White Room Quiz Wed 16 Sept 2020 - Page 4

Mi-Amigo · ‎16-09-2020

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 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 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

@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.

LukasB · ‎18-09-2020

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Mi-Amigo · ‎18-09-2020

AWARDS:

Silver Thinker = for eight correct answers - @Cleoriff @MI5

Bronze Thinker + = for seven correct answers - @pgn

Bronze Thinker = for six correct answers - @gmarkj

Red Thinker + = for five correct answers - @LukasB

= for three correct answers - @Anonymous @O2Karl

+ half = for one correct + one part correct answer - @Marjo

CONGRATULATIONS to the Silver Thinkers - @Cleoriff @MI5

Well done

@pgn - Bronze Thinker +

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker

@LukasB - Red Thinker +

@Anonymous

@O2Karl

@Marjo - + half

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will take part in Monday`s White Room Quiz.

Over the weekend, I will select eight questions, with two questions from each of these categories -

PEOPLE PLACES LITERATURE FOOD & DRINK

with a mix of easier and not-so-easy questions.

Thanks everyone for taking part and for making the White Room Quiz fun.

@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.

MI5 · ‎18-09-2020

Thanks and well played everyone

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Cleoriff · ‎18-09-2020

@Marjo Brilliant answer for Q5 (defend our ripe apples)

@gmarkjAnother great answer for Q2 (Cap'n Cleo and Cap'n Wispa)

Loved them....

Well done everyone.

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎18-09-2020

Thank you @LukasB

I noticed you are back with a Red Thinker - well done

@MI5 - thank you and well done on getting a Silver Thinker

Thank you @Cleoriff - well done on getting a Silver Thinker, and those answers from @Marjo and from @gmarkj did tickle me too

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

Anonymous · ‎18-09-2020

@Cleoriff wrote:
@Marjo Brilliant answer for Q5 (defend our ripe apples)
@gmarkjAnother great answer for Q2 (Cap'n Cleo and Cap'n Wispa)
Loved them....
Well done everyone.

Made me laugh @Cleoriff @Marjo @gmarkj

A smile to start Friday

Pleased with my 3 stars

well done all

Mi-Amigo · ‎18-09-2020

Thank you @Anonymous

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your three

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

Anonymous · ‎18-09-2020

I really did enjoy this quiz @Mi-Amigo thank you, as always, for compiling the quizzes

pgn · ‎18-09-2020

Who spotted the interloper from Captain Pugwash? 🤔😂

Great quiz, @Mi-Amigo - when you scan down 8 and can answer 4 off the bat, it's a good quiz! Hadn't a clue about them thar damsel pirates though, yarr!

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Cleoriff · ‎18-09-2020

When I saw Pirates was a category, I made sure I had a good read about them.

Lucky me....

Veritas Numquam Perit