Re: White Room Quiz Wed 21 Apr 2021 - Page 6

Mi-Amigo · ‎21-04-2021

Welcome to

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

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 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

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

Cleoriff · ‎23-04-2021

I wouldn't mind. Two sets of grandparents. One in Durham, One in Yorkshire and I put Northumberland!!

None of them were ever involved in coal carrying. *except from coal hole to the fire*

Well done everyone. Thanks @Mi-Amigo for another great quiz x

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Mi-Amigo · ‎23-04-2021

Thank you @LukasB @pgn @Cleoriff

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz - even though the questions were harder this time - and well done on your awards which were well earnt.

Hope you and everyone else likes the categories for Monday`s quiz - including two questions on the most popular category - SPACE.

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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TheresaV · ‎23-04-2021

I am so happy because this is the first time that I actually guessed something right with Yorkshire

Thanks for another interesting game and I will be proudly walking into the weekend with my three stars @Mi-Amigo

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Mi-Amigo · ‎23-04-2021

Thank you @TheresaV

Good to know that your guess paid off... well done on your three

Never know, guesses might get you a Red - or even a Bronze - Thinker on Monday

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TheresaV · ‎23-04-2021

I don't think that would be realistic for me @Mi-Amigo But I can dream!

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MI5 · ‎23-04-2021

Well done all and thanks.
The Roulette answer was a bit of guess though

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jonsie · ‎23-04-2021

Well done all, the coal question was a toss-up between Yorkshire and Newcastle.

Lucky guess

Great mind-boggling quiz @Mi-Amigo

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TallTrees · ‎23-04-2021

Nice one @Mi-Amigo
even though I didn't shine, I am learning lots of different things and brushing up my history and geography etc.

Well done all on achieving greatness 👏

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Mi-Amigo · ‎23-04-2021

Thank you @MI5 @jonsie @TallTrees

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz.

Well done on your awards - even if some of the answers were guesses - as some of the questions were difficult this time.

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gmarkj · ‎25-04-2021

Yorkshire was a guess so pleased with that!
Well done one and all.

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