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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 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 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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THE ANSWERS
Q1 HISTORY 1 - The Rye House Plot of 1653 was a plot to assassinate which English monarch ?
A1 Charles II
Q2 SCIENCE 1 - The ishihara test is used to indicate what in humans ?
A2 colour blindness
Q3 WORDS 1 - The term "bonny-clapper", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what foodstuff ?
A3 sour buttermilk
Q4 MOVIES 1 - What was the title of the 1989 animated movie which featured the characters Sebastian,
Eric and Ursula ?
A4 The Little Mermaid
Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which country exploded its first nuclear weapon in October 1964 ?
A5 China
Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is added to iron to make steel ?
A6 carbon
Q7 WORDS 2 - The term "fuddle cap", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what type of person ?
A7 drunkard
Q8 MOVIES 2 - In 2005 comedy movie "Hitch", who played the character Alex "Hitch" Hitchens ?
A8 Will Smith