White Room Quiz Wed 09 Feb 2022

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions - with two questions on each of these categories

- GEOGRAPHY    SCIENCE    MUSIC    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 [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @MI5 @gmarkj @TallTrees @BobM @adelphiaUK @Spenny @lewys-gp @RafaC 

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 - The Kariba Dam is on the border of Zambia and which other country ? 

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - What is the protein found in human hair and fingernails ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the single by rock band Free which reached No 2 in UK singles chart in 1970 ? 

Q4 GAMES 1 - In a deck of playing cards, which is the only Queen which faces right ? 

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - The island state of Aruba lies off the coast of which South American country ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is the chemical symbol for the element sodium ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What was the title of Otis Redding`s only UK No 1 single, released in 1967 ?

Q8 GAMES 2 - In the game of Scrabble, how many tiles, in total, are there wth letter G ? 

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 09 Feb 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thur 10 Feb 2022]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Fri 11 Feb 2022

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 09 Feb 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 10 Feb 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 10 Feb 2022 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  

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS:

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Spenny 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 pass  Q4 Hearts - incorrect

Q5 Mexico - incorrect   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 six - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@RafaC 

Q1 Democratic Republic of the Congo - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded 

Q4 Hearts - incorrect  Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 Sd - incorrect  Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 8 - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 Ballad of LukasB - 😂 - incorrect 

Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded 

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 6 - incorrect

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 pass  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 pass Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 pass  Q8 2 - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker                    = 6 correct - @gmarkj  

Red Thinker                         = 4 correct - @Spenny @TallTrees @RafaC 

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @Cleoriff @jonsie @pgn 

Well done -

@gmarkj      = Bronze Thinker

@Spenny      = Red Thinker 

@TallTrees    = Red Thinker

@RafaC         = Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s White Room Quiz, which will be

part of LOVE WEEK On The Community, with eight "love" themed questions.

Thanks everyone for joining in and making WRQ fun.

[TallTrees]

Thanks for the quiz and answers @Mi-Amigo 

Read Q8 wrong but never mind. 

Must read more carefully and more than once🤭

[RafaC]

Red Thinker! Yes! Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone!

[MI5]

Well played all and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone and good to see so many thinkers @Mi-Amigo 

Looking forward to Mondays Valentine Quiz....❤️

[pgn]

Not a bad reckoning this week - the Science and Games questions are always welcome. Next WRQ is on the Science, or Philosophy, or Art, or Cuisine of Love... Now there's a challenge ❤️💌💝🤣👍

[gmarkj]

Well done everyone, and great questions @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees @MI5 @Cleoriff @RafaC @gmarkj @pgn 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done each of you on your awards

I`m not going to reveal the categories for Monday`s Love Week WRQ but I`m sure it`ll be fun with a couple of questions to make you think 😁

[TallTrees]

OK WRQ Love week here we go 😎

I will be sure to read them carefully too.

@Mi-Amigo