White Room Quiz Wed 21 Apr 2021

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.

pgn · ‎21-04-2021

Well, blow me down with a...

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Mi-Amigo · ‎21-04-2021

@pgn wrote:
Well, blow me down with a...

Thank you @pgn

Does that mean you like the questions in today`s WRQ or that some are a bit of a stinker ?

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

pgn · ‎21-04-2021

Stinkers, @Mi-Amigo - through and through.

🤣

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Cleoriff · ‎21-04-2021

Good grief! The World Coal Carrying championship??

Goodbye silver my old friend....

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎21-04-2021

@Cleoriff wrote:
Good grief! The World Coal Carrying championship??
Goodbye silver my old friend....

As to the World Coal Carrying Championship, at least I`ve only asked for the county - I could`ve been really rotten and asked for the name of the village where it takes place

Good luck @Cleoriff - look forward to pm with your answers later.

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

MI5 · ‎21-04-2021

lol, that's the only one I know without having to think or guess

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Cleoriff · ‎21-04-2021

@MI5 wrote:
lol, that's the only one I know without having to think or guess

Huh!! I bet you've taken part @MI5. I can just see you racing with a bag of coal.

Veritas Numquam Perit

MI5 · ‎21-04-2021

@Cleoriff wrote:
@MI5 wrote:
lol, that's the only one I know without having to think or guess
Huh!! I bet you've taken part @MI5. I can just see you racing with a bag of coal.

If you know where my grand parents are from, you;ll know the answer

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Mi-Amigo · ‎21-04-2021

@MI5 wrote:
lol, that's the only one I know without having to think or guess

Thank you @MI5

Good luck with the other questions.

Look forward to your pm.

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