White Room Quiz Wed 10 Mar 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎10-03-2021

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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

HISTORY TV GAMES FOOD & DRINK

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - with their answers between 12 noon today [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday]

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @Anonymous @TallTrees @Cairdeas

@TheresaV @LukasB @Martin-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 What was the name of the battle during which Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester,

was killed in 1265 ?

Q2 TV 1 What type of animal was Dylan in the TV puppet series "The Magic Roundabout" ?

Q3 GAMES 1 Which number is opposite 1 on a standard dartboard ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 What type of vegetable is a January King ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 Which monarch was King of England at the time of the Great Fire of London in 1666 ?

Q6 TV 2 What is the name of the Daleks` home planet in the TV series "Dr Who" ?

Q7 GAMES 2 In which card game is the Acol system used ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 What name is given to a bottle of champagne equivalent in size to 8 standard

bottles ?

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

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 10 March 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 11 March 2021]

- 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 12 March 2021

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

EIGHT correct answers SIX correct answers FOUR correct answers

will be awarded will be awarded will be awarded

SILVER THINKER BRONZE THINKER RED THINKER

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 10 Mar 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 11 March 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 11 March 2021 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

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 · ‎11-03-2021

@TheresaV wrote:

I will give it a try but don't expect anything big @Mi-Amigo

That`s the spirit Look forward to pm @TheresaV . Good luck.

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

TheresaV · ‎11-03-2021

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Mi-Amigo · ‎11-03-2021

Thank you @TheresaV

Love the gif

pm with your "8 interesting guesses" received

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TheresaV · ‎11-03-2021

@Mi-Amigo wrote:

Thank you @TheresaV

Love the gif

pm with your "8 interesting guesses" received

I have a very imaginative mind @Mi-Amigo

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jonsie · ‎11-03-2021

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Mi-Amigo · ‎11-03-2021

Thank you @jonsie

love the gif - appropriate to one of the questions

pm with yur 8 answers received

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

pgn · ‎11-03-2021

@jonsie wrote:
Incomiiiiiiiiiiig >>><

Class gif, @jonsie - Missy fondling a Dalek's bits, on Primetime TV - Points of View would have been awash with tutting that week... 😆

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Cairdeas · ‎12-03-2021

Hi sorry..have had trouble signing in 😕 x

Mi-Amigo · ‎12-03-2021

Sorry to hear you`ve had trouble signing in @Cairdeas

I hope you`ll get it sorted and will be able to join in with the next WRQ on Monday.

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 · ‎12-03-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 HISTORY 1 What was the name of the battle during which Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester,

was killed in 1265 ?

A1 Battle of Evesham

Q2 TV 1 What type of animal was Dylan in the TV puppet series "The Magic Roundabout" ?

A2 rabbit

Q3 GAMES 1 Which number is opposite 1 on a standard dartboard ?

A3 19

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 What type of vegetable is a January King ?

A4 cabbage

Q5 HISTORY 2 Which monarch was King of England at the time of the Great Fire of London in 1666 ?

A5 Charles II

Q6 TV 2 What is the name of the Daleks` home planet in the TV series "Dr Who" ?

A6 Skaro

Q7 GAMES 2 In which card game is the Acol system used ?

A7 bridge

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 What name is given to a bottle of champagne equivalent in size to 8 standard

bottles ?

A8 Methusaleh

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