White Room Quiz Wed 14 Aug 2024

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

   HISTORY    SCIENCE      TV      FOOD & DRINK

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 is on leave]

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 - In 1066, 3 days before William the Conqueror landed in England, King Harold defeated a

                             Viking army at which battle ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - In the human body, what is the name of the bone which forms the lower part of the jaw ?

Q3 TV 1 - What was the title of the 1980s British TV sit-com which featured the characters

                   Vince Pinner and Penny Warrender ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is the name given to the size of a bottle of champagn containing 20 normal-

                                        sized bottles ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the battle, fought in Sept 1513, at which James IV of Scotland was

                              killed ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What colour does litmus paper turn in an acid solution ?

Q7 TV 2 - British TV sit-com "Hi De Hi" was set in Maplin`s Holiday Camp in which fictional seaside town ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - The colouring and flavouring syrup grenadine is made chiefly from which fruit ?

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 14 Aug 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 16 Aug 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 16 Aug 2024.

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 14 Aug

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 16 Aug 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 16 Aug 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.

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[gmarkj]

Not a clue with some of those, and happy the guesses paid back!

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 @gmarkj 

pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, good quiz ! 👍

Of course, modern day re-enactments of the Battle of Stamford Bridge have tended to have Leeds United as the adversary. 

Well done all on some exceptionally high scoring. 😀