White Room Quiz Mon 27 June 2022 - inc 2000th question

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

         inc the 2000th WHITE ROOM QUIZ QUESTION

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

Today`s White Room Quiz includes the 2000th White Room Quiz question since WRQ began on 1 Aug 2019.

This White Room Quiz is eight questions with two questions on each of these four categories -

  HISTORY    GEOGRAPHY    SPORT    MUSIC

with one question being the 2000th White Room Quiz question.

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 quizzer

@Cleoriff  @pgn  @jonsie @MI5 @gmarkj @BobM @Spenny @J9el @TallTrees @lewys-gp @RafaC @adec 

anyone who has taken part in a White Room Quiz in the past - including former 02 Community Managers

@LukasB and @TheresaV 

and any member, who has never taken part, and any new members will join in today`s White Room Quiz.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - Which British monarch immediately preceded Queen Victoria ?

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Which is the longest river in Norway ? 

Q3 SPORT 1 - Who was the first British rower to win gold medal at five consecutive Olympic Games ?

Q4 MUSIC 1 - 2000th WHITE ROOM QUIZ Question

                       The first UK No 1 single in the year 2000 was a double-A side by Westlife.

                       Name either of the songs.  

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was Matthew Hopkins famous for in the 17th century ? 

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Which mountain range straddles Morocco and Algeria ?

Q7 SPORT 2 - Forest Green Rovers FC, promoted to League One in 2022, are based in which English town ?

Q8 MUSIC 2 - Which group had a UK No 1 "one hit wonder" single with "Woodstock" n 1970 ?

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 27 June 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 28 June 2022]

- 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 29 June 2022

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

PLUS -

everyone who correctly answers 2000th WHITE ROOM QUIZ Question [Q4] will be awarded a trophy 

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 27 June 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 28 June 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 28 June 2022 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  

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees @Cleoriff @LukasB @RafaC 

Pleased you enjoyed the quz and well done on your awards.

I hope @LukasB and @TheresaV wll stck around and join in again with WRQ.

I hope all of you, and everyone else, likes the categories and at least some of the questions in today`s WRQ which is now up on a separate thread.   

[MI5]

Well done all and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

Well done on your award and trophy.

[jonsie]

Some easy, some tough!

Well done all and great questions @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

As the quz inc the 2000th question, I tried to find easier and not-so-easy questions.

Well done on your award and trophy.