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Mi-Amigo · ‎11-08-2021

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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

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

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 · ‎12-08-2021

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your 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.

Mi-Amigo · ‎12-08-2021

Thank you @LukasB

pm with your 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.

Mi-Amigo · ‎12-08-2021

Thank you @Martin-O2

pm with your 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.

Martin-O2 · ‎12-08-2021

@Mi-Amigo wrote:

Thank you @Martin-O2

pm with your 8 answers received

Great, thanks @Mi-Amigo 😊

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Mi-Amigo · ‎13-08-2021

THE ANSWERS:

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

A1 Peak District

Q2 SPACE 1 The Pleiades are in which constellation ?

A2 Taurus

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

A3 Before the Flood

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

held each July ?

A4 Sussex

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

A5 Parliament Square

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

A6 Milky Way

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

A7 Persian or Turkish

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

What do competitors have to do in "nurdling" ?

A8 Throwing old pennies [into a hole in the seat of a wooden settle].

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 · ‎13-08-2021

THE RESULTS:

@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

@BobM

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

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 LukasB Minor 😂 - incorrect Q3 old fashioned - incorrect

Q4 Berkshire - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 Theresavian 😂 - incorrect - awarded Q8 beat opponent - incorrect

Total for three correct answers

@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

@TheresaV

Q1 Snowdonia - incorrect Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 Surrey - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded

Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 eat nurdles 😂 - incorrect

Total for three correct answers

@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

@TallTrees

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 old - incorrect Q4 Hants - incorrect

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

plus for 5 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

@LukasB

Q1 pass Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 pass Q5 correct - awarded

Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass

Total for three correct answers

@Martin-O2

Q1 pass Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 Herts - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded

Q6 correct - awarded Q7 Russian - incorrect - awarded Q8 possess metal ball

Total for two correct answers

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

Cleoriff · ‎13-08-2021

@Mi-AmigoAre those results correct? I see @gmarkj and @TheresaV answers are exactly the same? As if they were sitting on the settee next to each other

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎13-08-2021

AWARDS

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

Red Thinker + - 5 correct @TallTrees

- 3 correct @gmarkj @TheresaV @LukasB

- 2 correct @Martin-O2

CONGRATULATIONS TO SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @BobM @MI5 @jonsie @pgn

Well done -

@TallTrees - Red Thinker +

@gmarkj -

@TheresaV -

@LukasB -

@Martin-O2 -

Everyone taking part in this WRQ was awarded at least

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in Monday`s White Room Quiz, which will be 8 questions - with two questions on each of these categories

GEOGRAPHY NATURE ART SPORT

I search out the questions over the weekend - with a mix of easier and not-so-easy questions.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the White Room Quiz fun.

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 · ‎13-08-2021

@Cleoriff wrote:
@Mi-AmigoAre those results correct? I see @gmarkj and @TheresaV answers are exactly the same? As if they were sitting on the settee next to each other

Apologies - that`s what comes of copy and paste in such a small box to post answers

I`ve corrected Results - which now shows @TheresaV `s actual answers [there is no difference in score].

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

BobM · ‎13-08-2021

Thank you @Mi-Amigo ... had a couple of guesses so quite surprised but happy with the result.

Lot of good scores, well done everyone 👍

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