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White Room Quiz Wed 10 Apr 2024

Mi-Amigo
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Welcome to

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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 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 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 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.

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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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THE RESULTS

 

@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

 

@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

 

@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

 

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct star   Q2 pass   Q3 pass   Q4 pass .

Q5 correct star  Q6 pas     Q7 pass   Q8 pass .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

 

@Oxonian 

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

Q5 correct star                    Q6 correct star  Q7 correct star  Q8 correct star .

plus for 7 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

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

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

plus for 6 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@BobM 

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

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

plus for 6 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@pgn 

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

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

plus for 6 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@Dave-O2 

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

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

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

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Girl in a jacket


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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Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo 

Happy to have 2 🌟 

Well done everyone 



HAPPINESS IS BEE SHAPED

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AWARDS

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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.

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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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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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Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

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Thanks @Mi-Amigo for a good quiz. Well done all. 😉

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Happy with that, thanks @Mi-Amigo 👍

Well done everyone.

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Looks like a couple of guesses came good, so happy with that.

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

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Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo 

 

Well done everyone clap

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