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White Room Quiz Wed 23 Aug 2023

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

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

    HISTORY    GEOGRAPHY    TV    SPORT

 

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  @jonsie  @gmarkj   @MI5   @TallTrees  @J9el  @Spenny  @BobM   @Breanna 

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 HISTORY 1 - Who was defeated at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC ?

                                 

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Which of the Great Lakes in North America is known to Ojibwe native Americans as

                                    Gichi-Gami or Kitchi-Gami ?

 

Q3 TV 1 - In Ch 4 "soap" drama "Brookside", what was the name of the character buried under the patio

                  in 1993 [not who buried the victim] ?

 

Q4 SPORT 1 - In 2020 Tokyo Olympics, what was the distance [in metres] of swimming event in the Modern

                         Pentathlon ?

 

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Great Train robber Ronnie Biggs escsped from which prison in July 1965 ?

 

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Adirondack mountains are located in which US State ?

 

Q7 TV 2 - Marina was a character in which 1960s Gerry Anderson TV children`s puppet series ?

 

Q8 SPORT 2 - In 2023 Women`s Netball World Cup, Australia came first and won gold medal; England came

                        second and won silver medal. Which country csme third and won bronze medal ?

                                                                                 

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 23 Aug 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 25 Aug 2023.

 

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 25 Aug 2023

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me Mi-Amigo after 12 noon today [Wed 23 Aug

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 25 Aug 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 25 Aug 2023 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.

 

 

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Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

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Thank you @Cleoriff 

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Thank you @MI5 

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Fingers crossed for some of these!

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Thank you @gmarkj 

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Thank you @BobM 

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Thank you @pgn 

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THE ANSWERS

 

Q1 HISTORY 1 - Who was defeated at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC ?

A1   The Persians

                                 

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Which of the Great Lakes in North America is known to Ojibwe native Americans as

                                    Gichi-Gami or Kitchi-Gami ?

A2   Lake Superior

 

Q3 TV 1 - In Ch 4 "soap" drama "Brookside", what was the name of the character buried under the patio

                  in 1993 [not who buried the victim] ?

A3   Trevor Jordache

 

Q4 SPORT 1 - In 2020 Tokyo Olympics, what was the distance [in metres] of swimming event in the Modern

                         Pentathlon ?

A4   200m

 

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Great Train robber Ronnie Biggs escsped from which prison in July 1965 ?

A5    Wandsworth

 

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Adirondack mountains are located in which US State ?

A6    New York State

 

Q7 TV 2 - Marina was a character in which 1960s Gerry Anderson TV children`s puppet series ?

A7   Stingray

 

Q8 SPORT 2 - In 2023 Women`s Netball World Cup, Australia came first and won gold medal; England came

                        second and won silver medal. Which country csme third and won bronze medal ?

A8   Jamaica

      

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