Re: White Room Quiz Wed 10 Apr 2024 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎10-04-2024

Welcome to

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 categories

SCIENCE LITERATURE TV SPORT

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 @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @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 SCIENCE 1 - Chemically, cyanide is a compound combining nitrogen and which other element ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Chaucer`s "Canterbury Tales", who is the first storyteller ?

Q3 TV 1 - In TV "soap" EastEnders, what is the London postcode for Walford ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - How many hurdles are there in men`s 110m hurdles race ?

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - What is the chemical symbol for the element bohrium ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Thomas Hardy`s novel "Far From The Madding Crowd", what is the name of the young

shepherd who falls in love with newcomer Bathsheba Everdene ?

Q7 TV 2 - In British TV sit-com "Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps" what was the first name of the

character played by Sheridan Smith ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - The 2018 Winter Olympics were held in which city ?

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 10 April 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 12 April 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 12 April 2024.

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 10 Apr

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 12 Apr 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 12 Apr 2024 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.

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

Mi-Amigo · ‎12-04-2024

THE RESULTS

@MI5

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@jonsie

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 correct Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 pass .

Q5 correct Q6 pas Q7 pass Q8 pass .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

@Oxonian

Q1 hydrogen - incorrect Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct Q2 TheresaB - incorrect Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 LukasV - incorrect Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@BobM

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 pass Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 pass Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 Myrtle - incorrect Q8 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2

Q1 correct Q2 pass Q3 WA1 - incorrect Q4 eleven [11] - incorrect .

Q5 correct Q6 pass Q7 correct Q8 S Korea - sorry need city correct .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

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

TallTrees · ‎12-04-2024

Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo

Happy to have 2 🌟

Well done everyone

HAPPINESS IS BEE SHAPED

Mi-Amigo · ‎12-04-2024

AWARDS

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

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

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @gmarkj @BobM

3 stars = 3 correct - @Dave-O2

2 stars = 2 correct - @TallTrees

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

Well done

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker + star

@pgn - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker

@BobM - Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 - 3 stars

@TallTrees - 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 a regular WRQ

of 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories

HISTORY PLACES MUSIC MOVIES.

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

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

pgn · ‎12-04-2024

Myrtle? Ah well. Guess her new play stuck in my memory more than the sitcom in which she starred 🤣

Well done all and thanks, @Mi-Amigo - good quiz!

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MI5 · ‎12-04-2024

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

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