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White Room Quiz - "Easier Questions" edition

Mi-Amigo
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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 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

 

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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.

 

@Mi-Amigo  

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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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@pgn wrote:
Tine for new spectacles, @Mi-Amigo? 🤣

More a case of doing the answers listening to Fog On The Tine @pgn LOL

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From tine to tine, we outdo ourselves, @Mi-Amigo 🤪🤣
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Cleoriff
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Out of Tine @Mi-Amigo ?

Veritas Numquam Perit

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Mi-Amigo
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"The tine has come" The Walrus said, @pgn and @Cleoriff 

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

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Tine for all good men (and women) to come to the aim of the party, @Cleoriff and @Mi-Amigo.
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Once Upon A Tine 

 

Thank you for your kind apology and nice words in a pm @Mi-Amigo 

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Would 40 be "quarantine"? 🤣
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Are sons and daughters aged 13 to 19 tineagers? joy

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

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When pubs re-open, will the bartender shout "Tine, gentlemen please"? Cheers

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