White Room Quiz Wed 21 Oct 2020 - Page 2

Mi-Amigo · ‎21-10-2020

Welcome to

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

Each White Room Quiz will have eight questions - with two questions from four categories.

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 @WispaRed7

O2 Community managers @LukasB @Martin-O2 [ @Marjo is away ] and O2 Guru @O2Karl

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.

I have selected eight questions - with questions from each of these cateories

PLACES PEOPLE NATURE ART [with one question on paintings, one on sculpture]

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

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [PLACES - 1] What is the southernmost capital city in the world ?

Q2 [PEOPLE - 1] Who preceded Tony Blair as British Prime Minister ?

Q3 [NATURE - 1] What is the natural habitat of an arboreal creature ?

Q4 [ART - 1] Which Italian artist painted "La Primavera" in the late 1470s ?

Q5 [PLACES - 2] In which British town is the University of Surrey ?

Q6 [PEOPLE - 2] Which European leader rode a horse called Marengo ?

Q7 [NATURE - 2] What type of bird is a harlequin ?

Q8 [ART - 2] Who was the first female to win the Turner Prize in 1993 with her sculpture "House"?

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 October] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 22 October]

- 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 October

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 October 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 22 October 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 22 October 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 some of 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.

Martin-O2 · ‎21-10-2020

My answers in your inbox @Mi-Amigo!

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Mi-Amigo · ‎21-10-2020

Thank you @LukasB

pm with your eight answers received

sorry @Martin-O2

something seems to have gone wrong. no pm with your eight answers received. could you please send them again?

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

pgn · ‎21-10-2020

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo...

Links to O2 Social Media Team here

Cleoriff · ‎21-10-2020

Ok, I have to try this business....

Incoming (to the pits) @Mi-Amigo

Take THAT!! *PS, no driver was injured during this crash*

Veritas Numquam Perit

Anonymous · ‎22-10-2020

On 1st look I know 1 answer. Need time for the little grey cells to activate

Martin-O2 · ‎22-10-2020

Sorry @Mi-Amigo not sure what happened to my PM yesterday?! I've resent now.

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Mi-Amigo · ‎22-10-2020

Thank you @pgn - love the animation

pm with your eight answers received

Thanks @Cleoriff for your contribution to the animations...

Thank you @Martin-O2 - don`t know what happened to previous pm but

pm with your eight answers received

@Anonymous

no problem - plenty of time to have a hink about the other questions and you have until 11.59pm tonight [Thurs] to pm me with your answers. Good luck.

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

Mi-Amigo · ‎22-10-2020

Gentle reminder @jonsie @gmarkj and anyone else who would like to have a go at this White Room Quiz, you have plenty of time [until 11.59pm tonight - Thursday] to pm me @Mi-Amigo your answers.

Good luck.

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

Cleoriff · ‎22-10-2020

@Mi-AmigoJust thought I'd throw in a bit of F1. That was a real crash.. (Fernando Alonso). The car ended up on it's side by the barrier and we all waited holding our breath. Fernando got out and waved. He said his Mum was in the crowd and he had to let her know he was ok..

Veritas Numquam Perit

gmarkj · ‎22-10-2020

PM sent

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