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White Room Quiz Wed 16 Feb 2022

Mi-Amigo
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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 an "Odd Questions" edition.

Instead of eight questions with two questions from each of the usual categories, there are eight questions,

with one question on each of these subjects

- INITIALS   FLAGS   NUMBERS   CARS    MOTORWAYS   COLOURS   MEASURES   CLOTHES

 

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 @MI5 @gmarkj @TallTrees @Spenny @adelphiaUK @lewys-gp @RafaC 

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 INITIALS - In computer terms, what do the initials HTML stand for ?

 

Q2 FLAGS - What are the colours of the three horizontal stripes on the flag of Lithuania ? 

 

Q3 NUMBERS - How many prime numbers are there from, and including, 2 to 10 ? 

 

Q4 CARS - Which car manufacturer produced the Avenger from 1970 to 1976 to compete with Ford Escort ?

                        

Q5 MOTORWAYS - Which motorway runs from junction 12 of M27 southwards into Portsmouth ?

 

Q6 COLOURS - What colour is pistachio ?

 

Q7 MEASURES - How many imperial pints were there in a bushel ?

 

Q8 CLOTHES - What item of clothing were Mary Janes, worn by young girls in USA in 1900s ?

                            

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 16 Feb 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 17 Feb 2022]

- 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 18 Feb 2022

 

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 16 Feb 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 17 Feb 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 17 Feb 2022 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  

 

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Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

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Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif - very clever

pm with your 8 answers received

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Thank you @Spenny 

pm with your 8 answers received

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Hi @Mi-Amigo 

Pm with answers sent. A few "on the tip of my tongue" ones there.....

Good selection of questions.

 

Feel I should know that motorway one but like @Cleoriff mind is not dredging up the answer. I'll be on motorway going west this weekend to Bristol, so I'll end up looking at a map and will surely be saying "Oh yeah!!!!!! That's the answer"

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Well, here goes something!
PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

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Thank you @gmarkj 

pm wth your 8 answers received

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Thank you everyone who has sent me a pm with their answers.

Gentle reminder to @RafaC @lewys-gp @jonsie @BobM @adelphiaUK @Martin-O2 and anyone else who would like to have a go at this quiz.

You have plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thurs] - to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Good luck 

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I'm here @Mi-Amigo .... I think!

PM on its way --->

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Thank you @BobM 

Good to have you with us

pm with your 8 answers received

 

Thank you @lewys-gp 

pm with your 8 answers received 

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THE ANSWERS:

 

Q1 INITIALS - In computer terms, what do the initials HTML stand for ?

A1   HyperText Mark up Language

 

Q2 FLAGS - What are the colours of the three horizontal stripes on the flag of Lithuania ? 

A2   yellow, green, red

 

Q3 NUMBERS - How many prime numbers are there from, and including, 2 to 10 ? 

A3   four - 2, 3, 5, 7

 

Q4 CARS - Which car manufacturer produced the Avenger from 1970 to 1976 to compete with Ford Escort ?

A4  Hillman

                        

Q5 MOTORWAYS - Which motorway runs from junction 12 of M27 southwards into Portsmouth ?

A5   M275

 

Q6 COLOURS - What colour is pistachio ?

A6    green

 

Q7 MEASURES - How many imperial pints were there in a bushel ?

A7    64 pints

 

Q8 CLOTHES - What item of clothing were Mary Janes, worn by young girls in USA in 1900s ?

A8   shoes

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