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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 @Martin-O2 [ @LukasB is on holday] 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
PEOPLE GEOGRAPHY EVENTS MUSIC
Please note: there is no QI-style question [where the answer is not what most people think] this time.
TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS
Q1 [PEOPLE - 1] Which pirate, born in Pembrokeshire in 1682, is said to have been the first to fly the
"Skull and Crossbones" ["Jolly Roger"] ?
Q2 [GEOGRAPHY - 1] In which English county are whale-backed downs and hammer ponds ?
Q3 [EVENTS - 1] "Well-dressing" is an annual event in which English county ?
Q4 [MUSIC - 1] Who composed "The Marriage Of Figaro", written in 1786 ?
Q5 [PEOPLE - 2] What did Barnes Wallis invent during World War II ?
Q6 [GEOGRAPHY - 2] On which English river does Canterbury stand ?
Q7 [EVENTS - 2] What annual event, dating from 1445, is held in Olney, Buckinghamshire, which is
only open to women over 18 and who have lived in Olney for at least three months?
Q8 [MUSIC - 2] Who recorded "Excerpt From A Teenage Opera" which reached No2 in UK singles chart
in 1967 ?
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 29 July] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 30 July]
- 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 31 July.
Each member will be awarded 
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 29 July 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 30 July 2020].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 30 July 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.
Thank you everyone for your interest and for making the quiz so popular.
I hope everyone enjoys today`s White Room Quiz, and find it fun.
Good luck, everyone
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Thanks everyone who has pm`d me with their answers so far...
Gentle reminder @jonsie @Marjo @Martin-O2 and anyone else who would like to take part in this quiz, there is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thurs] - to pm me - Mi-Amigo - with your answers.
Look forward to hearing from you. Good luck.
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Oh yes, thanks for the reminder @Mi-Amigo , PM incoming shortly! 
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Thank you @Marjo
pm with your eight answers received
Thank you @Martin-O2
pm with your eight answers received
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Stand by >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Thank you @jonsie
pm with your eight answers received
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THE ANSWERS:
Q1 [PEOPLE - 1] Which pirate, born in Pembrokeshire in 1682, is said to have been the first to fly the
"Skull and Crossbones" ["Jolly Roger"] ?
A1 Black Bart - Bartholomew Roberts
Q2 [GEOGRAPHY - 1] In which English county are whale-backed downs and hammer ponds ?
A2 Sussex
Q3 [EVENTS - 1] "Well-dressing" is an annual event in which English county ?
A3 Derbyshire
Q4 [MUSIC - 1] Who composed "The Marriage Of Figaro", written in 1786 ?
A4 Mozart
Q5 [PEOPLE - 2] What did Barnes Wallis invent during World War II ?
A5 bouncing bomb = dambusters
Q6 [GEOGRAPHY - 2] On which English river does Canterbury stand ?
A6 River Stour
Q7 [EVENTS - 2] What annual event, dating from 1445, is held in Olney, Buckinghamshire, which is
only open to women over 18 and who have lived in Olney for at least three months?
A7 Olney Pancake Race
Q8 [MUSIC - 2] Who recorded "Excerpt From A Teenage Opera" which reached No2 in UK singles chart
in 1967 ?
A8 Keith West
