White Room Quiz Wed 18 May 2022

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s White Room Quiz is one of the popular "Odd Questions" editions.

Instead of the usual 8 questions with 2 questions on each of four categories, today`s WRQ is 8 questions with one question on each of these subjects 

- POSTCODES   CARS   MAPS   SLANG   MOTORWAYS   MEASUREMENTS   CURRENCY   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  @BobM   @Spenny  @J9el  @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 POSTCODES - RG is the postcode for which English town ?

Q2 CARS - Which car company produced models called Bluebird, Sunny, and Cherry ?

Q3 MAPS - On the London Underground map, Marble Arch is on which tube line ?

Q4 SLANG - In Cockney slang what is a Ruby ?

Q5 MOTORWAYS - M62 connects Hull with which city ?

Q6 MEASUREMENTS - To the nearest pound, how many pounds equal 5 kilograms ?

Q7 CURRENCY - What is the currency of Albania ?

Q8 CLOTHES - What type of clothing was a Dolly Varden ?

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 18 May 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 19 May 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 Friday 20 May 2022

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 May 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 19 May 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 19 May 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  

[BobM]

Answers heading your way @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[pgn]

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

like the gif - maybe suitable for WHD game ???

Now there's a thought, @Mi-Amigo - I'm sure I could find one with your preferred colour, if red is a bit 'hot' for WHD 👍

[Cleoriff]

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@pgn wrote:

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

like the gif - maybe suitable for WHD game ???

Now there's a thought, @Mi-Amigo - I'm sure I could find one with your preferred colour, if red is a bit 'hot' for WHD

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Red is ideal for WHD! When that rat starts rushing up the damn drain, his little legs are on fire

@Mi-Amigo @pgn

[Mi-Amigo]

@pgn and @Cleoriff 

I`ll see if I can incorporate the red diamond gif in the WHD next week... No promises but will have a look over the weekend.

[Mi-Amigo]

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

Gentle reminder to @gmarkj  @jonsie  @Spenny @lewys-gp and anyone else who would like to have a go at this quiz. There is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thurs] - to pm me @Mi-Amigo with their answers.

Look forward to hearing from you

Good luck.

[gmarkj]

Thanks for the reminder @Mi-Amigo !

PM sent.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 POSTCODES - RG is the postcode for which English town ?

A1  Reading

Q2 CARS - Which car company produced models called Bluebird, Sunny, and Cherry ?

A2  Nissen - formerly Datsun. Both accepted as correct answer

Q3 MAPS - On the London Underground map, Marble Arch is on which tube line ?

A3  Central Line

Q4 SLANG - In Cockney slang what is a Ruby ?

A4  Curry [Ruby Murray]

Q5 MOTORWAYS - M62 connects Hull with which city ?

A5  Liverpool

Q6 MEASUREMENTS - To the nearest pound, how many pounds equal 5 kilograms ?

A6   11

Q7 CURRENCY - What is the currency of Albania ?

A7   Lek

Q8 CLOTHES - What type of clothing was a Dolly Varden ?

A8   Hat or dress - both accepted as correct answer

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 correct - award  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 correct - award  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@RafaC 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 Cadillac - incorrect  Q3 correct - awarded  Q4 stomach - incorrect

Q5 Sheffield - incorrect        Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 pass    Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@J9el 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 Leeds - incorrect     Q6  10 - incorrect    Q7 Euro - incorrect      Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 pass   Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - awarded  Q4 pass 

Q5 Leeds - incorrect   Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 pass      Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 correct - award  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 Manchester - incorrect   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 pass     Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 Euro - incorrect    Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker