White Room Quiz - "oddest questions" 3 - Page 5

Mi-Amigo · ‎13-05-2020

Welcome to this week`s

As mentioned in the Advanced Notice on Monday, this week`s White Room Quiz is eight questions

which don`t fit into the normal categories from which the questions are usually selected.

There is no QI-style question, where the answer is not what everyone thinks it is.

Good luck, everyone

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 @Marjo @Martin-O2

and @O2Faisal @O2Jim @O2John who took part in lst week`s quiz

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 [MATHS] What is the total sum of half dozen + three score + one gross?

Q2 [O2 COMMUNITY] What was the subject of the very first quiz set by @Mi-Amigo on Off Topic in early 2019?

Q3 [COLOUR] What colour is "drunk-tank" a shade of?

Q4 [SAYING] What are the two missing words from the saying "Mighty ---- from little ------ grow"?

Q5 [ALPHABET] What is the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet?

Q6 [MYTHOLOGY] Who was the Roman god of sleep?

Q7 [CODE] BNE is the International Air Transport Association code for which airport?

Q8 [GRAFITTI] What is the name of this grafitti character?

Kilroy Was Here | Kilroy Wiki | Fandom

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 13 May] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thursday 14 May]

- 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 15 May.

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

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 13 May 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 14 May 2020.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 14 May will be declared void.

No googling, wiki, youtube search for answers.

- and no using the O2 Community search box for the answer to Question 2

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 this week`s White Room Thursday Quiz and finds the quiz gives a little light relief.

Have fun.

@Mi-Amigo

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

Cleoriff · ‎14-05-2020

No matter where you post it @Anonymous ..it's all off topic after all.

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎14-05-2020

Thank you @O2John for joining in

pm with your eight answers received.

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 · ‎15-05-2020

Thank you @Martin-O2

pm with your eight answers received at 23.22 yesterday [Thursday] so within time limit.

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 · ‎15-05-2020

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 [MATHS] What is the total sum of half dozen + three score + one gross?

A1: 210 - 6 + 60 + 144

Q2 [O2 COMMUNITY] What was the subject of the very first quiz set by @Mi-Amigo on Off Topic in early 2019?

A2: The Beatles in Picture Quiz to name people on cover of Sgt Pepper album posted 19 Feb 2019

- before Leaning Tower question in Thursday Quiz posted 21 Feb 2019

Q3 [COLOUR] What colour is "drunk-tank" a shade of?

A3: pink

Q4 [SAYING] What are the two missing words from the saying "Mighty ---- from little ------ grow"?

A4: oaks, acorns

Q5 [ALPHABET] What is the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet?

A5: zeta

Q6 [MYTHOLOGY] Who was the Roman god of sleep?

A6: somnus - not hypnos who was the Greek god of sleep

Q7 [CODE] BNE is the International Air Transport Association code for which airport?

A7: Brisbane

Q8 [GRAFITTI] What is the name of this grafitti character?

A8: Kilroy - with Kilroy woz ere on wall

- one member pmd Chad, who was an earlier, lightly different character with Wot No on wall

but, was given no inscription on wall, I`m going to allow Chad as an alternative answer.

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

pgn · ‎15-05-2020

I did wonder about Chad too, good call, @Mi-Amigo.
D'oh re the god, I somnambulated my way out of a silver thinker this time 😴
That and the leaning tower, definitely sleepwalking Weds when I submitted my answers... or I could blame the oddball Khoros search-box logic...! 🤣

Good quiz, @Mi-Amigo, breaks up the day.

Links to O2 Social Media Team here

Cleoriff · ‎15-05-2020

Luckily I had forgotten about the leaning tower quiz @pgn

I fact I can't even remember it now. Must be an age thing....

I also had to think hard between Hypnos and Somnus. (Damn greeks and Romans!!)

Veritas Numquam Perit

Mi-Amigo · ‎15-05-2020

RESULTS:

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - awarded

Q2 said picture quiz before Leaning Tower question but did not give subject, so I will award half

Q3 green - incorrect Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 hypnos - incorrect

Q7 Bristol NE - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded plus for more than four correct, also awarded

Red Thinker

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus for eight correct, also awarded

Silver Thinker

@KingAmo

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 nature - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pass

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded

Q8 correct - awarded plus for six correct, also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@MI5

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 leaning tower - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 hypnos - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus for six correct, also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@Anonymous

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 hynos - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus for more than six correct, also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@jonsie

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 hynos - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus for more than six correct, also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 leaning tower - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 hynos - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus for six correct, also awarded

Bronze Thinker

more Results in next post

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 · ‎15-05-2020

RESULTS - continued

@LukasB

Q1 76 - incorrect Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pass Q5 correct - awarded

Q6 hynos - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded Q8 squidwad - incorrect

Total - for three correct =

@Marjo

Q1 46 - incorrect Q2 Red Room - incorrect Q3 grey and yellow bits - incorrect

Q4 trees, they - incorrect Q5 G - incorrect Q6 pass Q7 Belgium - incorrect Q8 long nose Joe - incorrect

- sorry no award this week but a couple of answers did make me laugh

@Anonymous

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded Q5 pass Q6 pass

Q7 Newcastle - incorrect Q8 Chad - as mentioned earler - awarded half

Total - and half

@O2John

Q1 216 - incorrect Q2 "songs of Cream, hense White Room" - incorrect Q3 green - incorrect

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 hypnos - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus for four correct, also awarded

Red Thinker

@Martin-O2

Q1 35 - incorrect Q2 pass Q3 brown - incorrect Q4 trees, seeds - incorrect Q5 G - incorrect

Q6 hypnos - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass

Total - one 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 · ‎15-05-2020

Hah, a Silver female surrounded by several well-bronzed males and two who have been in the sun TOO long 🤔🤣

Waiting for the humorous answer of the week from the others who participated now, there's always one!

Well done all... 🌞👍

Links to O2 Social Media Team here

Cleoriff · ‎15-05-2020

I like the sound of the sun bronzed males @pgn

Are they all up for a bit of gardening round mine??......

Well done everyone. Great quiz again @Mi-Amigo

Certainly provides the light relief we all need xx

Veritas Numquam Perit