White Room Quiz - Numbers Edition - Wed 01 Sept 20... - Page 2

Mi-Amigo · ‎01-09-2021

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is a Numbers Special. Don`t panic! This is not a maths quiz.

Today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions - with one question on each of these categories

HISTORY PEOPLE PLACES NATURE LITERATURE MUSIC TV SPORT

The answer to each question is a number. You don`t have to give names etc, just the right number.

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 [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzer

@Cleoriff @pgn @MI5 @jonsie @gmarkj @BobM @TallTrees @TheresaV @LukasB @Martin-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 In which year did the ship "Mary Rose" sink in The Solent ?

Q2 PEOPLE As of August 2021, how many great grandchildren does Queen Elizabeth II have ?

Q3 PLACES How many permanently inhabited islands are there in the Channel Islands ?

Q4 NATURE How many days [approx] is the gestation of a black rat ?

Q5 LITERATURE How many lines are there in a Shakespeare sonnet ?

Q6 MUSIC In the Paul Simon song, how many ways are there to leave your lover ?

Q7 TV How many children do Ben and Susan Harper have in TV sit-com "My Family" ?

Q8 SPORT How many players of each team are on the pitch in an Australian-rules football game ?

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 [Wed 01 Sept 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 02 Sept 2021]

- 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 Fri 02 Sept 2021

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 [Wed 01 Sept 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 02 Sept 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 02 Sept 2021 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

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎01-09-2021

Thank you @pgn

Like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @MI5

Like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

jonsie · ‎02-09-2021

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Cleoriff · ‎02-09-2021

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎02-09-2021

Thank you @jonsie

Like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff

Like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

gmarkj · ‎02-09-2021

Well, here goes nothing...

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Mi-Amigo · ‎02-09-2021

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your 8 answers received

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

pgn · ‎02-09-2021

@Cleoriff wrote:

Great gif! Shakespearean, yes - but not a sonnet, alas 🤣

Links to O2 Social Media Team here

Cleoriff · ‎02-09-2021

That's pretty much how I felt yesterday regarding parts of the quiz and 'other happenings' @pgn 😂

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎02-09-2021

Thank you @BobM

pm with your 8 answers received

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎03-09-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 HISTORY In which year did the ship "Mary Rose" sink in The Solent ?

A1 1545

Q2 PEOPLE As of August 2021, how many great grandchildren does Queen Elizabeth II have ?

A2 11.

Peter Philips + Autumn Kelly 2 kids - Savannah + Isla;

Zara Philips + Mike Tindall 3 kids - Mia, Lena + Lucas;

William + Kate 3 kids - George, Charlotte + Louis

Harry + Meghan 2 kids - Archie + Lilibet

Eugenie _ John Brookshank 1 kid - August

Q3 PLACES How many permanently inhabited islands are there in the Channel Islands ?

A3 8 - Jersey; Guernsey; Alderney; Sark; Herm; Breqhou; Jethou [pop 3]; Lihou [pop 1 - warden]

Q4 NATURE How many days [approx] is the gestation of a black rat ?

A4 20 - 24 days - any number between these days is accepted as a correct answer

Q5 LITERATURE How many lines are there in a Shakespeare sonnet ?

A5 14

Q6 MUSIC In the Paul Simon song, how many ways are there to leave your lover ?

A6 50

Q7 TV How many children do Ben and Susan Harper have in TV sit-com "My Family" ?

A7 three - Nick; Janey; Michael

Q8 SPORT How many players of each team are on the pitch in an Australian-rules football game ?

A8 18 on the pitch

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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White Room Quiz - Numbers Edition - Wed 01 Sept 2021