White Room Quiz Wed 11 Nov 2020 - Page 2

Mi-Amigo · ‎11-11-2020

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There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Each White Room Quiz will have eight questions - with two questions from four categories.

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 @MI5 @gmarkj @WispaRed7

O2 Community managers @Marjo @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 questions are two questions from each of these categories

GEOGRAPHY SPACE LITERATURE FOOD & DRINK

Please note: there is no QI-style question in which the answer is not what most people think.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY - 1 The Kariba Dam is on which river ?

Q2 SPACE - 1 Apart from the sun, which star is nearest to Earth ?

Q3 LITERATURE - 1 Which Jane Austin novel was originally called "First Impressions" ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINKS - 1 What are Pershore eggs and Marjorie`s seedlings ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY - 2 Which sea is north of Turkey?

Q6 SPACE - 2 In which constellation are the stars Bellatrix and Betelgeuse ?

Q7 LITERATURE - 2 Name either of the two novels written by Anne Bronte ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK - 2 What is Cornish yarg cheese coated with ?

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 11 November] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 12 November]

- 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 November

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 11 November 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 12 November 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 12 November 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 some of 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.

jonsie · ‎11-11-2020

mnn...........

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Mi-Amigo · ‎11-11-2020

@jonsie wrote:
mnn...........

True @jonsie

Couple of questions which are tougher and need thinking about this time.

Look forward to pm with your eight answers

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pgn · ‎12-11-2020

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo --->>

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Mi-Amigo · ‎12-11-2020

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your eight answers received

gentle reminder

@gmarkj @jonsie @Anonymous @Martin-O2 @LukasB

and any member who would like to have a go at the questions in this quiz, there is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thurs] tp pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Good luck.

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Robert Kennedy.

gmarkj · ‎12-11-2020

PM sent.
Not holding much hope for this one...

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Martin-O2 · ‎12-11-2020

PM sent! Good luck everyone.

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Mi-Amigo · ‎12-11-2020

Thank you @gmarkj

- a couple of trickier questions this time

pm with your eight answers received

Thank you @Martin-O2

- as you said "Good luck, everyone", given that a couple of questions are rated "difficult"

pm with your eight answers received

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Robert Kennedy.

jonsie · ‎12-11-2020

'son it's way

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Mi-Amigo · ‎12-11-2020

Thank you @jonsie

love Road Runner

pm with your eight 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 · ‎13-11-2020

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 GEOGRAPHY - 1 The Kariba Dam is on which river ?

A1 Zambezi

Q2 SPACE - 1 Apart from the sun, which star is nearest to Earth ?

A2 Proxima Centuri, which is part of the three-star complex Alpha Centuri.

As this question is rated "difficult" in one quiz book and "hardest" in another quiz book,

I will allow Alpha Centuri as an answer and award a for that answer

Q3 LITERATURE - 1 Which Jane Austin novel was originally called "First Impressions" ?

A3 Pride and Prejudice

Q4 FOOD & DRINKS - 1 What are Pershore eggs and Marjorie`s seedlings ?

A4 plums

Q5 GEOGRAPHY - 2 Which sea is north of Turkey?

A5 Black Sea

Q6 SPACE - 2 In which constellation are the stars Bellatrix and Betelgeuse ?

A6 Orion

Q7 LITERATURE - 2 Name either of the two novels written by Anne Bronte ?

A7 "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" and "Agnes Grey"

this was the other question which is rated "difficult" in one quiz book and "hardest" in another

Q8 FOOD & DRINK - 2 What is Cornish yarg cheese coated with ?

A8 nettles

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