29-08-2022 08:11 - edited 29-08-2022 08:13
29-08-2022 08:11 - edited 29-08-2022 08:13
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
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Q4 GAMES 1 - Which boardgame, originally made in 1938 by the makers of Monopoly, is based on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
on 31-08-2022 16:59
Pretty pleased with the outcome of my attempt. Probably could have got 1 or 2 more right if I paid more attention at school.
Thanks Mi-Amigo for the great questions and organising this WRQ. 👍🏻