White Room Quiz Wed 29 Jan 2025

[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     GEOGRAPHY      WORDS      MUSIC

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 @Dave-O2 

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 first name of the daughter of Pual McCartney and Heather Mills ?

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the river which flows through Melbourne, Australia ?

Q3 WORDS 1 - "Cool nantz", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what type of drink ?

Q4 MUSIC 1 - "Oh I could hide `neath the wings of the bluebird as she sings" is the opening lyrics

                             of which song by The Monkees which reached No 5 in UK Singles Chart in Jan 1968 ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the surname of Bono, the leader singer of rock band U2 ?

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Bude, Cornwall, lies at the mouth of which river ?

Q7 WORDS 2 - "buff- napper", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to a person who stole what ?

Q8 MUSIC 2 - Who composed the ballet "Billy the Kid" in 1938 ?

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 29 Jan 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 31 Jan 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 31 Jan 2025.

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 29 Jan

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 31 Jan 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 31 Jan 2025 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.

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif - every clever

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5 

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[Oxonian]

My entry awaits your perusal @Mi-Amigo ! 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo