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Welcome to
There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Today`s WRQ is a Numbers edition - of 8 questions - one questions on each of these categories
HISTORY; PLACES; SCIENCE; MUSIC; MOVIES; TV; SPORT; GAMES
The answer to each question is a different 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 [Mon] and
03.00am Wednesday morning.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
I hope our regular quizzers
@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @Comben @J9el @Patricia1066 @Spenny @Breanna
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 - A lustrum was a period of how many years in Ancient Rome ?
Q2 PLACES - What number parallel is said to be the border between North and South Korea ?
Q3 SCIENCE - How many elements in the periodic table begin with the letter Z ?
Q4 MUSIC - According to the song by Paul Hardcastle, what was the average age of American combat
soldiers in the Vietnam War ?
Q5 MOVIES - In 1991 movie "Beauty and the Beast", how many eggs does Gaston eat for breakfast every
day ?
Q6 TV - British TV drama "Poldark" was set in which century ?
Q7 SPORT - What is the maximum number of golf clubs a player is allowed in a golf bag ?
Q8 GAMES - How many black squares are there on a chess board ?
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 12 June 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 14 June 2023.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 14 June 2023
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 12 June
2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 14 June 2023.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 14 June 2023 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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Thank you @J9el
pm with your answers received - before deadline
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THE ANSWERS
Q1 HISTORY - A lustrum was a period of how many years in Ancient Rome ?
A1 5
Q2 PLACES - What number parallel is said to be the border between North and South Korea ?
A2 38th
Q3 SCIENCE - How many elements in the periodic table begin with the letter Z ?
A3 2 - zinc and zirconium
Q4 MUSIC - According to the song by Paul Hardcastle, what was the average age of American combat
soldiers in the Vietnam War ?
A4 19
Q5 MOVIES - In 1991 movie "Beauty and the Beast", how many eggs does Gaston eat for breakfast every
day ?
A5 60 - 5 dozen
Q6 TV - British TV drama "Poldark" was set in which century ?
A6 18th
Q7 SPORT - What is the maximum number of golf clubs a player is allowed in a golf bag ?
A7 14
Q8 GAMES - How many black squares are there on a chess board ?
A8 32
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THE RESULTS
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
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
Q1 50 - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 3 - incorrect Q4 correct - .
Q5 5 - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 12 - incorrect Q8 correct - .
plus for 4 correct answers
Red Thinker
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
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
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 12 - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 50th - incorrect Q3 3 - incorrect Q4 correct - .
Q5 10 - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 12 - incorrect Q8 50 - incorrect.
Total - 3 stars for 3 correct
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Enjoyed that one, @Mi-Amigo - and well done everyone.
And last night's local pub quiz had the 38 degrees North question too, bonus 👍 (apparently, the whole parallel thing is an Americanism, as there's another one South of the equator - never thought about it before 🤔😎)
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AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie @pgn
Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @gmarkj
Red Thinker = 4 correct - @Spenny
3 stars = 3 correct - @J9el
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie @pgn
Well done
@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker + star
@Spenny - Red Thinker
@J9el - 3 stars
Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in today`s WRQ which will be
part 1 of 3-part WRQ A to Z Quiz 5 of 8 questions, with one question on each of these subjects
A - Antiques; B - Bingo; C - Clothes; D - Dance; E - Extinct; F - Flags; G - Gardening; H - Hobbies
and will be posted on a separate thread sortly
Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.
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