White Room Quiz Wed 18 Jan 2023 - Page 2

Mi-Amigo · ‎18-01-2023

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 four of categories -

GEOGRAPHY; SCIENCE; MUSIC; SPORT

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 @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Comben @J9el @RafaC @Spenny

@Breanna @adec

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 - Which is the longest river in Norway ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Which compound of nitrogen and hydrogen has the formula NH3 ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - "Pump Up The Volume" was a 1987 "one-hit wonder" for which group ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - What is the name of the home ground of English League One football team Derby County ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Surtsey is an island located off the southern coast of which country ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is the medical term for the tube that connects the mouth with the stomach ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - On a piano with 52 white keys, how black keys are there ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - Seahawks, professional American Football team, are based in which US city ?

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 18 Jan 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 20 Jan 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 20 Jan 2023

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 18 Jan,

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 20 Jan 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 20 Jan 2023 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

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

Mi-Amigo · ‎20-01-2023

Thank you @Comben

like the gif

pm with answers received - before the deadline

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

Mi-Amigo · ‎20-01-2023

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Which is the longest river in Norway ?

A1 Glomma

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Which compound of nitrogen and hydrogen has the formula NH3 ?

A2 ammonia

Q3 MUSIC 1 - "Pump Up The Volume" was a 1987 "one-hit wonder" for which group ?

A3 MARRS

Q4 SPORT 1 - What is the name of the home ground of English League One football team Derby County ?

A4 Pride Park

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Surtsey is an island located off the southern coast of which country ?

A5 Iceland

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is the medical term for the tube that connects the mouth with the stomach ?

A6 esophagus

Q7 MUSIC 2 - On a piano with 52 white keys, how black keys are there ?

A7 36

Q8 SPORT 2 - Seahawks, professional American Football team, are based in which US city ?

A8 Seattle

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

Mi-Amigo · ‎20-01-2023

THE RESULTS

@MI5

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@RafaC

Q1 pass Q2 nitroglycerin - incorrect Q3 correct - Q4 pass

Q5 Wales - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@jonsie

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 pass Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 26 - incorrect Q8 correct - .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Comben

Q1 Akerselva - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 Harder Faster - incorrect Q4 correct - .

Q5 Finland - correct Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

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

Mi-Amigo · ‎20-01-2023

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @gmarkj

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @Comben

Red Thinker = 4 correct - @RafaC

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie

Well done

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker

@Comben - Red Thinker + star

@RafaC - Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s White Room Quiz, which will be a

normal WRQ of 8 questions, with two questions on each of these subjects

- PEOPLE; WORDS; TV; FOOD & DRINK

I will search out the questions over the weekend, with a mix of "easier" and "not-so-easy" questions.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

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

MI5 · ‎20-01-2023

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Well done all.

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