White Room Quiz Wed 11 Aug 2021

[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 

   PLACES   SPACE   WORDS   EVENTS

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   @gmarkj  @MI5  @TallTrees  @BobM  @TheresaV  @Martin-O2  @LukasB 

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 PLACES 1  Kinder Scout is in which UK National Park ?

Q2 SPACE 1    The Pleiades are in which constellation ?

Q3 WORDS 1 What is the literal meaning of the word "antediluvian" ?

Q4 EVENTS 1 In which English county is the World British Lawnmower Championship, dating from 1973,

                        held each July ?

Q5 PLACES 2  What is the name of the square in front of the Palace of Westminster in London ?

Q6 SPACE 2    What is the more common name for Via Lactea, in the night sky ?

Q7 WORDS 2  The word "kiosk" originates from which language ?

Q8 EVENTS 2  The World Nurdling Championship is held annually at Jackson Stops Inn, Stretton, Cumbria.

                         What do competitors have to do in "nurdling" ?

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 11 Aug 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 12 Aug 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 13 Aug 2021

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 11 Aug 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 12 Aug 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 12 Aug 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  

[Mi-Amigo]

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 PLACES 1  Kinder Scout is in which UK National Park ?

Q2 SPACE 1    The Pleiades are in which constellation ?

Q3 WORDS 1 What is the literal meaning of the word "antediluvian" ?

Q4 EVENTS 1 In which English county is the World British Lawnmower Championship, dating from 1973,

                        held each July ?

Q5 PLACES 2  What is the name of the square in front of the Palace of Westminster in London ?

Q6 SPACE 2    What is the more common name for Via Lactea, in the night sky ?

Q7 WORDS 2  The word "kiosk" originates from which language ?

Q8 EVENTS 2  The World Nurdling Championship is held annually at Jackson Stops Inn, Stretton, Cumbria.

                         What do competitors have to do in "nurdling" ?

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 11 Aug 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 12 Aug 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 13 Aug 2021

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 11 Aug 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 12 Aug 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 12 Aug 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  

[pgn]

A handy dandy candy set of Q's today, thank you @Mi-Amigo - a cup of coffee and a... 

 for these today:

• "Alea iacta est" 😉

[Cleoriff]

Attempting to send @Mi-Amigo 😬

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

Pleased you like today`s WRQ.

Thank you @Cleoriff 

love the gif - pleased you could post it

good luck with sending om with your answers

[Cleoriff]

@Mi-Amigo...they sent ok using ctrl=shift and v...so got that under control now.

PS I can copy and paste the gif as I don't have to use my faulty image uploader!!

[Mi-Amigo]

@Cleoriff 

No problem with you sending pm.

pm with your 8 answers received

[BobM]

Ouch!!   On their way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

like the gif - don`t think that was the winner of the Lawnmower Championship

pm with your 8 answers received 

[gmarkj]

Answers on their way @Mi-Amigo. Well, some answers some... 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your 8 answers received