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Welcome to
There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Today`s WRQ is a "Record Breakers" quiz - of 8 questions, with one question on each of these subjects
YOUNGEST; LONGEST; DEEPEST; LARGEST; SHORTEST; SMALLEST; FASTEST; HOTTEST
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 @J9el @Spenny @BobM @Breanna
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 YOUNGEST [HISTORY] - Who was the youngest person to ascend to throne and become King of England ?
Q2 LONGEST [PEOPLE] - Who was the longest serving British Prime Minister ?
Q3 DEEPEST [GEOGRAPHY] - What is the name of the deepest loch in Scotland ?
Q4 LARGEST [PLACES] - The largest cathedral in Britain is in which city ?
Q5 SHORTEST [SCIENCE] - What is the name of the shortest bone in the human body ?
Q6 SMALLEST [NATURE] - What is the smallest reptile in the word - discovered in Madagascar in 2021 ?
Q7 FASTEST [SPORT] - Usain Bolt is listed as No 1 after running 100m in 9.58 secs in Aug 2009 in which city ?
Q8 HOTTEST [FOOD & DRINK] - What is the name of the hottest chilly in the world, with an official Scoville
Heat Unit of 2.2 million in 2023 ?
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 09 Aug 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 11 Aug 2023.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 11 Aug 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 09 Aug
2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 11 Aug 2023.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 11 Aug 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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THE ANSWERS
Q1 YOUNGEST [HISTORY] - Who was youngest person to ascend to throne and become King of England ?
A1 Henry VI, ascended to throne 1 Sept 1422, aged 8 months 25 days
Q2 LONGEST [PEOPLE] - Who was the longest serving British Prime Minister ?
A2 Sir Robert Walpole, PM 20 years 314 days 1721-1742
Q3 DEEPEST [GEOGRAPHY] - What is the name of the deepest loch in Scotland ?
A3 Loch Morar, max depth 310m/1017ft
Q4 LARGEST [PLACES] - The largest cathedral in Britain is in which city ?
A4 Liverpool Cathedral
Q5 SHORTEST [SCIENCE] - What is the name of the shortest bone in the human body ?
A5 stapes in middle ear
Q6 SMALLEST [NATURE] - What is the smallest reptile in the word - discovered in Madagascar in 2021 ?
A6 Brookesia Nana, aka Nano Chameleon, 13.5mm body length
Q7 FASTEST [SPORT] - Usain Bolt is listed as No 1 after running 100m in 9.58 secs in Aug 2009 in which city ?
A7 Berlin, at Olympiastadio
Q8 HOTTEST [FOOD & DRINK] - What is the name of the hottest chilli in the world, with an official Scoville
Heat Unit of 2.2 million in 2023 ?
A8 Carolina Reaper
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THE RESULTS
Q1 correct - Q2 Margaret Thatcher - incorrect Q3 Loch Lomond - incorrect Q4 Ely - incorrect .
Q5 correct - Q6 Micro-Gecko - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 red hot chilli - incorrect.
Total - 3 stars for 3 correct
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 pass Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 Pot Primo - incorrect .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 George VI - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 Armageddon - incorrect .
plus for 6 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 Henry III - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 Dragon`s Breath - incorrect .
plus for 6 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
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
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AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @jonsie
Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @Cleoriff @gmarkj
Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @BobM @pgn
3 stars = 3 correct - @Spenny
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ONLY SILVER THINKER this time - @jonsie
Well done
@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker + star
@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker + star
@BobM - Bronze Thinker
@pgn - Bronze Thinker
@Spenny - 3 stars
Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will a normal WRQ
of eight questions, with two questions on each of these categories
NATURE; WORDS; TV; ART
I will search out the questions over the weekend and try and find at least some "easier" questions.
Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.
