on 15-04-2020 08:25
Welcome to this week`s
As promised, this week`s White Room Quiz is eight questions taken from various quiz books, in which the question is classed as "easy" or "medium", so everyone has a chance of winning a Thinker.
PLEASE NOTE AMENDED TIMES BELOW FOR SENDING YOUR PM'S WITH ANSWERS
The White Room Quiz is open to all members
I hope our regular quizzers
@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @MI5 @OldFart @gmarkj @WispaRed7
O2 staff - @Marjo @Martin-O2 @O2Adnan @O2Sean
and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and new members
will join in with this week`s White Room Quiz.
THIS WEEK`S EIGHT QUESTIONS
Q1 [GEOGRAPHY] Which county in England has a border with Somerset to the west and a border with Berkshire to the east ?
Q2 [MUSIC] How many quavers equal a minim?
Q3 [TV] What was the name of Bo and Luke`s car in "The Dukes Of Hazzard" ?
Q4 [FILM] What was the full name [first name and surname] of the character played by Michael Caine in "The Ipcress File" ?
Q5 [GAMES] How many pieces does each player have at the start of a game of English Draughts ?
Q6 [LITERATURE] What was the full name [first name and surname] of the pilot and hero known as "Biggles" in the books by Captn W E Johns ?
Q7 [WORDS] What is a tine ?
Q8 [HISTORY] Which British Queen was married to Prince George of Denmark ?
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 [Wednesday 15 April] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 09 April]
- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and the results for each player taking part - will be posted on Friday morning.
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 15 April 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 16 April 2020.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 16 April will be declared void.
No googling, wiki, youtube search for answers.
The White Room Thursday Quizz is open to all members.
I hope new members, who have recently joined the Community, and members who have not taken part before, will join the "regulars" with this week`s "easier" 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 this week`s White Room Thursday Quiz.
Have fun.
on 16-04-2020 17:48
on 16-04-2020 17:48
Answers sent @Mi-Amigo!
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on 16-04-2020 17:58
on 16-04-2020 17:58
Thanks @Martin-O2
pm with your eight answers received...
not sure, pm`s are coming at warp speed @pgn but good to have members joining in...
on 16-04-2020 19:13
on 16-04-2020 19:13
on 16-04-2020 19:22
on 16-04-2020 20:16
on 16-04-2020 20:16
on 17-04-2020 08:02
on 17-04-2020 08:02
ANSWERS:
Q1 [GEOGRAPHY] Which county in England has a border with Somerset to the west and a border with Berkshire to east?
A1 Wiltshire
Q2 [MUSIC] How many quavers equal a minim?
A2 4
Q3 [TV] What was the name of Bo and Luke`s car in "The Dukes Of Hazzard" ?
A3 General Lee
Q4 [FILM] What was the full name [first name and surname] of the character played by Michael Caine in "The Ipcress File" ?
A4 Harry Palmer
Q5 [GAMES] How many pieces does each player have at the start of a game of English Draughts ?
A5 12 - 3 rows of 4 pieces in each row
Q6 [LITERATURE] What was the full name [first name and surname] of the pilot and hero known as "Biggles" in the books by Captn W E Johns ?
A6 James Bigglesworth
Q7 [WORDS] What is a tine ?
A7 prong of a fork
Q8 [HISTORY] Which British Queen was married to Prince George of Denmark ?
A8 Queen Anne
on 17-04-2020 08:12
on 17-04-2020 08:12
Phew! Got my East and West correct.
Veritas Numquam Perit
on 17-04-2020 08:18
on 17-04-2020 08:18
RESULTS
A1 correct - A2 correct - A3 correct - A4 correct -
A5 correct - A6 correct - A7 correct - A8 correct -
plus, for all eight correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
A1 correct - A2 correct - A3 correct - A4 correct -
A5 correct - A6 correct - A7 correct - A8 correct -
plus, for all eight correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
A1 correct - A2 correct - A3 correct - A4 correct -
A5 correct - A6 correct - A7 correct - A8 correct -
plus, for all eight correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
A1 correct - A2 correct - A3 correct - A4 correct -
A5 correct - A6 correct - A7 correct - A8 correct -
plus, for all eight correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
A1 correct - A2 correct - A3 correct - A4 correct -
A5 8 - incorrect A6 pass A7 correct - A8 Victoria - incorrect
plus, for five correct answers also awarded
Red Thinker [just missing out on Bronze Thinker]
A1 correct - A2 3 - incorrect A3 Jim Bob - incorrect A4 pass
A5 correct - A6 pass A7 fish - incorrect A8 pass
total - for two correct -
@Anonymous
A1 Worcestershire - incorrect A2 2 - incorrect A3 pass A4 pass
A5 8 - incorrect A6 pass A7 pass A8 Alice - incorrect
sorry but none correct this week, so no stars.
on 17-04-2020 08:26
on 17-04-2020 08:26
AWARDS
Silver Thinker - for 8 correct = @Cleoriff @jonsie @MI5 @pgn
Red Thinker + - for 5 correct = @gmarkj
- for 2 correct = @Martin-O2
Well done, everyone and I hope you all enjoyed this week`s quiz.
I`ll be working on next week`s over the weekend and will post an Advanced Notice on new thread on Monday.
on 17-04-2020 08:30
on 17-04-2020 08:30
Well done one and all.
"Lets have another Game" (War Games) a favourinte film of mine.
Veritas Numquam Perit