White Room Quiz Wed 18 Nov 2020 - Page 4

Mi-Amigo · ‎18-11-2020

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

Today`s White Room Quiz has eight questions - with two questions from each of four categories

HISTORY WORDS ART 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 @MI5 @gmarkj @Anonymous

and Community managers @Marjo @Martin-O2 @LukasB

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.

Please note: there is no QI-style question in which the answer is not what most people think.

Some of the questions are rated as "easier", others as "not-so-easy".

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 HISTORY - 1 In which war did the Battle of Isandhlwana take place ?

Q2 WORDS - 1 What is an eidograph ?

Q3 ART - 1 In which city did the first portrait gallery open in 1856 ?

Q4 SPORT - 1 In cricket, how many runs is a nelson ?

Q5 HISTORY - 2 Which British monarch died as a result of his horse stumbling on a molehill ?

Q6 WORDS - 2 Which word is the opposite of "orthodox" ?

Q7 ART - 2 Who painted "Whistlejacket" in the 1760s ?

Q8 SPORT - 2 What is the distance [in feet or metres] between the bases in baseball ?

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 18 November] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 19 November]

- 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 20 November

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 18 November 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 19 November 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 19 November 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

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

Cleoriff · ‎20-11-2020

@MI5 wrote:
A "Nelson" is a reference to Admiral Nelson who was believed to have died with 1 arm, 1 leg and 1 eye. 111 also refers to each of the stumps without bails and therefore, means you're out.
It's an old fashioned superstition.

Blimey..thanks for that @MI5 . With my hatred of cricket, I shall put that straight to the back of my mind...

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MI5 · ‎20-11-2020

Easy to remember now you know

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Cleoriff · ‎20-11-2020

@Mi-Amigo Next time you ask a sport question try me with 'what is ERS- MGU-K?'......

@MI5 Keep your gob shut!!

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MI5 · ‎20-11-2020

I'm happy with that as a question

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Mi-Amigo · ‎20-11-2020

@Cleoriff wrote:
@Mi-Amigo Next time you ask a sport question try me with 'what is ERS- MGU-K?'......
@MI5 Keep your gob shut!!

OMG!! Me thinks @Cleoriff is plotting for another WRQ "Revenge" quiz - with me as a contestant

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

Cleoriff · ‎20-11-2020

Nah...It's a question relating to Formula One is all @Mi-Amigo

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Mi-Amigo · ‎20-11-2020

@Cleoriff wrote:
Nah...It's a question relating to Formula One is all @Mi-Amigo

I thought it was an anagram !!!

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

Cleoriff · ‎20-11-2020

Engine Recovery System- Motor Generator Unit- Kinetic @Mi-Amigo

or D.A.S. would be another good one.

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Mi-Amigo · ‎20-11-2020

@Cleoriff wrote:
Engine Recovery System- Motor Generator Unit- Kinetic @Mi-Amigo
or D.A.S. would be another good one.

@Cleoriff - got that one

D.A.S = Dashing Around Silverstone

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

Cleoriff · ‎20-11-2020

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:
Engine Recovery System- Motor Generator Unit- Kinetic @Mi-Amigo
or D.A.S. would be another good one.
@Cleoriff - got that one
D.A.S = Dashing Around Silverstone

Close...and very good as it helps Mercedes do just that. Its Dual Axis System actually.

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