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White Room Quiz Wed 06 Dec 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 8 questions - with two questions on each of these four categories - 

    HISTORY    MUSIC    TV     FOOD & DRINK

 

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   @Spenny   @J9el   @Dave-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 1 - Which country lost more than half of its population in war from 1865 to 1870 against

                              Brazil, Argentina, and Uruaguay ?

                                 

Q2 MUSIC 1 - Which song by The Beach Boys reached No 1 in UK singles chart on 17 Nov 1966 ?

 

Q3 TV 1 - In British TV series "Heartbeat" what was the name of the character played by Nick Berry ?

 

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Mafe, a dish of meat in peanut sauce served over rice or couscous, originated in

                                        which country ?

 

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the working-class male suffrage movement for political reform

                            in Britain which existed from 1838 to 1857 ?

 

Q6 MUSIC 2 - What was the first name of the female drummer of Irish folk group The Corrs ?

 

Q7 TV 2 - What was the name of the British TV quiz show of 1980s/1990s hosted by Noel Edmunds with

                   questions on television ?

 

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the Russian foodstuff vatrushka ?

                                                                                 

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 06 Dec 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 08 Dec 2023.

 

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 08 Dec 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 [Wed 06 Dec

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 08 Dec 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 08 Dec 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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THE RESULTS

 

@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

 

@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

 

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 Surfin USA - incorrect  Q3 correct - star  Q4 West Africa - accept - star .

Q5 pass             Q6 Marie - incorrect           Q7 pass  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 4 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

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

Q5 LukasB - incorrect   Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 pass.

plus for 5 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

@pgn 

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

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

plus for 7 correct answers

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Bronze 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

 

@BobM 

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

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

plus for 7 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 pass             Q4 Greece - incorrect .

Q5 pass             Q6 pass              Q7 correct - star  Q8 rice - incorrect .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

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

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Silver Thinker                                 = 8 correct - @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie 

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @pgn @BobM 

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @gmarkj 

Red Thinker                                    = 4 correct - @TallTrees 

2 stars                                              = 2 correct - @Dave-O2 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie 

Well done

@pgn           - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM        - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj      - Red Thinker + star

@TallTrees    - Red Thinker

@Dave-O2    - 2 stars

 

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars.

 

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions

with 2 questions on each of these categories

   PLACES    NATURE     WORDS    ART

 

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

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Well that was an interesting quiz @Mi-Amigo 

Thank you happiness with a Red Thinker 😊



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Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

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Nice quiz @Mi-Amigo. Well done everyone. xx

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Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo 

 

Well done everyone clap

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Happy with that - well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

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Good one @Mi-Amigo thank you.

Well done all 👍

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Bronze Thinker and a Start - happy with that, @Mi-Amigo - I was not sure about Senegal, Mali or Ghana/Togo/Benin for the Maafe, which I have tasted and found to be very tasty!

Well done all!

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Thank you @TallTrees @MI5 @Cleoriff @Dave-O2 @gmarkj @BobM @pgn 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards

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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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