White Room Quiz Wed 01 Mar 2023 - Regulars` Choice Quiz 2

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is the second Regulars` Choice edition - of 8 questions, with two questions on each of the four categories which just missed out in points by our regular WRQ quizzers from being in Monday`s WRQ

- GEOGRAPHY; HISTORY; NATURE; 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 [Wed] and

03.00am Friday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff  @pgn  @jonsie @gmarkj  @MI5  @TallTrees @BobM @Comben @J9el @RafaC @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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Which of the five Great Lakes of North America is the smallest by area ?

Q2 HISTORY 1 - Hannibal crossed the Alps with elephants in 218BC, a major event in which war ?

Q3 NATURE 1 - How long, in days, is the gestation period of a hippopotamus ?

Q4 GAMES 1 - In UK Monopoly board game, what is the prize for winning a crossword competition ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Cotopaxi is an active volcano in which South American country ?

Q6 HISTORY 2 - In Greek mythology, Asclepius was the Greek god of what ? 

Q7 NATURE 2 - What colour eggs does a dunnock bird lay ?

Q8 GAMES 2 - Which game has suits called bamboos, characters, and circles ?

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 [Wed 01 Mar 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 03 Mar 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 03 Mar 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 [Wed 01 Mar,

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 03 Mar 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 03 Mar 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

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff @pgn @MI5 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards.

[Comben]

Woah I didn't expect a thinker from this one, some tough questions for me but very pleased with the outcome. Cheers as always to @Mi-Amigo, I'm sure a lot of time and effort goes into each WRQ and it's very much appreciated. 👍