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Welcome to
There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Instead of the usual eight questions with two questions on each of four categories, today`s Quiz is an ever-popular ODD questions White Room Quiz with one question on each of the following subjects:
CURRENCY PIRATES NUMBERS SIGNS ACRONYMS FLAGS LOGOS SAYINGS.
There is no QI-style question [where the answer is not what most people think] but some questions are easier and a couple are "head-scratchers"
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 @LukasB [@Martin-O2 is on hols] and O2 Guru @O2Karl
and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and new members
will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.
TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS
Q1 [CURRENCY] What was the currency of The Netherlands before the Euro ?
Q2 [PIRATES] Name either of the two female pirates who were members of pirate Callico Jack`s crew in 1720 ?
Q3 [NUMBERS] What is the square root of 169 ?
Q4 [SIGNS] What is the symbol on a UK motorway sign denoting a restaurant at a motorway service ?
Q5 [ACRONYM] What does the acronym DEFRA stand for ?
Q6 [FLAGS] How many red stripes are on the flag of the United States of America ?
Q7 [LOGOS] What is the logo on the PaperMate pen ?
Q8 [SAYINGS] What was the missing words from this well-known saying
"Procrastination is the ------- of ----- " ?
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 Sept] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 17 Sep]
- 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 September.
Each member will be awarded 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 16 September 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 17 September 2020].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 17 September 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 enjoys today`s White Room Quiz, and find it fun.
Good luck, everyone
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THE ANSWERS:
Q1 [CURRENCY] What was the currency of The Netherlands before the Euro ?
A1 guilder
Q2 [PIRATES] Name either of the two female pirates who were members of pirate Callico Jack`s crew in 1720 ?
A2 Mary Read and Anne Bonny
Q3 [NUMBERS] What is the square root of 169 ?
A3 13
Q4 [SIGNS] What is the symbol on a UK motorway sign denoting a restaurant at a motorway service ?
A4 crossed fork and spoon [previously crossed knife and fork; so either accepted as answer]
Q5 [ACRONYM] What does the acronym DEFRA stand for ?
A5 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Q6 [FLAGS] How many red stripes are on the flag of the United States of America ?
A6 7 red stripes [6 white stripes = total of 13 stripes]
Q7 [LOGOS] What is the logo on the PaperMate pen ?
A7 two small hearts
Q8 [SAYINGS] What was the missing words from this well-known saying
"Procrastination is the ------- of ----- " ?
A8 thief of time
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THE RESULTS:
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 eight correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q3 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 pass Q6 correct - awarded Q7 dragonfly - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded
plus, for more than four correct also awarded
Red Thinker
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 eight correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 mark - incorrect Q2 Mary - part correct - awarded half Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 Defence Enforcement For Ripe Apples - - incorrect
Q6 28 - incorrect Q7 pen & paper - incorrect Q8 mother of invention - incorrect
Total: one + one half = for one correct + one part correct answer
@Anonymous
Q1 krona - incorrect Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded
Q6 11 - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded Q8 work for idle hands - incorrect
Total: three = for three correct answers
Q1 correct - awarded
Q2 Name either of the two female pirates = @Cleoriff and @Anonymous - incorrect
Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded
Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded
Q8 mother of invention - incorrect plus, for six correct also awarded
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 Maggie Lafayette - incorrect
Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded
Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded
Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than six correct also awarded
Bronze Thinker
Q1 pass Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 pass Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 pass
Total: three for three correct answers