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White Room Quiz - Numbers edition - Mon 12 June 2023

Mi-Amigo
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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 

@BobM 

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 star for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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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 @pgn 

and thanks for the vid

pm with your answers received

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PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

What a song that is @pgn !

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Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

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@gmarkj wrote:

What a song that is @pgn !


Yup, it is. 👍

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Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>>>>>> Thankyou 😊

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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

 

@MI5 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@Spenny 

Q1 50 - incorrect  Q2 correct - star  Q3 3 - incorrect  Q4 correct - star .

Q5   5 - incorrect  Q6 correct - star  Q7 12 - incorrect Q8 correct - star .

plus for 4 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@pgn 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 12 - incorrect  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 7 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@J9el 

Q1 correct - star      Q2 50th - incorrect  Q3 3 - incorrect   Q4 correct - star .

Q5 10 - incorrect  Q6 correct - star         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

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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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