White Room Quiz Wed 23 Sept 2020 - Page 2

Mi-Amigo · ‎23-09-2020

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 @Marjo @LukasB [ @Martin-O2 is on holiday] and O2 Guru @O2Karl

and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and new members

will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.

I hope everyone likes some, if not all, the questions in this quiz

Today`s WRQ questions are two questions from each of these cateories

NATURE TV SPORT EVENTS

Please note: there is no QI-style question [where the answer is not what most people think] this time.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [NATURE - 1] Cete is the collective name for which group of animals ?

Q2 [TV - 1] What was the name of the uncle in TV comedy "The Addams Family" ?

Q3 [SPORT - 1] In which city is Landsdowne Road rugby ground ?

Q4 [EVENTS - 1] Where in the UK, and on what date, has Gowk`s Day been celebrated since 1700 ?

Q5 [NATURE - 2] What is the collective name for a group of pheasants ?

Q6 [TV - 2] The British TV series "Brighton Belles" was based on which US sitcom ?

Q7 [SPORT - 2] Hungary beat which country`s football team 10-1 in the 1982 World Cup ?

Q8 [EVENTS - 2] In which year was the Notting Hill Carnival first held ?

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 23 Sept] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 24 Sep]

- 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 25 September.

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 23 September 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 24 September 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 24 September 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 today`s White Room Quiz, and finds it 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.

MI5 · ‎23-09-2020

On way.....

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Mi-Amigo · ‎23-09-2020

Thank you @MI5

I like the animation

pm with your eight answers received

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

MI5 · ‎23-09-2020

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gmarkj · ‎24-09-2020

PM sent

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Mi-Amigo · ‎24-09-2020

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your eight answers received

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 · ‎24-09-2020

Gentle reminder

@pgn @jonsie @WispaRed7 @Marjo @LukasB @O2Karl

and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and new members

you still have plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thursday] to take part and pm me @Mi-Amigo with your eight answers to this White Room Quiz.

Look forward to hearing from you.

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.

pgn · ‎24-09-2020

Thanks for the reminder - I blame the (rescheduled!) WHD!

Anyway: Incoming, @Mi-Amigo! Duck! (or Pheasant )

Links to O2 Social Media Team here

Mi-Amigo · ‎24-09-2020

@pgn wrote:
Thanks for the reminder - I blame the (rescheduled!) WHD!

Anyway: Incoming, @Mi-Amigo! Duck! (or Pheasant )

I take full responsibility - NOWT other reason @pgn

Thank you

pm with your eight answers received

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 · ‎25-09-2020

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 [NATURE - 1] Cete is the collective name for which group of animals ?

A1 badgers

Q2 [TV - 1] What was the name of the uncle in TV comedy "The Addams Family" ?

A2 Uncle Fester

Q3 [SPORT - 1] In which city is Landsdowne Road rugby ground ?

A3 Dublin, Ireland

Q4 [EVENTS - 1] Where in the UK, and on what date, has Gowk`s Day been celebrated since 1700 ?

A4 Scotland; 1st April

Q5 [NATURE - 2] What is the collective name for a group of pheasants ?

A5 nye or nide; bouquet is collective name for pheasants when flushed - all acceptable answers

Q6 [TV - 2] The British TV series "Brighton Belles" was based on which US sitcom ?

A6 The Golden Girls

Q7 [SPORT - 2] Hungary beat which country`s football team 10-1 in the 1982 World Cup ?

A7 El Salvador

Q8 [EVENTS - 2] In which year was the Notting Hill Carnival first held ?

A8 1966

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

MI5 · ‎25-09-2020

Whoohoo, 2 guesses came good

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