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White Room Quiz Wed 16 Jun 2021

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 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

 

   GEOGRAPHY   NATURE   LITERATURE   SPORT

 

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  @gmarkj  @MI5  @TallTrees  @O2EmmaLouise @BobM @LukasB 

  @Martin-O2  [ @TheresaV is on holiday]

 

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 GEOGRAPHY 1  What is the name of the highest point in Argentina ?

 

Q2 NATURE 1           Which tree does European turpentine come from ? 

 

Q3 LITERATURE 1    Hannibal Chollop is a character in which Dicken`s novel ?

                          

Q4 SPORT 1             Who was manager of the England football team from 1990 to 1993 ?

 

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2  Which river flows through the city of Perth in Australia ?

 

Q6 NATURE 2           Which fish, with speeds of up to 68mph, is the fastest fish in the world ?

 

Q7 LITERATURE 2    In D H Lawrence`s novel "Lady Chatterley`s Lover", what was Mellor`s job ?

 

Q8 SPORT 2             Who fought Mohammid Ali in the "Rumble In The Jungle" in Zaire in 1974 ?

 

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 16 June 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 17 June 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 18 June 2021

 

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

 

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Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 16 June 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 17 June 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

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

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Message sent @Mi-Amigo cool

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Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your 8 answers received

 

Thank you @Martin-O2 

pm with your 8 answers received

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Thank you @MI5 @Cleoriff @gmarkj @Martin-O2 for your pms with your answers.

Gentle reminder to @pgn @jonsie @TallTrees @BobM @O2EmmaLouise @LukasB and anyone else who would like to have a go at the questions in this. There is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thursday] to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Good luck

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Not going to lie - I have been over the questions for 2 days now and I know nothing. I cant even guess joy

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I'm in the same boat as @LukasB 🚢
So pass on this quiz
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Working on this one, @Mi-Amigo - it's got one or two little twists... 

Meanwhile:

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Thank you @LukasB 

Sorry to hear you are passing on this WRQ but do understand

 

Thank you @jonsie 

Yes a couple of the questions are rated "difficult" so do need thinking about.

Good luck and hope you will be able to pm me your answers later.

 

Thank you @TallTrees 

Sorry to hear you are passing on this WRQ but do understand

 

Thank you @pgn 

As you said, there are a "one of twists" or need thinking about.

Good luck with working out the answers to this WRQ. Look forward to pm with your answers later. 

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Thank you @jonsie 

love the gif... what I probably deserve for a couple of the questions joy

pm with your 8 answers received

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