Re: White Room Quiz Wed 29 March 2023 - Numbers 2 - Page 2

Mi-Amigo · ‎29-03-2023

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is "Numbers edition 2" of 8 questions - with one questions on each of these of categories -

PEOPLE; PLACES; SCIENCE; SPACE; WORDS; ART; GAMES; FOOD & DRINK

The answer to each question is a number.

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 @BobM @Comben @J9el @Spenny @Breanna

@Patricia1066

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 - How many children did Queen Victoria have ?

Q2 PLACES - How many landlocked countries are there in South America?

Q3 SCIENCE - What is the atomic number of the element lithium ?

Q4 SPACE - How many orbits of the Earth did Titov, the second Russian cosmonaut, make ?

Q5 WORDS - Dodecahedron is a word for a shape with how many sides ?

Q6 Art - Landseer sculptured how many lions at the base of Nelson`s Column in London ?

Q7 Games - How many points is the letter G worth in the game of Scrabble ?

Q8 Food & Drink - To the nearest 20, how many calories are there in a pint of bitter beer ?

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 Mar 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 31 Mar 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 31 March 2023

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 Mar,

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 31 Mar 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 31 March 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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Robert Kennedy.

gmarkj · ‎30-03-2023

Apologies for missing the game on Monday, but answers for today are on their way @Mi-Amigo

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Mi-Amigo · ‎30-03-2023

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

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Comben · ‎30-03-2023

Answers have been submitted @Mi-Amigo
Loving the number WRQ's... And not only because it makes guessing slightly easier. 😂 Shame I can't use the same logic on the upcoming alphabet questions.

Cheers again for this numbers WRQ and I look forward to the answers tomorrow. (today)

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Mi-Amigo · ‎31-03-2023

Thank you @Comben

like the gif

pm with your answers received - before deadline

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 · ‎31-03-2023

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE - How many children did Queen Victoria have ?

A1 9

Q2 PLACES - How many landlocked countries are there in South America?

A2 2

Q3 SCIENCE - What is the atomic number of the element lithium ?

A3 3

Q4 SPACE - How many orbits of the Earth did Titov, the second Russian cosmonaut, make ?

A4 17

Q5 WORDS - Dodecahedron is a word for a shape with how many sides ?

A5 12

Q6 Art - Landseer sculptured how many lions at the base of Nelson`s Column in London ?

A6 4

Q7 Games - How many points is the letter G worth in the game of Scrabble ?

A7 2

Q8 Food & Drink - To the nearest 20, how many calories are there in a pint of bitter beer ?

A8 180. I`ll allow 20 either way - 160-200 - as a correct answer

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 · ‎31-03-2023

THE RESULTS

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 15 - incorrect .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@MI5

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 8 - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 5 - incorrect .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 3 - incorrect Q8 correct - .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 6 - incorrect .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 5 - incorrect Q8 correct - .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Comben

Q1 4 - incorrect Q2 1 - incorrect Q3 6 - incorrect Q4 9 - incorrect .

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 120 - incorrect .

Total = 3 stars for 3 correct

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

pgn · ‎31-03-2023

Looks like a couple of educated guesses paid off, luckily! Played the numbers game... 😂

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Mi-Amigo · ‎31-03-2023

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @pgn

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @Cleoriff

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @gmarkj

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @TallTrees

3 stars = 3 correct - @Comben

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @pgn

Well done

@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees - Red Thinker + star

@Comben - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in next week`s WRQs...

Monday`s WRQ is the Easter edition with 8 Easter-related questions

Wednesday`s WRQ is part 1 of WRQ A-Z Quiz with questions A-H

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

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

MI5 · ‎31-03-2023

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

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Cleoriff · ‎31-03-2023

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone. Sadly one of my educated guesses was way off the mark, so not that clever at all really. 😂

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