White Room Quiz Wed 21 August 2024

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

   PEOPLE    WORDS    MUSIC    GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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 [Wed] and

03.00am Friday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny [ @Dave-O2 is on leave]

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 is the real first name of "Suggs", vocalist with the band Madness ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - Cambria was the Latin word coined in the Middle Ages for what ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - "The silicon chip inside her head gets swtiched to overload" are lyrics in which song by

                            The Boomtown Rats, which reached No 1 in UK singles chart in 1979 ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - On Ordnance Survey maps, what is the symbol, along with the date, which

                                                       indicates the site of a battlefield ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Ludwig van Beethoven was born in which city ?

Q6 WORDS 2 - What did "caggs maggs", mentioned in 1811 dictionary, refer to ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What is the title of opera by Verdi which features the characters Zaccaria and King of Babylon ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - On board ship, how long is a dog watch ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 21 Aug 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 23 Aug 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 23 Aug 2024.

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 21 Aug

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 23 Aug 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 23 Aug 2024 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.

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

My submission should be awaiting your perusal @Mi-Amigo ; thank you for organising. 👍

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn 

and thanks for vid

pm with your answers received

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo --->  👍

[gmarkj]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>