White Room Quiz Mon 29 Aug 2022

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is 8 questions, with two questions on each of the categories

   HISTORY   GEOGRAPHY   MUSIC    GAMES

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 quizzers

@Cleoriff   @pgn   @jonsie   @gmarkj   @MI5   @TallTrees   @BobM   @Spenny   @adec   @Comben   @J9el 

@Breanna   @RafaC  

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 Treaty of Vereeniging was signed in 1902 at the end of which war ?

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which Australian state/territory ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - How many reeds does an oboe have ?

Q4 GAMES 1 - Which boardgame, originally made in 1938 by the makers of Monopoly, is based on

                         horse-racing ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the Englsh suffragette who died under the King`s horse at Epsom

                           racecourse in 1913 Derby ? 

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - The Seychelles are in which ocean ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What was the title of James Blunt`s debut album in 2004 ?

Q8 GAMES 2 - In the Nintendo video game "Happy Feet", what kind of penguin was Mumble ?

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 29 Aug 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 30 Aug 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 Wed 31 Aug 2022

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 29 Aug 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 30 Aug 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 30 Aug 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]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you everyone who has sent me a pm with their answers.

Gentle reminder to @pgn  @TallTrees  @Spenny  @adec  @J9el  @Breanna and anyone else who would like to have a go at this quiz.

You still have plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Tues] - to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Good luck 

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

I like the gif

pm with your answers received

[adec]

Ok I sent you a PM.... 🤞

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @adec 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Spenny 

pm with your answers received

[J9el]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo.….fingers crossed.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received - before the deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - The Treaty of Vereeniging was signed in 1902 at the end of which war ?

A1  Boer War

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which Australian state/territory ?

A2  Queensland

Q3 MUSIC 1 - How many reeds does an oboe have ?

A3   Two

Q4 GAMES 1 - Which boardgame, originally made in 1938 by the makers of Monopoly, is based on

                         horse-racing ?

A4   Totopoly

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the Englsh suffragette who died under the King`s horse at Epsom

                           racecourse in 1913 Derby ? 

A5  Emily Davidson 

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - The Seychelles are in which ocean ?

A6   Indian Ocean

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What was the title of James Blunt`s debut album in 2004 ?

A7   Back To Bedlam

Q8 GAMES 2 - In the Nintendo video game "Happy Feet", what kind of penguin was Mumble ?

A8    Emperor Penguin

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@Comben 

Q1 Crimea - incorrect   Q2 correct -  Q3 correct -  Q4 New Market - incorrect

Q5 Mary - incorrect      Q6 correct -  Q7 Beautiful - incorrect   Q8 Rockhopper - incorrect

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@Cleoriff 

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

@jonsie 

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

@MI5 

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

@gmarkj 

Q1 pass    Q2 correct -  Q3 correct -  Q4 correct - 

Q5 TheresaV - incorrect       Q6 correct -  Q7 correct -  Q8 correct - 

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@RafaC 

Q1 pass    Q2 New South Wales - incorrect   Q3 One - incorrect   Q4 pass

Q5 pass    Q6 Atlantic - incorrect    Q7 James Blunt - incorrect     Q8 Arctic - incorrect

Total - 0 stars; 0 correct

@BobM 

Q1 correct -  Q2 correct -  Q3 correct -  Q4 pass

Q5 pass                 Q6 correct -  Q7 correct -  Q8 correct - 

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct -  Q2 correct -  Q3 correct -  Q4 Operation - incorrect

Q5 correct -  Q6 correct -  Q7 correct -  Q8 correct - 

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@adec 

Q1 pass      Q2 correct -  Q3 correct -  Q4 pass

Q5 correct -  Q6 correct -  Q7 correct -  Q8 correct - 

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Spenny 

Q1 correct -  Q2 correct -  Q3 correct -  Q4 Racetrack - incorrect 

Q5 correct -  Q6 correct -  Q7 Blunt - incorrect     Q8 correct - 

plus for67 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@J9el 

Q1 correct -  Q2 correct -  Q3 correct -  Q4 Ludo - incorrect

Q5 pass                 Q6 correct -  Q7 correct -  Q8 correct - 

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker