community managers @Martin-O2 @Marjo @LukasB and O2 Guru @O2Karl

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.

Over the weekend, I have selected eight questions - with questions from each of these cateories

SCIENCE [one question on biology; one on chemistry] TV GAMES FOOD & DRINK

Please note: there is no QI-style question in which the answer is not what most people think.

Some of the questions are rated as "easier", others as "not-so-easy".

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [SCIENCE - 1 BIOLOGY] Astigmatism is a condition which affects which part of the human body ?

Q2 [TV - 1] In which city was the British TV comedy series "The Royale Family" set ?

Q3 [GAMES - 1] In the game of Bingo, what number does the call "two little ducks" refer to ?

Q4 [FOOD & DRINK - 1] What type of food is nori ?

Q5 [SCIENCE - 2 CHEMISTRY] What is the chemical symbol for iodine ?

Q6 [TV - 2] In which British TV series did Ant and Dec play the characters PJ and Duncan ?

Q7 [GAMES - 2] How many playing cards are usually used in the card game Canasta ?

Q8 [FOOD & DRINK - 2] Romano and desiree are varieties of which vegetable?

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

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 26 October] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 27 October]

- 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 28 October

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

EIGHT correct answers SIX correct answers FOUR correct answers

will be awarded will be awarded will be awarded

SILVER THINKER BRONZE THINKER RED THINKER

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 26 October 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 27 October 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 27 October 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 at least some of the questions in today`s White Room Quiz, and finds this WRQ fun.

Good luck, everyone

@Mi-Amigo

p.s. The HALLOWEEN edition of the White Room Quiz will be this Wednesday - 28 October.

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

LukasB · ‎27-10-2020

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Mi-Amigo · ‎27-10-2020

Thank you @LukasB

pm with your eight answers received

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎28-10-2020

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 [SCIENCE - 1 BIOLOGY] Astigmatism is a condition which affects which part of the human body ?

A1 the eyes

Q2 [TV - 1] In which city was the British TV comedy series "The Royale Family" set ?

A2 Manchester

Q3 [GAMES - 1] In the game of Bingo, what number does the call "two little ducks" refer to ?

A3 22

Q4 [FOOD & DRINK - 1] What type of food is nori ?

A4 edible seaweed

Q5 [SCIENCE - 2 CHEMISTRY] What is the chemical symbol for iodine ?

A5 I

Q6 [TV - 2] In which British TV series did Ant and Dec play the characters PJ and Duncan ?

A6 Byker Grove

Q7 [GAMES - 2] How many playing cards are usually used in the card game Canasta ?

A7 108 - two packs of 52 cards plus 2 Jokers in each pack [104 cards + 4 Jokers]

Q8 [FOOD & DRINK - 2] Romano and desiree are varieties of which vegetable?

A8 potato

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

pgn · ‎28-10-2020

Aye eye, results shortly 👁️👍

Links to O2 Social Media Team here

Mi-Amigo · ‎28-10-2020

THE RESULTS:

@WispaRed7

Q1 brain - incorrect Q2 Liverpool - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded Q4 tofu - incorrect

Q5 F - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded Q7 all the pack - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

Total: three for three correct answers

@MI5

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 53 - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Marjo

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 Japanese - as noci is Japanese for seaweed, I`ll be generous and award half

Q5 Io - incorrect Q6 pass Q7 20 - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@LukasB

Q1 lungs - incorrect Q2 London - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass Q7 2 - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎28-10-2020

AWARDS:

Silver Thinker = for eight correct answers - @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn

Bronze Thinker + = for seven correct answers - @gmarkj

Red Thinker + half = for four correct answers + one part correct - @Marjo

Red Thinker = for four correct answers - @LukasB

= for three correct answers - @WispaRed7

CONGRATULATIONS to the Silver Thinkers - @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn

Well done

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker +

@Marjo - Red Thinker + + half

@LukasB - Red Thinker +

@WispaRed7 -

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will take part in today`s White Room Quiz, which is a Halloween Edition with 12 questions [rather than the usual eight] themed around Halloween, and will be up on a separate thread shortly.

Thanks everyone for taking part and for making the White Room Quiz fun.

@Mi-Amigo

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Cleoriff · ‎28-10-2020

Well done everyone, Great game @Mi-Amigo . Looking forward to the Halloween WRQ, although I'm out this morning from 9.30am, I'll check it out when I get back....

Veritas Numquam Perit

MI5 · ‎28-10-2020

Well done all and thanks.

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LukasB · ‎28-10-2020

wait wait wait @Marjo - what just happened here???? @Mi-Amigo are you sure?

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Mi-Amigo · ‎28-10-2020

Thank you @Cleoriff and @MI5

Congrats on your Silver Thinkers.

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz.

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.