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White Room Quiz Wed 21 Apr 2021

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

 

Today`s White Room Quiz is 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

 

   PEOPLE   TV    GAMES   EVENTS

 

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   @gmarkj   @MI5   @TallTrees   @Cairdeas   @TheresaV   @LukasB   @Martin-O2 

and @O2EmmaLouise [who expressed an interest in the WRQ] 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 PEOPLE 1  What was the nationality of Sir Edmund Hillary who climbed Mt Everest in 1952 ?

 

Q2 TV 1           In the US sit-com "The Big Bang Theory" was the name of Raj`s pet dog ?

 

Q3 GAMES 1   Which board game features a map with six countries divided into 42 territories ?

 

Q4 EVENTS 1   In which English county is the World Coal-Carrying Championship held annually on

                         Easter Monday since 1963 ?

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2   David John Moore Cornwell was the real name of which well-known author ?

 

Q6 TV 2           In the British TV sit-com "Dad`s Army", what was the name of the verger ?

                         [name of the character, not the actor`s name]

 

Q7 GAMES 2   On a European roulette wheel, which number is between 23 and 30 ?

 

Q8 EVENTS 2   What is the traditional birthstone for the month of February ?

 

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 21 April 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 22 April 2021]

- 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 23 April 2021

 

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

 

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Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 21 April 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 22 April 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 22 April 2021 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  

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Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your 8 answers received

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I loved those two @pgn 

Never failed to make me laugh. rofl

 

Not sure about the Johnny Cash record @Mi-Amigo. Did it ever reach number one? rofl

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@Cleoriff wrote:

 

Not sure about the Johnny Cash record @Mi-Amigo. Did it ever reach number one? rofl


Loading Coal was B-side of single Going to Memphis by Johnny Cash released in Sept 1960 - never charted anywhere [not in US or in UK]...

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Thank you to all the quizzers who have sent me a pm with their 8 answers. Much appreciated.

 

A rather early gentle reminder to @gmarkj  @TheresaV  @Martin-O2  @O2EmmaLouise  @Cairdeas 

and any other member who would like to have a go at the questions in this WRQ, there is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thursday] to pm me @Mi-Amigo  with your 8 answers.

Look forward to hearing from you soon.

Good luck 

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PM sent @Mi-Amigo

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Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your 8 answers received

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

@Cleoriff wrote:

 

Not sure about the Johnny Cash record @Mi-Amigo. Did it ever reach number one? rofl


Loading Coal was B-side of single Going to Memphis by Johnny Cash released in Sept 1960 - never charted anywhere [not in US or in UK]...


This may be more apt

 

 

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At least that one got to number 8 in the charts @jonsie joy

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Hard to imagine now but I remember dancing to that way back when

Oh what I would give for two left feet again clown

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