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As mentioned in the Advanced Notice on Monday, the questions in this week`s quiz don`t fall into the categories from which the questions are usually chosen.
These questions are some more of the "oddest" ones in a White Room Quiz.
PLEASE NOTE AMENDED TIMES BELOW FOR SENDING YOUR PM'S WITH ANSWERS
The White Room Quiz is open to all members
I hope our regular quizzers
@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @MI5 @OldFart @gmarkj @WispaRed7 @Marjo @Martin-O2
and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and new members
will join in with this week`s White Room Quiz.
THIS WEEK`S EIGHT QUESTIONS
Q1 [NUMBERS] What are the next two prime numbers in this sequence - 19, 23, 29 ?
Q2 [SIGNALLING] What letters were The Beatles actually signalling in semiphore on the cover of the album Help!
Q3 [MONEY] Which country`s currency includes ringgit?
Q4 [INITIALS] What do the initials in the name UNESCO stand for ?
Q5 [PROVERBS] What are the two missing words from the proverb -
"Revenge is a ---- best served ---- " ?
Q6 [SHIPS] What was the name of the ship of the English pirate Blackbeard ?
Q7 [JOBS] What was the job of a wainwright?
Q8 [FLAGS] How many stars are there on the flag of New Zealand?
The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.
Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wednesday 22 April] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 23 April]
- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and the results for each player taking part - will be posted on Friday morning.
Each member will be awarded 
for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives
EIGHT correct answers SIX correct answers FOUR correct answers
will be awarded will be awarded will be awarded
SILVER THINKER BRONZE THINKER RED THINKER
THE RULES
Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 22 April 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 23 April 2020.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 23 April will be declared void.
No googling, wiki, youtube search for answers.
The White Room Thursday Quizz is open to all members.
I hope new members, who have recently joined the Community, and members who have not taken part before, will 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.
Thank you everyone for your interest and for making the quiz so popular.
I hope everyone enjoys this week`s White Room Thursday Quiz and gives a little light relief.
Have fun.
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ANSWERS:
Q1 [NUMBERS] What are the next two prime numbers in this sequence - 19, 23, 29 ?
A1: 31, 37
Q2 [SIGNALLING] What letters were The Beatles actually signalling in semiphore on the cover of the album Help!
A2: HELP is incorrect, althought was to be intended what the Beatles were signalling
the correct answer - left to right is N or R [depending on how the position of George`s arms and
cloak are interpreted]; U; J; V
Q3 [MONEY] Which country`s currency includes ringgit?
A3: Malaysia
Q4 [INITIALS] What do the initials in the name UNESCO stand for ?
A4: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
Q5 [PROVERBS] What are the two missing words from the proverb -
"Revenge is a ---- best served ---- " ?
A5: dish; cold
Q6 [SHIPS] What was the name of the ship of the English pirate Blackbeard ?
A6: Blackbeard seized many ships. His flagship was Queen Anne`s Revenge but as the question did not specify "flagship", I`ll allow Concord, the former name of Queen Anne`s Revenge before renamed.
Q7 [JOBS] What was the job of a wainwright?
A7: maker and/or repairer of wagons
Q8 [FLAGS] How many stars are there on the flag of New Zealand?
A8: 4 red [although bordered by 4 white]
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Woo hoo @Mi-Amigo . Cleo punches the air in delight. 
PS, that proverb is one of my favourites. 
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Teach me to read the question properly, yarr, avast, me hearties! 🙄🤣
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RESULTS:
A1: correct - awarded 
A2: correct - awarded A3: correct - awarded
A4: correct - awarded A5: correct - awarded A6: correct - awarded
A7: correct - awarded A8: correct - awarded plus, for all eight correct, also awarded
Silver Thinker
@Anonymous
A1: 37, 43 - 37 correct [43 is later prime number] - so awarded half
A2: HELP - incorrect;
A3: in Frodo`s pocket - incorrect [but thanks for the laugh ]
A4: United - correct; Environment - incorrect; Cultural - correct; Organisation - correct
to be generous, I`ll award a half
A5: correct - awarded A6: Hispaniola - incorrect A7: correct - awarded A8: a lot - incorrect
total - 3 [2 + 2 half ]
A1: correct - awarded A2: HELP - incorrect A3: India - incorrect A4: correct - awarded
A5: correct - awarded A6: correct - awarded A7: correct - awarded A8: correct - awarded plus, for 6 correct answers, also awarded
Bronze Thinker
A1: correct - awarded A2: correct - awarded A3: correct - awarded
A4: correct - awarded A5: correct - awarded A6: correct - awarded
A7: correct - awarded A8: correct - awarded plus, for all eight correct, also awarded
Silver Thinker
A1: correct - awarded
A2: left to right - pass; U, J, V - for three correct, I`ll award half
A3: correct - awarded A4: correct - awarded A5: correct - awarded
A6: correct - awarded A7: correct - awarded A8: correct - awarded
plus also awarded
Bronze Thinker
A1: correct - awarded A2: correct - awarded A3: correct - awarded
A4: correct - awarded A5: correct - awarded
A6: Edward Teach - incorrect [Blackbeard`s name, not ship]
A7: correct - awarded A8: correct - awarded plus, for seven correct, also awarded
Bronze Thinker
A1: 37 - correct - awarded half A2: AVLX - incorrect A3: S Africa - incorrect
A4: United Nations Earth Saving Co-Operation Organisation - incorrect - but made me laugh
A5: correct - awarded A6: Kraken - incorrect A7: correct - awarded A8: 18 - incorrect
total - 2 and half
A1: pass A2: pass A3: Mozambique - incorrect
A4: United States Science Co-ordination Organisation - incorrect
A5: correct - awarded A6: Queen Anne - [didn`t mention Revenge] - awarded half
A7: pass A8: 5 - incorrect
total - 1 and half
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Congrats and well done all 
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Great quiz, @Mi-Amigo, even if I did fluff the pirate one by speed-reading the question.
Loved the alternate name for UNESCO too 🤣
LOLs At @WispaRed7's Frodo's pocket answer for the ringgit 🤣🤣
Well done everyone!
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Thank god for your speedreading @pgn
(Says Cleo in a totally non competitive way) 
