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White Room Quiz Mon 28 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo
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Welcome to

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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 2 questions on each of these categories

   HISTORY   SCIENCE     WORDS     MOVIES

 

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 @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @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 - The Rye House Plot of 1653 was a plot to assassinate which English monarch ?

                                 

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - The ishihara test is used to indicate what in humans ? 

                        

Q3 WORDS 1 - The term "bonny-clapper", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what foodstuff ?

 

Q4 MOVIES 1 - What was the title of the 1989 animated movie which featured the characters Sebastian,

                              Eric and Ursula ?

 

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which country exploded its first nuclear weapon in October 1964 ?

 

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is added to iron to make steel ?

 

Q7 WORDS 2 - The term "fuddle cap", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what type of person ?

         

Q8 MOVIES 2 - In 2005 comedy movie "Hitch", who played the character Alex "Hitch" Hitchens ?

                                                                                 

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 28 Oct 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 30 Oct 2024.

 

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 30 Oct 2024.

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 28 Oct

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 30 Oct 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 30 Oct 2024 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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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 RESULTS

 

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct star  Q2 correct star   Q3 correct star   Q4 correct star .

Q5 correct star  Q6 correct star   Q7 correct star   Q8 correct star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@jonsie 

Q1 correct star  Q2 correct star   Q3 correct star   Q4 correct star .

Q5 correct star  Q6 correct star   Q7 correct star   Q8 correct star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct star  Q2 taking prohibited drugs - incorrect   Q3 bread - incorrect      Q4 correct star .

Q5 correct star  Q6 correct star                                             Q7 solicitor - incorrect   Q8 correct star .

plus for 5 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

@BobM 

Q1 correct star  Q2 correct star   Q3 stale meat - incorrect   Q4 correct star .

Q5 correct star  Q6 correct star   Q7 madman - incorrect     Q8 correct star .

plus for 6 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@pgn 

Q1 correct star  Q2 correct star   Q3 correct star   Q4 correct star .

Q5 correct star  Q6 correct star   Q7 correct star   Q8 correct star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

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Girl in a jacket


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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AWARDS

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Silver Thinker                                 = 8 correct - @Cleoriff @jonsie @pgn 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @BobM

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @Oxonian 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @jonsie @pgn 

Well done

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian   - Red Thinker + star

 

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

 

I hope everyone will join in today`s WRQ of 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories - 

   GEOGRAPHY     TV    SPORT    FOOD & DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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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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pgn
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A small but select group of thinkers this time, well done! Thanks @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼 A good mix of topics 👌

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Well done all 👍 - thanks @Mi-Amigo 

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Well done everyone. Thanks @Mi-Amigo xx

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Thank you @pgn @BobM @Cleoriff @jonsie 

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

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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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Thank you @Mi-Amigo ; a nice range of questions. Well done all. 👍

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